Joanne Baker
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Paul Edwards
Joanne is an exceptional individual whose happy disposition and positive approach make her a pleasure to work with. She is a professional HR Manager with a broad range of talents. During her time at Oxis, Joanne made notable improvements to the HR administration, introduced employee improvement programmes and overall enhanced employee/ employer relationships. Joanne joined the business at a particularly challenging time and during this period she showed an exceptional dedication to her role to manage a wide range of HR matters with a high degree of effectiveness. Joanne is a most capable HR practitioner, able to communicate very clearly, she is a person whose opinion and advice can be trusted, and I would not hesitate in recommending her.
Phillip Jeffery
I worked with Jo at OXIS Energy during some unprecedented and challenging times; she handled it fantastically, especially given she was new to the business when the Pandemic hit. Jo is one of the most approachable and professional HR managers I have had the pleasure of working with; together we dealt with a number of internal issues and each time Jo was able to articulate the process, enabling us to deal with it efficiently and effectively. Jo has a clear vision and strategy for ensuring the business is effective and the employees are given appropriate opportunities for development and reward. She is continually developing herself, staying on top of the latest legislation all whilst dealing with high volumes of issues. I can highly recommend Jo, she would be a great asset to any company.
Paul Edwards
Joanne is an exceptional individual whose happy disposition and positive approach make her a pleasure to work with. She is a professional HR Manager with a broad range of talents. During her time at Oxis, Joanne made notable improvements to the HR administration, introduced employee improvement programmes and overall enhanced employee/ employer relationships. Joanne joined the business at a particularly challenging time and during this period she showed an exceptional dedication to her role to manage a wide range of HR matters with a high degree of effectiveness. Joanne is a most capable HR practitioner, able to communicate very clearly, she is a person whose opinion and advice can be trusted, and I would not hesitate in recommending her.
Phillip Jeffery
I worked with Jo at OXIS Energy during some unprecedented and challenging times; she handled it fantastically, especially given she was new to the business when the Pandemic hit. Jo is one of the most approachable and professional HR managers I have had the pleasure of working with; together we dealt with a number of internal issues and each time Jo was able to articulate the process, enabling us to deal with it efficiently and effectively. Jo has a clear vision and strategy for ensuring the business is effective and the employees are given appropriate opportunities for development and reward. She is continually developing herself, staying on top of the latest legislation all whilst dealing with high volumes of issues. I can highly recommend Jo, she would be a great asset to any company.
Paul Edwards
Joanne is an exceptional individual whose happy disposition and positive approach make her a pleasure to work with. She is a professional HR Manager with a broad range of talents. During her time at Oxis, Joanne made notable improvements to the HR administration, introduced employee improvement programmes and overall enhanced employee/ employer relationships. Joanne joined the business at a particularly challenging time and during this period she showed an exceptional dedication to her role to manage a wide range of HR matters with a high degree of effectiveness. Joanne is a most capable HR practitioner, able to communicate very clearly, she is a person whose opinion and advice can be trusted, and I would not hesitate in recommending her.
Phillip Jeffery
I worked with Jo at OXIS Energy during some unprecedented and challenging times; she handled it fantastically, especially given she was new to the business when the Pandemic hit. Jo is one of the most approachable and professional HR managers I have had the pleasure of working with; together we dealt with a number of internal issues and each time Jo was able to articulate the process, enabling us to deal with it efficiently and effectively. Jo has a clear vision and strategy for ensuring the business is effective and the employees are given appropriate opportunities for development and reward. She is continually developing herself, staying on top of the latest legislation all whilst dealing with high volumes of issues. I can highly recommend Jo, she would be a great asset to any company.
Paul Edwards
Joanne is an exceptional individual whose happy disposition and positive approach make her a pleasure to work with. She is a professional HR Manager with a broad range of talents. During her time at Oxis, Joanne made notable improvements to the HR administration, introduced employee improvement programmes and overall enhanced employee/ employer relationships. Joanne joined the business at a particularly challenging time and during this period she showed an exceptional dedication to her role to manage a wide range of HR matters with a high degree of effectiveness. Joanne is a most capable HR practitioner, able to communicate very clearly, she is a person whose opinion and advice can be trusted, and I would not hesitate in recommending her.
