Experience

Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of People

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Colchester City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Partner (People & Performance)

  • May 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Provide strategic human resources advice that aligns corporate strategy to service plans • Develop strong partnerships with senior management • Employee Relations - Provide high-level advice and support to managers and directors on a full range of HR services including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and sickness management • Recruitment and Selection – Provide a full recruitment service including job design, recruitment strategies and selection panels. • Learning and Development – Analyse business needs, produce and deliver training plans to meet strategic requirements • Coaching and Mentoring – Provide coaching and mentoring to managers and staff • Employment Law - Develop, monitor and review HR policy and practices ensuring employment legislation is adhered too Achievements • Led the TUPE process to bring IT services in house. • Developed workforce plans that enables service delivery and provides flexible resilience plans. Show less



Braintree District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HR Advisor

  • Dec 2012 - May 2016

  • Ensure strategic alignment with all HR services, working closely with clients to provide a service that meets business needs • Manage the HR administration service ensuring KPI’s are met and an efficient and effective service is delivered • Employee Relations - Provide high-level advice and support to managers and directors on a full range of HR services including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and sickness management • Recruitment and Selection – Provide a full recruitment service including job design, recruitment strategies and selection panels. Experience of recruiting management apprentices and graduates • Learning and Development – Analyse business needs, produce and deliver training courses to meet strategic requirements • Coaching and Mentoring – Provide coaching and mentoring to managers and staff • Employment Law - Develop, monitor and review HR policy and practices ensuring employment legislation is adhered too • Change Management – Lead projects from designing delivery models to redundancy selection interviews • HR Systems - Manage the HR database providing accurate and relevant management information to support the business Achievements • Introduced HR systems to produce workforce data that informs management decisions. Results include a 7% reduction to sickness absence, strategic workforce planning interventions and improved organisational data • Led an employee engagement project to develop a recognition scheme that improves engagement and recognises staff achievements against organisational values and behaviors • Local Authority Challenge – On 27th October I took part in the 2015 Local Authority Challenge. The event gives local government officers who aspire to be leaders a chance to run a council for the day. After a long and intense day I am proud to say that our team won the event and took away valuable experience to support our careers. Show less



Citizens Advice

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Advisor

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Employee Relations - Provide high-level advice and support to managers on a full range of HR casework including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and sickness management• Recruitment and Selection – Provide a full recruitment service including job design, recruitment strategies and selection panels• Learning and Development – Analyse business training needs, produce and deliver training courses to meet requirements• Employment Law - Develop, monitor and review HR policy and practices ensuring employment legislation is adhered too• Learning and Development – Analyse business training needs, produce and deliver training courses to meet requirements• Change Management – Lead projects from designing delivery models to redundancy selection interviews• Coaching and Mentoring – Provide second tier advice to Bureaux troubleshooting team on all HR issues. Coach and develop the team to ensure accurate and consistent advice is given• Management - Manage the HR administration service ensuring an efficient and effective service Show less

• HR Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Nov 2012

  • Employee Relations - Provide high-level advice and support to managers on a full range of HR casework including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and sickness management• HR Systems - Manage the HR database providing accurate and relevant management information to support the business • Change Management – Lead projects from designing delivery models to redundancy selection interviews• Learning and Development – Analyse business training needs, produce and deliver training courses to meet requirements• Employment Law - Develop, monitor and review HR policy and practices ensuring employment legislation is adhered too• Management - Supervise HR Assistant Show less

• Human Resources Assistant - Recruitment

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Provide a high quality advisory service to managers on recruitment policy and effective recruitment management• Provide a full professional recruitment administration service• Manage relationships with recruitment advertising companies• Employment administration• Maintain recruitment files ensuring their security and compliance with the Data Protection Act

• Human Resources Assistant - Employment Admin

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2006

  • Prepare correspondence for staff contracts and changes to terms and conditions• Prepare payroll changes and send to Payroll Manager• Maintain and monitor the sickness absence database• Produce management reports• Pension administrator – Inform the pension provider of new starters, leavers and changes to contributions