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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, Uk

Team Engagement & Communications:• Prepare company update presentations and manage internal communications to keep employees informed and engaged.• Promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture through monthly team-building events, 3 staff parties per year, and one annual overnight offsite.Employee Relations & Performance Management:• Provide support and advice to employees and line managers to help resolve employee relations and performance issues, escalating to Company Directors as necessary.• Develop and implement performance management processes and tools.Policy Development & Compliance:• Identify needs in the business and build programs, policies, and processes that promote a culture rooted in inclusivity, equality and belonging.• Update and maintain HR policies and the employee handbook ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:• Responsible for recognising, creating and implementing plans to promote diversity within the company.• Supporting and guiding the team to make sure the company appeals to diverse applicants and removes bias.Recruitment• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including writing job descriptions, job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection.Onboarding & Offboarding:• Prepare and administer all new starter paperwork and facilitate the induction process for all new starters.• Develop and improve onboarding processes to enhance new employee experiences.• Prepare all leaver paperwork and carry out exit interviews for employees. Payroll & Benefits Administration:• Support payroll with monthly overtime reporting and accurately input all payroll and employee data into the HR Information System.• Manage employee benefits programs, including enrolment, changes, and communications.Internship Program Management:• Champion the internship program and coordinate internship placements ensuring a valuable learning experience for interns.

London, Uk

Forta Productions is an event production company which was founded in August 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Despite the impact that COVID-19 has had on the event industry, the Company hit the ground running and is a start up success story. Since Forta’s inception, the company has grown exponentially, with the volume of work as well as the team and operations. My role at Forta Productions:- Leading on all HR related matters within the Company. Taking responsibility for each stage in the employee life cycle (attract, recruit, onboard, learning & development, reward & recognition, progression & performance, retention and offboarding).- Acting as a bridge between the team and the external finance department, with a focus on intercepting errors. Improving processes to prevent miscommunication, delays and mistakes. - Managing payroll on Xero as well as the Company’s pension scheme. Taking sole responsibility for any Job Retention Scheme claims made for flexi-furloughed employees.- Acquiring an ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) certification for the business and ensuring we remain compliant. Developing ways in which the business can lessen its impact on the environment. Acting as first point of contact on all ISO related matters whilst helping the team with their individual responsibilities.- Overseeing and advising on all marketing campaigns as well as managing all updates to the website. - Proactively keeping up to date with Brexit and COVID-19 developments and implementing processes to keep in line with changing policy. - General facilities management. Ensuring the office and warehouse is functional, clean, safe, and welcoming for the team, as well as being insured, secure and compliant in regards to Health & Safety regulations. - Supporting the Managing Director in ad hoc duties, leading special projects on their behalf as and when required.

London, Uk

When I returned from my sabbatical the Company was in a period of rapid growth. It was then I was offered the opportunity to step into a full time HR position. As the HR Manager I reported to the CEO and took responsibility for each stage in the employee life cycle (attract, recruit, onboard, learning & development, reward & recognition, progression & performance, retention and offboarding). In addition to the day-to-day duties expected from a HR Generalist, I also worked on the following projects;- Leading a substantial recruitment drive, doubling the workforce from 25 to 50 within a 4 month period in anticipation of launching a new arm of the business.- Securing a L1 Visa (US visa for the purpose of work) with the assistance of our immigration solicitor for a director. - Obtaining and maintaining a Sponsorship License for the Company, acting as the “Key Contact” and managing the process of sponsoring migrant workers.- Unfortunately due to the consequences of the pandemic, I also helped lead the Company’s redundancy process which included a 90-day collective consultation period.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

In September 2017, I took a career break to fulfil a lifelong ambition of mine to travel and volunteer abroad. During which time I volunteered as a Support Worker at Banyantree21.Banyantree21 is a residential rehab which specialises in treating addiction with mindful practices in conjunction with alternative medicine and traditional herbs. My volunteer role:- Coordinating with counsellors and support staff to provide and execute personalised client programmes, ensuring all client needs are met.- Arranging appointments for clients, answering enquires by having a detailed knowledge of the rehab’s treatments and practices.- Assisting with travel visas and extensions, filling out forms, letter writing and meticulous filing of all documents.- I was able to utilise my passion for web design by building a new website for banyantree21.com, applying my skills in graphic design and copy writing.

London, Uk

Maestra Group was a global event design and technical production company that produced award winning events in Europe and the Middle East.My duties included but were not limited to;- Supporting the Board of Directors in ad hoc duties, such as the preparation of board papers, presentations to the shareholders, writing employee comms and general proof reading. - Ensuring that we passed our annual ISO14001 and ISO9001 audits and remained compliant all year round. Assisting the senior management team in their individual responsibilities by being the first point of contact on all ISO related matters. - Supporting the COO and CCO in the legal and administrative duties involved in the launch of two international branches, one in the EU and another in the US.My HR duties included but were not limited to;- Lead recruitment efforts; writing job descriptions, identifying appropriate websites to advertise, shortlisting candidates, scheduling interviews and managing the overall recruitment budget. - Preparing documents for new employees such as; offer letters and contracts as well as collecting employment and tax information for payroll. Overseeing the onboarding process.- Supporting line managers in regards to grievances, disciplinary actions, dismissals and appraisals. Taking and distributing the minutes and filing them away securely. - Recommend strategies to motivate and retain employees. This included organising four team days per year. In addition, book in training for the team on an ad hoc basis.- General facilities management. Ensuring our offices and warehouse were functional, clean, safe, and welcoming for our team, as well as being insured and secure.

London, Uk

Wireless Lighting is an online portal dedicated to the hire of battery powered wireless LED lighting technologies for the event and hospitality trade in London.I was brought on by the Managing Director whilst the company was still being conceptualised. My first six months were dedicated to the development of a brand identity and managing the build of an e-commerce website as well as refining the scope of our services and products. I was also responsible for developing the company's processes and best practices and setting up the rental management system.After the launch date, my focus became finding ways to increase the quality of our customer service. I was responsible for resolving complaints, answering product queries as well as establishing excellent working relationships with clients and suppliers alike.I was also responsible for much of the day to day bookkeeping, as well as invoicing, chasing debtors as well as overseeing the cashflow.

London

Founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber, LW Theatres owns and operates half a dozen theatres in London’s West End, including the iconic London Palladium.- Working alongside the Operations Director and Head of Property to ensure all POs requested are raised, signed, distributed, filed and logged with a quick turnaround.- Maintaining a maintenance calendar for the theatres, ensuring all regular testing, maintenance etc required in all six theatres across the group are booked in and recorded. - Liaising with the Head of Property to ensure that all Contractors are compliant in regard to the Company’s requirements, gathering their training information and issuing and recording Contractor ID cards.- Ensuring that the office environment, systems and procedures create a welcoming, tidy, efficient and customer-friendly service to all visitors to the Company.

London, Uk

Tomboy Films is a long-established advertising production company that specialises in producing commercials, digital content and films.- Organising accommodation and travel for talent and crew whilst effectivelycommunicating information to all personnel, ensuring they have appropriate documentation prior to departure.- Managing the diaries of the producers, scheduling appointments and meetings.- Managing large scale casting sessions for commercials.- Proofreading advertising pitches to ensure high standards of accuracy.- Prop sourcing and buying whilst working to a strict brief from the directors / producers. - Working as Production Assistant on set for both commercials and viral films.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media Practice & Theory, First Class With Honours

A Levels - Bbb / Gcses - 9X A* - C