Experience

Wellington College

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Human Resources Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Interim/Maternity Cover role Interim/Maternity Cover role



Cignpost Diagnostics

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Interim HR Professional

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022



WWF-UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of HR Business Partnering

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2021



Mitie

• United Kingdom
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Business Partner (Sky UK Account)

  • Jul 2016 - Jan 2019

  Generalist HR professional, responsible for developing and implementing the Account People Plan and a range of associated projects Member of HR function transformation project groups Talent and Succession planning Volume and specialist recruitment Change Management and ER activity Strong employee engagement focus (instrumental in raising eSat score by 17% during my time on the account) Generalist HR professional, responsible for developing and implementing the Account People Plan and a range of associated projects Member of HR function transformation project groups Talent and Succession planning Volume and specialist recruitment Change Management and ER activity Strong employee engagement focus (instrumental in raising eSat score by 17% during my time on the account)



Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior HR Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2016

  Deputy to Director of HR Responsible for HR Policy, Business Partnering and HR Service Centre teams Project Manager of International Global Grading job evaluation project, Pension change project • Responsibility for the development and implementation of a suite of new HR policies to drive organisational change • Preparation and delivery of presentations to the Leadership team on a variety of strategic HR issues and change management programmes • Introduction of new competency and values based recruitment processes and ensuring Talent and Succession plans were in place across the organisation • Development of professional relationships with Area HR teams in order to drive through continuous improvement of HR policy & team-working across the organisation • Providing advice and guidance on a range of high level HR-related casework to managers & HR colleagues • Project Management of a variety of HR projects including International Global Grading project, closure of DB Pension Scheme, introduction of new GPP pension scheme (gaining PQM Plus standard), organisational reorganisation and modernisation • Leadership of the Central HR Shared Services team – HR Admin, Recruitment and HR Advisory teams • International Assignments and expat management • HR Processes re-engineering • Chairperson of GPP Pension Governance Scheme • International HR casework including reorganisation/restructure, performance management, changes to terms and conditions • Senior level recruitment • Management coaching Show less



QinetiQ

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Operations Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Jul 2011

  Reporting to the HR Services Director, this role included:• Development and performance management of a new HR Operations team, comprising 27 HR Advisors, Policy & Project specialists from across the organisation• Developing new HR processes for the team, and preparing new manager guidance to support these processes• Establishing a set of KPI’s for the team, and ensuring these were met on a monthly basis• Creating new HR casework and project tracking mechanisms for team reporting purposes• Presenting HR strategy papers & team progress to the HR Leadership team • Project Management of a number of strategic projects, including the organisation restructuring activity, leading to a programme of 600 redundancies across the business• Recruitment at all levels ensuring projects were fully resourced and future succession plans were in place Show less

• HR Business Partner

  • Jan 2003 - Mar 2010

  • Generalist HR role reporting to Sector HRD. Responsible for providing comprehensive support, best practice advice & solutions to divisional business leaders and line management, on a range of people management issues, including Case management for performance/absence/disciplineChange management programmes – including re-organisation/redundancy• Ensured that HR policies and procedures were applied consistently across the business, in order to implement Company-wide initiatives and to solve business specific problemsReporting to the Head of HR Policy and Strategy, this role included• Development & implementation of a range of “new style” HR policies & strategies, and supporting processes, to meet organisational and legislative requirements, and drive change to people processes;• Providing sound advice and guidance to colleagues across the HR function on a broad range of policy and legal issues• Member of Occupational Health contract review team, responsible for selecting new OH provider able to deliver substantial cost savings (£500K) to the business• Key member of the HR Transformation Project, leading the “Prepare the People Workstream” and associated change management activities Show less



Axima Building Services Ltd

• UK wide

• Personnel & Training Manager

  • May 2000 - Dec 2002

  • Generalist HR management role with team leadership responsibilities, reporting to the Divisional Personnel Director, in a multi-site organisation within the construction industry. • Extensive TUPE project management experience and development/implementation and management of a company-wide Appraisal scheme. • Volume recruitment for services and construction teams • Generalist HR management role with team leadership responsibilities, reporting to the Divisional Personnel Director, in a multi-site organisation within the construction industry. • Extensive TUPE project management experience and development/implementation and management of a company-wide Appraisal scheme. • Volume recruitment for services and construction teams



Thales

• Basingstoke, Hants

• HR Advisor

  • Nov 1998 - May 2000

  • Reporting to the HR Director, Generalist HR Advisor role to managers on all aspects of the employment lifecycle • Project Manager for successful achievement of IiP accreditation and re-accreditation of IEE graduate training programme • Reporting to the HR Director, Generalist HR Advisor role to managers on all aspects of the employment lifecycle • Project Manager for successful achievement of IiP accreditation and re-accreditation of IEE graduate training programme



DERA

• Defense & Space
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Personnel Officer

  • Sep 1996 - Nov 1998