Phillip Jeffery
I worked with Jo at OXIS Energy during some unprecedented and challenging times; she handled it fantastically, especially given she was new to the business when the Pandemic hit. Jo is one of the most approachable and professional HR managers I have had the pleasure of working with; together we dealt with a number of internal issues and each time Jo was able to articulate the process, enabling us to deal with it efficiently and effectively. Jo has a clear vision and strategy for ensuring the business is effective and the employees are given appropriate opportunities for development and reward. She is continually developing herself, staying on top of the latest legislation all whilst dealing with high volumes of issues. I can highly recommend Jo, she would be a great asset to any company.
Credentials
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Associate CIPD Member
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Experience
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Optellum
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United Kingdom
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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HR Manager
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Jan 2023 - Present
We are a lung health company, developing products to help clinicians in the management, diagnosis and care of patients. A team of award-winning machine learning, medical device and clinical experts who work with leading hospitals, physicians and authors of lung cancer guidelines across Europe and US. Optellum has gathered the largest real-world dataset of CT scans and, using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, developed a solution to enable clinicians to identify at-risk patients and to guide lung cancer management. Show less
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Oxbotica
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interim People Partner
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Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
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Enara Bio
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United Kingdom
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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People Operations Partner
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
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OXIS Energy Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Manager
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Mar 2020 - May 2021
OXIS and its research partners focused on the development of the world leading Li-S chemistry that can be used in many battery applications. I headed up the HR department working closely with managers to develop their teams. Unfortunately, OXIS was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and went into Administration in May 2021 and the company closed. OXIS and its research partners focused on the development of the world leading Li-S chemistry that can be used in many battery applications. I headed up the HR department working closely with managers to develop their teams. Unfortunately, OXIS was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and went into Administration in May 2021 and the company closed.
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Innovate UK KTN
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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200 - 300 Employee
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HR Manager
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Aug 2017 - Mar 2020
KTN work across a multitude of sectors providing technical capability to assist UK industry to create economic value. The staff base is primarily remote workers, covering the whole of the UK. My time was split between practical support, coaching line managers, recruitment and supporting and influencing the business and delivering key projects in line with the business strategy. KTN work across a multitude of sectors providing technical capability to assist UK industry to create economic value. The staff base is primarily remote workers, covering the whole of the UK. My time was split between practical support, coaching line managers, recruitment and supporting and influencing the business and delivering key projects in line with the business strategy.
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Oxford Economics
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United Kingdom
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Information Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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HR Manager
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
A large part of my role was focussing on recruitment due to rapid business growth. The role gave an opportunity to develop and manage recruitment for UK and International offices including senior management roles, graduate resourcing campaigns, placement students and internships. A large part of my role was focussing on recruitment due to rapid business growth. The role gave an opportunity to develop and manage recruitment for UK and International offices including senior management roles, graduate resourcing campaigns, placement students and internships.
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LTi Metaltech
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United Kingdom
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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HR Manager
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Nov 2015 - Aug 2016
A small manufacturing organisation based in Milton Park, Oxfordshire who produced vessels for MRI Scanners. A large part of my role was recruiting precision welders. The skill set was very specialised, quite difficult to source and retain. At the time of the Brexit Referendum, a significant amount of the manufacturing was outsourced. My role along with others in the organisation were made redundant. A small manufacturing organisation based in Milton Park, Oxfordshire who produced vessels for MRI Scanners. A large part of my role was recruiting precision welders. The skill set was very specialised, quite difficult to source and retain. At the time of the Brexit Referendum, a significant amount of the manufacturing was outsourced. My role along with others in the organisation were made redundant.
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Ridge and Partners LLP
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United Kingdom
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Advisor
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2015
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ABSL Power Solutions Ltd
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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HR Advisor
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Oct 2011 - Sep 2014
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Human Resources Administrator
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Aug 2008 - Oct 2011
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Personal Assistant to HR Director,Commercial Director and Director of e-Commerce
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Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
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