Su Bryant, BA, MSc, FCIPD, MCMI

Experience

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  Taylor Woodrow plc

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Head of Learning and Development

  An Executive Management role as a member of the plc strategy team, with a remit covering L&D/OD, graduate recruitment and development, professional development performance management. Overall responsibility for L&D/OD strategy and implementation right across the TW Group (International construction, house building and property development company with 6,000 employees worldwide, more than £2bn turnover). Led a team of 5, plus other trainers and had a budget of c£1m

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  BAA plc

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Head of Learning and Capability, Capital Projects, Development and Supply Chain

  member of BAA’s overall L&D Leadership Team, the Senior Leadership Teams of BAA Capital Projects & Supply Chain and the BAA Safety Leadership Team. Remit included L&D, OD, professional development & talent management for BAA employees plus Workforce Strategy (Education, Skills Development, Employment & Community Engagement) for the existing and potential construction workforce (c10,000 employed at any given time; c50,000 passed through T5 over its construction lifecycle). Managed real and virtual team of around 20 and budgets of c£1.5m, plus attracting significant further spend from partners and funding agencies. Show less

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  Ealing Hammersmith and West London College

  Oct 2007 - Jan 2010

  Member of Governing Board

  Member of the EHWLC Corporation.

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  Department for Work and Pensions

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Designed and implemented Change Programme to deliver new Target Operating Model for OPD, achieving headcount reductions in line with Government targets, implementing new organisational effectiveness model and leading stakeholder communications and engagement activity (including leading consultation with Departmental Trade Unions) Led the Jobcentre Plus teams (around 130 people in total) responsible for Change, OD&D, Leadership and Management Development, Training and Development, Employee Engagement and the JcP team of Psychologists. Designed first-ever JcP People Strategy. Oversaw/led design and implementation of talent and succession management approach and processes and successful, ILM-accredited leadership and management programmes for JcP.

  • Change Programme Director, DWP Organisational and People Development

    Oct 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Deputy Director, HR - Head of Organisational Capability and HR Portfolio, Jobcentre Plus

    Jan 2008 - Oct 2008
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  University College London

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2012

  CALT supports UCL's academics to deliver excellence in relation to learning and teaching, through advice, guidance,scholarly collaboration and professional development activities. Member of UCL Senate (Academic Committee) and Academic Board. As Director of CALT, led the Centre (academics, teaching fellows, research fellows and administrators) through a restructuring exercise. Successfully implemented new operating model and service offering, designed to support culture change in relation to academic practice and the student experience at UCL. Oversaw programmes at Masters level in Education, designed and delivered successful leadership and professional development programmes to postgraduate researchers.www.ucl.ac.uk/caltwww.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning Show less As Head of OSD, led design and implementation of institutional level OD/L&D strategy. Implemented restructured organisation for OSD and launched new OD/L&D service. Provided direct support and coaching for UCL Senior Management Team on leadership, talent & succession, change/culture, organisational design and development and learning. Led/supported various culture change projects across UCL, designed coaching and mentoring framework and extensive programme for leadership, management & researcher development alongside existing Open Learning Programme. Led projects to enhance professional development and to develop UCL’s performance culture. Show less

  • Director, UCL Centre for the Advancement of Learning & Teaching

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Head of Organisational and Staff Development

    Feb 2010 - May 2011
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  City University London

  Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

  HR Programme Manager (Interim)

  Interim assignment at City University London. Leading projects emerging from the University’s Strategic Plan. Working with a group of academics, designed a new integrated academic career framework, including the management of academic performance, career paths and workloads. Also supporting HR Director in implementing HR strategy.

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  Cass Business School

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

  Global Programme Director, Executive Education

  Directing all aspects of the global rollout of a Series of Leadership Masterclasses for a leading financial institution. Leading delivery and quality assurance, working with and through other Business School partners in the US, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

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  Transport for London

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

  Interim Senior HR Business Partner, Commercial Directorate
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  Brywin HR Ltd

  Nov 2015 - Apr 2022

  Managing Director
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  De Montfort University (DMU)

  Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  Interim Head of Organisational Development

  Leading the institutional OD agenda as a member of the Senior Leadership Team in the People and Organisational Development Directorate, managing a broad remit and leading, motivating and developing a team comprising OD/Learning professionals and administrators, Academic Developers, Business Change Project Managers, the Corporate Portfolio Management Office and Business Process Improvement. Key projects I led personally included the design of a new DMU Target Operating Model, the highly participative development of the DMU People Strategy, in alignment with the DMU Strategic Framework, reshaping approaches to staff engagement around the staff survey and to mandatory training and the recruitment of several new senior team members. Show less

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  University of Sussex

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  OD Consultant (People, Change & Engagement), Student & Academic Administration Transformation

  Programme role, advising/consulting, developing strategy for organisational development, delivering OD, leadership and HR interventions in support of organisation change and transition; leading People Change and Engagement Work stream

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  Sporting Way CIC

  Jul 2017 - now

  A dynamic social enterprise which educates, empowers and inspires young people to fulfil their potential, harnessing the values of sport and using the medium of sport and play.

  • Director, Sporting Way CIC

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Member, Sporting Way CIC

    Jul 2017 - Apr 2022