Group Talent Director

• Apr 2022 - Present

Group Organisational Development Manager

• Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

Global Organisational Effectiveness Manager

• Sep 2018 - Mar 2021

Accountable for development and implementation of strategic OE activity across the organisation (FTSE100, c.23,000 employees across UK & US), leading an expertise team based in the US and UK, and through project teams drawn from across the organisation. Achievements: Leading the Group wide culture transformation work  Reviewed people process and systems to align to new culture requirements which has led to change in performance management, reward and grading arrangements.  Development and implementation of an approach to measure progress of change in Culture which has proven tangibly that a shift has been made. Evolution of the strategy and approach to employee listening Roll out of ‘Team effectiveness’ methodology (Patrick Lencioni model) across the organisation including facilitating sessions with senior leadership teams  Leading on organisation wide redesign  Created approach to meeting ‘employee voice on boards’ regulation Show less

Head of Organisational Development

• Oct 2016 - Jul 2018

Accountable for a people orientated and business focused OD strategy and service within Untied Utilities (FTSE100 c.5500 employees). This included leading a team of c.60FTE that covered developing strategy and delivering operationally across Learning and Development, Management of the technical training centre, Talent Management, Internal Communications, Employer Branding, Diversity & Inclusion, Business Architecture, and Business Change. Achievements:  Creating a new approach to assessing the level of leadership potential within the organisation which resulted in strengthened succession planning  Developing and evolving the internal communications, channel and engagement strategy including the introduction of a new approach to gathering and acting on employee insight data that resulted in real change in processes and behaviour.  Development of the Employer Brand into a strategic Employee Value Proposition to strengthen and position the UU brand to current and future potential talent. This involved extensive partnership work including MOD, Teach First and 30% club.  Development and implementation of a Diversity & Inclusion strategy across the group in order to meet current and future legislative requirements and created a link to customer needs and therefore commercial impact of the work.  Development and delivery of a Business Architecture service to the organisation, building a single view of future capability requirements.  Delivery of a people change service, coaching and enabling leaders to successfully land and embed changes Show less

Senior Client Partner

• May 2016 - Sep 2016

I worked within the Consumer market for Korn Ferry Hay Group UK along with working with cross sector clients in Organisation Effectiveness activity.My key skills and areas of knowledge developed are as follows:- Organisation design - Change management- Benchmarking and reviewing structural arrangements- Job analysis and job evaluation- Equal pay- Development of grading structures and reward strategy- Managing and developing new and existing client relationships- Experienced project manager - Ability to manage teams with indirect and direct line management Show less

Director

• 2005 - May 2016

Regional Non Food Manager

• 2001 - 2005

Graduate Trainee to Store Manager

• 1998 - 2001