Experience

South Somerset District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Organisational Development Specialist

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Clayton Euro Risk

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2018

  Full talent management role focusing on the attraction, retention and development of staff and contractors to ensure the business meets its strategic objectives. Training Needs Analysis - planning, execution and evaluation of all staff learning and development. Development and management of workforce planning process/system. Provision of advice, guidance and recommendations on: recruitment, L&D, OD and employee relations to senior management. Focus on engagement and relationship management at a senior level: board directors, senior management, clients and project leaders. Design and delivery of Induction programme and on-boarding for all employees and contractors. Autonomous role with responsibility for full recruitment life-cycle using a variety of methods and techniques. Initial development and ongoing advancement of recruitment and retention strategy for UK and International contracting pool. Design, resourcing and supervision of team structure for all client projects. Performance management of team including coaching and the identification and provision of mentors where appropriate. HR generalist responsibilities including resolution of all ER matters.



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Talent Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for the resourcing and development of production talent across BBC Bristol. Focus on attraction, retention and development of individuals to the highest calibre with an emphasis on talent mapping, L&D, succession planning and team structure. Worked with HR to partner Business Unit providing advice, guidance and counsel in all recruitment, compliance and people related activity.Member of the Leadership Development Network. Developed and ran training courses on Management Fundamentals which focused on giving Line Managers the tools/techniques to manage individuals and teams.

• Interim Change Manager, Television Transformation Team

  • Nov 2012 - May 2013

  Implementation of new ways of working to embed departments in a new environment. Focus on people engagement and the behavioural change needed to ensure a successful transition.

• Interim Resource & Change Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  Specifically requested by the Head of Programme Accounting to manage the change to new ways of working for Production Finance staff and the redundancy programme attached to this change whilst also continuing to resource productions and manage all Production Accountants in the team. Interim role until a permanent solution was established.



Creative UK

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Project Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2012

  Project Manager for the Creative Industries iNet delivering business support and training programmes for South West based SMEs working within the Creative Industries. Programmes included: Mentoring, Investment Readiness, Marketing. Project Manager for the Creative Industries iNet delivering business support and training programmes for South West based SMEs working within the Creative Industries. Programmes included: Mentoring, Investment Readiness, Marketing.



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Change/Project Manager - People

  • 2005 - 2010

  Initially hired as a Consultant advising on Production perspective of proposed Finance changes.Change Manager on huge Finance Transformation project producing savings of £45m and the Finance workforce by 66%. Focus on the people side of implemented changes.Change Manager for newly created Finance Centre concentrating on: people engagement, transition and stabilisation of new structure/policies/processes/systems.Project/Change Manager for Vision Productions providing expertise from both Finance and Production fields. Responsible for managing transition, implementation and training of new processes and systems within Production Management and Finance areas. Additional responsibility for project management of one off projects where needed.Change Manager on Finance Effectiveness Programme. Focus on the impact of original transformational programme and OD changes needed to support it.

• Production Manager

  • 2001 - 2005

  Production Manager on Factual Programming. This included a 6 month stint working in the New York office. Programmes included: Bargain Hunt, What Not To Wear, Rogue Traders.



PARTRIDGE FILMS

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Production Manager

  • 2000 - 2001

  Independent production company (subsequently taken over by Granada) specialising in Wildlife programming. Independent production company (subsequently taken over by Granada) specialising in Wildlife programming.



Viacom

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager (previously HR Coordinator)

  • 1994 - 2000

  Music Television cable channel. Started working in HR focussing mainly on recruitment. Moved to Production Management for VH1 channel starting as Production Coordinator and moving up to Production Manager. Managed budgets, studio schedule, band performances, location filming, supplier relationships etc Music Television cable channel. Started working in HR focussing mainly on recruitment. Moved to Production Management for VH1 channel starting as Production Coordinator and moving up to Production Manager. Managed budgets, studio schedule, band performances, location filming, supplier relationships etc