Diane Sokolyk (Kimberley) Llb (Hons) (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Biddulph, Gb

Remote

Victrex plc is a FTSE 250 Company - an innovative, world-leading, high performance materials group. Achievements:Various HR Operational Continuous Improvement Projects including Occupational Health, Sickness Absence Improvement, Emergency Contact Projects, and developmental Onboarding Platform design, introduction & global rollout enhancements projects.Transformational digitalisation of all Talent, Recruitment & Attraction business requirements.Designed & Created all new end to end digitalisation of all Talent, operational recruitment processes and creation of attraction talent branding for Victrex.Including: * Grad & Experienced digital end-to-end operational design, digitalisation of all new recruitment processes in readiness for the newly formed Recruitment Team creation.* Sourced and successfully implemented new Online digital ATS system with full integration of all other process requirements* Sourced and successful integration of various new online menu of digitised assessment options, for different and varied candidate pipelines. * Created new creative Talent strategy; full rationale and all copywriting of new Victrex Talent Brand. * Creation of all Attraction Talent themes and creative collateral for all social media channel posts including creative strategy, copywriting, interviewing video filming and art direction working in association with their brand agency.* Creation of all on-line cross web campaigns for specific vacancies and Talent Brand awareness campaigns.* Creation, design and copywriting of new dedicated Victrex careers website * Created, sourced and introduced new online digitalised dedicated Onboarding platform system.* All copywriting and design of new platform modules & sequences for different populations and varied onboarding journeys across the global organisation.

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Freelance Senior HR Consultant

North West Uk

Diamic Edge HR Consultancy & Business Services provides pragmatic HR consultancy for both SME's and larger organisations requiring experienced and practical solutions for all business needs.With decades of experience within the HR and commercial business sectors of both corporate and SME's, Diane is ideally placed to offer pragmatic realistic solutions for your business, your employees and your business sector!Whether it is a one-off requirement or ongoing outsourced day rate HR services on a month to month basis, Diamic Edge has the answer to your requirements. Human Resources with the Human Touch!Call me on 07799-6464-86 or drop me a line to diane@diamicedgeltd.co.uk for a free no obligation consultation about your business needs.I also operate Travel Counsellor Travel services for both business and pleasure from hotels and train or plane bookings to a holiday of a lifetime, and everything in between, I can provide the bespoke and personal travel service you need.

Carrington,Manchester

SAICA Natur UK brings together the strengths of a wide range of UK recycling and waste management providers to give our customers the best possible solutions for all their recycling and waste management needs. We are a major recycler in the UK and part of one the largest recycling groups in Europe. Role Included:· integration into one Natur legal entity; · payroll integration· policy and procedures alignment from all companies to Natur;· production of Natur policies and procedures;· alignment of job levels;· potential site implications;· introducing and embedding Saica-ways for projects including - SCS (master information platform); People Review (success & talent review); Multi-skilling (cross training project)· Financial Service Centre (FSC) Natur contracts· Preparation for the new era · Natur UK&I identity moving forwards as a result acquisitions· Addressing operational (day-to-day) issues as they arise· Coaching and mentoring incumbent HR graduate

North West Uk

Call +44(0)7799646486. Experience includes: General HR Advice, Policies & Practices, OD & Change Projects, Recruitment, Talent Management, Training & Development, Redundancy, TUPE, Disciplinary and Grievance, Employee Benefits, Employee Surveys etc...

United Kingdom

Do you need cost effective professional help, advice and guidance for your business and HR issues?Then turn to someone with multi-national experience ...who translates global expertise, into pragmatic and relevant solutions ... whatever the size of your enterprise!Tel: +44(0)7799-646486Recent Assignments include:Six Recruitment: (Six provide expertise in Executive Search and Selection of permanent staff for mid to senior level positions. Covering technical and non-technical disciplines; their capability ranges from headhunting world-class individuals for difficult-to-fill positions to managing large-scale, multi-level and multi-discipline campaigns.) Carried out a retained assignment covering: HR Research Projects + Implementation of HR Framework of Policies, Practices and Process Flows.

North West Uk

Achievements Include:o O.D. Change & Continual Functional Excellence: Strategic Planning + implementation top quartile HR processes, procedures and HR best practice across US, Norway and UK - integral part of the global OD Change. Creation and Implementation of Best Practice redundancy programme for OD Change process within the Operational areas. Base line savings of £1.3 Million and reduction in sickness and absenteeism from over 5% to less than 1%.o Negotiations for Senior Leaders Compromise Agreements and liaison with Legal Counsel on all elements re: Senior Leaders leaving the business.o Instigator + HR Leader for sourcing of 3rd party provider for ‘Managed Agency Contract’ for all temporary staff on manufacturing floor. (Introduction of Core/Periphery Model)o Planning and implementation of new ways of working for the operational HR team. (HRBP Model) o HRBP for ELT + SLT Members o Creation, Design & Implementation and Training for new Resourcing, Recruitment and Selection methodology; introducing Behaviours & Requirements alongside competencies and skills within an structured Interview process for all assessments throughout TO Globally. (Used in recruitment, promotions, selection and talent management and development reviews)o Academy Creation for new educational development programme aligned to OD requirementso Talent Portal and Development Programme focal point for Trelleborg Group.o L & D UK Lead.o On-line global HR guidelines, HR process analysis and implementation of HR new global process and practices within the new global portal (The Map) for the OD Change programme.o Member HR Global Leadership Team o Complete OD Change: Design, Creation and Resourcing for New 3 Tier HR operational delivery function within the UK for all sites: Skelmersdale, Barrow, Retford, Coventry. Job Descriptions, Processes, Ways of Working, and Delivery Model, HR BP model introduction. o HR Lead for Acquisitional integration for new TO group company purchase

Undertook this interim role whilst working towards my exit from Shell End March, 2010 due to redundancy. Moved back to Cheshire in May, 2010.

