Experience

Buckinghamshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of HR Services

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Heading up Resourcing & Safeguarding in Employment, Payroll & Pensions and HR Systems & Operations

• Head of Policy, Reward & Resourcing

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2020



Buckinghamshire County Council

• Head of HR Business Partnering and Transformation

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2020

  Strategic oversight and leadership of a team of highly specialised HR Professionals across business partnering, transformation and employee relations.

• Human Resources Business Partner

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  Key responsibilities:> To be the lead HR expert for the Transport, Economy and Environment Business Unit providing strategic, commercial and complex advice and recommended solutions to leadership and senior managers> To enable the Business Unit to plan and implement short to long term workforce development strategies, transformation and change plans achieving their business objectives within reducing budgets. > To sit on the Leadership and Business Unit Boards and be integral in the development and delivery of the Business Units People and Organisational Development Agenda > Analyse and identify trends and appropriate solutions from the quarterly people metrics.> Be the key HR relationship manager for the Business Unit commissioning HR programmes and supports Achievements:> Developed a People Agenda that has been adopted by the Business Unit putting people at the heart of business decisions.> Developed and implemented a learning and development strategy focusing on ‘growing your own and sharing skills and expertise’, encouraging managers and employees to focus on their own learning and adopting more innovative approaches.> Developed an engagement strategy which has recently shown a 31% increase (40-71%) in response rates from the organisations staff survey.> Developed a resourcing strategy which focuses on innovative resourcing strategies and shifting to a marketing approach > Built strong and trusted working relationships with the Leadership and Senior Management Team of the Business Unit in addition to the front line management and Employee Representatives> Built a positive reputation of the Human Resources Business Partner model within the Business Unit and across the wider Council > Continue to develop and maintain an in depth knowledge and awareness of the Business Unit and its people requirements.

• Senior Organisational Development Officer

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  Key responsibilities:> The HR Lead for the Council’s Future Shape organisational change programme> Develop organisational change processes to ensure a fair, thorough and consistent approach is adopted to all organisational change programmes > Lead negotiations with the recognised trade unions> Programme manage the organisational change process for one of the newly formed Business UnitsAchievements:> Developed appropriate processes, programme plans and change principles adopted and successfully run by the different organisational change programmes> Successfully led on trade union negotiations where appropriate levels of engagement were achieved> Successfully programme managed and implemented a complex organisational change process working closely with Senior Leaders> Successfully programme managed and implemented a mobilisation programme for the new Business Unit

• Employee Relations and HR Service Desk Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  Responsible for managing the Employee Relations Advisory Service which provides professional HR advice on employee relation matters to its customers (both internal and external)Responsible for managing the HR Service Desk which is the first point of contact for all customers for the HR ServiceResponsible for managing nine direct reports, which include HR Consultants, HR Advisors, a HR Officer and a HR Service Desk Team LeaderResponsible for the employee relations service offering to all customers ensuring a high quality service is provided at all timesResponsible for developing new and existing commercial service offerings to potential customers/markets with the aim to expand the customer base and generate incomeResponsible for managing the allocated budget ensuring regular forecasting and monitoring is carried outResponsible for ensuring all SLA's are adhered toResponsible for the resourcing of both teams

• HR Consultant

  • 2007 - Sep 2013

  Responsible for providing strategic and pragmatic HR advice and delivering people solutions which enable service areas to achieve their business objectives. Responsible for providing high level HR advice and guidance to senior managers in relation to workforce planning, organisational change agendas, complex performance management issues, TUPE transfers, complex employee relations cases and HR policies. Responsible for the consistent application of HR policies and procedures ensuring full understanding and sound judgement is applied.Responsible for the line management and mentoring of Human Resources AdvisorsWorking with a diverse and complex group of stakeholders and service providers which includes the education service, planning, environment, transportation, adult social care, children’s and family services medical professionals and support services.



Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Stoke Mandeville Hospital

• Human Resources Professional

  • Jun 2003 - Aug 2007

  I advised managers, employees and the general public on recruitment and selection, retention issues, sickness absence, maternity leave, general employee relations queries, contractual and pay queries and different aspects of employment law. I was also involved in policy review and development and was a trained job evaluation panellist. I advised managers, employees and the general public on recruitment and selection, retention issues, sickness absence, maternity leave, general employee relations queries, contractual and pay queries and different aspects of employment law. I was also involved in policy review and development and was a trained job evaluation panellist.