• I have developed and implemented company strategy for HR, training & development and health & safety
• Active part of the company Leadership group that runs the business on a day-to-day basis
• Manage the day-to-day operational running of the HR function providing advice and guidance on employee relations, recruitment & selection, employment law, health & safety, training & development to Directors and Department Managers ensuring positive employee relations are maintained
• Responsible for the recruitment of all levels of staff from Finance Director to Year Out Students
• Develop and deliver training programs such as performance management, recruitment & selection, communication and assertiveness
• Successfully implemented company HR policies and employee handbook
• Manage and co-ordinate company communications including briefings, employee newsletter and staff forum group
• Implemented a coaching program and trained all Managers in coaching to ensure all employees fulfil their potential
• Responsible for Investors in People accreditation
• Manage the company graduate program

• I developed and implemented company strategy for training & health & safety function for over 600 employees
• Part of the management team that helped the business recover from a £9million lost to break even within 18-months
• Successfully managed a redundancy programme which involved over 50 redundancies
• Recruitment & selection of employees at all levels up to Senior Management
• Manage discipline & grievance situations including dealing with Union’s area representative
• Developed & implemented company employee salary grading system
• Designed, wrote & implemented company employee handbook
• Conduct training needs analysis and formulise company training plan in line with business needs
• Design and deliver appropriate training solutions such as leadership, interviewing, communication skills, performance management, assertiveness & coaching
• Manage the company nationally accredited development programs which include Diploma in Management, Certificate in Management and Health & Safety qualifications
• Coach managers and supervisory staff to achieve peak performance

• Conducting training needs analysis and developing training plans across 6 sites in the UK covering 550 employees
• Manage a team of 4 trainers and 3 graduates
• Manage the company in-house accredited NVQ Centre
• Manage the leadership development programmes which included strategy, change management, leadership and coaching
• Responsible for developing and delivering training such as performance management training for managers, recruitment and interviewing, leadership, managing absence and customer service
• Successfully guided the company through Investors in People re-accreditation
• Responsible for managing the company training budgets

HR Responsibilities

• Recruitment & selection of employees including graduate recruitment which included administering assessment centres
• Developed & implemented ‘high flyer’ development programme
• Part of the project team that developed & implemented company employee grading system

• Conduct training needs analysis and develop training plans for external companies
• Identify design and delivery appropriate training solutions such as supervisory skills, customer service and health & safety
• Responsible for developing new business opportunities
• Give advice to management of organisations on training and Investors in People
• Conduct evaluations of training/NVQ programmes in companies
• Simultaneously manage training/NVQ programmes in external companies of which over 400 people in 15 organisations were successful in gaining NVQ’s
• Responsible for budget control of the department