Some things I’ve done.
HR.
The Brief
Advise a social purpose marketing agency on ways to champion health and well-being within their team.
The Work
Created an Employee Assistance Programme, developed a pool of mental health resources and Mental Health First Aiders and introduced a new hybrid way of working.
The Result
A motivated, engaged and more productive team, and a marketing agency with a demonstrable supportive culture.
The Brief
Handle multiple recruitment briefs for a communications agency.
The Work
Advised on industry salary bands, job roles and responsibilities, sourced candidates, managed the interview process and final offer negotiations, drafted and issued contracts and on-boarded the successful candidates.
The Result
Multiple new team members successfully brought into the team, increasing agency capacity and output.
The Brief
Set up and run an HR function for a growing health and beauty PR agency.
The Work
Introduced new HR software, created a staff handbook, updated employee contracts, policies and processes, set up development plans, an appraisal process, training and benefit schemes, while dealing with all ad-hoc HR issues and recruitment.
The Result
An agency with HR systems and processes in place and the basic HR foundations for any subsequent growth.
The office.
The Brief
Handle the facilities management for a small, start-up agency.
The Work
Dealt with landlord and building managers, set up relevant health and safety and insurance policies, oversaw IT set up and all ad-hoc building issues.
The Result
An agency with all the facilities and offices issues handled.
The Brief
Co-ordinate two major office relocations for a beauty PR agency.
The Work
Sourced new offices in both serviced and non-serviced buildings, negotiated a new lease, oversaw a major refurbishment, handled all supplier agreements and moved the entire London team.
The Result
Two successful office moves in Central London in less than 5 years, with a 25% reduction in lease and facilities costs.
Events and project management.
The Brief
Manage a sponsorship event and multiple projects for a health & wellness start-up.
The Work
Ran a high profile investor event while also managing multiple stand-alone projects, from website creation to production schedules.
The Result
Commitment of investment from multiple investors, the launch of two e-commerce sites and multiple new product lines.
The Brief
Run team building sessions for a consumer PR agency.
The Work
Created and co-ordinated a company away day session, psychological profiling, values and mission and vision for the future.
The Result
A motivated team, clear of the agency’s own mission statement, values and plans for the future.
IT.
The Brief
Source and set up a new IT supplier for a healthcare agency.
The Work
Selected and onboarded a new IT agency for a small media agency, and then transferring over their server to an Office 365/Sharepoint system.
The Result
A fully operating IT function for the agency and ongoing support on hand as required.