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Chelmsford, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

- Reporting into Chief People Officer, responsibility for employee engagement and enablement- Providing strategic & operational HR leadership and partnering Executive Team members- Leading a team HR Business Partners and subject matter experts delivering on HR Business Partnering, projects incl. improving operational processes, DEI, wellbeing & culture, talent management & development, Internal Comms and Organisational Design/change work.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- Reporting to the HR Director (Exec), as Senior HRBP I provided strategic & operational HR leadership within the team - Building trusted advisor & partner relationships with senior stakeholders and providing generalist People Partnering service (including recruitment, ER, etcs)- Managing the training & recruitment budget and two direct reports (HR advisor & DEI Lead)- Leading on total reward, L&D, EDI, and large-scale projects including restructures/new ways of… Show more - Reporting to the HR Director (Exec), as Senior HRBP I provided strategic & operational HR leadership within the team - Building trusted advisor & partner relationships with senior stakeholders and providing generalist People Partnering service (including recruitment, ER, etcs)- Managing the training & recruitment budget and two direct reports (HR advisor & DEI Lead)- Leading on total reward, L&D, EDI, and large-scale projects including restructures/new ways of working.Major Achievements: · Led the successful roll out, communication and implementation of a new approach to pay and benefits, including pay principles, job levelling/ evaluating, benchmarking and salary bands. · Overseen the implementation of quarterly establishment headcount reporting to assist in headcount tracking and budgeting/re-forecasting · Managed the planning, launch and roll-out of digital skills training across the organisation to upskill teams’ digital capabilities Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Reporting to the HR Director (Exec role), as Senior HRBP I provided strategic and operational HR leadership within team - Partnering with senior stakeholders and providing generalist business partner service (including recruitment, ER etc)- Overseeing HR operations, managing £370k budget & direct reports (HR Advisor & Assistant)- Leading on all projects including restructures, systems work and process improvements- Driving ongoing operational efficiency of the department and… Show more - Reporting to the HR Director (Exec role), as Senior HRBP I provided strategic and operational HR leadership within team - Partnering with senior stakeholders and providing generalist business partner service (including recruitment, ER etc)- Overseeing HR operations, managing £370k budget & direct reports (HR Advisor & Assistant)- Leading on all projects including restructures, systems work and process improvements- Driving ongoing operational efficiency of the department and facilitating sharing of knowledge and insights within the team to help shape best practise and ensure business goals were in line with firm-wide strategy.Major Achievements: · Led the HR workstream of a large scale transformation / change management programme which has resulted in increased new business and existing business retention. Touching all areas of the business the change transitioned the organisation to a matrix structure while also embedding organisational behavioural/cultural change including digital focus. · Led key organisational change projects to centralise the Communications team and restructure the Membership team resulting in reduced staff turnover and increased retention of top staff as well as an increase in new business, member engagement, and brand recognition. · Improved reporting capability, efficiency in HR team and ability to track talent by project managing an HRIS implementation including self-service · Improved application numbers while cutting the time to hire and improving the quality of hire on a limited budget by enhancing recruitment / talent acquisition processes and methods, identifying the best recruitment tactics and best places to advertise for a diverse workforce. · Streamlined and automated HR processes and promoted continual improvement to create extra capacity within the team. · Transitioned the HR team to a customer focussed, collaborative Business Partnering Model providing data driven HR initiatives to solve organisational problems. Show less

London

- Reporting to the Group CEO, I provided a full strategic and operational HR service including procedures & policies, talent acquisition, management and performance including ER issues, reward & benefits including compensation and payroll administration, L&D, wellbeing and culture work- Partnering with Group, entity and licensee CEOs and Executives to develop and implement HR strategy and oversee staff development and engagement.- Managing the Operations team in the Director's absence… Show more - Reporting to the Group CEO, I provided a full strategic and operational HR service including procedures & policies, talent acquisition, management and performance including ER issues, reward & benefits including compensation and payroll administration, L&D, wellbeing and culture work- Partnering with Group, entity and licensee CEOs and Executives to develop and implement HR strategy and oversee staff development and engagement.- Managing the Operations team in the Director's absence. Major Achievements:- Supported the organisation's rapid and international growth plan and accompanying three year strategy by implementing a high performing workplace strategy focused on recruiting the right staff while inducting and retaining key staff with improved employee engagement, reward and recognition, talent management and development and succession planning.- Oversaw a 15% annual increase in UK entity staff numbers including international hires in India, Hong Kong, South Africa and USA whilst also reducing employee turnover including during probation periods.- Improved financial and individual performances and facilitated top talent retention and engagement across UK entities by embedding a performance and talent management culture with a customer friendly performance management process and “Top Talent” plans (PDPs).- Ensured top talent retention and created a cohort of international staff who could retain organisational culture throughout international growth by establishing a “NextGen” leadership growth programme as part of wider succession planning. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Stand-alone generalist role establishing the HR function and covering the entire employee life cycle including advising and coaching managers on human capital issues. As above.Major Achievements:- Cut administration costs and freed up time for HR to focus on value add activities while reducing payroll costs by project managing an HRIS implementation and self-service module roll-out, a new pension scheme introduction and auto enrolment staging.- Increased employee engagement… Show more - Stand-alone generalist role establishing the HR function and covering the entire employee life cycle including advising and coaching managers on human capital issues. As above.Major Achievements:- Cut administration costs and freed up time for HR to focus on value add activities while reducing payroll costs by project managing an HRIS implementation and self-service module roll-out, a new pension scheme introduction and auto enrolment staging.- Increased employee engagement and helped reduce absence/workplace stress by introducing key employee benefits including an employee assistance programme.- Cut agency fee expenditures by focussing recruitment strategy around head-hunting senior positions and developing a talent pool from alumni and extended network.- Reduced a reliance on temporary staff by expanding a flexible resource model to provide internal cover between entities, growing a specialised flexible resource team and compiling and maintaining accurate database of available trained associates.- Improved recruitment and staff performance whilst identifying skills gaps, more efficient resourcing and restructuring needs by revising job descriptions and person specifications across all levels. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Administrative role in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Accountability for recruitment activities and involvement in project work including the planning and organisation of the organisations first Programme/ Logistics Trainee Assessment Centre

Graduate HR position comprised of operational, administrative and project based tasks. Important aspects of the role included improving and streamlining human capital processes and procedures, working on the HRIS implementation project, representing the organisation at recruitment events and advising and guiding managers.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), German & International Relations, Upper 2Nd Class Honors

Professional Qualification, Cipd Level 7 Advanced Diploma In Human Resource Management, Pass

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