Kate Hilditch

Experience

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  Learning and Skills Improvement Service

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2010

  Hr Officer

  • Successfully managed the transfer of payroll provider which included the data migration of payroll information to tight timescales.• Managed consultation process for changes to QIA contracts of employment prior to the merger. This included meeting with everyone individually to discuss the proposed changes.• Management of multiple recruitment campaigns following merger to LSIS.

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  Ofwat

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2023

  ● Coach, advise and support managers through a range of employee relations matters such as sickness absence, performance management, grievances and disciplinaries.● Cluster meetings with managers regularly to forecast resourcing demand, identifying issues and help provide solutions.● Management of complex employee relations casework● Management of Ofwat’s bonus scheme and pay progression processes● Supported the organisation through change including management of voluntary redundancy programmes, change to matrix working and devolvement of core processes to resource pools.● Development of HR policies.● Procurement and contract management of core HR services.● Production of management information to support the business such as sickness absence trigger reporting and managing trends on exit interviews.● Facilitation of training workshops to implement new HR policies.● Budget management including budget forecasting and monitoring of learning and development expenditure.● Wellbeing Lead – which included developing corporate wellbeing plans, chairing steering group, creating a forward programme of events and evaluation of wellbeing initiatives.● Creation of corporate learning and development plans through analysis of performance development plans and regular discussions with project leads and directors.● Process mapping and continuously improving core HR processes.● Management of annual people survey and development of action plans. Show less Responsibilities• Managed a team of four HR staff to deliver an excellent HR service to Ofwat staff.• Managed all aspects of the employee lifecycle. • Contract managed service providers from payroll to pensions and occupational health.• Managed recruitment multiple recruitment campaigns for a variety of roles.• Provide management information on HR metrics to JNC and Remuneration Committee.• Managed VR programme through first major reorganisation. • Provide advice and support on employee relations issues.• Job evaluation of roles. Show less

  • People Partner

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2023

  • HR Services Manager

    Mar 2010 - Jan 2013
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  GPS Healthcare

  Jun 2023 - now

  Human Resources Specialist