Self-employed Mental Health First Aid Instructor delivering the Two-day Mental Health First Aid, One-day Champion and Half-day Awareness programmes as well as the Higher Education One-day programme for students and staff in universities and the Half Day Mental Health First Aid Refresher course.

Having meditated in different ways all my life I have now trained as a Meditation Teacher to share the benefits of meditation for individuals and within the workplace.

At Royal London I proposed a Diversity Strategy which was endorsed by the Group Executive Committee (GEC), engaged the GEC and senior leaders to form a Diversity Council and set up five worktreams covering the employee lifecycle to take forward the strategy.Within 6 months I had helped Royal London achieve Bronze status with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei). Through the workstreams I helped Royal London plan Inclusive Leadership training for the top 90 staff, develop inclusive recruitment proposals, create an internal diversity website, plan updates to the demographic records, join external groups to support women, delivered Mental Health First Aid training and advised on many other areas including setting up quiet rooms and proposals for a Diversity Network, and updates to policies.

Independent Consultant focussing on all areas of Diversity and Inclusiveness providing guidance on strategy, policy and monitoring as well as implementation.Accredited Mental Health First Aid Trainer delivering two-day training to individuals and organisations as well as ½ day introduction session and one day Awareness training. Training delivered independently and as an Associate of Mental Health First Aid England.Career Development Trainer delivering bespoke training for individuals and organisations on career strategy, unconscious bias, personal brand and other relevant topics.Clients include Law firms, voluntary sector organisations, inter-organisational networks and banking.

Managed the development and delivery of Diversity & Inclusiveness strategy and initiatives for EY Financial Services across 12 locations in continental Europe.

As a member of the Department for Elections and Field, engaged with stakeholders at all levels of the party in the diversity agenda – within both houses of parliament as well as advisors, staff within Head Office, committees and volunteers across the UK. Managed and provided strategic direction for two key departments including the approval and selection of prospective parliamentary candidates.Diversity: Further developed the Leadership Programme which was designed to support prospective candidates from under-represented groups into target seats. Designed and delivered existing and new Diversity Training Programmes for use across the party.

A 12 month assignment taken to enhance understanding of the HR generalist role and to use this experience to improve and expand specialist diversity skills by viewing diversity from an HR generalist perspective. Supported managers in the implementation of human resources policies, procedures and programs. Managed employee relations issues including disciplinary and performance matters and multiple redundancies. Provided support, advice and information on all areas of HR to the IB Operations managers as required.

Diversity Strategy - As part of a global diversity team provided strategic direction, information and advice to key stakeholders; engaging with senior managers and others with influence to ensure links between the diversity strategy and business goals of the Bank. Liaised and partnered with key internal stakeholders to ensure transparency of policies and diversity initiatives.Developed and Supported Employee Networks and other Diversity Committees.Continental Europe - Launched diversity committees and developed ongoing relationships with senior managers in Continental EuropeHR Training - Designed developed and delivered training and information sessions intended to up-skill HR generalists in diversity topics and initiatives.Awards and Benchmarks - Managed the award application and benchmarking processes for external organisations.Budget Management - Managed the diversity budget for the UK and Continental Europe.Branding and Marketing - Developed internal branding and marketing for networks and external branding for use in a variety of diversity publications and at events.Diversity Recruiting Initiatives - Partnered with the graduate and lateral recruitment specialists to develop and implement diversity recruiting strategies.External Relationships - Represented Credit Suisse externally and developed excellent working relationships with key external stakeholders. Presented at and represented Credit Suisse at conferences.Diversity Project ManagementLead for global Flexible Working project including research and analysis.Designed and delivered the Diversity component of the Day One Induction Programme.Employee Engagement Survey - negotiated the inclusion of Diversity questions in the global survey.GDI Website - managed the EMEA redesign of the global GDI website.Diversity Training - Supported the roll out of diversity training programmes across Continental Europe.Monitoring - Advised on the introduction of monitoring procedures across the Bank.

Working as part of the management team, set up and managed procedures for the division, managed administrative employees, administered headcount reconciliation reports, managed occupancy and departmental moves and implemented cost containment initiatives. Liaised on Business Continuity Planning for the division.

Administration of IPOs and secondary offerings including book building, distribution of allocations and assistance on Client Roadshows. Employed via Angela Mortimer for part of this time, initially in temporary assignments across the Bank.Specific ProjectsManaged the internal design of a new building and accomplished the move in of the Goldman Sachs Asset Management DivisionManaged the communication between the business, Design and Construction department and the builders design team to plan the internal space for the division. Worked closely with the design team to plan all facilities and amenities.Created a layout that specifically matched the needs of the division.Successfully managed the move of the Asset Management Division into the building.Co-chaired the Gay and Lesbian Network at Goldman Sachs 2002 to 2004Supported the launch of the Network in 2002. Advised HR partners of recommended changes needed to ensure policies and procedures were LGBT compliant.Developed the network and raised awareness of gay and lesbian issues