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Oxford, Gb

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

It is my role to lead a professional, compliant and efficient HR service, aligned to the school's ethos and strategic vision. I work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, and in particular the Bursar.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

I play a key role in supporting the Head of Administration and Finance and Head of School. I support the SoGE Senior Leadership Team with high level employee relations, and delivering strategic projects to support the School’s people and EDI related objectives. My role combines strategic and operational responsibilities and requires an innovative approach to developing new ideas which enhance the efficient and effective management within SoGE. I lead the School's generalist HR team of 4 practitioners ensuring that a professional and proactive HR service is delivered within University-wide guidelines. I provide leadership and support to the wider school community for overseeing a wide range of activity including; organisational change, recruitment and selection procedures, induction, development, grading and remuneration and general issues relating to employment law.I am also a member of the central University HR Advisory Group. The group provide expert advice to the University HR Policy Team (and on occasion to other central teams who ‘own’ policies) on the development of new and revised policies, with a particular focus on how those policies will work in practice in departments and divisions.” I continue to be a member of the Congregation. Congregation is the sovereign body of the University and acts as its ‘parliament’.

Didcot

It was my role to provide an efficient and effective governance and HR service to the Trust. To collaborate in the drafting of Trust and school policies and procedures. My role included provision of HR advice and guidance, on academy regulations and internal governance frameworks, trust wide.

Oxford, United Kingdom

It was my role to deliver high-level, non-routine operational advice and assistance to departments and institutions of the University across the full range of HR issues, including discipline, grievance, organisational change, TUPE, gradings, and local interactions with staff representatives, as well as advice on the interpretation of university personnel policy on matters such as recruitment, equal opportunities, retirement, and voluntary severance. I am also a member of the Congregation. Congregation is the sovereign body of the University and acts as its ‘parliament’. Congregation has responsibility for:Approving changes to the University’s statutes and regulations;Considering major policy issues submitted by Council or members of Congregation;Electing members to Council and other University bodies, and approving the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

Oxford, United Kingdom

In January 2016 I was promoted to the position of Senior HR Consultant, it is my responsibility to lead the Divisional HR Team and provide a generalist HR service to its directorates of c. 2000 employees across the John Radcliffe, NOC, Churchill and Horton Hospitals. My role is to line manage, lead and develop my Divisional HR Team, to monitor and report upon my teams performance and their individual performance across the full range of Human Resource activities, to ensure that my team address all staff related challenges within the Division comprehensively and effectively through best practice. It is also my role to provide expert advice on a range of complex HR matters, leading on employee relations cases and other employment issues. To provide assurance on the advice given by my team to the Directorates senior staff and others with regard to case management. To establish ways of coaching and developing our current and future leaders to effectively fulfil their people management responsibilities and to continuously improve upon service delivery. It is important for me to develop both positive and collaborative working relationships with teams and key people across the Trust. I work with the Senior team in conjunction with the Workforce team to improve Divisional performance by ensuring that Divisional KPIs are understood, actioned, monitored and delivered. These results are then provided to each of our five directorates in report format on a monthly basis. These reports help us inform the support required for our directorates and build on a culture of continuous improvement.I am also a member of the Trust Champion for Change Programme. To lead on projects across the Trust to drive and implement change, for the benefit of the Trust and its patients.I also contribute to the writing of Trust HR Policies, the organisation of Trust wide events, while ensuring my HR team provide the best possible service for the division as a whole.

United Kingdom

HR Business Partner - September 2014 - January 2015This was a stand-a-lone role for the group, in addition to my responsibilities as a People Development Manager my duties as an HR Business Partner included but were not limited to:Drive business performance across 5 sites in Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Kent.Lead in the development of policies and procedures .Deputise for the Managing DirectorAttend quarterly board meetings reporting to the board.Provide support and coaching to our managers.Responsibility for dealing with any tribunal claims that ariseWork across the business disciplines to lead and influence change at a strategic level People Development Manager - July 2013 - September 2014Reporting to the Managing Director my key duties are to provide a high quality HR service across a multi-site operation in the South East of England, delivering all aspects including supporting operational managers with performance management, job evaluation, conduct and discipline and recruitment. I manage the payroll function along with the pension administration for the company. I liaise with company advisors on company secretarial matters. I report to the board on a quarterly basis regarding the strategic objectives of the People Management Department. Group / Business Development Administrator - Mar 2011 - July 2013Provide administrative and HR support to MD, the Exec team and Senior Management team (SMT). Duties include but not limited to:Diary management of MD, FD and Head of Ops.Ensuring Companies House and Charities Commission information are submitted to deadline. New Business Development.Training Co-ordinator for Soll Leisure's internal and external training offering. Member of the HR monitoring and review team, to ensure all company policies are accurate and up to date.Responsible for personnel files for the company. Ensuring recruitment processes are adhered to and carried out. Supporting employees with any enquiries regarding HR.

Harwell

Responsible for providing administrative and HR support to the director of the NCEC and the department as a whole. The role demanded exceptional organisational and communication skills. The key duties included but were not limited to:Compiling weekly sales figures and entering them into the spreadsheets for senior management.Compiling monthly financial board report ensuring all details were accurate before being sent to the board.Organising travel arrangements for members of the team as required.Administering annual leave requestsEnsuring personnel files and correspondence was kept up to dateEvent managementSpeaking with suppliers / clients as required to support the sales teamProviding administrative support to the training managerGeneral secretarial duties

Fast4wD Ogilvy are a medical recruitment agency specialising in clinical trials. I joined Fast4wD as a team administrator providing administrative support to the account team. This role demanded excellent administrative skills, including computer literacy and attention to detail.The key duties were as follows:• Ensuring all documentation was in order and filed correctly both electronically and in hard copy. This was to ensure that we could be audited at any time and produce necessary documentation on demand. The standard was to keep everything for at least 7 years.• Proof reading of any publications the team were working on to ensure accuracy before going to print.Fast4wD Ogilvy promoted me to account executive in 2003, this role demanded all of the above along with the capability of taking ownership of parts of a project and having direct contact with the client and their colleagues as required. The role then involved the management of the translation of all the materials and the printing of them for each participating country once ethics approval had been received.

CPR were a public relations firm, the role was to ensure the smooth running of the office and to provide administrative support to the directors of the company.The key duties were as follows:Manage expensesManage diaries of both directorsEvent managementManage junior administrator The company moved to London in 2001, I took the decision not to follow.

The main responsibility for this role was to provide support on the 150-customer service line. To progress within BT I provided administrative support on staff training sessions. Creating PowerPoint presentations and training packs for staff to take away.