Experience

New City College
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Deputy Group Director Human Resources

  • Mar 2022 - Present


Tower Hamlets College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HR Manager

  • May 2012 - May 2022

  Provide professional advice to managers and staff on the operation of HR policies and procedures, pay and terms and conditions of employment, recruitment and other related matters. Ensure managers and employees of the College understand the College policies and procedures, applying them fairly and consistently across the organisation. Work closely with Head of Departments to identify the current and future needs of the team and design HR & OD strategies, plans, and interventions to ensure the department is equipped to achieve them. Collaborating with the Well-being Consultant to support the Colleges’ commitment to staff wellness and occupational health and to implement wellness and effective return-to-work programmes that contribute proactively to reduced retirements due to illness, shortened lengths of staff absences, reduced accidents and illness incurred at work and improved resourcing levels Holding regular meetings with customers (Heads of Departments, SMT, employees, Trade Unions) to review people management practices, and to communicate best practice, benchmarks, and HR policies and procedures. To provide responsive, high quality specialist advice supporting managers on all aspects of the human resources function with an emphasis on taking shared responsibility and ownership for decision-making involving people issues. Show less



London Development Agency

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior HR Advisor

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Responsible for the HR operational services providing value for money and a customer focused service. • Lead on the development of suitable systems and procedures to ensure that an efficient and effective recruitment and HR service is provided to the business.• Provide professional advice to managers and staff on the operation of HR policies and procedures, pay and terms and conditions of employment, recruitment and other related matters.• Advise managers on case work including probation, sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance and harassment issues and guide managers in the implementation of formal procedures including acting as HR Advisor on panels• Support the HR Consultant in relation to the creation of a new agency and the TUPE of over 100 staff from 2 other organisations, this also includes procuring, developing and implementing HR related contracts/benefits such as payroll provider, HR system provider, childcare voucher provider and pension provider.• Operationally deliver the London Development Agency’s (LDA’s) change programme resulting in the successful closedown of the LDA in March 2012, this includes 1-1 staff consultations, issue notices of redundancy, operationally manage a voluntary redundancy scheme, ensure staff have access the right outplacement support and work with the whole HR team on orderly closedown and transition of some staff to other organisations (tupe).• Provide a payroll service to the LDA, including the processing/input of new starters, contractual changes, ad hoc pay adjustments, leavers, maternity leave, sickness, pay advances, overpayment recovery, loans provision, car mileage, retrospective pay awards, re-grading etc, and for completing all statutory and internal paperwork, calculations and input associated with the processing of this data.• Responsible for the management information in HR, producing accurate and meaningful reports to the LDA, updating the HRIS and undertaking audits. Show less

• HR Advisor

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2010

  Responsibilities: Provide a professional HR Advisory service to managers and staff within the London Development Agency including acting as HR Advisor on individual case work. To assist in the development and implementation of HR polices and practice. To continually maintain and develop the Human Resources Information System in order to run the payroll and provide accurate management information.

• HR Administrator

  • May 2005 - Jan 2006

  Responsibilities: To provide and be responsible for organisation, co-ordination and administration aspect of activities for the HR team in order for the Director and team members to function at optimal performance. Supported the HR team with the full range of HR processes and practices:• Planned and administered recruitment assessment centres• Contributed to writing job descriptions, placing online advertisements, screening candidates and organising assessment tests



South East Essex College

• Personnel & Recruitment Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - May 2005

  Responsibilities: Maintenance of recruitment and personnel records, assisting with interviews and organising recruitment events, communicating with senior managers with regards to recruitment needs, day to day administrative support within the HR team. Responsibilities: Maintenance of recruitment and personnel records, assisting with interviews and organising recruitment events, communicating with senior managers with regards to recruitment needs, day to day administrative support within the HR team.