CV, HR And Senior Recruitment Director Looking Worldwide

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Skills keywords: business development, education management, education recruitment, employee relations, executive recruitment, international recruitment, mergers, portfolio development

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Widely recognised as one of the FE Sector's best HR Consultants, a reputation built by applying a combination of public sector principals and private sector business practices to deliver exceptional results.I have recruited some of the best and most respected leaders in the sector while also helping colleges save millions of pounds through restructuring and successful mergers.

More recently Simon has delivered highly successful International recruitment projects to numerous clients.

Current location:  England, United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: British

Preferred Sector of Employment:  education and training, HR and Recruitment, General Management

Spoken languages: english

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Profile

A proactive, pragmatic and highly influential HR and Executive Recruitment Consultant in the FE sector with a strong network of contacts, innovative problem-solving skills, and a proven track record of recruiting the best and most respected leaders in the sector while also helping colleges save £multimillions through restructuring and mergers

Career & Achievements To Date

HR & Executive Recruitment Consultant
2015-date

Simon Allenby Graham Consulting

• Provided HR consultancy and senior executive recruitment services for the FE sector, nationally and internationally

International Director
2013-2015

Protocol: A leading recruitment agency in the Further Education sector

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• As International Director, established & led a team advising colleges how to achieve their international ambitions

• Helped FE institutions enter the overseas marketplace to regain funding lost due to cuts in their UK allocations

• Contracted to service the recruitment needs of 18 colleges in Saudi Arabia, China and Malaysia within 18 months

• Delivered high fill rates and strong retention figures for the colleges, winning £300k of new income for Protocol

• Recognised as a knowledge expert by UKTI, invited to attend key events and network with potential new clients

Managing Director of College Leadership Services
2011-2013

Protocol: A leading recruitment agency in the Further Education sector

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Managed one of the FE sector’s leading senior executive recruitment services, personally appointing key leaders

• Led the HR Task Force delivering services ranging from brief consultancy to merger and restructure exercises

• Used public sector principals while applying private sector business practices to gain consistently excellent results

• Provided quality improvement, training and inspection services for colleges and other further education providers

• Lead the interim management services including finance, curriculum support, marketing and personality profiling

• Delivered the increase in interim management provision from three interims in post to twenty five active interims

• Delivered a highly successful programme of conferences with national events aimed primarily at the FE sector

Senior Consultant
2007-2010

Protocol National: A leading recruitment agency in the Further Education sector

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• As Senior Consultant, organised and led a team of Consultants delivering major merger and restructure projects

• Reviewed the full range of back office services for clients, and implemented more efficient business processes

• Negotiated new contracts across institutions, and re-engineered pay scales for diverse groups of employees

• Consulted with initially hostile unions, winning engagement for change process benefiting both colleges and staff

• Planned and implemented processes to reduce staffing costs while enabling FE institutions to continue to grow

• Liaised closely with a range of colleges to provide expert HR, Change Management and Shared Service solutions

• Identified economic, technical or organisational (ETO) reasons where appropriate, to nullifying TUPE legislation

• Improved engagement and retention of high performing employees while improving or replacing poor performers

• Commended for leading more projects through to a successful conclusion than any other consultant in the sector

Interim Human Resources Director
2005-2006

Simon Allenby Graham Consulting: Walsall College, Contract

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Interim HR director at Walsall College, implementing new employment contracts and a restructuring programme

• Devised harmonising pay scales & converted a reactive HR team into a proactive, continuous improvement team

• Increased completion of appraisals from 24% to 90% and reduced the sickness rate to 1.4% below sector average

• Personally settled three complex long-running grievances that posed a significant financial risk to the college

• Transformed a college with a 59% success rate & poor staff utilisation, to become one of the best in the sector

Managing Director
2003-2005

CSM Consulting Ltd: “one of the best training providers,” Chief Inspector of Adult Learning

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• MD of CSM Consulting, building and maintaining a client list including Honda, BMW & leading food manufacturers

• Won contracts in 8 Learning and Skills Council Areas, producing a £2m turnover and £274k profits pa by year 2

• Attended the Prime Minister’s office to discuss how to roll out a pilot scheme for the Train-to-Gain programme

Assistant Director – Recruitment, Consultancy and Training | Personnel Director
1994-2003

Association of Colleges (2000-03) | Teesside Tertiary College, now Middlesbrough College (1994-00)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Won a secondment opportunity within the Management Services Division of the Association of Colleges (2000-03)

• Sourced & filled more senior appointments than anyone else recruiting in the Further Education sector at that time

• Grew consultancy and training operations, established a HR consultancy, and helped achieve record profit levels

• Rose rapidly from the graduate trainee programme to Personnel Director at Teesside Tertiary College (1994-00)

• Managed and radically improved the HR function for 800 staff in an organisation with an annual budget of £15m

Qualifications & Training

BSc (Hons) in Economics and European Studies

Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management

Post Graduate Certificate in Management

British Psychological Society level 1 & 2

Skills & Key Competencies

• Specialist in executive recruitment in the FE sector • Charismatic, innovative and highly influential leader

• Outstanding HR, restructuring and merger expertise • Strategic & tactical thinker with clear business vision

• Vast change and performance management acumen • Shrewd and incisive decision-maker/problem-solver

• First-class client & stakeholder relationship expertise • Calm, confident & assured in pressurised situations

• Proven leadership, training & team building acumen • Natural ability to engage across all levels/cultures

• Excellent communication and presentation prowess • Professionalism, pragmatism & integrity at all times

References

Available on request