The network is open to all Academy Trust, currently over 300 members, covering more than a third of all academies in England.I facilitate the network, and co-ordinate work that is for mutual benefit to all employers on issues related to workforce management. Key subjects are resource management, policy shaping and workforce benchmarking.

A service that is offered to any employer that use the national terms and conditions that are provided by a range of National Joint Councils, including Academy Trusts, Housing Associations and Environmental Agencies. I lead on the marketing to grow the network, set the agenda for research that provides added value in benchmarking (especially pay and conditions) and to gather views that feed into policy development at national level (to both policy makers and trade union)

My current role is slit into two main parts: income generation; and strategic development in the public sector.Income generation is also split into two parts Firstly, providing consultancy on workforce issues to local authorities, the education sector and related public sector organisations. Specialising in - reward: job evaluation, designing pay systems, aligning them to within wider organisational strategy and carrying out equal pay audits.- organisational redesign… Show more My current role is slit into two main parts: income generation; and strategic development in the public sector.Income generation is also split into two parts Firstly, providing consultancy on workforce issues to local authorities, the education sector and related public sector organisations. Specialising in - reward: job evaluation, designing pay systems, aligning them to within wider organisational strategy and carrying out equal pay audits.- organisational redesign - investigations and reviews of existing practice- mediation- action learning- assessment centre managementSecondly, running, growing and developing a pay, terms and conditions and employment law service for organisations that use local government and school teacher terms and conditions.Strategic development in the sector includes:- providing the secretariat for the Heads of HR of the largest and most complex multi-academy trusts. Facilitating, as appropriate, how the sector can develop on key workforce issues.- First point of contact on workforce issues for councils in the East of England and East Midlands- Understanding the key workforce issues for councils on setting up new service delivery models Show less

EFEE is the employers organisation for the education sector at the European level. I played a leading role in the set up of the organisation in its early development. Reporting to the General Secretary, I represented the organisation in numerous fora including meetings with the Directorate General (DG) for Education and the DG Employment and Skills in the European Commission; in social dialogue with the trade union representative ETUCE; in european working parties e.g. EQAVET, the development… Show more EFEE is the employers organisation for the education sector at the European level. I played a leading role in the set up of the organisation in its early development. Reporting to the General Secretary, I represented the organisation in numerous fora including meetings with the Directorate General (DG) for Education and the DG Employment and Skills in the European Commission; in social dialogue with the trade union representative ETUCE; in european working parties e.g. EQAVET, the development of quality assurance frameworks for education, the steering committee of the multi-sectoral work on third party violence, and the CEEP "Employers Forum for Public Services"; and at conferences, including making speeches and appearing on panels discussing employment issues in the sector. Other responsibilities included:-- mediating between members from different parts of Europe and / or facilitating working groups to arrive at a consensus position that could be developed into policy areas for EFEE and into negotiations with ETUCE to develop joint statements. Examples of this are the response of the education employers to the "Financial Crisis", the working time directive negotiations, workplace stress, third party violence in schools, recruitment & retention, demographics and leadership and governance in schools.- writing bids for EU funds to carry out joint projects with ETUCE on employment issues. I successfully wrote a bid for a feasibility study into a Sector Skills Council for the sector.- Research and project management- editing the newsletter- maintaining the corporate website, via Slovakian IT provider Show less

HFBU was a charity that supported families of children with disabilities. Initially, I was linked to the organisation as a volunteer to review their HR policies. Having done this, I was asked to join the board of trustees to provide on-going HR support to both the Chair of the board and the Chief Executive, as well as the governance role played by non-executive directors.I worked with them on a voluntary basis until the charity was wound up, following the loss of its main income… Show more HFBU was a charity that supported families of children with disabilities. Initially, I was linked to the organisation as a volunteer to review their HR policies. Having done this, I was asked to join the board of trustees to provide on-going HR support to both the Chair of the board and the Chief Executive, as well as the governance role played by non-executive directors.I worked with them on a voluntary basis until the charity was wound up, following the loss of its main income streams. There were some significant HR issues that I had to provide support on in my time with the charity. These included:-- the dismissal of the registered person for the charity i.e. the leading social worker for the organisation - including writing to the GSCC & Ofsted.- the recruitment of their replacement, followed by their dismissal in the probationary period. - arranging a contract for services for the HEad of the Fostering Panel- TUPE, when funding was lost staff transferred to a new organisation- Closure of the organisation, including consultation and issuing of relevant paperwork, and preparing employer response to an Employment Tribunal claim- input to the pre-qualification questionnaire in the procurement process of Hackney Council when buying respite services.other "day to day" issues e.g. employee stranded due to Icelandic volcanic ash; employee wishing to delay return from maternity, fixed term worker claiming annual leave payment Show less

