Harry Payne Email & Phone Number

Newton Abbot

Working as an HR Generalist within a small HR team - I have been responsible for the following: • Employee Relations Casework - grievances, investigations, disciplinaries, capability, absence management, redundancy consultations, welfare meetings, and mediation. • Providing advice and guidance to managers and employees on a wide range of topics including employment law and current legislation. • Payroll - Monthly collation and organisation, reclaiming overpayments, implementation of outsourced 3rd party provider. • HRMS - Superuser of CIPHR. Responsible for complete management of the system including data audits, reports, auto task creation, system, and onboarding. • Process improvement - Utilising Microsoft packages, Trello, and CIPHR - I have been able to curate better efficiencies within the team, but also in the wider business by championing decision-making informed by data. • Administration of large-scale changes - annual pay reviews, national min/living wage increases, company mailouts. • Responsible for drafting company-wide communication on various subjects (staff touchpoints, system upgrades, process changes etc)• Drafting policies and procedures on subjects such as data protection, working from home, and absence management. • Volunteered to become a trained Mental Health First Aider in addition to my normal duties.

Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

Manchester, United Kingdom

Initially I was offered the opportunity to step up as an interim senior vetting officer while a colleague was on maternity leave; this position eventually became permanent. In addition to the responsibilities of a vetting officer, my duties also included the following: ● Managing and processing costing summaries for SIA Licences, Disclosure Scotland / Disclosure and Barring checks and Counter Terrorism checks paid for by the company. I was responsible for handling specific queries relating to cost discrepancies, refunds and over charges. ● Sending email updates and reports to the business detailing vetting updates, SIA licence information pertaining to expired or granted licenses and new processes.● Informing managers when employees need to be removed from shift due to issues with their SIA licence that legally prevents them from working in a security capacity. ● Responsible for specific contact and client vetting - HSBC, YBS, and Irwin Mitchell. ● Taking part with mandatory audits from the SIA and BSI who scrutinise and report on process relating to SIA licence management and BS7858 vetting. ● Creation a process work-flows, guidance documents and additional templates to increase awareness, train staff in specific processes and ensuring collection of necessary data. ● Closely liaising with the resourcing department to support the hire to retire process. ● Line management of 3 – 7 vetting officers; duties including conducting appraisals, performance reviews, return to work meetings, managing annual leave, interviews and related resourcing activities, team meetings and managing case-loads within the team to ensure satisfactory performance. I would also provide on the job support for all vetting officers and internal stakeholders such as locally based managers, admin staff and various support service functions such as HR, Payroll and finance.● Project work such as the centralisation of aviation vetting from local operational departments.

Manchester, United Kingdom

● 5 year BPSS vetting and screening in line with the British Standard 7858 (Security screening of individuals employed in a security environment.) ● Verification of right to work documentation to ensure compliance with the Home Office. ● Conducting credit checks on new staff; we would check for CCJs, insolvency, bankruptcy and undeclared aliases. ● Processing SIA applications for new licences, renewals and additional licences. ● Issuing SIA Licence Dispensation Notices (LDNS) for eligible security staff.● Monitoring the validity and expiration of SIA licences for all security staff (approx 4500 employees) via the time-gate system and the online SIA company portal. I held company sponsor status with the SIA in order to perform these duties. ● 5 year vetting and screening for air-side pass applications on behalf of staff based at Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. Vetting had to comply with the 'EU Regulation Direction 185/2010'​ as well as requirements set out by the local ID Centres. To complete these duties, I was an approved authorised signatory. ● Applying for Counter Terrorism Checks on behalf of staff working within aircraft at UK airports. I held sponsor status with the 'Defence Business Services National Security Vetting'​ – par of the MOD.● Submitting criminality checks to 'Disclosure Scotland'​ for basic checks and the 'Disclosure and Barring Service' for enhanced checks. I held counter signatory status with both organisations. ● Providing advice and guidance to managers, applicants, staff and other stakeholders to ensure efficiency within the vetting process to support delivery against various contracts and client expectations. ● Using systems and software packages in order to complete my duties including Microsoft Office, PASS Vetting system, Recruit-active resourcing portal and the SAP HR package.

Stockport, United Kingdom

● Working exclusively with individuals who had been claiming employment support allowance from the job centre for over a year. ● Providing 1:1 employability coaching and mentoring support to a case-load of around 60 individuals.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

During my time as an employment advisor for Groundwork, I was part of a small team responsible for the delivery of the jobcentre plus Flexible New Deal project (Serco Model: Step 2). My duties included: ● Managing a variable case load of 30 - 60 customers who had been unemployed for six months or more.● Providing hands on job search support, organisation of training / work placement activities and securing sustainable work outcomes that matched the customer's job aspirations.● Maintaining a diary of appointments to ensure each customer attended two face to face meetings each week over a 12 week period. I would record the outcomes of each meeting as well as managing attendance, non attendance and the transfer between external partners and project stages via an online data base called ICMS (intelligent case load management system). ● Managing all client expenses, bus passes and weekly travel tickets. This involved liaising with the local bus companies to purchase tickets in bulk. ● Delivering 1-1 and group sessions designed to help customers overcome barriers towards job searching, applying for jobs and ultimately entering the world of work. ● Managing administrative tasks to effectively run the office on a day to day basis. ● Meeting monthly key performance indicators relating to work experience/ training, job starts and sustainable job outcomes ● Designing and implementing a basic framework to adhere to all aspects of client intervention from induction and initial assessment to exiting the project and transfer to the next provider. ● Liaising with 3rd part organisations such as colleges, training providers, employers, welfare to work providers and local job centres.I left Groundwork in October 2011 to travel and take a break from my career in the 'welfare to work'.

West Midlands, United Kingdom

During my time working for the Mencap employment services, I was employed in three different roles. Having worked on many projects including those funded by job centre Plus, Social Services, Learning and Skills Council and the European Social Fund, in various locations across the UK (Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham, Worcestershire and Bristol); I was promoted to the role of Co-ordinator in late 2009.As a Co-ordinator based in Worcester, I was responsible for: ● Operational management and delivery of a locally funded 'learning disability development fund'​ provision aiming to support young people with learning disabilities to gain paid employment and other meaningful training and work placement opportunities. We tailored our support to offer a personalised service to all clients. ● Operational delivery of a special schools work experience programme aimed at pupils with a learning disability aged 16+.● Line management for two job trainers working on both the aforementioned projects in the form of day to day support, guidance and monthly supervisions.● Completion of detailed action plans and reports to evidence meaningful progression of learners and clients. ● Liaising and maintaining correspondence with large support network for each client including parents, extended family, schools, social workers, carers and employers. I left mencap in January 2010 to pursue further opportunities in the wider sector of 'welfare to work'.

Pershore

I supported four adults with learning disabilities to access the local community and interact as independent individuals. I provided support by action planning, routine development and reinforcement of socially acceptable behavior.Other duties included cooking, cleaning, shopping, budget management for each tenant, some elements of personal care and the administering of individual prescription medication.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Music And Professional Practice, 2:1

Activities and Societies: ● 10 Piece SKA Band - This project was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 'Two Tone' musical movement.

Human Resource Practice (Cipd Level 3 Foundation Certificate, Chrp), Human Resources Management And Services, Pass

Activities and Societies: Associate member of the 'Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)'I decided to enrol on this.

Cipd Level 5 Hr Management, Human Resources Management And Services, Pass