Experience

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  Marden Soft Furnishings Ltd

  • Poole, England, United Kingdom

  • Retail Sales Manager

    • Oct 2016 - Mar 2022
    • Poole, England, United Kingdom

    Sales of bespoke soft furnishings and reupholstery

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  Radian Group Ltd

  • Eastleigh

  • Human Resources & Organisational Development Business Partner

    • Jul 2013 - Sep 2016
    • Eastleigh

    Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, responsible for identifying, designing, delivering Corporate & Directorate wide people and organisational development interventions.

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  Effective People UK Ltd

  • HR Consultant

    • Jan 2005 - Jul 2013

    Specialising in the provision of practical HR and training solutions for organisations including developing policies and procedures, resolving performance and absence management issues; managing recruitment projects; managing redundancy programmes and TUPE transfers; preparing public sector organ...

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  Plato GB

  • Group Facilitator

    • Oct 2004 - Jul 2012

    Facilitating the Plato business development programme in conjunction with Bournemouth University

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  Southern Enterprise Alliance

  • Non-executive Director

    • 2005 - May 2011

    Non-executive Director & Deputy Chair (Dorset) for SEA and WSX Enterprise (Business Link providers in Dorset).

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  Hugh Symons

  • Human Resources Director

    • Apr 2000 - Oct 2004

    Responsible for developing and delivering coordinated HR strategy & delivery to support business development. Managing a team of HR consultants to support the business.

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  DEK

  • Human Resources Manager

    • Jun 1997 - Mar 2000

    Management of comprehensive generalist HR function with specific responsibility for HR policy, implementation of full range of employee development, training and pay and benefits policies. Specifically developed and implemented flexible working agreement to meet steep business cycles affecting t...

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  Citibank

  • Course Director - Management Training

    • Apr 1990 - Jun 1991

    Planned, organised and delivered management training to all levels of management in UK and Europe. Provided a consultancy training service to other banking organisations.

  • Course Director - Graduate Training

    • Feb 1989 - Apr 1990

    Planned and organised financial knowledge and personal skills training for all graduate and MBA entrants into the Bank in Europe.

  • Group Personnel Officer

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

    Provided a comprehensive generalist personnel service to corporate banking and back office departments.

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  Coopers & Lybrand

  • Personnel Manager

    • Aug 1983 - Dec 1985
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  GlaxoSmithKline

  • HR Officer

    • 1980 - 1983