The principle aim of the job was to represent the sector at the European level, understand what was developments were likely and to influence them on behalf of the local government sector:- Developing the Business Plan- Supporting Councillors in their roles on key bodies (Chairing Committees of European level employers organisations and on the UK Public Sector employers organisation)- representing the sector in european social dialogue. This is at the cross sectoral level, where… Show more The principle aim of the job was to represent the sector at the European level, understand what was developments were likely and to influence them on behalf of the local government sector:- Developing the Business Plan- Supporting Councillors in their roles on key bodies (Chairing Committees of European level employers organisations and on the UK Public Sector employers organisation)- representing the sector in european social dialogue. This is at the cross sectoral level, where I was a member of the CEEP Social Affairs Committee (that negotiates employment directives such as the "Part-time Workers Directive" with BusinessEurope and ETUC) as well as the sectoral level for both CEMR that represents the local government sector and EFEE that represents the education sector (see my role as Assistant General Secretary of EFEE also, which I undertook on a secondment and part-time basis for over 18 months).- coordinating the responses of all UK local authorities (and in some instances the wider public sector), and collating them into a coherent position to be fed into European institutions e.g. on the review of the Working Time Directive and to lobby on the revision of the parental leave directive that saved the sector over £150m.- developing relationships with central government departments (primarily BIS, Cabinet Office, DWP, Foreign Office and UKREP) in order to influence them and to maintain a common UK position.- developing relationships with representatives of other countries to find common ground and form alliances e.g. to lobby for UK Councillors to get senior positions in influential committees; and for me to be on some key advisory groups such as the EU Commission's Advisory Committee on Gender Equality; and to prevent the setting up of a sector dialogue for the Fire & Rescue Service.- Being from the UK, I was often asked to draft the papers that fed into negotiations or that would become joint positions with the trade unions Show less

To represent the local government sector to government and to support the employers side in national negotiations with the trade unions on pay and conditions of service. Some specific projects include:-- Total Reward- Equal Pay- Representing local government in the Public Sector Employers Forum and the Public Services Diversity and Equality task group (run by the Cabinet Office)- Local Government pay arbitration (2009)- Drive for Change (employee engagement project)-… Show more To represent the local government sector to government and to support the employers side in national negotiations with the trade unions on pay and conditions of service. Some specific projects include:-- Total Reward- Equal Pay- Representing local government in the Public Sector Employers Forum and the Public Services Diversity and Equality task group (run by the Cabinet Office)- Local Government pay arbitration (2009)- Drive for Change (employee engagement project)- LGE's role in the economic downturn- Chief Executive pay analysis- Senior Manager pay in the public sector- Handling and resolving collective disputes- LG jobs steering group- Understanding "managing agency" and consultancy spend in the sector - Encouraging social workers to the sector- Amending disciplinary and grievance procedures for fire-fighters Show less

Developing, negotiating and implementing terms and conditions of employment and corporate HR policies. CoL does not subscribe to any national agreements. The guideline to the policy developments were therefore statutory guidelines and the needs of the businesses.CoL operates both in the local government sector and the commercial sector. The policies therefore needed to be flexible to be implemented in traditional local government services like Planning, environmental services and… Show more Developing, negotiating and implementing terms and conditions of employment and corporate HR policies. CoL does not subscribe to any national agreements. The guideline to the policy developments were therefore statutory guidelines and the needs of the businesses.CoL operates both in the local government sector and the commercial sector. The policies therefore needed to be flexible to be implemented in traditional local government services like Planning, environmental services and children's services as well as the more "unique" City of London Police, Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music & Drama. CoL was going through a pay & grading review alongside a job evaluation exercice. I was closely involved in this including drafting the collective agreement. Show less

Developing, negotiating and implementing HR policies within the national framework in the NHS. I was also involved in the following projects that fed into policy development- Investor in People- Improving Working Lives- Staff attitude survey- Equality & diversity training- Managing the Occupational Health contractI also managed the recruitment team during a period of transition:- restructured the department, alongside workflow and use of technology -… Show more Developing, negotiating and implementing HR policies within the national framework in the NHS. I was also involved in the following projects that fed into policy development- Investor in People- Improving Working Lives- Staff attitude survey- Equality & diversity training- Managing the Occupational Health contractI also managed the recruitment team during a period of transition:- restructured the department, alongside workflow and use of technology - set up Trust wide recruitment programme for Nursing Assistants- Attended job fairs on behalf of the Trust- Member of the regional Workforce Confederation groups- Liaison with advertising agencies and overseas recruitment agencies Show less

Providing advice and guidance to users of the Charcolonline website on mortgages, equity ISAs, stakeholder pensions and savings accounts.

Responsible for both the building of the client base in the automotive sector "intelligence unit", and providing credit managers with value added information in order to base their decisions on the most current business information (rather than simply on published accounts information).