§ HR change and communication lead on a number of key strategic global projects, including organisational change§ HR Lead and Line Manager to head teachers and staff during £4.5m divestment of the Dutch Shell School in the UK. Successfully completed over 8 months. Awarded special recognition bonus§ Legislative and operational management of local and expat severance and redundancy processes§ Talent Management, including job title alignment, evaluations, succession planning, career ladders, leadership and competency development and analysis § HR mentoring and executive development coaching for a number of individuals at all levels, including senior leadership § Resourcing including planning, management of selection panels, process and policy on a global basis§ Remuneration and benefits management, including peer comparison and pay dispute resolutions§ Co-ordination of annual global individual performance review process§ Grievance/complaint management, including performance issues and resolutions including mediation § Redundancy and resignation process management (UK, NL, Germany, Norway, Middle East, US, Canada, Asia-Pac), including garden leave, repatriation and exit interviews§ Long term sickness and reintegration management for UK and NL populations§ Contract development, advice and problem resolution§ UK Employment Policy Committee (EPC) Member: Business representative for policy and process creation and implementation in the UK

§ Successful implementation of EU/UK Age Legislation - biggest change in employment law for 36 years – applied to a global landscape, balancing regional variances. Including copywriting of all materials, website, advertising copy, awareness training, creation of focal point team for ongoing monitoring, process review and improvement, risk analysis and resolution. Awarded special recognition bonus§ Creation of global framework of recruitment standards and policy; to segment and prepare the global market for a leading edge, complex, recruitment franchise and alignment model § Instigated, designed and project managed a new model to enhance the partnership with a pool of global business Interviewers and Assessors (an asset worth an annual value of in excess of $11.5m)§ Researched and developed business case to lead ’Contract and Procurement’ process to outsource Shell recruitment’s global background and reference checks, ensuring compliance, quality and worldwide consistency (annual contract value >$6.5m)§ Creation of Compliance & Standards Training Workshops and material, plus and supporting website, including e-learning training modules for SOX, EO, D&I and Data Protection legislative compliance

§ Succession planning and re-organisation of EMEAR infrastructure, including creation of global leadership team structure, roles and ways of working § Reduced Operations costs (‘Cost per Hire’ reduced 5% year-on-year)§ Instrumental in progressing change projects to improve and simplify selection and assessment, including introduction of e-Assessment, and subsequent training and measurement§ Establishing alternative ‘in-house’ application screening process, reducing costs by 50-75%§ Introduced HR 'Core Periphery' resource model to increase flexibility and reduce costs, by building a ratio of flexible contractors to safeguard against Shell redundancies. Resulted in <5% redundancies during global reorganisation, mitigated by contractor reduction of 70%.§ Creation and implementation of organisational split of EMEAR, to include successful virtual teams and process improvements § Creation of career development ladder for Operations staff, including job descriptions, mapping skills to competencies to ‘grow your own’ talent and ensure succession planning and continuity§ Core Team member to develop a candidate experience survey and global onboarding programme § Led and instigated SMART documentation process flow to onboard and knowledge share on processes and ways of working§ Part of a team to evaluate the global experienced recruitment process to pave the way for Recruitment to become a top quartile competitor in the industry. Awarded a special recognition bonus.§ UK staff forum representative for large scale reorganisation project, transitioning senior management from UK to NL

§ Legal research, procedural auditing, business and process analysis, recommendations for remedial operational proposals and implementation of legislation and performance improvements and training§ Ensuring all relevant UK/EU law changes are translated and implemented into best practice policies, procedures and practices for Recruitment§ Production and delivery of EO & Diversity and Data Protection all-staff training course plans and content § Post-employment HR adviser from contract terms to GEC countries, with specific emphasis on DP, EO and discrimination legislation, policies and standards§ Development, delivery and subsequent audit of policies and practices for EU legal compliance§ Successful delivery of created training course to other Shell businesses, generating approx $35-45K additional revenue for Recruitment during 2003. End of course evaluation results 4.5/5§ Creation of disability focal point team, including provision of reasonable adjustments for all applicants, including Braille recruitment brochures§ Interviewing and final assessment of global technical and commercial graduates § Successful creation and implementation of RHU 'HR Sensing' Project to enhance working environment to coach and assist new management team achieve financial overhead reduction.

§ ‘Freelance Consultancy work’ within HR projects, Executive & Career Coaching, Talent Management, Recruitment, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business Consultancy, Copywriting and Training workshops & materials including Distance Learning

Recruitment Business Development Manager/Co. HR Manager/Regional Manager/Branch Manager/Technical & Commercial Recruitment Consultant + Consultancy (Freelance)

o Upon relocation from London to NW England for family reasons. o Responsibilities included, overall responsibility for total branch success. Including: Personnel management, recruitment, key client account handling, training, budgeting, marketing, advertising, brand awareness generation, revenue, sales, client liaison, recruitment of personnel for clients for technical, engineering & commercial roles etc.

(Including:Y&R,O&M,MSW,Dorland,Sutch Webster WMGO Direct)Main corporate clients: included Virgin Atlantic, RAC, Norwich Union, Heinz, Bradford & Bingley (Now Santander), American Express, Royal Mail, Rank Xeroxo Overall responsibility for creative department personnel, creative products, copywriting, client budgets, media buying, brand awareness and direct marketing, direct response, pitches, launches and campaigns etc. Client budgets varied from £3 Million spends to minimal £100K spendso Achieved Silver in-house Award for highly successful ‘De Bono’ Rank Xerox Campaign.

Llb Hons, Law

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