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GEMMA BATHURST-CURRY

Rushden,Northamptonshire

Summary

Accomplished HR professional with CIPD Level 5, specialising in people processes and HR. Demonstrates proficiency in training and development, recruitment strategies, and performance management. Adept at managing all aspects of recruitment, on-boarding, employee relations, payroll administration, and systems & processes. Skilled in communication and problem-solving, with a strong focus on budgets and enhancing organisational efficiency. Committed to driving strategic HR initiatives that align with business goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Group HR Advisor

Glazerite UK Group Ltd
Wellingborough, UK
07.2023 - 07.2025
  • My role involves traveling across sites to ensure HR is engaging and supportive to all areas of the company employee headcount over 200.
  • Work in partnership with managers across the group to support development, engagement and training, to retain good people to achieve Company objectives.
  • Provide advice and guidance to Managers across the group on Employee Relations issues, HR processes and policies in line with relevant Employment Law.
  • Work with managers to best understand resource requirements in relation to attraction, recruitment, selection and retention activities with a localised approach to delivery for each site.
  • Overall management of performance management, career development, training and development for retention of staff.
  • Management of long and short-term absence cases.
  • Build tools and processes to deliver skills based training and information for managers on people management related aspects to current legislation.
  • Management of all systems, processes and documentation in relation to employee throughout their employment from induction, training and development to leaving the company. All managed in compliance with GDPR.
  • Advise, support and guide Managers in dealing with all Employee Relations issues, including absence management, investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and dismissals in line with relevant Employment Law.
  • Delivery of Glazerite engagement strategy in accordance with the Company’s Vision, Mission and Values, through employee communications, including business, operational, wellbeing and mental health.
  • Ensuring all legislative requirements are met and HR best practice is firmly established.
  • Review and management of employee reward and benefits systems and approaches.
  • Build and maintain strong productive relationships at all levels across the group.
  • Other duties as reasonably required by the Company to fulfil the role.

People Manager

MCE Insurance
Rushden, UK
05.2022 - 07.2023
  • To provide support to our People and have a ‘hands on’ approach when required, dealing with People queries from administrator to Board level in a timely manner.
  • Ensuring we follow the latest advice and guidelines from ACAS and HR Inform, updating our policies and procedures and communicating this across our business.
  • Report and deal with absence and monthly reporting and company payroll using Salesforce.
  • All company recruitment and onboarding are also completed by myself and as well as managing my team and completing monthly 1-2-1 with my team.
  • Within this role, I was very approachable, and I was always on hand whether it be via a Teams Call or in our two office locations, ensuring our People are given the support and information they need.
  • I also provide full HR support, weekly payroll and Recruitment for two other companies that our Chairman owns in London, The Huxley – a club and Heretic Nine (Bad Handwriting) a clothing company in Shoreditch.

Recruitment & HR Coordinator

MCE Insurance
Rushden, UK
11.2018 - 04.2022
  • Delivering all company recruitment – internal and external, adverts, CV screening and Interviews to Offer Letter & Contracts.
  • Onboarding Process – Via Salesforce – all new starters UK and Overseas.
  • Company Induction – for all new starters UK and Overseas.
  • Leaver Process – Exit interviews and removal of IT access and Salesforce access. Dealing with all logistics to ensure company equipment is back and checked.
  • Performance Management – which may also lead to disciplinary meetings.
  • Absence Review Investigations.
  • Development Plans for employees and Training Plans.
  • Training – delivering companywide training in the UK (onsite) and also Philippines via Teams.
  • Monthly Reporting.

Recruitment Consultant

1st Choice Recruitment
Bedford, UK
03.2016 - 10.2018
  • Based at the Head office in Bedford, my job role was as a Permanent Recruitment Consultant for Northamptonshire.
  • On a daily basis the job role consists of sourcing my own candidates and candidate registrations, new business, lead generating and attending client meetings.
  • Working to deadlines and being able to prioritise work is essential.
  • Posting job adverts on Broadbean, screening all candidate's CVs, then responding to each one personally and arranging interviews.
  • Great attention to detail and very strong administration skills are needed to be a Recruiter and also to maintain the database (Enterprise).
  • While working here we also had our new database installed and due to system experience and also being able to adjust quickly to new systems, I then became our branch trainer for the Enterprise database, for employees and also any new recruits.
  • The building of relationships with clients and candidates is key - ensuring you understand and have the interests of both parties to heart is a fundamental factor in achieving successful placements.
  • KPI Call Target 1900 calls per quarter.
  • New Business Target £59,935 Profit.
  • Existing Target £372,520 Profit.

