Jenny Summers

Experience

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  Friends Provident

  Aug 1992 - Sept 2009

  H R Business Partner / Lead HR Consultant

  In my last 3 years with Friends Provident I worked as a HR BP to our Sales & Marketing area. I managed a team of 7 H R Consultants based remotely around the country. I worked closely with the Directors of Sales & Marketing and the MD. I reported into the Head of HR.

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  Dixons Carphone

  Oct 2009 - Jul 2010

  Senior H R Business Partner - Interim
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  NorthgateArinso

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2011

  Senior HR Business Partner
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  BlackRock

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2013

  HR Business Partner - Human Resources

  Relationship Manager working with the Defined Contribution Pension part of the business.Consulting, advising and supporting the business with Change Management. Talent Management, Succession Planning.Supporting our Stategic Initiative.

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  BRITVIC PLC

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  Senior HR Business Partner

  Organisational Design - Supporting Finance Restructure Finance Transformation - Change Management / Comms & Engagement

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  Burton's Biscuit Company

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2017

  HR Business Partner

  Permanent role business partnering the Commercial & Finance Leadership teams and managing the Head Office HR team. Reporting into the HR Director. Responsible change initiatives after a large restructure i.e. engagement, retention and culture change programme. Supporting the leadership team to embed change across the functions and improve leadership capability. Improving retention by building talent pipeline and competency framework. Working closely with Talent Acquisition team to ensure quality candidates are hired and developed. I am passionate about developing my team through coaching and giving regular feedback, supporting their career progression. Show less

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  Charles Wells

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  Interim Senior HR Business Partner

  Providing proactive HR service to Head Office and Production staff. Support Managers to make Charles Wells a great place to work. Managing the central HR admin team to provide high quality administration support to the business. Role is a mixture of operational and strategy. Resolving ER issues with our Union.

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  Stadium MK

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Interim H R Business Partner

  HR Business Partner to General Manager DoubleTree Hilton, MK Dons FC & Academy Managers.

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  Mothercare

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Interim Senior HR Business Partner
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  DBD Distribution Ltd

  May 2018 - Apr 2019

  Head Of Human Resources

  Responsible for Strategic and Operational HR. Business Partner to the MD and Directors of the business.Promoting change and engagement, with a particularly emphasis on Wellness and increasing managment capability.

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  Cranfield University

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2024

  Providing strategic and operational support with my team to the PSU's, Alumni, Research & Innovation, Student Experience, Facilities, Executive Office, Communications & External Affairs, IS & Campus Services.

  • Senior Human Resources Business Partner

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2024

  • Interim Senior HR Business Partner

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2024
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  Cruse Bereavement Support

  Apr 2023 - now

  Bereavement Volunteer
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  Place2Be

  Sept 2024 - now

  Counsellor on Placement