Katie Southgate Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Focusing on optimizing processes, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day functioning of the business. With emphasis on streamlining workflows, enhancing systems, and identifying opportunities to improve how the fund, lending operations, and investor relations are managed. Ensuring the business operates effectively and continues to deliver consistent results for investors and for our bottom line.Strategic Leadership: Act as the ‘Quarterback’ for the business founders, leveraging quantitative and qualitative insights to inform strategic alignment and create roadmaps that position the fund for public launch. Defined priorities to achieve the first loan by January 2025. ● Process Improvement & Evaluation: Collaborate with founders to drive organizational goals, identify process gaps, and implement scalable solutions. Established improvements to onboard $3M from accredited and non-accredited investors within a three-month window. ● Operational Transformation: Led data-driven strategies over a 10-week period to identify and address performance gaps, enabling fact-based sales conversations and securing $300K in investor commitments within two weeks. Focused on agility and collaboration to enhance operational effectiveness. ● Organizational Design: Developed frameworks for effective alignment of skills, governance, and communication, making the company more attractive to investors and supporting rapid growth.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the global HR strategy for NielsenIQ's Technology function; empowering our people to enable business success. Providing technical HR expertise and coaching to key stakeholders turning strategic and operational intent into delivery of HR objectives from promoting employee engagement to growing talent and supporting change. A strategic leader that excels in a fast-paced, agile, corporate environment. Principled business strategy, exceptional ethical standards, well-honed leadership skills and a passion for people.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Making best use of substantial generalist knowledge of HR policy, payroll procedures, legislation, HRIS and best practice, using this to provide authoritative and expert advice on a range of operational HR issues. Coaching and advising stakeholders to anticipate and pre-empt people issues. Managing a HR Department and supporting a Shared Services HR model including payroll (a third party payroll bureau provider). Managing and producing data and reports as well as analysing information. Project lead for implementing new absence booking system across the UK.

Leading Human Resources directive across group of three companies, closely liaising with Managing Director and contributing information, analysis and recommendations to organisation strategic thinking and direction. Implementing processes and policies, whilst alining HR and organisation objectives. Establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, employment processing, training and development, records management, employee relations and retention.

Utrecht, Utrecht, Nl

Provide guidance compliant with prevailing employment legislation across four countries. Assist the business with managing performance via disciplinary procedure, managing probations, conducting investigations and preparing documentation.Advising managers in resolving conflict issues and dealing with grievances.Giving advice to managers and assisting with managing absence, sickness and long term sick cases. Monitoring employee sick cases and flagging patterns and liaising with occupational health when needed. Advising managers in relation to maternity and paternity casework, leading the end to end process and ensuring compliance with policies and legislation. Assisting managers with dealing with flexible working applications.Leading on end to end recruitment process, documentation verification and visa management, providing advice to managers on employee restrictions. Supporting store level queries related to remuneration issues and queries regarding all policies and procedures.Assist and lead on project work supporting the HR business strategy including: - monthly recruitment: shortlisting, telephone screening, assessment centres and interviews.- design, deliver and implement management CPD including time management and disability awareness.

Loughborough, Leicestershire, Gb

Lead and manage the development and implementation of the England Netball Whole Sport Plan and apply it to London & the South East specifically in partnership with regional/county volunteer networks and other agencies, by:• Directly coaching and developing 4 Netball Development Officers (NDO) and 1 Regional Coordinator in a line management role such that all direct reports meet or exceed targets and work plan objectives• Collaboratively working with other England Netball colleagues to achieve the England Netball vision of ten thousand new participants per year as part of a first class experience• Advising the Regional Management Board (Volunteer Board) to ensure informed decisions are made, planning follows best practice and ultimately that the regional plan is delivered in line with the England Netball vision, mission and goals• Building relationships with, and then managing, key external partners to ensure that targets are achieved. Strong monitoring and evaluation of partner work is key to ensuring successful delivery of regional and county plans• Sourcing external funding for priority areas and then managing the funding agreement through to completion of the project• Engaging with major facility developments and guiding staff in their support of local developments • Effectively managing both up and down the hierarchy to make sure communication is effective and the best outcome for England Netball and it’s key stakeholders is arrived at• Creating and maintaining links with Commercial Partners to assist in the growth of participation, as well as securing a financial return to the Governing Body• Raising the profile of Netball with London & the South East by acting as an advocate and ambassador for the sport as well as attracting local media coverage in order to raise awareness

Loughborough, Leicestershire, Gb

Holding position while recruiting a full time role holder whilst also maintaining my full time role as Regional Manager. Maintaining office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts and equipment procurement. Regular monitoring data entry. Coordinate and mange meeting administration and correspondence for Regional Management Board meetings, the regional AGM and staff meetings. Designed and upheld a comprehensive regional calendar. Provide project and administrative support for England Netball within London, Surrey and Kent, supporting regional programs while being the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Newport, Shropshire, Gb

Formally manage and personally develop a small remote team to implement the area strategic plan in order to promote growth in the sport of gymnasticsAnalysing and resolving problems; including calculating the formulae for growth based on statistical evidence Managing a significant budget and justifying decisions in relation to its allocation.Project management of mass participation events and continued professional development events with breakeven or positive profit margins. Developing and mentoring members of my team and the wider department

Newport, Shropshire, Gb

Dramatically enhance business relationship between Governing Body and its paying members through committed positive customer serviceFulfilled two roles including travel between Northern Ireland and Somerset, South West EnglandLed and managed prestigious National Club Conference and Awards ensuring strong partnership work with Local Authorities and sponsorship gained

Newport, Shropshire, Gb

Implementation of the Whole Sport Plan at a County level and supported the development of the organisations strategic plan Driven to provide equality of opportunity across the sportDelivered on regional projects and tutored professional development courses for professionals and volunteers

Master'S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Master'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor'S Degree, Sports And Exercise

High School, Sports And Exercise