People Lead (Interim)

• Mar 2023 - Present

Director

• Nov 2016 - Present

Freelance and associate work through my own Ltd Company: Provision of HR & Organisational Development consultancy services to SMEs & large global organisations. Primary focus on Organisation design, enabling flexible working culture, people strategy, change management initiatives, transformation, employee lifecycle, TUPE support, policy / process and HR Systems redesign, employee engagement, start ups, within SMEs and large organisations globally.- HR Project Management specialist - Delivery of… Show more Freelance and associate work through my own Ltd Company: Provision of HR & Organisational Development consultancy services to SMEs & large global organisations. Primary focus on Organisation design, enabling flexible working culture, people strategy, change management initiatives, transformation, employee lifecycle, TUPE support, policy / process and HR Systems redesign, employee engagement, start ups, within SMEs and large organisations globally.- HR Project Management specialist - Delivery of High Performance and Career Coaching for corporate professionals and young people via www.thecareerconnection.co.uk - Leadership Development workshop facilitation and live case study acting (for Blue Beetle) - Delivery of employability workshops within the education sector as associate facilitator (for Revolution Hive) to inspire and motivate young people. Show less Freelance and associate work through my own Ltd Company: Provision of HR & Organisational Development consultancy services to SMEs & large global organisations. Primary focus on Organisation design, enabling flexible working culture, people strategy, change management initiatives, transformation, employee lifecycle, TUPE support, policy / process and HR Systems redesign, employee engagement, start ups, within SMEs and large organisations globally.- HR Project Management specialist - Delivery of… Show more Freelance and associate work through my own Ltd Company: Provision of HR & Organisational Development consultancy services to SMEs & large global organisations. Primary focus on Organisation design, enabling flexible working culture, people strategy, change management initiatives, transformation, employee lifecycle, TUPE support, policy / process and HR Systems redesign, employee engagement, start ups, within SMEs and large organisations globally.- HR Project Management specialist - Delivery of High Performance and Career Coaching for corporate professionals and young people via www.thecareerconnection.co.uk - Leadership Development workshop facilitation and live case study acting (for Blue Beetle) - Delivery of employability workshops within the education sector as associate facilitator (for Revolution Hive) to inspire and motivate young people. Show less

Head of Learning and Development

• Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

Senior HR Business Partner & Programme Manager (Interim)

• Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

Providing strategic and operational HR support to Digital (Technology, Commercial and Programme Delivery), Marketing, Finance and People teams.

Assistant Programme Manager (Interim)

• May 2016 - Sep 2016

- Responsible for the delivery of the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme for c250 young people during the summer. - NCS is a national programme funded by the government for 15-17 year olds. Its primary purpose is to create more integrated communities and develop employability skills of young people through a varied and challenging programme including delivery of a social action projects and awareness raising campaigns for community organisations. - I was responsible for the set up… Show more - Responsible for the delivery of the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme for c250 young people during the summer. - NCS is a national programme funded by the government for 15-17 year olds. Its primary purpose is to create more integrated communities and develop employability skills of young people through a varied and challenging programme including delivery of a social action projects and awareness raising campaigns for community organisations. - I was responsible for the set up of the programme (creating projects with community partners, professional partners and all logistical requirements) and during programme delivery, had responsibility for pastoral care for the young people and staff teams. Show less - Responsible for the delivery of the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme for c250 young people during the summer. - NCS is a national programme funded by the government for 15-17 year olds. Its primary purpose is to create more integrated communities and develop employability skills of young people through a varied and challenging programme including delivery of a social action projects and awareness raising campaigns for community organisations. - I was responsible for the set up… Show more - Responsible for the delivery of the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme for c250 young people during the summer. - NCS is a national programme funded by the government for 15-17 year olds. Its primary purpose is to create more integrated communities and develop employability skills of young people through a varied and challenging programme including delivery of a social action projects and awareness raising campaigns for community organisations. - I was responsible for the set up of the programme (creating projects with community partners, professional partners and all logistical requirements) and during programme delivery, had responsibility for pastoral care for the young people and staff teams. Show less

Head of HR - Property & Living

• Oct 2015 - May 2016

- Strategic HR lead for Property and Living divisions. Development and implementation of commercially focused people plans for the divisions; key focus on talent management, flexible working, OD and early careers. - Developed a coaching culture, through delivery of training and 121 coaching for leaders - Led a nationwide team of HR Business Partners in the delivery of a high quality HR partnering service, managing resources, building capability, influencing and implementing people… Show more - Strategic HR lead for Property and Living divisions. Development and implementation of commercially focused people plans for the divisions; key focus on talent management, flexible working, OD and early careers. - Developed a coaching culture, through delivery of training and 121 coaching for leaders - Led a nationwide team of HR Business Partners in the delivery of a high quality HR partnering service, managing resources, building capability, influencing and implementing people interventions to provide competitive advantage to the business. - Provided leadership and specialist support to the business units on OD, talent management and learning & development. - Piloted an early careers programme in partnership with Cornwall College to provide construction skills training to unemployed young people. Established as a feed into the Kier Apprenticeship programme with a view to setting up a network of colleges and construction employers across the UK to address the nationwide construction skills shortage. 89% of young people who completed the pilot programme went on to either an apprentice role or full time work as a result of attending the programme.

