Alex Brogan

Experience

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  State Hospital, Carstairs

  Jan 1994 - Jun 1997

  Director of Human Resources & Support Services

  The only high security hospital in Scotland providing care for patients deemed a danger to themselves or others. Reporting to the General Manager, key responsibilities were:* Advising the Board, General Manager and Directors on all HR strategy and operations.* Developing and implementing Board policies and procedures as key levers for change.* Management of all HR processes in the organisation.* Management of the Support Services functions including maintenance, catering, IT, stores and quality systems (ISO9000, Chartermark). Staff of 60 with a budget of c£2.5 million.Major achievements included:• Award of "Investor in People" status after 18 months - first hospital in Scotland to achieve this.• Project management of the successful implementation of a new computerised HR information and finance system.• Introduction of new and effective systems for recruitment & selection, performance management (senior managers), staff development & training, consultation and communications (implementation of a "Communications Charter"). All targeted at facilitating change and impacting favourably on the culture of the Organisation.• Successful introduction of local pay bargaining in a difficult multi-union environment. Delivering agreement without dislocation and within budget.• Streamlined and rationalised Support Services to deliver savings of 11% per annum over 2 years, whilst developing and improving the service. Show less

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  Various Interim Management Positions

  Jul 1997 - Sept 2004

  Management Consultant

   GEC Marconi Department of Health Fife Primary Care NHS Trust Borders Primary Care NHS Trust Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust Glasgow Caledonian University University of Stirling OHSAS Occupational Health Services Borders General Hospital The State Hospital, Carstairs R.D. Dumbreck & Sons Argyll & Clyde Health Board National Care Standards Commission Commission for Social Care Inspection Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care Show less

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  National Care Standards Commission

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  HR Consultant
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  The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  HR Consultant
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  VisitScotland

  Sept 2004 - Oct 2005

  Head of Human Resources

  In April 2005 VisitScotland merged with 14 local Area Tourist Boards, going from an organisation of 200 staff in 2 buildings to one of 1100 staff spread in 150 locations throughout Scotland. Major achievements included:• Working in close collaboration with the Board, Chief Executive and Directors, successfully project managed all the human resource processes required to implement the merger with 14 local tourist boards including the development of a new organisation structure and staffing of this structure through level transfers, internal / external recruitment and downsizing where required.• Recruited staff to strengthen the HR Team and project managed the 6 HR project streams required to undertake this large, high profile and politically sensitive change process.• Oversaw recruitment of the top team, and facilitated systems to allow exit from the organisation, at every level, where necessary.• Successfully oversaw all staff and union consultation necessary to develop new employment policies and procedures and move toward one set of coherent, consolidated terms and conditions. This included the implementation of job evaluation and a new pay and grading system.• Set forward human resources strategy for the new organisation including setting up the new HR & Learning and Development Department structure and agreeing the key HR priorities for the organisation.• The project was successfully completed on time and within the agreed budgetary resources. Show less

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  The Scottish Government

  Nov 2005 - Sept 2006

  Human Resources Business Partner, Health Department

  The Scottish Government is the civil service which supports the devolved government of Scotland. It is responsible for such things as health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport and manages an annual budget of more than £30 billion. The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) leads the central management of the NHS and employs around 600 staff of which 200 are short-term secondees from the wider NHS.Major achievements included:• Advising Directors and the senior management team of the SEHD on the staffing implications of restructuring the Health Department, overseeing the process, and dealing with all aspects of staff recruitment, matching and deployment as necessary.• Assisting the Mental Health Tribunal Service with a major restructuring.• Implementing a process of workforce planning within SEHD to improve workforce utilisation.• Advising the Chief Executive of the NHS in Scotland and other Directors on best recruitment practices for key senior SEHD posts.• Supporting the Scottish Executive Human Resources Department in a major restructuring through implementation of a shared services centre / business partnering model. Show less

