Sally Ells

Experience

• 

  E.ON (Powergen)

  Sept 1988 - Feb 1992

  HR Manager

  Promoted 3 times.Provided HR support and advice, particularly on performance and reward issues. Contributed significantly to the development and implementation of the new performance and reward arrangements for 10,000 employees.

• 

  University of Warwick

  Feb 1992 - Jan 2003

  Promoted twice.Business partnered on all HR issues. Devised and implemented enduring HR strategies, policies, processes and services that added value. Managed all HR services and transactional processes. Consulted with staff and unions to achieve change, to meet business objectives. Generated significant income for the business by devising and establishing with a colleague an in-house temp agency (now unitemps) and an early internet job advertising website (jobs.ac.uk). Implemented the first and still used HR/payroll management information system. Show less

  • Assistant HR Director

    Aug 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Senior HR Manager

    Feb 1992 - Jul 2001
• 

  Birmingham City Council

  Feb 2003 - Sept 2004

  HR Deputy Director, Housing then HR Director, Housing

  Led and managed the HR function, including: restructuring it, and implementing a commended business partner model; improvements to HR shared services processes and practices. Developed and implemented Housing's first HR strategy and action plan. Partnered with managers to deliver on Housing's HR goals, including resolving industrial action and employment tribunal cases, increasing attendance and addressing under-performance. Commended by the Audit Commission for the contribution to enabling the business to focus on and meet its objectives. Show less

• 

  University of Birmingham

  Sept 2004 - now

  Business partner, and work as a member of the extended HR leadership team, developing and implementing (often high profile) policies, processes, services, tools and change (particularly on pay, reward, performance, engagement and employee relations issues), to add value and achieve organisational success.

  • Head of Reward

    Oct 2004 - now

  • HR Consultant

    Sept 2004 - Feb 2023