Head of Facilities and Operations

• Mar 2022 - Present

The Head of Facilities and Operations is part of the Orri Leadership Team, reporting into the CEO and COO. Ensuring the efficient delivery of Facilities Management, HR Management, Operations Management, IT Management and supporting Administration in Orri, creating robust practices, continuous improvement and innovative solutions across these core areas of the business.

Facilities and Operations Manager

• Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

Facilities and Operations Manager at Orri UK overseeing Executive Assistant to the CEO SLT Business OperationsFacilities ManagementHealth & SafetyOperations ManagementEvent Management Training Delivery Human Resources IT(Please note all views on posts, shares and interested are of myself only and not representative of Orri's views and opinions).

Executive Assistant

• Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

Providing people with the right amount of support as they increasingly return to their lives.We give you the tools to change.We are a team of experts who work together to help people recover and individually tailor the right treatment plan.Respect, kindness and compassion every step of the way.Personalised programmes for better progress.Our particular area of focus is specialist day treatment. Our programmes include individualised, group and family therapy, and involve participating on an extended day or full-day programmes, moving to part-time programmes which adapt as they progress in recovery.Our programmes are flexible in intensity and duration. By taking a stepped approach where individuals work through the programmes gradually, we can provide the right level of support as they maintain a job, go to school or university, or return to their life alongside recovery.https://www.orri-uk.com/ Show less

Owner - Career Services - Freelance HR Consultant / CV Writer / Career Advisor

• Nov 2017 - Sep 2021

I am a highly experienced Human Resources professional with over a decade working across public and private sector organisations. Upon starting my own business in 2017 I have provided my services across Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Australia. I offer a wide range of services across the HR Function; Individual Clients • CV Writing • Cover Letters / Resignation Letters • LinkedIn recommendations • Application Forms • Job Searching • Interview Preparation Support • Career Advice Corporate Services • HR Management • Organisation Design • Executive Coaching • Benefits Review • Recruitment Management • Recruitment Campaign Management • Employee Engagement • Employee Wellbeing • Diversity, Inclusion and Equality in the Workplace • Performance and Reward • Learning and Development • Tender / Bid Management Support I am extremely passionate about my business and take a great deal of pride in the work I produce and the support I provide to my all my clients. You can contact me directly at lydia@ldcareerservices.com or visit my website www.ldcareerservices.com for more information Show less

Human Resources Manager

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

(Maternity Leave contract) Leading on HR within the school environment ensuring all staff related matters are compliant with the relevant legislation. Covering HR, Recruitment (adhering to the Safer Recruiting Policy), Performance Appraisals, Training and Payroll, Cover Diary Management and budgeting. Management of all marketing requirements for the school incorporating social media, website and the production of various internal and external newsletters across the school community. (Maternity Leave contract) Leading on HR within the school environment ensuring all staff related matters are compliant with the relevant legislation. Covering HR, Recruitment (adhering to the Safer Recruiting Policy), Performance Appraisals, Training and Payroll, Cover Diary Management and budgeting. Management of all marketing requirements for the school incorporating social media, website and the production of various internal and external newsletters across the school community.

Erasmus+ Project Officer

• Jan 2020 - May 2021

The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was established in 2016 as a group of primary schools working in collaboration as one charitable entity, to improve and maintain high educational standards and offer life opportunities for our children and the community as a whole. Our schools all share the belief that a nurturing approach is at the heart of success. Happy children learn, happy staff thrive, happy parents build a community and that is what we strive to achieve. As a Multi Academy Trust, we place high value in the word ‘trust’ and take it to mean ‘have faith or confidence’. We want you to trust our trust to inspire and nurture our children and their community to be the very best that they can be. Show less

HR and Recruitment Manager

• Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

Leading the HR and Recruitment division for Entel; incorporating all HR, Training and Development, Recruitment and Employment Law functions. HR Management - Responsible for the creation, implementation and management of the on boarding process for new starters across the business. Undertaking continuous reviews of HR policies, processes and procedures to ensure compliance to new legislation. Management of personnel information incorporating sickness; holidays; training; performance reviews; annual salary reviews and leaver documentation. Recruitment - The creation and delivery of the strategy resourcing plan with aligned recruitment advertising activities; working in partnership with internal stakeholders to provide support throughout the recruitment process. Design and implementation of an internal suite of assessments to support recruitment across a range of internal departments'; including sales operations; business development; research and design; manufacturing and support functions. Risk Management - Creation, implementation and maintenance of a robust risk register across the international business areas; working in collaboration with key stakeholders; gather information and overseeing risk mitigation plans. Providing specialist risk assessment advice to managers as well as to ensure a proactive approach to new business and project activities. Entel group designs and manufactures business critical radio communications equipment. Owning and managing both the Research & Development and Manufacturing functions, ensures that Entel has a deserved reputation for exacting standards of innovation, quality and excellence. With a Global footprint, Entel has a wide and varied customer base across a variety of vertical markets including Government and Defence, Oil and Gas and Marine. (Please note all views on posts, shares and interested are of myself only and not representative of Entel's views and opinions). Show less

