Sam D. Email & Phone Number

Burnley, Gb

Barcelona, Spain, Es

Working closely with the Global Talent team, responsible for overseeing and implementing strategies to attract, develop, and retain top talent within the UK Business ensuring the organisation has the right people with the right skills to achieve its strategic objectives:Collaboration with Business Leaders: Working closely with business leaders to understand talent needs and develop tailored solutions.Talent Development: Designing and delivering effective training programs, coaching, and mentoring initiatives to enhance employee skills and capabilities.Employee Engagement: Fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture that aligns with the company's values and goals. Creating and executing strategies to boost employee morale, satisfaction, and productivity. Performance Management: Developing and implementing performance management systems to set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and measure employee performance.Succession Planning: Identifying and developing high-potential employees to meet future skills needs and fill future leadership roles.

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Gb

Development, delivery and evaluation of the Learning, Development and Employee Engagement Strategy across the business ensuring it is aligned to business priorities. Provide HR Business Partner support for assigned areas of the business including recent acquisition and shared services functions to support all people elements of the ongoing business strategy. Achievements include: Working in partnership with Senior Leadership and wider people team to support the successful integration of acquisition businesses into the Whistl Group.Design and establishment of a Career Development Framework, Succession Planning and Talent Management tools for all roles in the business aligned to the company values and “One Team” culture. Successful design and delivery of internal leadership development programme transitioned to allow for delivery as Level 3 and Level 5 Leadership and Management apprenticeships. Established on-line learning and performance management portal (My Academy) to provide access to blended learning opportunities. In partnership with an external supplier, designed Employee Engagement Survey (My Say) and established an action planning toolkit to facilitate ongoing improvement.

Providing training, consultation and interim management services for a wide range of organisations in the UK and overseas.

Uk, Global, Gb

Deployed around the business on short term secondments to lead the set-up or transition of key contracts and organisation change in the UK and overseas.

Uk, Global, Gb

Leadership and management of a large consortium of partners, and an internal operations team working on the design and delivery of the Skills for Life Quality Initiative - a national Continuous Professional Development Programme for staff working in the post-16 education sector.

Uk, Global, Gb

Appointed in April 1999 to set-up the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy Training and Publications team. In 2001 moved on to set-up a similar team to manage the delivery of the Fast Track Teaching Programme - an accelerated Leadership Development Programme for teachers.

London, England, Gb

Supported the development of the New Deal for Lone Parents liaising with a range of other Government departments on the practicalities of implementation. Drafted briefing and speaking notes for Ministers during the passage of the Education Act 1997. Acted as secretariat to the interdepartmental group for a national consultation on the future of 16-19 qualifications.

Providing jobsearch skills training and benefits advice to the long term unemployed with a particular specialism in working with clients with low levels of literacy and numeracy or with English as a Second Language.