Head of Corporate HR Projects / HR Business Partner

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

- Programme management of corporate HR initiatives to deliver the People Strategy. Including transformation of Induction and Onboarding experience, Investors in Diversity and Investors in People Accreditation, employee engagement survey and recruitment transformation (process and system implementation), - Business partnering support and leadership for 200 employees within corporate functions across Finance, Health and Safety, Marketing and Communications, Shared Service and HR. -… Show more - Programme management of corporate HR initiatives to deliver the People Strategy. Including transformation of Induction and Onboarding experience, Investors in Diversity and Investors in People Accreditation, employee engagement survey and recruitment transformation (process and system implementation), - Business partnering support and leadership for 200 employees within corporate functions across Finance, Health and Safety, Marketing and Communications, Shared Service and HR. - Delivered an improved HR service delivery model. Redefined roles of HR business partner, shared services HR Admin / Payroll and HR Advisory Centre services through the implementation of a service framework and measured through customer satisfaction feedback, improvement in compliance and improved SLAs. - Implemented HR Continuous Improvement lifecycle and project management framework for the effective design and delivery of business critical corporate projects.

Deputy Programme Manager / Project Manager (Career Break - Voluntary Position)

• Sep 2012 - Nov 2013

- Responsible for operational delivery of the programme including the training and coaching of all volunteer managers and management of all day to day activities on expedition. - First point of contact for all issue and conflict management across 10 projects in remote parts of Tanzania. Headcount of 36 volunteer managers and 135 young volunteers. - Led the redesign and standardisation of all support processes (Finance, Admin, Communications, Logistics) and project methodology and to… Show more - Responsible for operational delivery of the programme including the training and coaching of all volunteer managers and management of all day to day activities on expedition. - First point of contact for all issue and conflict management across 10 projects in remote parts of Tanzania. Headcount of 36 volunteer managers and 135 young volunteers. - Led the redesign and standardisation of all support processes (Finance, Admin, Communications, Logistics) and project methodology and to ensure the success of future expeditions. - Coached a group of 36 young volunteers (17-24) on sustainable projects in remote parts of Borneo. - Responsible for encouraging self development of the volunteers through individual coaching, community engagement, conflict resolution and building awareness of the global context of sustainable development. - Worked closely with the local community to build a new kindergarten, led the group to successfully engage with the community on various activities such as teaching English and learning about different cultures. - Following 3 months in Borneo, I spent 5 months solo travelling in South East Asia Show less - Responsible for operational delivery of the programme including the training and coaching of all volunteer managers and management of all day to day activities on expedition. - First point of contact for all issue and conflict management across 10 projects in remote parts of Tanzania. Headcount of 36 volunteer managers and 135 young volunteers. - Led the redesign and standardisation of all support processes (Finance, Admin, Communications, Logistics) and project methodology and to… Show more - Responsible for operational delivery of the programme including the training and coaching of all volunteer managers and management of all day to day activities on expedition. - First point of contact for all issue and conflict management across 10 projects in remote parts of Tanzania. Headcount of 36 volunteer managers and 135 young volunteers. - Led the redesign and standardisation of all support processes (Finance, Admin, Communications, Logistics) and project methodology and to ensure the success of future expeditions. - Coached a group of 36 young volunteers (17-24) on sustainable projects in remote parts of Borneo. - Responsible for encouraging self development of the volunteers through individual coaching, community engagement, conflict resolution and building awareness of the global context of sustainable development. - Worked closely with the local community to build a new kindergarten, led the group to successfully engage with the community on various activities such as teaching English and learning about different cultures. - Following 3 months in Borneo, I spent 5 months solo travelling in South East Asia Show less

