Currently working as a teaching assistant at Leighterton Primary School in rural Gloucestershire supporting a combined Year 5/6 and Year 3/4 class.

Worked two days a week at Siddington Primary School as a volunteer in order to explore the teaching assistant role.

Global role responsible for the implementation of Workday and integration of all HR systems to create one source of truth across Dyson, as well as the creation of new global HR business processes and the day to day running of the HR administration teams across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

I balanced my full time role at the John Lewis Partnership with the responsibility of being a Non Executive Director for a small manufacturing firm in Daventry. I became Non Executive Chairman in October 2014.

Responsible for all recruitment, health services, HR policy advice, HR administration and the HR systems interface for the John Lewis Partnership. Supporting circa 90,000 Partners and line managers access support and advice from a series of employee service centres. Also responsible for a regional team of Clinical Case Managers and an off site team delivering courses for line managers on how to access and utilise the HR system. Currently transitioning the HR services team (c310) to a new… Show more Responsible for all recruitment, health services, HR policy advice, HR administration and the HR systems interface for the John Lewis Partnership. Supporting circa 90,000 Partners and line managers access support and advice from a series of employee service centres. Also responsible for a regional team of Clinical Case Managers and an off site team delivering courses for line managers on how to access and utilise the HR system. Currently transitioning the HR services team (c310) to a new operating model as part of a wider review that will streamline and rationalise the function. Show less

Trouble shooting role for the Personnel Director. Acted as the Waitrose divisional lead on all HR projects, including the organisation’s response to changes in legislation, as well as the Diversity and Inclusion agenda . Introduced governance and planning around quarterly business reviews and risk reporting, supporting the board.

Full P&L responsibility for a region of stores with a revenue of £400m pa, leading a team of 6000 managers and staff to deliver great customer service, and maximize sales and profitability.

Responsible for implementing retail strategy across the national store network. This included operational and system changes, delivering tangible improvements for customers and stores.