Experience

Rathbones

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior L&D Consultant (FTC)

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Responsible for Leadership Development and Talent Management across the organisation Responsible for Leadership Development and Talent Management across the organisation



Freedom from Torture

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Learning and Development (FTC)

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Each day, staff and volunteers work with survivors of torture in our centres in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle (and via a capacity-building presence in Yorkshire and Humberside) to help them begin to rebuild their lives. Sharing this expertise with partner organisations in the UK and internationally, Freedom from Torture operates as a centre of learning and knowledge in the care, treatment and protection of torture survivors. Each day, staff and volunteers work with survivors of torture in our centres in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle (and via a capacity-building presence in Yorkshire and Humberside) to help them begin to rebuild their lives. Sharing this expertise with partner organisations in the UK and internationally, Freedom from Torture operates as a centre of learning and knowledge in the care, treatment and protection of torture survivors.



World Vision UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Organisational Development Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2016



Resourcing4HR

• United Kingdom
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Associate - Learning & Development

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Lead Associate supporting clients through the three service offerings Resourcing4HR deliver specifically in the field of Learning & Development. Service offerings operate on a Project by Project basis, Interim Management / Consultancy basis or as a Virtual L&D function. Key Areas of Expertise:•Full diagnosis of training and development needs•Design & delivery of bespoke learning & development programmes•One-to-one executive coaching •Teambuilding •Career coaching •Outplacement work •Assessment •Licensed to use a range of Psychometric Tools eg Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)Examples of learning programmes delivered: •Leadership skills •Management Development •Performance Management •Effective/Advanced presentation skills •Time Management•Facilitations/consulting skills •People management /managing others •Handling difficult situations / Giving Feedback•Coaching skills •Assertiveness •Communication skills /Advanced Communication Skills •Telephone Skills •Influencing skills •Introduction to management /Supervisory Skills•Interview skills



Development Unlimited

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 1999 - Jun 2013

  I established Development Unlimited in October 1999Key achievements include:•One to one coaching with senior managers/execs in a number of international and blue chip organisations in a variety of sectors. As a result I have secured repeat business within the ‘host’ organisation and regular referrals to other organisations•Coaching on a Development Programme for Senior Lawyers within a major international law firm. Role involved gaining competency based feedback from sponsoring Partners, delivering this to candidates, including psychometrics, and working with candidates to put together competency based development plans. • Design and delivery of an executive coaching programme for new senior managers within charity organisation undergoing substantial growth and change. Involved working with recently promoted senior managers who had been appointed to a newly established board of directors • Design and delivery of accelerated development programme for newly appointed secretarial managers within a leading international legal firm. This was a new, highly visible role within the firm which required the successful candidates to take on board new skills and responsibilities quickly and successfully. As a result I have designed and delivered similar programmes in three other legal firms in the City & Dubai. • Design and delivery of competency based recruitment and selection process and programme for major IT Company. As a result of the success of this programme I was invited to run a workshop for the executive board. • Team building/team development with variety of organisations and levels, including Board level. Assignments have involved working across Europe. • Outplacement coaching, eg, for blue chip international IT Company and Finance company. As a result of the coaching most candidates were able to secure a new position of their choice within 3 months.



Human Resource Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas

• Account Director

  • Jan 1994 - Sep 1999



DDI

• Indonesia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Organisational Change Services

  • Feb 1992 - Jan 1994