Liz Sneddon

Experience

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  Marshall Lauder Knitwear

  Jan 1982 - Jul 1983

  General Administrator

  general administration - payroll, implementation of statutory sick pay (new legislation at the time), paying of invoices, etc

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  Smith and Telford Ltd

  Jul 1983 - Jan 1985

  Bookkeeper

  I was responsible for general ledger activity and the day to day management of the various pay schemes that were in place

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  Bepi Circuits, Galashiels

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1988

  Personnel Officer

  Scottish BordersI was responsible for the day to day personnel function, the management of ancillary staff (cleaners, canteen staff) and processing of payroll information for preparation of salaries by Head Office in Cambridge.

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  Courtaulds Spinning, Hawick

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Personnel Officer

  I was responsible for running the day to day personnel function but my priority was to introduce resizing procedures which would eventually lead to the closure of the factory. This meant working in close collaboration with the unions.

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  Scottish Borders Council

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Training Officer

  I worked with offenders, women returners, people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities to prepare them for work

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  Borders College

  Jan 1991 - Jun 1993

  Lecturer

  I lectured in business management, administration and basic office skills to NC, HNC and HND level students

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  Enable

  Jun 1993 - Apr 1999

  Area Manager - training and employment

  I was responsible for arranging training and work placement for people who had difficulty with learning in order to get them job ready. Also developing training plans and work placements for people from the unemployment register who wanted to achieve a career in care.

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  Eildon Housing Association

  Apr 1999 - Sept 2005

  Training and Service Quality Co-ordinator

  Training and Service Quality Co-ordinator. Responsible for learning and development, health and safety and quality of service in the Associations care projects (dementia care unit, supported living, sheltered housing. During my time with Eildon I helped to develop a strong ethos of getting people to their full potential and the Association won two awards for the programmes which were introduced.

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  Emtelle

  Sept 2005 - Jul 2016

  HR Manager (retired)

  Responsible for managing the HR capability at our two sites in the Scottish Borders. This involves the creation of policies and achieving best practice in recruitment, retention, learning and development as well as managing performance. Currently undergoing training as the employer nominated trustee for the pension scheme. I also manage the UK payroll function and have recently had high level involvement in the pension scheme transition from Defined Contribution Scheme to Master Trust.I have also played a pivotal role in moving our apprenticeship scheme forward and have introduced an intern/graduate recruitment programme. Show less

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  THE BORDERS GREEN TEAM ENTERPRISES

  Apr 2014 - now

  Director
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  Liz Sneddon Consulting

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2018

  Independent Business Owner (retired)

  I managed employee relations and HR issues for my clients, providing sound technical legal advice as well as offering the practical assistance to large and small businesses where its needed My client base included local manufacturers as well as national organisation, the legal profession, not for profit organisations and new business start ups in the service sector. I also provided help to people who were looking to move on from their current role - this help may have simply been talking over whether its a good idea to make the change but also includes assistance on finding a new role, CV production and interview adviceEarly in 2018 I became involved with Grow Your Own Talent which is an Edinburgh based social enterprise providing employers with temporary staffing and recruitment with the aim of upskilling the local labour pool, increase staff productivity and create a necessary social and economic impact on the community. My involvement here is, on a pro bono basis, to assist the organisation in becoming established in the Scottish Borders. Show less

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  Grow Your Own Talent CIC

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  Director (retired)

  Grow Your Own Talent is a Recruitment Agency and a Social Enterprise which aims to provide employers with temporary staff. Our aim is to harness employers recruitment needs and use that to upskill the 'local labour pool', helping to raise their productivity for your business, creating a Social and Economic Impact.Grow Your Own Talent will work with employers to fill temporary employment opportunities based on your business needs. For every hour the individual works we will re-invest a minimum 25% of our HOURLY PROFIT MARGIN into the future training and development of the worker's skills. Even short term work assignments, such as events stewarding, catering or clearing up can contribute to future investment in workers who may be stuck in low-paid roles with little chance of progression.The Grow Your Own Talent Model is about finding the best individuals and matching them with employers who would like to make a Social Impact and get the chance to develop and grow their own future talent through their purchase of temporary labour. This provides added value to employers and improved prospects to workers. Grow Your Own Talent can also help deliver on contractor obligations relating to community benefits for prime and subcontractors. All of this is completely FREE – as long as the staff we supply are ‘working for us, working for you’. Show less

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  A Positive Start CIC

  Feb 2020 - now

  Director

  A Positive Start CIC is a Community Interest Company that delivers new solutions training and personal development. The organisation is small with an extremely enthusiastic team educating on subjects they are passionate about including Personal Development, confidence, self esteem, positive thinking as well as delivering thought provoking prevention workshops. My role is as a voluntary director.

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  STREETS AHEAD (BORDERS)

  Sept 2022 - now

  Director