Nov 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 4 mos · 25 Mountjoy Square

• I design and deliver numerous open and customised management and HRM training programmes for public sector employees. My programmes include - accredited certificates in HRM and change management, equality, diversity and inclusion training, dignity at work training, MBTI development for people and teams, managing people remotely, performance management, Core public sector competency development, leadership development

Jan 2014 – Present · 12 yrs 2 mos · Dublin

• I provide high quality, cost effective HR, employee relations and OD services to small, medium and large organisations across the public sector. The main services that I provide are:
• employee resourcing: job design/job descriptions, recruitment/equality guides, career coaching, recruitment campaigns, equality audits, equality/unconscious bias training, EDI training and workshops, interview chairing/participation
• employee development: training, coaching , mentoring, team development, MBTI for individuals/teams, review and development of competency frameworks and career planning and development tools
• employee relations: dignity at work, disciplinary and trust in care investigations, review/writing of policies/procedures/handbooks, advice and representation on employee relations cases, mediation, training of HR and line managers
• strategic HR: developing HR strategies and programmes, reviews and restructuring of HR functions, providing coaching, training and expert advice for HR professionals, workforce planning
• OD&Design: facilitation of strategic planning, organisational reviews, change management consultancy, cultural change programmes, team development, leadership development
• HR leadership - chairing of PAI HR Conferences 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021; delivery of HR seminars and learning events, chairing/facilitation of networking and leadership events, presenting at conferences

Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 · 5 yrs

• I held three senior management positions in the HSE (more than 70,000 employees) - Head of OD and Design, Head of Recruitment and Branding, and HR Advisor for Clinical Care Programmes.
• Some of my Achievements:
• I led the development of a Change Management Framework to improve service delivery. This framework was endorsed in the Croke Park Agreement and is used across the Irish health service.
• I led/project managed 6 Employee Engagement projects during the HSE transformation programme (eg development of team building model, employee engagement survey)
• I led numerous projects to improve organisational effectiveness, e.g. HSE Achievement Awards, leadership events, HR projects to support and enable organisational restructuring/change.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 · 4 yrs

• Some of my Achievements:
• I led the implementation of a HR strategy for 39 healthcare agencies (39,000 staff), through the creation of a Regional HR forum that resulted in implementation of 200+ successful HR projects
• I led the implementation of regional HR initiatives in areas such as equality, workforce planning, employee wellbeing, training and development, HR measurement/monitoring.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr · Iveagh House, Dublin

• I led the development of a HR strategy for the organisation, on a partnership basis.
• I led the implementation of a performance management system across the organisation.
• I led the development of the organisation's three year strategy with the management team.

Jan 1999 – Jun 2014 · 15 yrs 5 mos · Smurfit Graduate Business School

• I lectured part time in HRM on masters level programmes in the UCD Smurfit Business School.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 · 1 yr · Dublin

• I undertook high level research into key HRM and strategic/management issues in the Irish public service, leading to six publications, dissemination of findings at conferences etc. I also carried out management consultancy reviews for government agencies.

Jan 1998 – Jan 1999 · 1 yr · IFSC

• I managed 5 graduate HRM programmes (450 students) and recruited/managed associate lecturers
• I lectured in OD and HRM on 4 CIPD accredited diploma/certificate and degree programmes
• I developed and delivered a new CIPD accredited distance learning diploma in HRM

Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 · 3 yrs · Dublin

• I developed new HR initiatives
• I undertook organisational reviews for government departments
• I was a member of 2 key HR reform teams (HR Strategy, performance management)
• I was Private Secretary to Minister of State Hugh Coveney during Ireland's EU presidency in 1996

Jan 1990 – Jan 1994 · 4 yrs · Dublin

• Manager, Social Welfare Appeals Office
• Senior Systems Analyst, IT Division