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Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom

Strategic leadership of a portfolio of services including Housing, Business Systems, HR, Customer Experience and Support ServicesReporting to the Chief Executive and Non Executive Directors.

South West

Phoenix Consultants is a team of professionals providing support services in HR, finance, audit, PR and media, organisational development, systems processing and re-design, strategic planning and housing, strategic consultations.Strategic and Operational HR projects include - Change Management- Organisational Development- Complex Employee Relations cases- Reward Strategies including Job Evaluation- Union & Staff negotiations- Coaching and MentoringRecent projects include- Interim HR Director for a not-for-profit organisation- Supporting Employee Relations cases- Redundancy consultations- Collective Grievance Investigation for a local authority- Disciplinary Investigations for local authorities, schools and academies- Recruitment of Headteacher for secondary education college- Change Management Project for secondary education college- Disciplinary Hearings for local authority and secondary education college

Newton Abbot, Devon

HR consultancy work for Housing AssociationAssisting with :- Strategic vision- Employee Relations casework- Pay Policies

Newton Abbot, Devon

HR consultancy project for Housing AssociationProjects included- Pension scheme changes- Multiple restructures- Employee Relations casework- Contribution to organisational strategic vision- HR strategic direction- Redundancies

Totnes And Tavistock

Strategic leadership for support services, (HR, Legal, Member Services, Elections, Media, Print, Post) with an emphasis on HR, across two councils as part of the senior management team reporting to the Chief Executive and Lead Members. Lead HR roles for major transformation programmes and organisational restructures resulting in redundancies and redeployments, along with the introduction of a pioneering new operating model. - Strategic link with local communities, town and parish councils. - Elections Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer for both Councils.- Achieved annual salary savings & generated income- Managed complex employee relations issues and union negotiations.- Expanded partnerships and service level agreements- Managed complex change

Totnes And Tavistock

Head of HR for two councils as part of the corporate management team reporting to the Chief Executive providing guidance and leadership to Councillors and staff in two different political structures. Responsible for the HR lead role in local government reorganisation proposals and the first shared Chief Executive and HR service.- Organisational change- Developed in-house job evaluation scheme- Established training partnership with other local councils, national parks and housing associations- Established payroll bureau to external organisations- Introduced competency framework- Managed complex employee relations issues and union negotations

Tavistock

The Council’s sole HR professional reporting to the Chief Executive, providing professional advice, support, guidance and leadership to Councillors and Directors concerning personnel strategy, policy and procedures necessary to achieve corporate objectives.- HR lead in change management over the restructure of the Council in 2004/05- Professional lead on the Diversity agenda- Achievement of Local Government Single Status- Introduction of a comprehensive Job Evaluation Scheme – 2004- IIP

Plymouth

Personnel Manager reporting to the Chief Executive.- Established Personnel department with training provision- Negotiated terms and conditions of employment- Established staff handbook- Achieved IIP status

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Managing the College through transition to independence from the Local Authority. Responsible for the creation of a professional HR provision. Reporting directly to the Principal- Successful transition to new terms and conditions of employment- Job Evaluation- IIP

Tavistock

Managing the administrative office for two different companies with the same proprietor. Responsible for building contractors and nursing staff, reporting directly to the proprietor- General HR- Employee welfare- Payroll- Training and development

Tavistock

Managing the administrative office, reporting directly to the proprietor.- Customer quotations, orders and complaints- Office finances- General HR

Coaching And Mentoring, Human Resources Management And Services, Level 5

Leadership And Management, Human Resources Management And Services, Level 7

Postgraduate, Chartered Institute Of Personnel & Development, Fellow Status

Graduate, Chartered Institute Of Personnel & Development, Graduate

Diploma For Personal Assistants

Secondary Education