Providing a range of HR Services for small to medium businesses covering all aspects of the employment lifecycle and specialising in innovative reward and benefit solutions.- Customising HR policies and procedures- Introducing and embedding performance management schemes- Introducing incentive, bonus and share option schemes- Implementing employee engagement surveys with follow up action plans - Benchmarking salaries and benefits for a range of organisations and sectors - Supporting teams through mergers and acquisitions

Assisting the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in assessing experienced HR practicioners who want to become professional members and have their HR achievements recognized.Experience Assessment is for generalists and specialists across the HR profession. It caters specifically for those who don't hold a CIPD qualification and want their HR credentials recognized against the industry standards

United Communities was established in 2013 when two Bristol-based housing associations, Bristol Community Housing Foundation (BCHF) and United Housing Association (UHA), began working together in partnership. At United Communities we are committed to delivering ‘more than just a roof’ for all our customers. This means going the extra mile and striving to have a positive impact on all our residents’ lives by providing great homes and communities across the wider Bristol area.We have a strong track record of providing great services in our communities and being a great place to work for our staff. I provide HR advice and support to our close knit team across the range of HR activities. This year we are delighted to be supporting 8 of the team through our innovative Long Term Development Fund, helping their long term development.

Helping to bridge the gap between education and the workplace by advising and supporting young people (aged 16 -19) in education as they develop a business strategy over one day. Sharing business skills and knowledge to help prepare the next generation of employees and entrepreneurs

Providing a range of HR Services for small to medium businesses covering all aspects of the employment lifecycle and specialising in innovative reward and benefit solutions.Responsibilities- Advice on Strategic HR planning to support Business Plans for start ups and organisations looking to grow profit and sales - Developing HR frameworks including contracts of employment, job design and organisational structures- Monthly retainers offering on tap advice and support on people related issues - Customising HR policies and procedures- Introducing and embedding performance management schemes- Delivering employment law advice - Introducing incentive, bonus and share option schemes- Implementing employee engagement surveys Recent Achievements for our clients• Speedy recruitment for project managers for a manufacturing firm within budget.• HR Policies and Procedures customised to suit individual client requirements for a number of different companies including a design agency and a school.• Introduction of an appraisal system for a company in the financial sector with resulting improvement in overall staff performance.• Incentive and bonus schemes including Share Options for private sector accommodation provider and local housing association as part of a reward strategy and change of pay scales exercise.• Employee Engagement Survey and action plan for a number of different companies.

Available for interim work using considerable wide HR knowledge and experience - able to quickly build relationships and deliver objectives Recent assignments include developing a reward and benefit strategy for the Unite Group and HR advice and coaching for The Dartmouth Apprentice, run by Training for Life.

Accountable for 4 direct reports with full budgetary (£1.5m) and management responsibility for the HR Support Line providing a centralised HR Advisory and Transactional service for 8000 line managers and HR partnership model for Central Functions Team (1500)Created and implemented reward strategy for top 1000 managers and benefits strategy with budgetary value of £20m for 65,000 peopleDesigned and launched new benefits brand including launch of new employee discount scheme for 65,000 with take up of 20% at less than 40p per headIntroduced innovative service recognition scheme focused on retail market delivering more frequent awards within same budget

Oversaw merger of the Granada and Compass Financial services team (600) into one accounting centre including organisational design, recruitment of 200 staff in 6 months and management of cultural changeChaired company wide Hay Job Evaluation SchemeOverhauled terms and conditions for management team (1100) to deliver consistency across acquistions and mergersDeveleoped new HR intranet siteContinued HR Support for projects relating to labour productivity reducing labour/sales ratio and delivering reporting suite for business

Project Managed the implementation of SAP HR and Payroll system for 40,000 staff introducing standard labour management processes for unit managers and providing tools and information to manage labour costs of £1billion.Appointed Project Manager within 16 strong Change Management team responsible for designing communication network and plan to ensure implementation of changes outlined in full business process review following the introduction of enterprise wide technology