I'm the Training and Development Consultant, heading up the training function for The British Museum. As an HR senior manager, my strategic role is to develop and deliver training plans that support the museum.I manage a small training team and control a budget of £300k, in order to deliver programmes which support staff development. As part of my role I:1. Successfully introduced a new appraisal system, with an annual return rate now of 95%.2. Instigated a management development (modular) programme with development given via a blended solution. 3. Have developed compliance training initiatives4. Have raised the profile of staff development increasing awareness of the training provision; aligned to business & operating requirements.5. Meet & engage with senior management to plan their staff / team development.6. Re-invigorated & coordinated quarterly trainers' network meetings and communication methods (the network is made up of 50+ people from across 30 different organisations).7. Set up & led a steering group to implement cross-sector secondments (the group was made up of training professionals from within the sector). Arising from this I developed the secondment strategy that was presented to sector heads of HR.8. Procure training with external providers: negotiating & managing these contracts.9. Write, deliver & report on the museum's training strategy.10. Ensure quarterly/annual training statistics are produced for course attendance.11. Evaluate and measure ROI of courses delivered.12. Help the training team develop strategic & management abilities through skills & knowledge sharing.13. Coach & mentor staff whilst developing a mentoring culture across the museum.14. Provide career development guidance to employees.15. Undertake psychometric testing for recruitment, team building and career development.16. Assist national and international training programmes, providing guidance, support and delivery as needed.

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