Hannah Rees
Kintbury,Berkshire
Summary
A seasoned HR professional with extensive generalist knowledge and talent acquisition experience, excelling in talent management and people management. Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Known for strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to influence and gain confidence. Proactive, methodical, professional, and credible in all endeavours.
Driven professional with talent for building relationships and identifying top talent. Skilled in communication and negotiation, bringing strategic approach to recruitment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Lead Recruiter
Education Development Trust
Reading, Berkshire
12.2021 - Current
Junior Membership Secretary and Coach
Newbury Athletics Club
Newbury, West Berkshire
04.2021 - 08.2025
- Liaise with parents on a weekly basis providing advice and information on the weekly sessions the club offers Junior members aged 9- 14 years old.
- Handle all Junior membership enquiries from parents and coaches.
- Support weekly training sessions.
- Support all marketing and communication regarding events and opportunities for Juniors through social media and email.
- Managing membership database, ensuring accurate record keeping.
- First point of contact for all membership-related queries from current or prospective members.
HR Adviser
Andover Mind
Hybrid
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Provide HR support across the organisation predominately with a focus on recruitment and on-boarding.
- Manage all correspondence both by phone and email to the HR department with internal and external colleagues.
- Produce information for monthly payroll returns including new starter information, variations to contracts, leavers, sickness absence.
- Advised management on talent acquisition strategies, enhancing workforce quality.
- Other HR tasks as delegated by the HR Manager
HR Adviser (Maternity Cover)
Newbury Building Society
Newbury, West Berkshire
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Provide generalist HR support across the business including end to end recruitment, delivery of corporate inductions and training.
- Ensure Executives and managers are aware of their statutory responsibilities and that these are incorporated into the Society’s practices and procedures.
- Keep abreast of developments in employment law, as well as HR and learning & development best practices locally and in the Building Society Sector.
- Advise managers and employees on HR- related matters through the HR advice line and HR mailbox.
- Produce reports the Society needs on HR issues, as required.
- Contribute to the monthly MI report for Executive.
- Produce the monthly absence report.
- Maintain central up to date HR records.
- Deputise for the HR Manager as required.
HR Advisor and Fundraising Assistant
Living Paintings
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Provide support across the central HR function for both employees and volunteers.
- Assist with social media campaigns to support fundraising initiatives and grants.
- Produce written reports and grant applications to ensure funding targets are met.
- In accordance with the fundraising strategy, liaise and met with potential organisations in order to build relationships for future fundraising opportunities.
Recruitment & Retention Officer
West Berkshire Council
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Extensive experience of advising managers on conducting effective interviews, interview techniques and selection processes.
- Support all recruitment activity and processes including preparing advertisements, screening applications, conducting interviews, sourcing pre- employment checks and arranging Inductions.
- Devise and implement robust recruitment solutions easing managerial pressure and ensuring improved staff retention.
- Responsible for managing the implementation of the retention bonus and sabbatical schemes.
- Led on the creation of a localised procedure for the engagement of agency staffing thus greatly assisting in ensuring compliance.
- Managing all agency recruitment relationships.
- Raised Authority’s profile both locally and nationally as an employer of choice.
- Undertaking of all exit interviews for permanent and agency staff and tracking leavers’ destinations.
- Monitor movement of staff (leavers and joiners), particularly permanent staff and the proportion of agency staff in place and ‘horizon scan’ with regard to future service requirements.
- Development of systems and reports to forecast sabbatical staging dates assisting Finance with forecasting retention payments.
- Experienced user of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
- Undertaking benchmarking surveys across local authorities (salaries, redundancy multipliers, sick pay entitlements, recruitment and retention awards).
- Provide advice and support on policies and procedures, employment law and HR best practice.
Human Resources Officer (Fixed Term Secondment)
West Berkshire Council
08.2013 - 03.2017
- Recruitment projects including managing the Council’s Apprentice Scheme.
- Job Evaluation.
- Coordination of Work Experience and Volunteering schemes.
- Led Headteacher recruitment.
- Delivery of training for school support staff on recruitment and selection processes.
- Supporting the HR advice line service offered to managers and headteachers.
- Update guidance notes and current procedures through researching statutory documents ensuring policies reflected current Employment Legislation.
- Line management responsibility for an Apprentice HR Administrator (daily line management, coaching and mentoring).
- Supporting and providing advice and administration support to managers on employee relations issues (disciplinary, sickness absence, occupational health referrals) and organisational change management.
Human Resources Assistant
West Berkshire Council
02.2007 - 08.2013
- Providing advice, support and guidance to managers, on all aspects of end to end recruitment.
- Advice on terms and conditions of employment.
- Taking minutes at Employee Relations meetings and hearings.
Support Services Assistant, Human Resources
West Berkshire Council
05.2005 - 02.2007
Independent Consultant
Body Shop at Home
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Online self- employed business marketing and selling Body Shop products through social media and face to face.
- The role requires meeting monthly and yearly sales targets and working as a team to meet these across the regions.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - CIPD Intermediate Diploma in Human Resource Management (Level 5)
Basingstoke College of Technology
Basingstoke, HampshireBachelor of Arts - Fine Art
University of Northampton
Northampton 09.2001 - 06.2004
Skills
- Extensive generalist HR knowledge and Talent Acquisition experience
- Passion for Talent Management
- Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
- Excel at working to deadlines and under pressure
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Strong people management skills
- Proactive and methodical
- Professional and credible
- Ability to influence and gain confidence
Affiliations
I am passionate about the importance of sport in making a positive impact on people's lives. I am a keen runner and a member of several athletics clubs. I am a volunteer coach and membership secretary for the junior club members aged 9- 14 years old. Prior to COVID I volunteered for many years as Front of House Steward at Corn Exchange, Newbury.
Certification
CIPD Intermediate Diploma in Human Resource Management (Level 5)
CIPD Membership/Registration No: 4252572X
I fully understand and am committed to adhering to the expectations the CIPD sets out in the Code of Professional Conduct.
I am qualified to deliver Occupational Testing comprised of Online Personality Questionnaires and Ability Testing.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead Recruiter
Education Development Trust
12.2021 - Current
HR Adviser
Andover Mind
05.2021 - 11.2021
Junior Membership Secretary and Coach
Newbury Athletics Club
04.2021 - 08.2025
Independent Consultant
Body Shop at Home
01.2021 - 12.2021
HR Adviser (Maternity Cover)
Newbury Building Society
08.2019 - 05.2020
HR Advisor and Fundraising Assistant
Living Paintings
10.2018 - 04.2019
Recruitment & Retention Officer
West Berkshire Council
04.2017 - 04.2018
Human Resources Officer (Fixed Term Secondment)
West Berkshire Council
08.2013 - 03.2017
Human Resources Assistant
West Berkshire Council
02.2007 - 08.2013
Support Services Assistant, Human Resources
West Berkshire Council
05.2005 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Art
University of Northampton
09.2001 - 06.2004
Diploma of Higher Education - CIPD Intermediate Diploma in Human Resource Management (Level 5)
Basingstoke College of Technology
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