Kate Story Email & Phone Number

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Wigan

My role assists leading the Council through a process of continuous improvement to deliver an effective and efficient customer driven service. Working as a true business partner ensuring that HR is adding value at each stage of the employment lifecycle. Supporting the Council through major change projects transforming the delivery of many council services. • Advising influencing and providing technical guidance to organisational managers on the interpretation and application on all HR… Show more My role assists leading the Council through a process of continuous improvement to deliver an effective and efficient customer driven service. Working as a true business partner ensuring that HR is adding value at each stage of the employment lifecycle. Supporting the Council through major change projects transforming the delivery of many council services. • Advising influencing and providing technical guidance to organisational managers on the interpretation and application on all HR policies and procedures• Assisting managers using business partnering principles on the identification of appropriate resolution of people issues to facilitate the smooth running of the business • Contribute to the development of business plans to ensure that the people issues are at their centre• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with managers, other internal departments and TU representatives to gain and sustain an understanding of key organisational issues and priorities• Supporting HR colleagues and participate in project teams to contribute to the progress of HR and wider organisational initiatives• Contributing to the development of collation and analysis of key HR data ensuring timely and accurate information is available to managers• Supporting the development of effective people management skills in managers through coaching, skill transfer and a risk based approach to service provision• HR lead on change projects delivering savings and increasing efficiencies in the organisation• Support the interpretation of Staff Survey results to deliver interventions both within HR and the wider Organisation supporting the evolution of the Council • Managing a team of three HR operational staff to deliver effective HR interventions to the organisation including sickness, disciplinary, grievance and dignity at work investigations• Supporting and advising on TUPE transfers both in and out of the Council• Advising managers through Consultations Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

My role involved working to asses, redesign and implement new HR service delivery standards and processes. Supporting managers to implement and design the Corporate and more specific departmental POD Plan. The role supported GMFRS in all aspects of HR including case work, policy development and HR planning; working as a business partner to influence change throughout GMFRS. • Member of the HR management team• Contributed to the development of the HR directorate strategy and plan; with… Show more My role involved working to asses, redesign and implement new HR service delivery standards and processes. Supporting managers to implement and design the Corporate and more specific departmental POD Plan. The role supported GMFRS in all aspects of HR including case work, policy development and HR planning; working as a business partner to influence change throughout GMFRS. • Member of the HR management team• Contributed to the development of the HR directorate strategy and plan; with accountability for areas of delivery and reporting on a corporate level• Part of a team that developed HR thematic “away days”, bringing the HR plan to life for the teams linking individual, team, directorate and organisational objectives together in a clear and logical way• Developing policy, associated documentation and training provision including devising a standard departmental approach to policy development• Employment Law Champion, ensuring that the HR function and associated policy and process reflected legal changes in a timely manner• Ensuring the full range of HR transactional operations are carried out as effectively as possible including reducing costs, improving ‘end to end’ process times and eliminating rework/handoffs• Managing a transactional team of HR assistants including performance management and development of the team• HR lead on various change projects delivering savings and increasing efficiencies throughout the organisation, acting as a change agent initiating and influencing the programme of events• Acted as a HR Consultant for the organisation by providing expert advice to senior management translating and aligning HR strategies and plans with local business needs• Support the recruitment process for both uniformed, non-uniformed and specialist staff including competency based assessments, fire-fighter recruit campaigns and career management panels Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Starting with Jury’s as a Personnel and Training Manager responsible for a single site, my responsibility grew throughout my service. I developed strong relationships with staff and managers alike which allowed the diverse nature of this role to be fulfilled. Key Achievements:• Responsible for the weekly and monthly payroll ensuring accuracy in execution and reporting. Monitoring and application of budgets, forecasting and development of people budgets• Responsible for… Show more Starting with Jury’s as a Personnel and Training Manager responsible for a single site, my responsibility grew throughout my service. I developed strong relationships with staff and managers alike which allowed the diverse nature of this role to be fulfilled. Key Achievements:• Responsible for the weekly and monthly payroll ensuring accuracy in execution and reporting. Monitoring and application of budgets, forecasting and development of people budgets• Responsible for recruitment of staff throughout the property, scrutinising agency use and application• Managed all HR systems including electronic and paper based systems monitoring a variety of management information including statistics such as turnover, training hours • Responsible for all training included targeted training to improve customer satisfaction and statutory obligations• Delivered annual staff surveys and interventions that enabled maintenance of employee satisfaction to an optimum level within the group which as above the mean across the industry• H&S coordinator for the properties including responsibility for RIDDOR reporting of both staff and public• Performance Management • IiP internal auditor, utilised by the organisation to assess and supply evidence to be submitted to IiP for use in independent assessment.• Responsible for all HR related administration Show less

London, United Kingdom

The role involved Key Account Management for a number of various clients. I managed the provision of temporary staff to professional clients in the catering industry. Key Achievements:• Managed the temporary division including the day to day effective use of staff to maximise financial remuneration• Developing and maintaining efficient and effective client relationships enabling me to understand and action their specific requests• Growing the existing client base and… Show more The role involved Key Account Management for a number of various clients. I managed the provision of temporary staff to professional clients in the catering industry. Key Achievements:• Managed the temporary division including the day to day effective use of staff to maximise financial remuneration• Developing and maintaining efficient and effective client relationships enabling me to understand and action their specific requests• Growing the existing client base and attracting new business• Working within minimum timescales and contributing to the overall profitability of the business, exceeding budget levels • Supervision of recruitment consultants within the department • Responsible for the recruitment, selection and management of staff to fill temporary bookings to specific requirements• Worked closely with the home office to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and also to deter illegal practices• Training of both temporary and permanent staff• General administrative duties to ensure legal and organisational requirements were met Show less