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  VisitScotland

  Nov 2006 - Jun 2007

  Human Resources Project Manager

  Visitscotland is the organisation responsible for marketing Scottish tourism both in the UK and abroad. Asked to return to VisitScotland to oversee some key projects including:• Developing the proposed pay award for staff for the year and submission of this to the Scottish Executive in the correct format for assessment against public sector pay guidance. A two year deal was successfully agreed.• In collaboration with the Board Chairman, manage the arrangements for ongoing pay and reward for the VisitScotland Chief Executive and senior staff.• Review of a limited company wholly owned by VisitScotland with recommendations for future management and funding arrangements.• Develop the future reward strategy by setting the direction of a flexible benefits package for staff.• Project manage the move of staff on to harmonised terms and conditions. Show less

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  NHS Borders

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2008

  Director of Human Resources

  NHS Borders employs approximately 4000 staff and provides NHS health care throughout the Scottish Borders region. Providing interim cover while the organisation employed a new Director. Major achievements included:• Providing strategic advice to the Board and Executive team over the full range of human resource issues in a climate of significantly reduced funding and challenging health delivery targets.• Restructuring the HR team to better align with organisational priorities, make better use of available skills and reduce overall costs.• Managing the partnership process with recognised trade unions to ensure the effectiveness of joint terms and conditions negotiations and HR policy development.• Overseeing the completion of the organisations Agenda for Change project. This was a job matching / evaluation exercise for all posts in the organisation as part of the NHS pay modernisation initiative. • Managing a complete review of recruitment processes to ensure quality issues were addressed and costs were more closely controlled. Show less

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  Care Quality Commission

  Oct 2008 - Oct 2010

  Interim HR Consultant in a variety of roles

  The Care Quality Commission is a new ‘super-regulator’ formed from three previous regulatory Commissions to inspect and regulate health and social care provision in England. It came into force on 1st April 2009. The assignment was originally for 3 months but was subsequently significantly extended to 2 years. Significant achievements included:• Head of HR and Business Partners - Managing the HR Business Partners and HR operations staff in providing comprehensive advice and central administration /shared services to the organisation.• HR Consultant - Providing change management and project management expertise in relation to the formation of the new organisation, including providing an interim HR service, managing the merger of HR Information / Payroll Systems as well as project managing a complex job matching and appeals process to ensure the safe transfer of over 2000 employees to the new organisation.• Policy and Reward Manager - Being responsible for project managing the implementation of a new HR Information System (ESR) and the outsourcing of the organisations payroll function to an external provider.• Employee Relations Manager - Providing expertise in the internal consultation and negotiation process with 5 recognised trade unions at a time of significant change and downsizing in the sector. This included supporting the implementation of a new pay and grading system. Show less

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  Human-Resource-Solutions.co.uk

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  Managing Consultant

  Continuing business development connecting with and providing HR support to UK SMEs.Ground up re-building and monetising of corporate website which now achieves around 15,000 visits per month.Incorporated a sabbatical for the purposes of professional updating, research and especially some rest and recreation!

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  Yorkshire Housing

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  Interim Head of HR and Communications

  At a time of great change in the organisation provided high level support to Chief Executive to facilitate significant organisational and cultural change. This included the rationalisation of several locations to one corporate headquarters, development of a leadership and culture change initiative, leading a key staff engagement project, the implementation of a reward project aimed at developing the organisation’s pay and grading structure and introduction of a range of new benefits. The role also included the operational management of all HR casework, payroll, learning and development, internal communications and external PR through the 24 staff in the HR and Design & Media teams. Show less

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  Sportscotland

  Nov 2012 - Nov 2013

  Interim Head of Human Resources

  Supported the CEO and Senior Management Team in all strategic HR related matters. This included the development of the annual strategic HR Business Plan, overseeing the implementation of a new Learning Management System, negotiating and implementing the latest pay award, developing a new e-Recruitment system and re-structuring the HR Team.

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  Human-Resource-Solutions.co.uk

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

  Managing Consultant

  Ongoing business development project providing online access (www.human-resource-solutions.co.uk) to best practice HR support and guidance for SMEs through a comprehensive website of HR policy, staff handbook and contract templates. This also includes up-to-date support for employment law / regulation changes which might impact on businesses who employ staff.

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  VisitScotland

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  Interim Head of Human Resources
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  Human-Resource-Solutions.co.uk

  Dec 2017 - now

  Managing Consultant