Experience

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  The Romo Group

  • Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

  • HR Manager (Maternity Leave cover)

    • Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
    • Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    In this interim role I supported managers with all HR activity in the UK, with the assistance of a HR Adviser. The business merged 4 sites to 1 which was a significant part of the role.

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  PAREXEL

  • Senior HR Business Partner

    • Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

    Global role involving partnering with Business Leaders to influence company-wide alignment and consulting with appropriate functions within HR to identify potential solutions and local impact. Partnering with the Lead HRBP and Business Leaders to drive engagement strategies in addition to acting as ‘HR Account Manager’ drawing together key resources and expertise across HR to support the execution of business unit plans.

  • Manager, HR Operations

    • May 2013 - Aug 2016

    Leading a team of 3 HR Operations Partners providing HR support to employees based in offices in Nottingham, Sheffield and Birmingham and decentralised employees (total headcount of 820). Overseeing all restructures, redundancies in the group and negotiating all Settlement Agreements. In this role I was the UK HR point of contact for PI for Global HR colleagues.

  • HR Operations Partner

    • Apr 2006 - Apr 2013

    Reporting into the HR Director, this generalist role predominantly involved working with the business to understand departments’ needs and challenges and support them by providing HR solutions. Supporting cases of discipline, grievance, absence, performance management, recruitment and restructures.

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  Leicestershire Constabulary

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • HR Officer

    • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    Part of the senior management team and the HR Lead for both the Call Management department (headcount 250) and the East Area (headcount 530). Responsible for an HR Assistant and 3 Training Officers and involved in providing HR support in grievances, disciplinaries, maternity cases, flexible working, attendance management, performance development reviews and advising on Police Regulations and employment law.

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  Nottingham City Homes

  • Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • HR Officer

    • Jul 2005 - Oct 2005
    • Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Supporting managers of 4 housing offices (headcount 100) and working closely with trade unions, the role involved managing cases of short and long term absence, disciplinaries and grievances. This included managing the challenging return to work of an employee with epilepsy, a complex grievance (involving race and sex discrimination) and many cases of short term absence.

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  National Ice Centre & Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

  • Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • HR Advisor

    • Apr 2003 - Mar 2005
    • Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Recruited as a HR Assistant and promoted in March 2004 to HR Advisor, led the HR department during the maternity leave of the HR Manager. This role was the only HR presence in the Arena and so generalist in nature.