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Joanne Elliott

County Durham

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive experience in customer-facing management, generalist HR, and project management. Demonstrated expertise in internal and external audits, change management, and business modelling. Adept at data analytics and solution-oriented approaches to complex challenges. Proven track record of hands-on management and driving successful outcomes through strategic initiatives.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work history

Strategy Advisor

HMPPS
09.2023 - Current
  • Working in a team to manage data requests to support business decisions in relation to Offender Flows and Configuration.
  • Lead advisor on managing the Cat B process, including re-designing the process and updating on MI, working with LTHSE to support their requirements.
  • Lead advisor on reporting on FNO's within the estate, providing complex datasets on movements, potential flows, and deportation figures.
  • Working with Power BI to develop Dashboards
  • Worked on re-roles project last year, including Holme House, North West and London - providing support and data analysis on scenarios.
  • Competent in providing how to guides, and Teams forums to support new processes and training - e.g. Cat B process


OMU / OCA Administrator

HMP Durham
Durham, County Durham
02.2022 - 09.2023

OMU

  • Processing remand warrants,& imprisonment orders
  • Calculating complex sentence information onto NOMIS to update prisoners on their release information.
  • Referral of FNO's to the Home Office
  • Licence to Operate in sentence calculations - Level 1 & 2
  • Processing court lists
  • Managing court paperwork


OCA

  • Identifying and managing transport schedules for HMP Durham
  • Allocating and forward planning spaces working closely with PMU
  • Re-designed internal process within HMP Durham to ensure maximum capacity achieved on transfers - weekly hitting 99% fill capacity on transfers.
  • Managed the cross border process within HMP Durham for Scotland transfers

Part Time Netball Coach

Gateshead College
10.2021 - 12.2021
  • Support the Head of Netball to deliver coaching programmes to all students
  • Help with match days including chaperone of students
  • Umpiring of match days

Manager

DG Services
04.2011 - 07.2021
  • Development for the overall customer experience from start to finish of each job, including paperwork, feedback and management of the interaction of staff to the customer.
  • Development, implementation and management of HR related processes and procedures
  • Implementation of Sage projects / finance package and re-designed processes to streamline overall procedures
  • Training Services providing generic training support across the business
  • Development and implementation of administrative processes to support the operations of the business.
  • Daily management of the office processes

Group HR Manager

Panceltica Holdings
03.2008 - 08.2009
  • Development, implementation and management of HR related processes and procedures.
  • Recruitment of all staff across the Group, specifically for projects in Qatar
  • HR Admin including managing fleet vehicles, immigration and Visa services, healthcare and flights.
  • Payroll management across the group
  • Facility management of all accommodation, offices and sites. This also included management of leases, utilities, reactive repairs and health and safety pertaining to company regulations
  • Responsible for the administration of all immigration and visa related work to ensure company is regulated and compliant with immigration laws of the relevant country.

People and Pay Manager

Anchor Trust Shared Services
03.2003 - 03.2008
  • Recruitment, including CRB, Workwear and Induction
  • HR Administration including Fleet Vehicles, Pension Administration, Death in Service and Private Healthcare
  • Payroll Services including managing the outsourced payroll provider
  • People Systems including managing the HR system, Self-service attendance record and interfaces to payroll and finance systems
  • Training Services providing generic training support across the business
  • Property Services Manager
  • Providing comprehensive support and regulatory compliance service across all Anchor's property with a planned works program of approx. £50m per annum

Various Roles

Thomas Cook Direct Businesses
01.1994 - 01.2002
  • Variety of roles including Project / Development Manager (01-02), Business Manager (98–01), Operations Resource Manager (97-98), Team Manager (96-97), Sales Consultant (94-96)
  • During my time with Thomas Cook, I benefited from a comprehensive management training program

Education

MBA - HR Management

University of Wales
Cardiff

HND - Business & Finance & HR

New College Durham
Durham

A-Level -

Whickham School

G.C.S.E -

Whickham School

Skills

  • Customer facing management
  • Generalist HR
  • Internal and external audits
  • Project management
  • Change management
  • Solution oriented
  • Hands on management
  • Business modelling
  • Data analytics

Accomplishments

  • Developed and managed customer experience through continuous improvement, feedback and training of staff to produce over 70% of our customers are repeat or recommended to us. This has resulted in an 8% year on year growth over the last 6 years of running the business.
  • Designed, implemented and managed new HR processes and procedures for Group HR Manager role in Qatar.
  • Supported the successful completion of projects through effective recruitment and selection of qualified staff
  • Process re-engineered new recruitment processes including induction and new starter processes.
  • Project work to standardise work packages and remove disparity of offers.
  • Developed Performance Management system to be implemented as well as producing new standardised job descriptions
  • Developed and agreed Key Performance Indicators for the department and established monthly reporting
  • Introduction of employee self-service across the business (online recording and monitoring of employee attendance)

Custom

  • Level 2 Netball coach and avid member of netball team
  • Reading
  • Enthusiastic football fan

Affiliations

  • Football coaching, netball coaching

Timeline

Strategy Advisor

HMPPS
09.2023 - Current

OMU / OCA Administrator

HMP Durham
02.2022 - 09.2023

Part Time Netball Coach

Gateshead College
10.2021 - 12.2021

Manager

DG Services
04.2011 - 07.2021

Group HR Manager

Panceltica Holdings
03.2008 - 08.2009

People and Pay Manager

Anchor Trust Shared Services
03.2003 - 03.2008

Various Roles

Thomas Cook Direct Businesses
01.1994 - 01.2002

MBA - HR Management

University of Wales

HND - Business & Finance & HR

New College Durham

A-Level -

Whickham School

G.C.S.E -

Whickham School
Joanne Elliott