Experience

Scalemaster Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior HR Manager part time

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Midlands I have responsibility for the HR function for a small family business with approximately 16 employees, this includes all the core activities of recruitment,retention, equality, discipline and dismissal, review and reward, training, developing policy and procedure to drive the wider commercial aspects of the business.



Loughborough University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Adviser -Corporate Projects

  • Apr 1994 - Dec 2013

  LOUGHBOROUGH I was generalist HR advisor to almost all areas of the University in the time I was employed, giving a full HR service to staff and managers on areas such as recruitment, development, performance review, absence management, managing change, disciplinary,capability and complex employment relations issues. I developed strong working relationships with the campus unions and regional officers. I also had responsibility for developing policies and procedures from inception through to obtaining board… Show more I was generalist HR advisor to almost all areas of the University in the time I was employed, giving a full HR service to staff and managers on areas such as recruitment, development, performance review, absence management, managing change, disciplinary,capability and complex employment relations issues. I developed strong working relationships with the campus unions and regional officers. I also had responsibility for developing policies and procedures from inception through to obtaining board level approval and rolling them out across the organisation. I was also the Equality and Diversity Manager, Child Protection Officer and led the Anti Bullying and harassment panel for many years. I then took on a series of other more challenging and strategic corporate roles. I led the University's job evaluation project which evaluated the role of every employee, created a series of new job families and modelled new salary and grading schemes. This was a two year project with a university-wide team which involved much work with unions and great communication with staff and managers. This was part of a wider project within the HE sector so involved liasing at national level with other universities. I was responsible for researching,authoring, and negotiating the University's Partnership Agreement with the unions and for facilitating the creation of the JNCC. I was Committee secretary to a number of Committees including the HR Committee and its HR Strategy working group, numerous individual trade union negotiating committees and the JNCC. I took a lead role in working with the campus trade unions in order to re-negotiate a variety of Conditions of Service. I project managed the launch of the Staff Survey, from inception to results feedback and outcome response to staff. This involved managing a team of staff, union representatives and managers from across the University and working with consultants to agree the questions, communication and feedback and analysis. Show less



Birmingham City Council, Education Department

• Principal Personnel Officer

  • Oct 1990 - Mar 1994

  Birmingham, United Kingdom Managing a team providing HR advice to Head Teachers(400+) across the City, recruitment of all new teachers (up to 600 per year), including all related administration; co-ordinating attendance at careers fairs across the UK; establishing and developing links with HE establishments; all placing, editing and costing of advertisements; Head Teacher and Governor training on a range of HR issues; project manager for the development of assessment centres for Head Teachers; financial management and… Show more Managing a team providing HR advice to Head Teachers(400+) across the City, recruitment of all new teachers (up to 600 per year), including all related administration; co-ordinating attendance at careers fairs across the UK; establishing and developing links with HE establishments; all placing, editing and costing of advertisements; Head Teacher and Governor training on a range of HR issues; project manager for the development of assessment centres for Head Teachers; financial management and budgetary planning, policy development Sole individual responsible for police checking of all staff and volunteers working in all city schools - a high profile role which involved close liaison with West Midlands Police with ultimate responsibility for critical decisions at the highest levels. Took the lead role for launching and moving to a computerised recruitment system. Show less



J. Sainsbury PLC

• Area Manager for Trainee Managers/YTS

  • May 1988 - Oct 1990

  Northern Area Office, Coventry, United Kingdom Providing HR advice to Branch and District Managers across the Area (74 stores) on the full range of HR issues; recruitment and development of all trainee managers (350 in 74 branches); administration of interviews; aptitude testing; developing and administering assessment centres (40 per year); monitoring individuals’ progress through reports, mentoring and branch visits; employee welfare; financial management; graduate recruitment; promotion panels. Special projects included working at… Show more Providing HR advice to Branch and District Managers across the Area (74 stores) on the full range of HR issues; recruitment and development of all trainee managers (350 in 74 branches); administration of interviews; aptitude testing; developing and administering assessment centres (40 per year); monitoring individuals’ progress through reports, mentoring and branch visits; employee welfare; financial management; graduate recruitment; promotion panels. Special projects included working at national level to revise the graduate recruitment programme; and developing and delivering a new assessment centre for direct entry retail managers. Also monitoring and implementing YTS schemes across the area for 150 trainees in 66 branches, including checking administration and ensuring good practice; monitoring progress of the trainees, counselling; health and safety, visiting trainees, assessing progress and promotion panels.

• Branch Personnel Manager

  • Oct 1986 - May 1988

  Birmingham, United Kingdom Health and safety; recruitment; staff scheduling, contractual matters; disciplinary and grievance; employee relations, training and development of all staff and management; performance management and reward; appraisal and counselling; management of staff restaurant and catering team, HR and salary administration for 300 staff and 25 managers. Responsibility for some regional activities including training of new personnel managers and involvement in new store openings. Also retail management… Show more Health and safety; recruitment; staff scheduling, contractual matters; disciplinary and grievance; employee relations, training and development of all staff and management; performance management and reward; appraisal and counselling; management of staff restaurant and catering team, HR and salary administration for 300 staff and 25 managers. Responsibility for some regional activities including training of new personnel managers and involvement in new store openings. Also retail management and customer service responsibilities.



ASDA STORES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Store Personnel Manager

  • Oct 1984 - Oct 1986

  Leicester, United Kingdom Recruitment and staff scheduling, disciplinary and grievance management; employee relations; liasing with Union representatives; staff training and appraisal; staff development, occupational health and welfare, HR and salary administration for 300 staff and 15 managers; health and safety. Retail management responsibilities and customer service.