Alastair Brown
Manchester
Summary
HR professional with extensive expertise in Microsoft Office, HR policies and regulations, and HRIS systems. Demonstrates strong skills in effective communication, mediation, and dispute resolution, fostering positive employee relations and stakeholder collaboration. Adept at strategic planning in HR, organisational development, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Committed to ethical conduct in HR practices while driving performance measurement techniques and reward strategy formulation. Career goals include advancing diversity initiatives and enhancing training and development programmes within organisations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
HR business partner
Leigh Day
Manchester, greater manchester
04.2024 - Current
- Coordinated employee engagement surveys leading to improved morale and productivity.
- Developed succession plans securing the future leadership of the organisation.
- Enhanced company culture with the introduction of regular team-building activities.
- Full ER caseload
- Ensured legal compliance by keeping up-to-date with current UK employment legislation.
- Streamlined HR processes for a more efficient operation
- Lead on Organisational development and restructuring
- Performance management with all stakeholders
- Supported grievance procedures, promoting a fair work environment.
- Partnered with senior leadership for strategic workforce planning, enabling company growth projections.
- Served as point of contact to offer expertise on employee relations.
- Mitigated litigation risk, ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations across various activities.
- Educated line managers on policy and process changes for implementation.
- Advised line managers on correct disciplinary procedures for compliant issue resolution.
- Improved business HR policies by guiding and collaborating with managers.
- Oversaw disciplinary, performance and absence management for 800 employees.
Assistant People Partner
Regatta Ltd
Manchester
01.2022 - 03.2024
- Training Line Managers on People matters and policy
- Managed a team of HR Admin colleagues and helped to advance their career and experience
- Full mixed ER caseload with complex cases
- TUPE transfer experience
- Consultations and dismissals both remote and in person
- Working with senior stakeholders everyday including business owners
- HR Systems input and reporting
- Led a team of HR professionals to successfully implement a major HR initiative on time and within budget - Communications tool
People Advisor
Inc & Co
Manchester
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Full ER caseload
- Coaching Line Managers
- Restructures and TUPE projects
- Implementation of new policies and procedures
People and Culture Associate
JT International
Manchester
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Generalist HR role within the wider People and Culture team, Employee Relations and coaching specialist
- Full ER caseload from inception to completion
- Payroll duties
- Coaching line management in HR duties
- Change Management
- Admin duties
- Constant review of HR practices and policies
People Advisor
Well Pharmacy
Manchester
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Coaching line managers on HR/Management duties
- Project work within the HR function
- Business partnering with key stakeholders
- Continuous development and improvement of HR processes
- Leadership on Absence / retention
- Improving colleague journey processes
- Full ER caseload
- Disciplinary, investigation, grievance, redundancy and dismissals
HR Advisor
MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Manchester
04.2019 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: Project role with a fantastic charity
- Proactive recruitment of International roles
- Deployment of technical staff to programmes worldwide
- Middle East specialist of the HR function
- Payroll and financial admin duties
- Project work in line with operational needs
- Continuous development and improvement of HR processes
- Project role with a fantastic charity
Travel
02.2019 - 04.2019
- Travel to New York with my fiance due to her work. 3 months spent living in Brooklyn and immersing in the local culture
HR Advisor
Systra Ltd
Manchester
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Act as the first point of contact in employee related matters providing timely, commercial and accurate advice.
- Provide complex HR advice to Managers across the business
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR policies
- Coach Line Managers to provide effective HR within their teams
- Full life cycle experience of grievance cases, attendance and absence management and investigation procedure.
- Experience of Expat contracts and International Law
HR Advisor
Clear Law Ltd
Manchester
06.2017 - 03.2018
- Enjoyed sole management of the HR function and work with the Senior Management Team to develop talent within the organisation.
- Responsible for conducting appraisals, disciplinary procedures and the entire recruitment process.
- Responsible for upskilling and training line managers on HR matters, from absence management and recruitment to performance issues and disciplinary matters.
- Took the lead on flexible reward scheme and improved appraisal projects, partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver on agreed outcomes
- I trained and managed the HR administrator within the function and worked within the wider support team to ensure we provided an efficient service to the rest of the firm.
- Hands on experience of the redundancy process and dismissal
- Partnered with Senior Management to create a strategic approach for recruitment, reward and other key areas
- Full recruitment cycle from job specification through to onboarding and induction process
Education
PG Dip - Human Resource Management
The Manchester Metropolitan University
09.2016 - 06.2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Effective communication
- HR policies and regulations
- HRIS expertise
- Employment law knowledge
- Mediation and dispute resolution
- Employee relations management
- Influencing leadership
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Onboarding strategies
- Ethical conduct in HR
- Performance measurement techniques
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- HR software skills
- Organizational development
- Reward strategy formulation
- CIPD standards knowledge
- Strategic planning in HR
- Training and development
Languages
Spanish; Castilian
Personal Information
Nationality: British
Custom
- Travel
- Politics
- Charitable causes
- Sports
- Learning new languages
Timeline
HR business partner
Leigh Day
04.2024 - Current
Assistant People Partner
Regatta Ltd
01.2022 - 03.2024
People Advisor
Inc & Co
08.2021 - 12.2021
People and Culture Associate
JT International
03.2020 - 08.2021
People Advisor
Well Pharmacy
08.2019 - 03.2020
HR Advisor
MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
04.2019 - 08.2019
Travel
02.2019 - 04.2019
HR Advisor
Systra Ltd
09.2018 - 04.2019
HR Advisor
Clear Law Ltd
06.2017 - 03.2018
PG Dip - Human Resource Management
The Manchester Metropolitan University
09.2016 - 06.2018
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