Office - Premises & Events Management

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

Chessbrook is a happy and successful Education Support Centre with a deserved reputation for pastoral excellence and a broad and balanced curriculum; within a well-disciplined and supportive environment all students are known and valued as individuals and are helped to achieve their potential. Responsible for all premises and event management requirements across the site incorporating health and safety, premises maintenance and security and event coordination and marketing. I am responsible for the production and distribution of periodic reports on student data based on intervention programmes for review by the senior leadership team and local primary and secondary schools who utilise the provisions and intervention available through Chessbrook. I undertake the daily attendance for students at alternative provisions held offsite; liaising with provision contacts and parents/carers/schools on non-attendance. It is essential this is managed in line with school practices to ensure the wellbeing and safeguarding of students. In addition I provide support to the TUTE coordinator on virtual learning attendance on a regular basis. (Please note all views on posts, shares and interested are of myself only and not representative of Chessbrook's views and opinions). Show less

Risk Specialist

• Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

Offering the rail industry trusted asset-related information management, insight and tools; Asset Information Services enables customers to make better informed decisions, improve safety and reduce costs.Risk Specialist working for Asset Information within Group Digital Railway. As the Asset Information Risk Specialist I work alongside two assurance auditors, reporting to the Risk & Assurance Manager within the Business Management Team. My role is to manage and co-ordinate the identification and prioritisation of Asset Information risk consistent with corporate risk management frameworks. To facilitate the development of treatment plans and actions by risk owners; monitor the progress of plans and deliver periodic management reports. Maintain corporate and Asset Information risk registers and undertake risk reviews in accordance with standards and processes. I undertake qualitative and quantitative risk assessments on Asset Information activities and development opportunities; providing specialist risk assessment advise to managers; as well as risk assessments on business and project activities likely to import risk in Asset Information. I represent Asset Information on corporate risk management steering and working groups; liaising with the RSSB and other external organisations on cross-industry risk; contibuting to increasing risk and risk management awareness across Asset Information creating a culture of risk-based decision-making supported by robust operational self assurance. (Please note all views on posts, shares and interested are of myself only and not representative of Network Rail's views and opinions). Show less

Resourcing Business Partner

• Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

Heading the resourcing function for Network Rail's Supply Chain Operations & Commercial & Procurement functions within the Route Services Directorate . Managing the resource forecastings, creation of campaign strategies across all areas of these functions as well as supporting the Emerging Talents (graduates and apprentices). Interacting with the Delivery Teams and all regional offices on improvement to the internal services, enhancing the external advertising for candidate attraction as well as provided advice and solutions based on my expertise to support the Supply Chain Operations & Commercial and Procurement businesses. A member of the Diversity & Inclusion Working Group and a D&I Champion; I undertake a proactive role in ensuring we are resourcing a diverse work force to strenghten the expertise, talent, industry experience and backgrounds into the National Supply Chain within Network Rail. "Resourcing & Diversity is the same job" Quote from Stephen Frost at The Big I.D.E.A event October 2015. (Please note all views on posts, shares and interests are of myself only and not representative of Network Rail's views and opinions). Show less

Resourcing Manager (Lead) - Civil Engineering & Water Sector

• Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

Resourcing Manager for Skanska UK Plc covering Skanska Civil Engineering and the Water Sector Projects. Current Civil Engineering projects include the M1 J19 Improvement Works, Crossrail’s Paddington Station, Bond Street Station and Eleanor & Mile End, Bermondsey Dive Under, Northern Hub, M25 Widening Scheme, M25 J30, Welsh Water AMP6, Thames Water AMP6 and Anglian Water AMP5 & AMP6, Wessex Capacity. I am the Water Lead across all three of our AMP6 frameworks for Thames Water, Anglian Water and Welsh Water, managing the strategic recruitment programme across all projects interacting with the JV partners and clients to ensure processes are streamlined throughout Skanska UK for all Water related vacancies. Working in collaboration with our joint venture partners on strategic resourcing programmes, providing a united approach to all recruitment needs across the frameworks. Resourcing Lead for all UK Rail projects, creating and delivering strategic resourcing strategies, providing assistance during ITT's as a resourcing SME, collaboration with Project Directors and Commercial Leads to ensure a streamline resourcing process.I ensure a strong focus on direct resourcing (minimum of 75%) which has been highly successful with a number of projects only having direct sourcing throughout the project ramp up to ensure our candidate experience is enhanced as well as extensive costs savings for the civil engineering department. I manage all aspects of our PSL for Permanent and Fixed Term recruitment; organisation of external events in line with Civil Engineering and Water project promotion; Social Media within resourcing. (Please note all views on posts, shares and interests are of myself only and not representative of Skanska's views and opinions). Show less