Recruitment Consultant

Travail Employment Agency
Wellingborough, UK
09.2013 - 03.2016
  • Based out of the Wellingborough branch, my role is recruitment consultant for the temporary division.
  • For this role I am also on call 24/7 on the out of office mobile phone for clients and my temps, the role is very varied and from sourcing and registering candidates, to new business cold calling and meeting new clients to rates and proposals.
  • Recruitment is a very fast-paced environment, you could have a client phone and ask for 10 staff within the hour, this is perfect as I am very well organised, can cope with working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • The hardest part of my role is dealing with people, with no notice at all candidates will walk off site or not attend to start with, I have to be able to manage and maintain our relationships with our clients and still gain future business.
  • While our branch administrator is away, I also helped process payroll and our timesheets, from sending out the timesheets to the client, chasing the timesheets back in time, calculating hours and inputting onto the internal system to be sent over to head office.
  • My main achievement at Travail so far was to be nominated and a finalist for Recruitment Consultant of the year for 2014, as a national company with over 30 branches across the UK being in the last 3 after only a year in recruitment was a great accomplishment.

Recruitment Administrator

Travail Employment Agency
Wellingborough, UK
08.2013 - 09.2013
  • Working on a temporary contract at the Wellingborough branch, taking phone calls speaking to candidates and clients, booking in registrations, completing matching, and searching of candidates and general administration duties.

Education

CIPD Level 5 -

Northampton College
09.2024 - 07.2025

Mental Health Champion - undefined

MHFA England

CIPD - undefined

HR Fundamentals

NCFE - Mental Health First Aider

LEVEL 2

NVQ Level 1 - Using Information Technology, Business Administration, Word Processing, Data Base, Spread Sheets

Tresham College

GCSE - German, English Double Award, Religious Studies, Dance, Textiles, Science Double Award, Math’s

The Ferrers School

Skills

  • CIPD Level 5
  • People Process and HR Functions
  • Training & Development
  • All aspects of recruitment
  • Communication Skills
  • On-boarding
  • Employee relations
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Performance management
  • Payroll administration
  • Systems & Processes
  • Budgets
  • Problem Solving

Custom

A passion for People and all people being treated fairly, to help and lead, the ability to quickly process and understand new systems and procedures. Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads, and always willing to accept other tasks not in my remit. Forward thinking, and happy to implement and suggest changes within a company. Commercial minded and a strategic operational mind with the ability to make change happen.

Certification

  • CIPD Level 5
  • MFHA - Mental Health Champion
  • NCFE - Mental Health First Aider
  • CIPD - HR Fundamentals


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

CIPD Level 5 -

Northampton College
09.2024 - 07.2025

Group HR Advisor

Glazerite UK Group Ltd
07.2023 - 07.2025

People Manager

MCE Insurance
05.2022 - 07.2023

Recruitment & HR Coordinator

MCE Insurance
11.2018 - 04.2022

Recruitment Consultant

1st Choice Recruitment
03.2016 - 10.2018

Recruitment Consultant

Travail Employment Agency
09.2013 - 03.2016

Recruitment Administrator

Travail Employment Agency
08.2013 - 09.2013

Mental Health Champion - undefined

MHFA England

CIPD - undefined

HR Fundamentals

NCFE - Mental Health First Aider

LEVEL 2

NVQ Level 1 - Using Information Technology, Business Administration, Word Processing, Data Base, Spread Sheets

Tresham College

GCSE - German, English Double Award, Religious Studies, Dance, Textiles, Science Double Award, Math’s

The Ferrers School

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