Gemma Knocker Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

- Delivered leadership development cohorts for a $25 billion multinational organization. Responsibilities included the management and delivery of development assessments for director level individuals and preparing those on a succession plan for transition to VP positions.- Led high potential and team development programs for a range of clients to include a $7.3 billion information solutions organization. - Engaged in the design of leadership development programs. - Delivered assessments for selection and development purposes at manager and director level across a range of industries. This involved conducting needs analyses, delivering a range of assessment centre exercises, and providing clients and candidates with feedback and personal development plans.- Managed client accounts and engaged in business development initiatives including; the creation of proposals, responding to RFPs and attending client meetings to provide pre sales support.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Conducted leadership development and selection assessments. I carried out assessments from entry level management to managing directors and COO level using a variety of tools including psychometric assessments, competency based and motivational interviews and simulation, in-basket and strategic presentation exercises.• Responsible for the design and delivery of group assessment centres for a United Nations organization focused on aviation safety and security. This involved the creation of assessment exercises, managing the full assessment centre process and presenting results and recommendations to the organization’s Secretary General.• Lead consultant in designing entire leadership selection and development processes for a range of clients to include a $114 billion consumer products organization. The projects included the creation of assessment components and interview guides, competency modelling, designing development reports and coaching guides and presenting the final product and recommendations to the client.• Project Management and delivery of a development program for a United Nations organization to include the provision of 360 Degree feedback to individuals in senior management and director positions located globally.• Design and facilitation of senior management level workshops providing Psychometric Certification, Competency Based Interview Training and Leadership Development.• Lead consultant for a $2 billion multinational hotel group. Responsibilities included conducting selection assessments, identifying opportunities to grow the account, providing consultants with assessment training and regularly meeting with key stakeholders.• Conducted Job Analyses, including the creation of job analysis questionnaires, leading focus groups, visionary interviews, developing competency models and recommending and presenting assessment solutions to clients.

London, United Kingdom

• Facilitated psychometric assessment workshops (e.g. Hogan Certification, BPS Level A and B).• Designed and facilitated team development and competency based interview workshops for senior management professionals• Created custom assessment and training solutions for a range of clients to include the U.K Police Force and a $1.4 billion retail organization. • Research lead responsible for identifying collaboration opportunities, initiating new and relevant research projects, managing participants and data, conducting statistical analyses and writing articles and business recommendations based on findings.• Created and validated psychometric assessments for selection, development, 360° and job analysis purposes.• Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to successfully develop the business and to secure the distribution of psychometric assessments throughout North America and the Middle East.

Ireland

•Managed key client accounts with a focus on addressing recruitment needs and building and maintaining client relationships •Identified opportunities for growth and worked to develop the business•Conducted job analysis, interviewed candidates, prepared individuals for interviews and made recommendations to senior executives

Ireland

Northern Ireland

Master Of Science (M.Sc), Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Psychology