Experience

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  Moss side job centre

  Mar 1979 - Feb 1980

  Employment officer

  Responsible for liaising with employers and placing applicants in positions as well as for developing employment initiatives.

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  Government department of employment

  Feb 1980 - Mar 1982

  Executive officer

  Responsible for conditions of service, pay and superannuation.

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  Manchester city council

  Apr 1982 - Dec 1983

  Employment officer

  Responsible for Personnel functions of the organisation and project managing employment and economic development initiatives.

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  Oldham metropolitan borough council

  Jan 1984 - Sept 1986

  Personnel officer

  Responsible for generalist personnel functions including, giving advice on organisation structure, recruitment, industrial relations, personnel policy and conditions of service for all groups of staff.

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  London strategic policy unit

  Sept 1986 - Sept 1987

  Personnel adviser

  Responsible for managing and setting up the Personnel, Training and Facilities Management for the unit, including implementing the organisation structure and creating and running all management, governance, administration and personnel systems for the unit. Supporting cross London local government organisation reviews.

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  London borough of lewisham

  Sept 1987 - Sept 2016

  leading on ensuring people add great value to the organisation.Accountable for corporate transformation and business changes, introducing public sector reforms and alternative service delivery models as well as Human Resource and organisational development, human resources strategy, leadership and management development. Accountable for all corporate HR strategy and management matters and leadership of all HR functions. Strategic responsibility for organisational and cultural change, redefining management processes and introducing performance and communication systems. Responsible for all strategic & corporate HR policies, practices & functions. Management responsibility for personnel department of 30 staff serving four departments employing 10,000 staff over various locations, responsibility for Change Management, Performance & Quality Management. Particular successes include gaining Iip accreditation and receiving the Human Resource Excellence Award for the best HR Department in the Public Sector. Responsibility for the introduction of a new HR Strategy and for effective employee relations. Line management responsibility for Planning & Development, Industrial Relations, Training, Safety, Occupational Health. Specific responsibility for outsourcing, devolution of management and business development projects.

  • Head of Human Resources

    Aug 2010 - Sept 2016

  • HEAD OF PERSONNEL & DEVELOPMENT

    Jun 1999 - Aug 2010

  • HEAD OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY

    Sept 1995 - May 1999

  • ASSISTANT CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER

    Sept 1987 - Sept 1995
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  Cukarica municipality belgrade serbia

  Jun 2000 - Jul 2001

  Project director

  Seconded to lead an international project team providing management and democratic process assistance to the city of Belgrade in Serbia with a focus on building democratic and municipal practices, setting up governance models, designing management and organization structures and creating citizen engagement.