
An experienced HR professional with over 22 years of experience across the private and public sectors, currently serving as an Employee Relations Adviser at Portsmouth City Council. A proven leader who has successfully managed and developed high-performing teams to deliver exceptional service. My extensive expertise spans the entire employee life-cycle, including payroll oversight, training delivery, and managing complex disciplinary, grievance, investigation, ill-health, and under performance cases.
I excel in fast-paced environments with a track record of leading large-scale change, management restructures, and major operational shifts. Skilled in policy implementation, strategic planning, and data-driven analytical thinking, I successfully drive HR accountability across diverse stakeholder groups. Recognised for building trust and integrity, I act as a flexible and mature strategic partner ready to influence, role-model, and drive positive organisational change.
• Provide expert advice and support on employee relations issues, including conflict,resolution, performance management, disciplinary actions, and grievance procedures.
• Collaborate with HR and management teams to develop and implement effective employee relations strategies.
• Support managers to conduct investigations and provide recommendations on complex employee relations cases.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops on employee relations topics for staff and management.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, respect, and outstanding customer service.
Provide a professional, centralised HR service to schools within the trust, covering aspects of HR administration including recruitment, onboarding, inductions, contracts, and employee lifecycle management.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of HR transactions such as absence management, payroll, and employee benefits.
• Maintain a trust wide recognition scheme liaising with Headteachers.
• Supporting the HR operations Manager with development, implementation, reviewing HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with current employment law and best practice.
• Advise leaders and employees on HR policies, employment terms and conditions and employment law.
• Setting up, compiling agendas and notetaking at meetings (Union and management meetings.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders across the trust to ensure the successful delivery and integration of HR initiatives.
• Supporting ER matters as required, disciplinary, grievance and absence management processes.
• Safeguarding children.
Employee relations expertise
Knowledge and understanding of employment law
Recruitment
Payroll control
Talent management
Change management
Stakeholder engagement
Operational leadership
Business Partnering
Staff training and development
Colleague engagement
Trusted coach
Outstanding communication skills
Adaptability and resilience
Tenacious and self driven
Right to work compliant
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