Interim Regional Head of Payroll Services

• Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

- Key role in delivering an EMEA wide Payroll RFP process to select an outsource partner to provide full payroll service to the region, including the design of the full RFP process, supplier selection criteria and assessment and contract negotiation - Produced business requirements for the technical SAP solution and support services. - Defined the Target Operating Model for standardised payroll operations to be rolled out to 29 countries, approximately 80,000 employees. Including… Show more - Key role in delivering an EMEA wide Payroll RFP process to select an outsource partner to provide full payroll service to the region, including the design of the full RFP process, supplier selection criteria and assessment and contract negotiation - Produced business requirements for the technical SAP solution and support services. - Defined the Target Operating Model for standardised payroll operations to be rolled out to 29 countries, approximately 80,000 employees. Including standard process, systems and support model. - Supported production of business case for the UK (annual £1bn payroll bill, 40,000 employees) and annual contract cost of £7m with targeted annual run savings of 18%. Show less - Key role in delivering an EMEA wide Payroll RFP process to select an outsource partner to provide full payroll service to the region, including the design of the full RFP process, supplier selection criteria and assessment and contract negotiation - Produced business requirements for the technical SAP solution and support services. - Defined the Target Operating Model for standardised payroll operations to be rolled out to 29 countries, approximately 80,000 employees. Including… Show more - Key role in delivering an EMEA wide Payroll RFP process to select an outsource partner to provide full payroll service to the region, including the design of the full RFP process, supplier selection criteria and assessment and contract negotiation - Produced business requirements for the technical SAP solution and support services. - Defined the Target Operating Model for standardised payroll operations to be rolled out to 29 countries, approximately 80,000 employees. Including standard process, systems and support model. - Supported production of business case for the UK (annual £1bn payroll bill, 40,000 employees) and annual contract cost of £7m with targeted annual run savings of 18%. Show less

Talent Manager

• Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

- Responsible for the design and implementation of 3 year Talent and Employee Engagement Strategy aligned to corporate and HR strategy. Focused on High Potentials, internal career paths and succession planning. - Management of company wide Employee Engagement and Management Development programmes designed to develop management behaviours aligned to company values, and promote positive culture change. - Developed influential relationships at all levels to ensure buy-in to the Talent… Show more - Responsible for the design and implementation of 3 year Talent and Employee Engagement Strategy aligned to corporate and HR strategy. Focused on High Potentials, internal career paths and succession planning. - Management of company wide Employee Engagement and Management Development programmes designed to develop management behaviours aligned to company values, and promote positive culture change. - Developed influential relationships at all levels to ensure buy-in to the Talent Strategy and Engagement agenda, delivered via company wide communication campaigns, presentations and a management conference for 400 senior managers. - Designed Executive and Leadership Development Programmes, planned delivery during 2012 in partnership with external provider. Focus on developing management behaviours of the future, Emotional Intelligence, Strategy and Vision, Culture and Change management. - Designed and delivered a Coventry University accredited Management Development Programme; scheduled for 400 managers to complete over 2 year period resulting in a Diploma in Professional Development. - Implemented new project lifecycle and change methodology and governance model within HR team. including delivery of process mapping and facilitation skills training to HR team and the development of Kaizen toolkit for role out across the business. - Responsible for implementing annual employee engagement Surveys, including full survey communication, analysis and recommendations linked to strategic improvements. Show less - Responsible for the design and implementation of 3 year Talent and Employee Engagement Strategy aligned to corporate and HR strategy. Focused on High Potentials, internal career paths and succession planning. - Management of company wide Employee Engagement and Management Development programmes designed to develop management behaviours aligned to company values, and promote positive culture change. - Developed influential relationships at all levels to ensure buy-in to the Talent… Show more - Responsible for the design and implementation of 3 year Talent and Employee Engagement Strategy aligned to corporate and HR strategy. Focused on High Potentials, internal career paths and succession planning. - Management of company wide Employee Engagement and Management Development programmes designed to develop management behaviours aligned to company values, and promote positive culture change. - Developed influential relationships at all levels to ensure buy-in to the Talent Strategy and Engagement agenda, delivered via company wide communication campaigns, presentations and a management conference for 400 senior managers. - Designed Executive and Leadership Development Programmes, planned delivery during 2012 in partnership with external provider. Focus on developing management behaviours of the future, Emotional Intelligence, Strategy and Vision, Culture and Change management. - Designed and delivered a Coventry University accredited Management Development Programme; scheduled for 400 managers to complete over 2 year period resulting in a Diploma in Professional Development. - Implemented new project lifecycle and change methodology and governance model within HR team. including delivery of process mapping and facilitation skills training to HR team and the development of Kaizen toolkit for role out across the business. - Responsible for implementing annual employee engagement Surveys, including full survey communication, analysis and recommendations linked to strategic improvements. Show less

HR Shared Services Project Manager

• 2004 - 2005