Provider of professional HR advice and management training solutions across a range of clients. Key focus is on providing design and delivery of management development programmes to support business outcomes. Provider and accrdiated facilitator of a leading behaviour change process for managers. Successfully delivered training and HR solutions (including interim assignments) across a range of industries including Engineering, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Call Centre, NHS, Hospitality, Local Government and Leisure.

Employed as an Interim
Leading a team of 15 Training & Development staff delivering a range of specialist, mandatory and corporate development programmes, also managed a team of 5 responsible for workforce information systems/reporting. Maintaining an NVQ accredited centre and OCN accredited programmes. Aligning Education, Training & Development strategy to organisational needs with a budget of £500,000. Delivering innovative solutions and change management across the broad Human Resources agenda covering 4500 staff in a complex multi-site environment. Proactively managed shared services arrangements to the value exceeding £250K and operated in partnership with unions. Worked closely with the HR team across a range of issues including taking a lead role for Investor in People re-accreditation (latest standard), successful implementation of Oracle HRIS and associated Processes.

Achievements
•Aligned T&D strategy to organisational objectives with key stakeholders and established an operational model for T&D.
•Delivered a re-focused ‘skills for life’ agenda and mapped NVQs to professional career pathways.
•Successful lead role in refocusing goals in order to deliver a national job competency project.
•Achieved Accredited centre status for basic skills (numeracy and literacy) testing.
•Successfully delivered service improvements by facilitating a teamworking and leadership programmes.
•Successfully project managed on time and budget an Oracle HR system.
•Successfully retained IIP recognition and criteria in assessments against Core standards and CNST.

£250M turnover UK based operations of General Dynamic Corporation in US. High Tech Engineering and manufacturing organisation (software, hardware, systems), a multi-site role covering 530 employees. A lead training and HR generalist role requiring a tactical approach to deliver strategic goals through partnership with all levels of management in a matrix management organisation. Managed L&D activity for corporate, soft skills, sales, account management and the Trainee/Graduate scheme. Execution across all HR areas covering, training and development, resourcing, employee relations, internal communications, change management, organisational design and development and information systems.

Achievements
•Successfully project managed harmonisation of T&Cs across the company in order to deliver fairness and equity across 1000 employees.
•Successfully project managed new HR systems, Paradigm and Oracle. Systems administrator experience. Reviewed supporting processes to deliver improved data integrity.
•Provided strategic advice leading to the successful change management of two remote sites, resulting in improved operational effectiveness.
•Developed/managed HR functional plans and budgets, which provided direction and focus for the management of the HR Team.
•Delivered robust fair and equitable salary review process for 530 employees, using internal and external benchmarking processes.
•Delivered legal compliance by writing Data Protection and an IT Acceptable Use Policy.
•Successfully managed TUPE transfers in and out of the business.
•Designed and delivered strategic training and development process which established a learning culture throughout the business.
•Aligned business to Investor in People, CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integrated) standard and Business Excellence Model, which achieved various business awards.
•Designed and integrated new appraisal and induction processes which resulted in a significant change in appraisal completion rate from 45% to 98%. Delivered training to all staff.
•Introduced new youth training programme, which resulted in winning the Sussex training award for 1999.
•Designed and delivered career development process and associated coaching to all levels of staff.
•Strategically reviewed management capabilities, resulting in development and change programmes
•Accredited Facilitator of Positive Leadership Practices, an interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills process. Delivered leadership programme to more than 60 managers.
•Supplier liaison and negotiation, ensuring best value to the organisation.

£100M turnover Part of the Company General des Eaux Group. Energy management (Engineering) multi-site service organisation based throughout the UK with 1000 employees. A specialist role delivering Investors in People, skills analysis, designed/implemented new appraisal process, Induction process and training policy. Full L&D management including planning, budgets, design and delivery of open learning packages, induction, technical, management, soft skills and safety modules.

Achievements
•Designed and delivered strategic training and development process which established a learning culture throughout the UK based business operations.
•Successfully project managed new HR system, Unipersonnel. System. Lead designer and administrator.
•Designed and implemented new computer based UK wide training administration system.
•Designed and integrated company wide new appraisal and Health and Safety induction processes. Delivered training to support new approach.
•Designed and developed open learning simulation package and attracted £45,000 of development funding.
•Delivered capability assessments resulting in management development programmes to address gaps.
•Introduced and managed trainee/apprenticeship scheme
•Supplier liaison and negotiation, ensuring best value to the organisation.
•Provided supporting role to HR Director on general HR related issues.