Deirdre McNamara

Experience

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  Computer Products, Power Conversion Europe

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Production Supervisor

  • Production Supervisor for approx 60 employees. Also responsible for training and development plan and recruitment for all of the organisation.

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  Irish Travellor Association

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Youth Officer

  • Youth Officer for the Limerick region. Working with the traveller community and acting as liaison between them and the settled community

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  Analog Devices International

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  HR Consultant

  Analog Devices International is a world leader in the design and manufacture of a broad portfolio of high performance analog, mixed signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits used in all types of electronic equipment. They employ 1,100 employees approx in their facility in Ireland. Reporting to a Senior HR Business Partner, I was aligned to the set up of a new manufacturing facility; responsible for organisation design, job design, resourcing, selection assessment and development of training proposition. Show less

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  Shannon Aerospace

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  HR Specialist

  Shannon Aerospace is a civil aviation maintenance facility. A joint venture between Swiss Air and Lufthansa it employs approx 2000 people and has an industry recognised Aircraft Maintenance school. Reporting to the HR Director, my role consisted of a mixture of both Project and Business Partner work. Business Partner to Central Functions and ‘Shop’ section which dealt with all refurbishment of aircraft interior and painting. Responsible for all recruitment and assessment including Aircraft Maintenance trainees. Design and implementation of a competency based performance management framework for all employees across the organisation. Show less

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  HR Consultant

  • Temporary position as HR consultant with Retail business division. Worked on annual pay 2001 project and provided interim HR Business Partner support to Retail Marketing, Finance and IFS

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  BSkyB

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Learning and Development Programme Manager

  Reporting to the Head of Learning and Organisational Development, my role as L&D Programme Manager was responsible for the creation of an overall learning and development plan which delivered the priorities of the business (predominantly contact centre environment) whilst maximising L&D resource.

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  HR Programme Manager, HR Business Services

  Managed a team of 6 to design and implement a Job Family Framework across Operations. High profile and complex project which impacted circa 17,000 employees

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Aug 2006 - Nov 2013

  Experienced Programme Manager, worked on a wide variety of programmes within a fast paced, highly regulated environment. Strong ability to 'hit the ground running' to understand the needs of the business and build credible relationships quickly to ensure effective programme delivery from analysis through to implementation. Examples of programmes include: Business organisation design and restructure, Senior Manager talent proposition, Incentives design, reward and recognition toolkits, annual Pay Review process, Programme Management training. Show less

  • HR Business Partner

    Jan 2011 - Nov 2013

  • HR Programme Manager, UK Retail

    Aug 2006 - Dec 2010
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  Deirdre O'Dwyer Ltd.

  Feb 2015 - Dec 2017

  Director

  Provision of HR, Change and Programme Management expertise. Executive coach.HR Project ManagerFuture Williams & Glyn October 2016 to July 2017HR Lead on business organisation design programme within Central FunctionsProject ManagerRoyal Bank of ScotlandNovember 2015 - August 2016 The Williams & Glyn Delivery Programme was involved in the proposed divestment of W&G as a full service Personal, Private and Corporate Bank. Worked on the NatWest Customer and Colleague Journey and Communications Workstream within a fast paced and complex environment. Extensive stakeholder engagement and collaboration to define the implications and impact of proposed changes on the employee experience and proposition. Creation of colleague journey map; informing communication approach, requirements, collateral, engagement and policy. Coaching and direction of other team members. Show less

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  McNamara O'Dwyer Limited

  Mar 2018 - now

  Director

  Services Provided: Career Coaching:Enabling people to determine their dream job aligned to their strengths, interests and valuesGuidance on C.Vs and Job search strategies & Networking Interview Preparation Outplacement support to organisations who wish to support their employees through redundancyMediation:Workplace, Commercial & Civil and Family Human Resources Consultancy:Supporting Organisations who employ people but who do not have their own internal HR resourceStrategy/ Organisation Design/Job Design/ Process Improvement/Change Management/Recruitment & Selection/HR Audit/Performance Management/ Disciplinary & Grievance Investigation/Redundancy Mar 2019 to dateCareer Coaching 2nd level & 3rd level students, adults who need to assistance due to redundancy and personal injuryWorking with a variety of business clients; not for profit, construction, pharmacy, medical, professional services and Retail - advising on all aspects of Human ResourcesAugust 2018 to Nov 2018Working with a financial services company advising on all people aspects of reorganisation.March 2018 to August 2018Working with a global Pharmaceutical company: Coaching Leadership Team Creation of Management Development plan for current and new to role Creation of Employee Development and Engagement plan Change management support through transition Show less