Responsible for developing learning and organisational development strategies and delivering initiatives to accelerate organisational performance and contribute to upper quartile colleague engagement. Collaborating with key stakeholders providing consultancy, critical insights, and innovative solutions tailored to their needs. Operating across L&OD and the wider Talent and Engagement agenda and accountable for shaping the Leadership and Management development strategy for Aegon UK.

Responsible for working alongside our business areas to support delivery of talent management and succession planning . Facilitate discussions and action around workforce planning and resource management along with skills and gap analysis .Key responsibilties* succession planning* employee experience review and recommendations* resource management for my business areas* development planning for my business areas* lead OD consultant for business change and restructures

Providing consultancy services to organisations in the areas of Leadership Strategy; leader assessments, executive coaching. Playing a pivotal role in supporting organisations in building capability, leadership programmes, diversity and inclusion and cultural change.

Franklin Templeton – Senior Organisational Effectiveness Consultant My role is split between being responsible for global, European & local development projects and activities. Global responsibilities• Responsible for creation, implementation and measurement of our new Global Leadership Development Framework which supports the stages of development for our global leaders.• Business Process Manager for key talent calibration processes• Regional project manager and contributor for global Talent initiatives; Assess Talent, Succession Planning• Project lead for global talent assessment project• Key designer & implementer in Strategic Leader Development Programme• Lead designer and administrator for leaders in transition support,• Regional change advisor on Job Family refresh work• Executive coach on our Global Strategic Leader Development ProgrammeRegional work - Responsible for assessing needs, recommending & implementing solutions and evaluating learning effectiveness for our European clients. I currently work closely with our compliance and sales functions across Europe. My current role requires me to finely balance the needs of our local, regional and global development needs and objectives as well as deliver learning solutions through in person, virtual and blended methods. Key L & D partner for Edinburgh, London, Madrid and large business functions e.g. Global Compliance.Regional requirements can range from needs analysis, performance management oversight and facilitation of year end calibration, 1-2-1 coaching with key leaders, talent reviews, team development and site engagement requirements. I also co-ordinate our European L&D operations; including workflow, curriculum management, resource planning, team logistics, budget overview and as the senior member of the team I actively support our L&D European manager. Provides coaching and support to team colleagues on a weekly basis as well as directly manage one of our junior consultants.

Independent learning and development specialist working in the following sectors- Franklin Templeton Investments - L&D specialist providing consultancy to key European business customers. Projects include designing leadership + behavioural development programmes to be delivered globally via Virtual Classes +Web Based Training.•Standard Life - reviewing and recommending a global proposition for learning and development to assist the company to achieve it’s ambitions as an Employer of Choice •Mazda Europe – development centre designed to identify key talents and areas for development for high performing leaders in a global business. Also Individual coaching with leaders from Russia, Germany and UK•Executive Coaching – 121 coaching with key business executives concentrating on areas identified by the individual or their company, - Scottish and Newcastle – developing a team building event using Myers Briggs for their senior finance directors. Event was successful in enhancing their relationship with key influencers within the business using MBTI.•Centrica– developing and coaching a group of performance management champions to enable them to enhance their own skill sets as well as increase business performance in managing sales targets and individuals’ performance.•Becogent – working with 6 senior operations managers to enhance their performance management skills through observations, feedback and accreditation.•Threesixty – working with a diverse group of individuals within the company to design and recommend a two year development plan to help them increase business revenue and reputation.•O2 Ireland – working with experienced account managers to enhance their relationship skills with key clients to enhance business results and build long term client relations using key influencing models and Myers brigs personality styles.•Standard Life – development of their brand awareness campaign for internal staff concentrating on the customer proposition.

Responsible for the analysis, design, development and evaluation of solutions that help business unit owners achieve their objectives. Responsible for 5 staff and a budget of £1m.Designed and implemented a development centre to increase the objectivity in senior promotion decisions Successfully managed an experienced team of development consultants through a redundancy programme Provided effective & business focused development consultancy to senior sales managersSuccessfully managed Performance Management development programme, which resulted in 25% increase in sales and 30% reduction in head count.Played key role in developing a proposal to improve T&D delivery across the companyDesigned and implemented a development programme which prepared Business Development and Implementation Managers for the effective launch of WRAPSuccessful coach increasing skill and productivity of senior managersLed a programme to enhance team working and collaboration with HR

Responsible for the analysis, design, development and evaluation of development solutions for key customers and projects. Senior Manager coach.Achievements include:Increased sales by radically improving managers performance management skillsRecognised at Sales conference for quality of work delivered internally and with external customersSupported sales managers to achieve recruitment targets by designing and delivering competency based recruitment training.Facilitated branch discussions to build the level of engagement within each area office utilising Q12.

Design & Delivery of key leadership and management workshops offered across the whole company.Achievements include:o Facilitated training for assessors for development centreso Department rep on staff representative boardo Successfully managed open learning centres, growing from 1 centre to 5 within 3 years

oSuccessfully completed fast track programme for potential managers and achieving promotion into management positionoManager of logistics team for major change programme delivering project on time and within budgetoManaged a team of up to 45 staff within customer contact centre to achieve processing targets