The experience and insights I gained working as a senior manager for a leading global financial services company, and as a member of the Employment Tribunal, provided me with a broad skill set for organisations who require independent HR support. My consultancy and non-executive director roles have built on my corporate experience – working with organisations as diverse as international NGOs, leading independent schools, national charities and CEOs of a wide range of businesses in manufacturing, finance, retail and education – to allow me to provide essential support for organisations who value the perspective of an HR director and either choose not to employ one, or would like some independent input.

I work with clients to support and deliver HR services. My work in this area is wide and varied and I can competently turn my hand to most things in this field. Recent projects have included:

• Multiple disciplinary investigations, including for a multi-national covering 8 countries (identifying a previously undetected financial fraud); a situation involving behavioural gross misconduct (bullying and harassment); a physical attack on an fellow employee; breaches of regulatory compliance; gross misconduct requiring involvement with statutory agencies and with potential criminal implications;
• Major organisational development project including closure of offices and redundancy / redeployment challenges with no resultant ET claims; downsizing and reorganisation of a large private sector employer with Union involvement;
• Multiple resolutions of difficult employee situations where employees have issues relating to work, including negotiating and mediating mutually acceptable ‘exits’ and negotiating Compromise Agreements;
• Designing and leading the review, evaluation and reward structure for support roles at a leading independent school;
• Design and delivery of a £25k employee H&W programme of initiatives; design and delivery of an employee intranet and associated policies;
• Design and delivery of a bespoke learning and development programme for line managers for an organisation in change, where effective delivery of results through people was critical;
• Managing IiP accreditation, multiple employee surveys, including questionnaire design, participation, results analysis and inclusive resultant action plans

I have experience and can offer my service in the key areas of:

• Business partnership
• Employee relations
• HR Strategy planning and implementation
• Reward and recognition
• Employee engagement
• Employee health and wellbeing
• Corporate responsibility
• Recruitment and selection
• Managing change
• Executive and future leaders coaching
• Leadership development
• Professional mentoring

My credentials are robust, I studied business, social science and philosophy at undergraduate level, have a MA in Employment Strategy (with distinction) and am a Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Fellow since 1998). I also have a Certificate in Transactional Analysis and a Diploma in NLP. I have done the London Business School International Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Organisations programme (a truly career-changing experience) as well as several coaching and mentoring programmes. I was appointed as an Employment Tribunal panel member in 2002 and hold two voluntary NXD Board roles.

I am happy to work an ad hoc projects and on a retained consultancy basis in interim situations or where organisations cannot employ a full time HR director.

Please contact me if you would like to learn more about how I can help you with your organisational HR requirements: