I am a Masters Degree educated Senior HR Professional with a BSc, MBA & MSc. (HRM) plus Level 7 CIPD qualification gained whilst developing a successful, award winning record in both HR and L&D. My experience includes a variety of both strategic and operational HR/OD roles often with the support of dedicated and collaborative teams. My contracts have ranged from having full responsibility for leading the People function, to leading specific disciplines within it, through to supporting organisations on a business partnering basis. Headcounts have ranged from 120 through to 37,000 and in both public and private sectors. Contract flexibility ranges from 6 month interim roles through to permanent positions depending on the role, location & availability. I love the challenge and responsibility of leadership roles as developing people and culture (and subsequently profit) is something I deliver with passion.I have previously been significantly involved in leading and/or developing and delivering the People Strategy. This has included but not been limited to TUPE, restructures plus other large organisational change processes, drafting and advising on employment contracts and corporate policies/procedures whilst supporting the full employee lifecycle often with a significant focus on Employee Relations. My MSc in HRM specialised in Employment Law, Diversity, HRD & Strategic Business Partnership. My research was focused on maximising opportunities for promoting women into Senior & Board positions - something which continues to remain important to me. One of the reasons that I've been able to significantly impact the organisations in which I've worked are that I've had 15+ plus years in operational management before moving into HR - so having direct people responsibility for up to 42 heads, indirect for over 200, and budgetary responsibility for over £8m. Therefore I understand the challenges that operational management brings, the balance that's required between customer, client and team and how a commercial, risk based HR approach can make a tangible difference to people outcomes and business priorities. The other key differences are that I have an L&D background so facilitating and speaking in front of up to 1200 people (usually smaller groups!) is quite natural for me. In addition, having led Internal Communications and Employee Engagement then delivering positive cultural change is also a passion and something I’ve delivered with pride.Finally, my leaders and peers kindly describe me as passionate, authentic, determined and driven (ESTJ).
Listed skills include Employee Engagement, Training, Performance Management, Human Resources, and 26 others.