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Management Consultants | People Resources | Director Profile |HR & Business Services Director — Richard Wood MCIPD MSc

Qualifications

MCIPD.
HND in Public Administration.
MSc Human Resources (‘taught’ element).
European Computer Driving Licence.
Excellence Model Assessment

Position & Profile: HR & Business Services Director

Contact: rwood@touchstonerenard.com

Richard has in-depth experience of working in local government with the political leadership, under the ‘modernised agenda’, and top management teams. He has worked extensively as a Human Resources generalist with experience in all aspects of Human Resources Management and in training and development. Recently he has also developed equality policies and procedures.

He is self motivated and high on commitment and integrity. He is also strong on leadership and motivating teams having managed both small and large teams. He has enjoyed leading consultation with Staff Representatives and public speaking. He has well developed presentation skills and approaches work from the perspective that it is going to be an enjoyable experience and works to instil that feeling in all around him.

Richard has been intimately involved in bringing about strategic change and major re-organisation within local government particularly with Waverley Borough Council.

Career Summary:

2007 - Date: Touchstone Renard

HR Director and Senior Consultant

1998 - 2007: Waverley Borough Council

Head of Personnel and Central Services

Reporting to the Chief Executive, adviser to the Council on all HR matters, including policy development, as well as the Council’s facilities management activities and emergency planning.

Regular participant in the Chief Officer Group meetings; accountable for the whole of the Staffing budget; responsible for the leadership, management and direction of the Personnel Manager and her team, the Central Services (Facilities) Manager and his teams and the Council’s Health and Safety and Emergency Planning Adviser as well as the Council’s Youth (post school) Training arm.

Experience includes:

Organisational Development.
Change management.
Workforce Planning.
Pay processes/systems.
Job Evaluation (HAY JE Scheme).
Personnel Management Information Systems.
Designing recruitment and selection processes.
Developing Equality and Diversity systems and training programmes.
Application of Employment Law.
Transfers of Undertakings (TUPE).
Grievance, Discipline and Capability.
Personal Development Programmes (Certified Instructor for Managing Personal Growth a development programme from Blessing/White).
Design and implementation of training programmes.
Health & Safety Systems including Risk Assessments.
Emergency Planning & Business Continuity.
Procurement of consultants.

1997 - 1998: Waverley Borough Council

Head of Personnel

As above but without the Central Services (facilities management) function.

1989 - 1997: Waverley Borough Council

Personnel Manager

Working direct to the Head of Corporate Support, responsible for the management and delivery of the HR function including management of the personnel budgets.

1986 - 1989: Inner London Education Authority

Personnel Manager of four units

Responsible for the administration of chief and senior officer appointments and Head teacher appointments. Also the absence management and records of some 30,000 teaching staff and the resignations/retirements of those staff and the maintenance of their personnel records.

1983 - 1986: Greater London Council

Personnel Department: Staff Development Adviser

Involved in the recruitment, promotion and development of staff and the development of policies, practices and procedures to implement the GLC's equal opportunities policies.

1979 - 1983: Greater London Council

Training Officer, Recreation and Arts Department

Responsible for the delivery of training to the department’s manual and non-manual staff.

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