Experience

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  Age UK London

  • London Area, United Kingdom

  • Events volunteer

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • London Area, United Kingdom

    Help out in dementia social club

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  Shaw Trust

  • South Croydon, England, United Kingdom

  • Volenteer

    • Sep 2015 - Apr 2023
    • South Croydon, England, United Kingdom

    Shaw Trust is a charity working with the Government to help the disadvantaged and long term unemployed to find work. I provide one to one support on reviewing CV, Job search and doing mock interviews.

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  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Volunteer

    • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    Volunteer - giving directions to visitors, visit patients with no visitors, during meal times feed the elderly and other patients who cannot feed themselves due to stroke or accident etc

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  Lady of leisure

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Lady of Leisure

    • Jun 2014 - Sep 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Full Time carer

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Full time carer

    • Sep 2009 - May 2014
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Fuerst Day Lawson

  • London, United Kingdom

  • HR Manager

    • Jul 2008 - May 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Full operational HR and employee relations for offices in London, China, India, Germany, USA• Attended monthly senior management meeting to deliver and discuss HR progress and issues • Policies and Procedures – designed and implemented maternity pack, holiday and absence policy • Performance Management – designed and implemented new appraisal form, wrote procedures and guidelines, coached and supported appraisers/appraisees• Recruitment – recruited 14 employees in IT, sales, marketing, finance, logistics, administration• Redundancy of 13 employees – 7 in London office, 6 in Essex office• Payroll – administered outsourced payroll• Responsible for work permit applications• Mentored and designed training program for work-experience student from France

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  Kalido

  • London, United Kingdom

  • HR Manager

    • May 2006 - May 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Full operational HR including employment law for London; worked with HR in US head office• Changed the image of HR in the London office from low to high profile and closed to open door• Recruitment – reviewed procedures, selected PSL and negotiated rates from 25% to 15% to reduce recruitment cost, all stages of recruitment including interviewing and selection decisions• Policies and Procedures – wrote employee handbook, consolidated all existing policies and procedures• Compensation and Benefits – salary benchmarking, salary and bonus review, renewed employee benefits (improved package and reduced cost by 2%), implemented Childcare Vouchers and Cyclescheme • Performance Management – redesigned global annual appraisal forms, wrote guidelines and procedures, compiled global job descriptions and job grading• Employee Relations – offer letters and contracts, designed induction program, exit interviews • Administration of stock option scheme• Health and Safety – wrote policy, designed and implemented individual workstation assessment• Strategic advice to senior management on disciplinary issues and negative effects of office re-location • Implement HR section on intranet – worked with IT and HR in US• Training – sourced, arranged and monitored training courses, delivered training• Responsible for Office Manager

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  Orbian

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Full operational HR and employee relations for London and US head office • Attended monthly management meeting (conference call to US) to deliver and discuss HR progress and issues • Organisation Restructure – redundancy of senior directors and restructuring process• Training and Development – wrote and implemented global policy, set up in-house training• Performance Management – re-designed and implemented new global appraisal form, wrote guidelines and procedures, delivered training, up-dated job descriptions• Compensation and Benefits – salary benchmarking, salary and bonus review• Payroll – administered outsourced payroll and pension• Responsible for Facilities Manager

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  DBS Bank

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Dec 2004 - Jun 2005
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Outsourced HR – sourced providers, wrote procedures and service level agreements• Harmonisation of employee benefits, conducted salary benchmarking• Full HR service, drafted handbook as per UK legislation but in line with Singapore head office

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  Glencairn insurance

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Sep 2004 - Dec 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Compiled job descriptions and supervisor guidelines to comply with FSA regulations • Training needs analysis – identified training needs, organised and delivered training• Recruitment, reviewed HR policies and procedures, redesigned appraisal form

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  Miller Insurance Services LLP

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Apr 2004 - Aug 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Compiled job descriptions and identified training needs to comply with FSA regulations • Projects – works council, employee survey, voluntary benefits, equal pay audit

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  Sport England

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • Facilitated organisation restructuring and re-branding• Provided a full operational HR function, committee member to select new HRIS• Redundancies – successfully exited 80+ voluntary and compulsory redundancies• Worked in team of 13 HR professionals and managed team of 8

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  Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Personnel Manager

    • Aug 2001 - Nov 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Achievements: • All aspects of operational HR including recruitment and redundancies (inc delicate maternity case)• Revised HR systems to meet FSA regulations – reviewed job descriptions, identified training needs • Changed final salary pension scheme from employee non-contributory to employee contributory, set-up an alternative stakeholder pension• Reviewed employee handbook and contracts, implement Working Time Opt-out agreement• Salary benchmarking, budget management, expatriate administration• Administration of pension and contracted-out payroll, supervised Assistant Manager

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  LevelSeas.com

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Nov 2000 - Jun 2001
    • London, United Kingdom

    Full, hands-on operational HR for start-up IT company

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  Wcities

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim HR Manager

    • Nov 1999 - Jun 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

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  CMP Media

  • London, United Kingdom

  • HR Manager

    • Jan 1989 - Aug 1999
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Luggage Management International

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Personnel Controller

    • Apr 1997 - Nov 1997
    • London, United Kingdom

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  JJ King

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Self Employed

    • Jan 1991 - Mar 1997
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Nomura Research Institute

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Personnel & Admin Executive

    • Dec 1988 - Oct 1990
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Texas Eastern North Sea Inc

  • Assistant Supervisor Planning & Admin

    • Mar 1984 - Nov 1988

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  Spencer and Partners

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Finance & Commercial Administrator

    • Feb 1982 - Feb 1984
    • London, United Kingdom