Fiona Grayson Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Acting General Manager People and Culture for Yili Oceania Business Division. The role covers five subsidiaries. Eight direct reports, a team of 15. This role sits within the Executive Leadership Team, a strong strategic focus on integration.

Otago, New Zealand

Member of a dynamic, skilled and passionate Board. We have a heart for serving the community and promoting life long participation in the second biggest sport in the world. We are all unashamed Cricket Tragic’s.

Aspiring Director on the OCA Board

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

• Number of employees 630 +/-
• A mix of collectives and IEA
• 6 direct reports: Responsible for – Payroll, HR Advisory/transactions, Recruitment, training, and pastoral care
• A member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO.Some Key Achievements
• Successful restructuring of the People and Culture team.
• Through a targeted retention strategy there has been a decrease of voluntary turnover from 18% in December 2022 to 10.68% in December 2023.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

An experienced HR practitioner skilled in all aspects of the HR lifecycle.

Auckland, New Zealand

http://www.asplundh.co.nz/Asplundh is New Zealand’s premier vegetation control company.Our nationwide vegetation management services include tree services and line clearance; arboriculture and horticultural services; grounds, turf and sportsfields maintenance; and land clearance.We are committed to providing professional, safe and cost effective services.

Epsom, Auckland

490 + Staff and ContractorsManaging the total HR Function - Driving HR Systems improvements, H&S projects, recruitment process, performance management issues.St Cuthbert's College is an independent Christian day and boarding school for 1470 girls, from Year 1 to Year 13, in Auckland, New Zealand.http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/

Auckland, New Zealand

75 + EmployeesManaging the total HR function including - recruitment and selection process, performance management issues, performance reviews, training.Driver of significant H&S projects in NZ - implementing change to old ways of thinking with aim of Zero Harm to Everyone Everyday. Trained and worked closely with Dupont to achieve positive H&S results for.

Auckland, New Zealand

I assisted Professor Edwina Pio with her ground breaking research into how to manage religious diversity in the NZ workplace. I was responsible for completing an international literature review as to how organisations have been managing religious diversity. Professor Pio has since published a book on this topic "Work & Worship" in NZ

Auckland City

Fiona has recently completed a post graduate degree from AUT Business School, gaining a Master s in Professional Business Studies (People & Employment)

Greenlane & Ponsonby

• Worked with CEO and Senior Management to create vision and mission statements and strategic goals for the business and implement through to branch level.
• Worked in partnership with regional branches supporting and advising line management and staff on HR management issues.
• Day to day responsibility to complete all generalist and administrative responsibilities and lead group HR projects.
• Responsibility for recruitment and selection, induction, training, and health & safety across all sectors of the company.
• Designed, wrote and implemented:- Standard Operating Procedures for all operational aspects of the business;- Health and Safety procedures;- Full staff training and induction manuals;- Job Descriptions and KPI’s for.
• Project management of a new multi million dollar branch.

Papakura, South Auckland

• Established a new catering business and built revenue $250K + over a 2 year period.
• Performance improvement through operational efficiencies and capital expenditure projects.
• Increased batch production runs, increased yield whilst lowering of production based costs (man hours, input costs, reduced wastage).
• Reduced manning from upwards of 8 – 10 people to 4 people whilst doubling revenue.
• Responsible for all systems, Standard Operating Procedures, Health & Safety Manuals, Food Safety Compliance, Financial Reporting, Brand Awareness, Marketing and Logistics.
• Won Metro Awards for every year of operation for excellence Café ‘09/10, ‘10/11, ‘11/12

Embankment, London

• Responsible for total project management for Operational Risk and Change Management including:
• Meeting and engaging with client’s senior leadership team in order to conduct a full needs analysis involving:- Confirming and clarifying business objectives - against the vision of the business;- Determining &.
• Assisting UK listed companies meet with new Governance requirements re: Turnbull Report (Internal Control: Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code).
• Responsible for project management planning with reporting responsibility to Partners and to clients.
• Responsible for the matrix management approach to projects i.e internal and external stakeholders.
• Designed, wrote and facilitated workshops for external clients in accordance with the findings of the needs analysis. Clients included Nokia, Finland; Anglo American Plc, South Africa; Marriot hotels, Britain; British.

London, United Kingdom

• Projects included:
• Needs analysis
• Writing of Standard Operating Procedures
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Project Management
• Designing and implementing training programmes

Master Of Business Studies, People And Employment, A Plus

Activities and Societies: Awarded Beta Gamma Sigma - an international honors society that recognizes the highest achieving students in.

Master Of Business Studies, People And Employment, A Plus

Activities and Societies: Invited to join Beta Gamma Sigma post degree. Beta Gamma Sigma is an international Honour Society that.

Masters Of Professional Business Studies, People & Employment, Distinction

Master Of Arts (M.A.Hons), Sociology

Master'S Degree, Sociology, Honours

Bachelor'S Degree, Politics, Sociology And Philosphy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Double Major, Political Studies & Sociology

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