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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Providing HR Consultancy services; helping SMEs establish HR policies and systems, address complex HR issues and find solutions to the people issues that matter on the journey to growth and success. Helping clients chart a course through challenges ahead - recruiting, managing, retaining and exiting the right people. Projects have included examining and enhancing existing people practices, designing and implementing interventions to deliver talent strategy, creating a mentoring programme aligned to strategic business goals, and building emerging talent programmes.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Providing strong leadership, setting strategic direction and supporting the charity’s rapid growth in both team members and income. Acted as Interim Chair for six months during a period of growth, change and challenge, latterly leading and guiding the team in mitigating the impact of Covid-19. Hands-on HR support, which has included establishing systems and processes, resolving complex HR issues, facilitating recruitment of 8 new team members and trustees, and coaching senior management.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

· Partnered senior business leaders through people change programmes, fully responsible for driving successful outcomes across Scotland and the North of England with a strong voice at board level· Resolved complex employer relations cases, and coached and advised senior leaders in all aspects of people management and development, including cultural change initiatives, workforce planning, TUPE, restructuring and cost containment plans

London, England, United Kingdom

· Learning and Development - developed, implemented and adapted learning and development strategies to facilitate embedding of business values, mission and objectives, which included analysis of capability gaps, identifying, delivering and evaluating ROI of blended learning approaches· Talent Management – designed and led effective interventions to recognise and maximise employee potential, drive behavioural change and enhance leadership capability; this involved launching leadership development academies, senior leadership team development, defining and communicating company values/competency frameworks/career development frameworks/succession plans · Performance Management – designed, commissioned, launched and subsequently improved new online performance review system and approach· Graduate Recruitment and Development – defined resourcing and training strategy, managed full graduate recruitment cycle, directed campaign and design of accredited graduate training scheme· I was a key member of the HR leadership team, led the L & D team and had significant input into driving HR transformation projects, leading change at board level

London, England, United Kingdom

· HR Management - led a team of six to effectively deliver core HR functions. I motivated the team to effect change and reduce costs through restructuring, ensuring best practice in policy and legal compliance, procuring employee benefits/payroll providers and reporting progress to the board

London, England, United Kingdom

· Stand alone role with sole responsibility for all people management and development issues in London office initially, then wider regional territory· Led all regional people processes (pay, performance, talent identification, recruitment), managed substantial employer relations caseload, developed policy and procedures aligned to business needs

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

· Gained solid experience in resourcing and onboarding activities as part of the recruitment team

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

· Gained solid grounding in core transactional HR activities through various HR service centre roles

Diploma, Human Resources Management, Central London Cipd Student Of The Year 2005

Master Of Arts - Ma, Personnel And Development, Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, French With Psychology, 2:1

Diplome Superieur D'Études Francaises