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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• I led the development and delivery of organisation-wide HR priorities, implementing solutions that supported delivery of the organisation’s strategic plan and people strategy.• I managed teams of staff, ensuring coordination and delivery of frontline services, and change projects in the areas of employment reward and policy, HR systems and metrics. I was responsible for ensuring that my team contributed to an exceptional HR service delivery which would enhance performance of the organisation. • I developed and delivered a modernised talent attraction strategy and managed projects that supported the strategy to improve the employer brand and candidate experience.• I led the delivery of a new reward strategy in 2014, including reaching trade union agreement, and ensuring that the cultural and behavioural impact of the changes are addressed. • I wrote policies to fit organisational needs and culture, taking account of employment legislation and best practice. Recent examples included: performance management, grievance and mediation, change management. I also developed a set of base employment policies to could be used and adapted as needed in a number of small subsidiary companies.• I led delivery of the organization-wide Staff Survey in 2012 and 2014; this included implementing creative communications and engagement plans. Each time we increased staff participation (by 10% in 2012, and by 14% to 81% in 2014). I helped managers in the organisation deliver changes based on staff feedback to improve staff engagement levels to some of the highest in the sector. The outputs of my team and the impact on the organisation were recognised by the Employee Engagement awards in 2016.

Hull, United Kingdom

In an interim, maternity cover role, I provided a range of compensation and benefits services to the operating companies of this multi-site UK food manufacturer, and managed third party providers. Included: Benefits management, Company Car Scheme, Job Evaluation and Grading, Reward Management.

Leatherhead, Surrey

I dealt with a range of compensation issues for the UK, eg: pay reviews, market rates, incentive plans, role analysis etc. I also managed third party provider relationships for employee benefits – as UK Account Manager for the Private Medical Insurance scheme. I provided support as a member of the Business Acquisition team for HR, working on bids and due diligence, primarily in the areas of reward and terms and conditions.

Leicester, United Kingdom

I provided generalist HR Support and advice across 3 geographical regions; coordinated the Management Trainee programme and managed the pay review annually for 1,000 staff across the UK. I provided a full generalist HR advisory service covering: recruitment and selection, performance management, pay reviews, and training and development.

Postgraduate Degree, Certificate In The Psychology Of Organisational Development And Change

Ba (Hons), Hrm, 2:1

Human Resource Management, Employment Law, Industrial Relations, HR Strategy 1 year sandwich placement in HR at Walkers Crisps, Leicester.

Postgraduate Certificate In Personnel And Development, Merit

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