Experience

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee
• Learning and Development Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Present


Riverside

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate

• • Oct 2016 - Jul 2019

• • Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

  Procurement and system set up of Saba Cloud for the organization. Worked with colleagues from IT Networks, Communication, Health and Safety and national team managers. Procurement of new e-learning providers and online learning solutions, aligning learning and development process, ensuring business as usual was achieved with Saba Cloud replacing existing LMS. Delivered ILM Level 3 in-house programme to 15 managers every two months. 60 managers attended in 2016. Demonstrable improvements in management skills evidenced through assessments.Procured Equality and Diversity suppliers in response to an audit report and altered the organisation approach to Equality and Diversity training. Offered a cost effective solution that relies on reduced external input and in house trainers doing delivery and managers using toolkits in their team meetings. Work with senior managers and HR Business Partners to design and deliver facilitated sessions and coaching that will enhance team culture and team performance practices  Work with all managers to maintain a business need and budget focus on all learning requestsDeliver a compulsory 5 day ILM Management programme Write guides for employees to support HR processes, for example appraisal Support Best Companies, Investors in People and Stonewall Workplace Equality Index activity for the HR service Show less



Plus Dane Group

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations

• • Jul 2008 - Sep 2015

  Managed team of 7 people spread based in offices in Liverpool, Ellesmere Port and CongletonResponsible for corporate Learning and Development and Talent Strategy (budget c £300,000) and related delivery and evaluation plan to ensure compliance, competency and capability across the organisation. Procure, design and deliver learning as appropriate. This included management development, future leaders, customer service, induction events programme for TUPE transferred staff, e-learning and coaching programmes and worked with local universities to develop accredited courses.Co-ordinated in-house apprentice approach for trade and office based apprentices and work experience programmes, organised graduation and apprentice celebration events, introduced ‘Countdown to Success’ for apprentices near the end of their time.Led on applications for all Investors in People (IiP) assessments up to 2010. Show less

• • Nov 2003 - Jul 2008

  Conducted learning needs analysis and scheduling of annual training plan.Facilitated senior managers away days and managers conferences.Investors in People lead for the organisation.Consulted on and developed a competency framework for new organisation in 2008 which was linked to values of the business and was used in 360 degree feedback and management and career development



Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning and Development Officer

  • Jun 2002 - Nov 2003

  Led successful IiP Assessment with IiP Champions programme Worked with Union Learning Reps to publicise learning for all staff. Including training, funding, qualifications and apprenticeships Part of the Skills and Knowledge Framework working group to introduce SKF to the hospital and delivered workshops at national conference Delivered monthly induction event for the hospital Centre lead for Institute of Leadership and Management, maintained contact with Quality Assessors Delivered the management training programme for hospital managers Show less