Experience

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  Shell

  Apr 1991 - Oct 2020

  • Responsible for advising Global Discipline Heads and other leaders within the Research & Development Function on Learning and staff development issues.• Advised on improvements to the R&D competency framework and other technology-specific frameworks.• Co-created a major new course on technology commercialisation and innovation, focused on early-career staff, including designing various case studies and learning resources in several formats. Delivered parts of the material at training events. Show less • Responsible for managing learning operations effectively during a time of reduced demand for courses after a period of strong growth. Delivered on training provision and budget targets.• Ensured a phased transfer of some operations activities to external/offshored service lines without reducing quality, allowing in-house economies to be made.• Drove sustainable reductions in spender cost through choice of venue suppliers and academic partner organisations.• Promoted fuller use of data in decision making around demand forecasting, participant targeting and learning portfolio rationalisation. Advised on changes to the Projects learning portfolio, including on delivery methods.• Contributed to the re-design of Projects job competency profiles. Show less • Responsible for approximately 1500 staff and jobs globally within the R&D skill pools, including coordinating internal resourcing rounds and advising on selection and progression decisions and external recruitment targets. Provided career counselling to staff and line managers.• Instituted a transformation within the R&D technical function: - Defined and launched new skill pools and reassigned staff and jobs to these; advised on the appointment of leaders for the pools. - Designed and launched the R&D Shell Graduate Programme, including the assessment methodology; contributed to the design of learning programmes. - Developed and communicated a range of R&D professional and career development tools, including a job ladder, career paths tool, experience navigators, and a set of approximately 20 example career profiles. - Designed the R&D competency framework. - Contributed to the design of job ladders and competency development frameworks for technicians.• Maintained the R&D Functional Improvement Plan, including conducting skill pool ‘health checks’; created awareness and buy-in from key senior stakeholders.• Coordinated soft succession planning for ‘generic’ R&D leadership and technical contributor jobs. Show less • Supported various parts of the technology organisation during this period, including Innovation and Chemicals Technology, and units focused on oil and gas exploration and hydrocarbon recovery.• Acted as lead HR adviser and business partner to the various Vice Presidents and their Global Technology Managers in these areas; member of their leadership teams.• Typically responsible for a global population of more than 500 staff, based principally in the Netherlands, the US, UK and India.• Prime responsibility for HR issues with a longer-term or strategic focus (e.g. talent management). Supported organisational changes, including advising on staff consultation aspects.• Coached and worked with local HR advisers to ensure coordinated delivery of HR processes.• Resourcing/recruitment, including meeting graduate and experienced hire targets. Recruitment assessor.• Staff coverage/succession planning, including for leadership positions.• Performed business partnering, including coaching leaders on their performance and behaviours. Show less

  • Learning Adviser – Technology

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Operations Manager – Shell Project Academy

    Aug 2014 - Mar 2018

  • Global Skill Pool Manager – R&D

    Sept 2010 - Jul 2014

  • HR Manager – Technology

    Aug 2005 - Sept 2010

  • HR Manager CRI/Criterion – Europe

    Sept 2002 - Jul 2005

  • Senior HR / Employee Relations Adviser

    Dec 2000 - Aug 2002

  • HR Adviser – Chemicals Technology

    Apr 1996 - Nov 2000

  • Research Chemist

    Apr 1991 - Mar 1996