Experience

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Learning & Development Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Responsible for: Defining and implementing corporate learning, talent and organisational development strategies and initiatives which support a programme of continuous performance development and embed a learning culture in the IBTS. Driving a L&D partnership approach to working with and providing expertise to key stakeholders, to diagnose, develop and deliver solutions that meet the business requirements, build people capability and align to the IBTS strategic objectives. Building a modern sustainable learning culture that supports the continuous improvement of L&D by identifying and utilising a range of best practice L&D models and learning technologies appropriate for use in the IBTS. Leading the L&D team to support the continuous improvement of performance development to build people capability to meet both current and future performance needs. Show less



Irish Hospice Foundation

• Ireland
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Facilitator (L&D)

  • May 2018 - Mar 2020

  Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate current learning interventions and develop/update and deliver effective, innovative and creative initiatives for healthcare professionals. Topics of interest include: Facilitation Skills: Person-Centred end-of-life care: Resilience: Communication Skills (e.g. around Delivering Bad News & Advance Care Planning) Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act (2015). Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate current learning interventions and develop/update and deliver effective, innovative and creative initiatives for healthcare professionals. Topics of interest include: Facilitation Skills: Person-Centred end-of-life care: Resilience: Communication Skills (e.g. around Delivering Bad News & Advance Care Planning) Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act (2015).



Cllr. Melanie Corrigan

• Campaign Manager (Volunteer role)

  • Mar 2019 - May 2019

  I was Campaign Manager for Cllr. Melanie Corrigan's, successful bid in the local election. This included: Developing her political manifesto and campaign project plan Coordinating campaign volunteers Managing social media accounts & creating digital content The success of the campaign resulted in Melanie (a first time candidate) getting elected on the first count. #soproud I was Campaign Manager for Cllr. Melanie Corrigan's, successful bid in the local election. This included: Developing her political manifesto and campaign project plan Coordinating campaign volunteers Managing social media accounts & creating digital content The success of the campaign resulted in Melanie (a first time candidate) getting elected on the first count. #soproud



Advance Language School, Spain

• Spain

• (Career Break) English Teacher in Spain

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  As part of my career break, I lived in Spain and taught interactive English classes to young children, teenagers and adult learners. As part of my career break, I lived in Spain and taught interactive English classes to young children, teenagers and adult learners.



Kerry, Luxembourg

• Global Capability Manager for RD&A

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2016

  I was responsible for developing an L&D strategy to ensure the delivery of consistent high quality training across the Kerry Group for the Regulatory and Research Development and Applications (RD&A) functions. I was responsible for developing an L&D strategy to ensure the delivery of consistent high quality training across the Kerry Group for the Regulatory and Research Development and Applications (RD&A) functions.



Food Safety Authority of Ireland

• Ireland
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training Compliance Executive

  • Apr 2002 - Mar 2015

  Responsible for identifying and meeting the training and development needs of frontline staff in enforcement agencies and raising standards throughout the food industry in association with relevant stakeholders. I developed the FSAI’s blended learning strategy and secured approval for resources from FSAI senior management and the FSAI Board. I tendered, recruited and managed the contract for the implementation of a learning management system and digital learning services. I worked with FSAI subject matter experts (SMEs) and enforcement agency representatives to develop national training plans for staff in enforcement agencies. I worked with SMEs to design and deliver training workshops on a single and cross agency basis. I project managed a number of initiatives to support Irish food businesses to meet their food safety legal requirements. I secured approval from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for the FSAI to become an approved provider and I was the main point of contact for all QQI related matters. Show less