Jan Davis

Experience

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  BT Group

  Jan 1979 - Apr 2000

  Executive Development Manager

  Over the course of a career spanning more than 20 years with BT (the UK communications company), progressed through a series of HR roles, latterly specialising in leadership development. Demonstrated expertise in executive development, succession planning, high potential identification and development and career coaching.

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  The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

  May 1999 - Mar 2002

  HR Manager

  Recruited to CRAC, an educational charity, as the organisation’s first HR professional in support of the new CEO to develop an HR strategy and deliver on the plans by establishing appropriate people management processes and systems.

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  Shell

  Mar 2002 - Oct 2012

  IT in Shell is a fast evolving and challenging global environment, comprising c.5,000 core staff, c. 11,000 contractors and external partners – the 'IT Ecosystem'. I lead the IT learning and development team, responsible for shaping and delivering an integrated IT learning strategy to close critical capability gaps. This Corporate HR role focused on finding, supporting and developing future HR leadership talent from a total HR population of c. 3,500 people. Recruited to Shell to design and deliver leadership workshops for assessing and developing high potential leaders on a global basis.

  • Head of IT Learning

    Mar 2009 - Oct 2012

  • Global Manager, HR Functional Excellence

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2009

  • Senior Consultant - Leadership Development

    Mar 2002 - Dec 2004
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  ArcelorMittal

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  Head of Talent Management

  Develop and implement the overall talent management and development strategy for the global Mining business – a population in excess of 36,000 people, 29 mines and 11 countries.

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  Gilbert White's House and the Oates Collections

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  Volunteer

  An Independent Charitable Trust and Accredited Museum

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  South Downs National Park

  May 2015 - Jan 2016

  Volunteer Ranger

  Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a large country park situated on the South Downs in southern England

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  Breakout Youth

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Trustee

  Charity Trustee for Breakout Youth, a Hampshire charity supporting young people which identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender or unsure of their gender or sexual identity. For more information visit www.breakoutyouth.org.uk

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  Windsor Leadership

  Nov 2015 - May 2018

  Facilitator
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  Hunts Community Cancer Network

  Jan 2016 - now

  Trustee

  The Hunts Community Cancer Network Charity seeks to preserve and protect the health of patients with a diagnosis of cancer who are supported by the Community Cancer Network in Huntingdonshire

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  The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire

  Mar 2020 - now

  Trustee