Senior HR Business Partner driving transformational change through the Department's strategic HR Business Partnering function.

- Guide and advise line managers and their staff in the understanding and application of HR policies and procedures;- Support line managers with regard to performance management, employee relations and staff development and enable them to build their own capability as leaders and managers- Increase employee and industrial relations support- Partner with senior management to identify business priorities and requirements and broker HR solutions as appropriate- Support organisational change and transformational initiatives.

- Recruiting candidates for education, training and employment in the ICT sector.- Managing relationships with employers in the ICT sector and supporting the placement and progression of FIT participants.- Providing job match support to job ready clients following progression from FIT programmes- Promoting FIT’s industry programmes and working with employers on recruitment activities which promote opportunities for FIT clients to progress into employment

- Managed the entire selection and recruitment cycle including job posting, CV screening, candidate liaison, interviewing, feedback, onboarding activities and candidate dismissal. - Managed a teaching staff of 30+ teachers, coordinating work schedules and day-to-day operations.- Partnered with HR manager and management in the consultation, implementation and execution of policies and procedures and developed policy documents in line with industry regulations. - Managed the preparation of weekly payroll liaising closely with finance department.- Developed and implemented performance management process. - Identified training & development opportunities and developed and delivered CPD sessions in line with business objectives.- Managed employee relations initiatives by fostering a productive and open environment.- Provided counsel and support to employees on salary, grievance and employment relations issues.

Delivered workshops to 2nd year and 4th year students on the following topics:- Communication and Teamworking Skills- Presentation and Interview Skills- Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise developmentDelivered Academic English tutorials to Masters and PHD level students

My responsibilities included:- management of 15-20 staff members- teacher recruitment and induction- supervision and guidance of teaching staff- liaising between the school director and teachers- organisation of regular staff meetings and in-house workshops- regular evaluation of academic staff to ensure consistently high levels of service delivery- maintenance of accurate student and teacher records- dealing with staff and student grievance

My responsibilities included:- Prioritizing projects in response to business needs in collaboration with senior management.- Setting project goals, created and implementing actions plans- Evaluating project process and results- Developing innovative ways to improve operations and create new opportunities using technological tools such as online learning platforms.- Fostering teamwork by working collaboratively with management and staff to set goals- Resolving problems and making decisions that enhanced business effectiveness and employee engagement.- Positively influencing others to achieve results through effective communication.- Developing work schedules and monitoring project progress through regular meetings

Taught English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) for general, business, exam and academic purposes to international students of varying age ranges and ability levels.

Taught Modern Foreign Languages at secondary level (German and French).