This was a fixed term contract covering maternity leave.Responsibilities and Achievements:•Responsible for carrying out a full range of Human Resources administrative duties as well as advising the Headteacher and Senior Staff on HR procedures relating to recruitment and HR Administration. •Responsible for the recruitment process which involved liaising with the relevant line Managers to ensure that the recruitment deadlines were met. •Producing and placing adverts using Eteach, Reed or TES, arranging the assessment days, compiling and distributing recruitment packs, preparing documentation for interviews, producing offer letters, obtaining references and processing relevant contractual documentation. •Accurate recording, maintenance and updating of databases and filing systems of all school staff, ensuring the maintenance of adequate security, particularly of confidential and personal papers, as well as maintaining accurate electronic records, including SIMS Personnel Module.•Processing all documentation relating to staff pay and conditions of employment e.g. starters, leavers, promotion, maternity leave, absence and annual leave ensuring good communication and sharing of information with relevant school staff and the local authority.

Responsibilities and Achievements:•Providing professional advice on all areas of HR including recruitment and selection, reward and recognition, training and development, employee relations, performance management and change management.•Management of the Operations redundancy programme in 2001/2002.•Introduction of development cells throughout the project teams.•Responsible for the implementation of the revised Alcohol and Drugs Policy.•Supporting line management in the successful implementation of a new Career Development Framework.•Delivery of managing attendance training for all managers and supervisors in Production•Regular interface with individuals at all levels and from various disciplines including: Directors, engineers and Shop Floor employees.•Involvement in various negotiations with the trade unions.

Responsibilities and Achievements:•Management of all Training, communication and change management activities for Defence(Europe).•Making decisions on behalf of Defence (Europe) at corporate level with regards to training and communication strategy as well as change management programmes and material.•Management and development of two employees.•Providing executive coaching for senior managers within Defence (Europe)•Designing and facilitating business improvement workshops including process re-engineering and process mapping.•Course Director for a two week residential behavioural training course.

Responsibilities and Achievements:•Advising and supporting employees at all levels with regards to change management issues.•Nominated as a One Small Step Workshop Leader, which involved facilitating workshops for new starts as part of a corporate initiative.•Part of the project team which launched the first HR Shared Learning Programme which is a Programme designed to develop HR professionals within Rolls-Royce. This involved presenting the proposal to the Director of Human Resources Plc. and his first line in order to gain sponsorship for the scheme.