Magda Harris Email & Phone Number

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

• Promoted to overhaul HR and payroll departments for this UK provider of outsourced advisory services for public, private & education sectors, and providing support to the Board.
• Lead, strategize and manage a responsive and innovative People function, balancing organisational and industry realities and business needs with creation of an exceptional employee experience
• Subject matter expert, engaging with business leaders and managers to guide and advise on challenging People issues
• Contribute at executive team level to development and implementation of exemplary people-first strategies including rapid headcount growth (due to Brexit/Covid) and talent retention
• Created and launched an initiative to refresh the company’s core values
• Spearhead the transformation of HR and payroll services into integrated scalable People function

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

• Managed delivery of operational HR and payroll services ensuring management and employees are provided with effective HR systems, processes, and advice to support optimal business performance
• Engaged with CEO and business leaders to align HR agenda with the strategic direction and operational principles
• Implemented management team restructure and workforce realignment of the apprenticeships delivery contract
• Navigated the business through a series of TUPE transfers, redundancy and internal restructuring over two years
• Rewrote the company’s HR and payroll policies, processes, guidance documents and forms, developing legally compliant cohesive approach
• Introduced the company’s first formal Equality and Diversity training initiative as mandatory training

London, England, United Kingdom

• Partnered with the Contract Manager, delivered stand-alone field-based multi-site generalist HR operational service to the workforce of 500 operating within an NHS hospital in Hertfordshire
• Provided legally aligned advice, support, guidance, and training to managers on all People management issues
• Improved SLA management with external suppliers of pre-employment checks and occupational health services
• Introduced role-specific selection methods that reduced time to recruit by 50%
• Increased progression opportunities by introducing talent and succession planning reviews
• Introduced modified ‘early intervention’ Bradford Factor monitoring tool, halving absence rate and delivering 50% reduction of the cost of absence

Bucks

Corporate, Bucks, Herts & Essex

South East

Herts, Bucks & Beds

Herts

Ma, English Philology, Merit

Activities and Societies: • EFL Tutor at English Language School • One year sabbatical in the UK undertaking University of Cambridge ESOL.

Cipd Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma In Personnel And Development, Human Resources, Distinction