Resourcing Partner

• Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

Resourcing Partner for Skanska UK Plc, managing the resourcing for Skanska Civil Engineering and the Water Sector. Skanska has job vacancies on multiple projects across the country, including M1 J19 Improvement Works, Anglian Water AMP5 and AMP6, Thames Water AMP 6, Welsh Water AMP6, Bermondsey Dive Under, Crossrail and the Northern Hub. In addition we have a large number of projects in our pipeline across rail, water and highways nationwide. Skanska is one of the UK’s leading contractors with world-class expertise in public private partnerships. Skanska’s UK business was formed in 2000 and now employs more than 5,000 people.Working together with customers, partners and our supply chain, we make a positive difference to society.We provide construction services across many sectors including commercial, custodial, data centres, defence, education, healthcare, highways, rail, residential, street lighting and utilities.In addition, our specialist teams provide world-class foundations and piling expertise, facilities management, and engineering services for buildings.The company embarked on its first commercial property projects in the UK as a developer in 2013, building on Skanska’s extensive development activities in the Nordics, Europe and the USA. Show less

Offshore Recruitment Specialist

• May 2011 - Jun 2013

RES is one of the world's leading renewable energy developers working across the globe to develop, construct and operate projects that contribute to our goal of a sustainable future. In the quarter of a century since RES was formed, we have played a central role in the development of the global renewable energy market and we have helped to move the sustainable energy debate from the margin to the mainstream. We have a portfolio of low-carbon energy technologies and a range of services which together can meet demand from the industrial, public and commercial sectors on whatever scale. Leading the recruitment for RES Offshore my technical knowledge covers all stages of an offshore wind farm cycle. This includes - Development - geological suveys, environmental consents, stakeholder management, GIS, EIA and offshore wind analysis. Construction - project management, project engineering, subsea/marine cable installation, turbine engineering, infrastructure and interface engineering, procurement and foundations. Engineering - civil, structural and foundation engineering, civil, structural and foundation analysis, wind farm development, project electrical engineering, CAD Design/engineering and development engineering. O&M - turbine technicians, HSQE advisors/managers and turbine performance. Additionally I provide in house support within RES Offshore on the recruitment process covering job description writing, interview testing, social media marketing and job advertising, assistance with recruitment resource planning, budget control and reporting. Show less

Account Delivery Consultant

• Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

Confidence is the main reason that companies ask Cognitive to supply them with Dynamics and SharePoint professionals. It’s based on our track record of supplying staff to complex programs across the entire Dynamics spectrum whether that is in AX, CRM or Navision. Our knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics and SharePoint markets means that we can source quality professionals on time and to budget. You’ll have no project delays because of a lack of the right people. Consequently, we can save you money. But don’t just take our word for it. Our clients speak for themselves. From management consultancies to software houses, we’ve been instrumental in supporting our client's projects and we have been a key player in the expansion of Microsoft's leading Gold partners and the exclusive staffing partner to multiple Microsoft's president's club members. Additionally I lead Social Media Marketing within the Cognitive Group, expanding our profile on a number of social media sites, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing to name a few. Show less

Senior SAP Recruitment Consultant

• Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

Specializing in the SAP environment I provide a large number of global organizations with permanent SAP consultants to work on project sites with end users for Greenfield implementations, upgrades and support opportunities. Countries covered include: UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Canada and Americas. Industries covered include: Utilities, Retail, FMCG, Banking/Finance, Government, Media and Telecommunications Show less

Training Consultant and Senior Resource

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Training and development of new employees joining Swan iT, training on the Voyager system, client knowledge and liaision as well as all IT technologies including SAP(all modules, including HR, BW, BI, CRM, FI, CO, SCM, ABAP, DW, IS-U etc) Cognos, Business Objects, Business One, Sharepoint, Technical Architecture, Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Application Development, Data Migration, Java, Software Development, Microsoft, .Net, ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, C++. SQL Server, ETL tools, Web Services to name a few. As well as mointoring and developing their resource and technical knowledge skills to ensure success within Swan iT Recruitment, I also provide support to all Global clients with their recruitment covering all of the EU, South Africa, America, Australia, Singapore and Asia. Show less

Senior South African Consultant

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

SAP and IT technology recruitment within South Africa. Liaising with numerous global organistion, financial institutions and small niche organistions. Providing them with strong candidates for their opportunities, laising with the organistions on future projects and ensuring smooth transactions for new employees into each organistion.

Talent Aqusition Consultant

• Dec 2008 - Jun 2009

Short Term Contract Short Term Contract

Recruitment Resourcer

• Mar 2008 - Sep 2008

Resourcing for SAP consultancy across the UK specifically for one major global consulting client. Head hunting, skilling & preparing candidates for interviews. Assisting with relocation of candidates to the UK for positions within the global client. Resourcing for SAP consultancy across the UK specifically for one major global consulting client. Head hunting, skilling & preparing candidates for interviews. Assisting with relocation of candidates to the UK for positions within the global client.

PA/ Sales Negoitator

• Mar 2004 - Mar 2008