Sam Morris

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About Sam Morris

SUMMARY A highly motivated and versatile HR generalist, with extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of Human Resources and Learning and Development. A dynamic performer who thrives within well defined teams but also has the initiative and self-motivation to work independently on projects. Strong planning and organisation skills to ensure business goals are delivered and deadlines are met. Proactively supporting the business to meet its people and development needs, providing the key people-development services required - underpinning the entire organisation. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Improved organisational cohesion and efficiency by working with Departmental Heads and HR Directors to create a global Talent management strategy, to attract young, diverse talent to the business. • Successfully created and embedded the Academy (centre of excellence for learning, development, diversity and new talent) for a large media organisation • Redesigned and implemented a new Learning and Development intranet site using MS SharePoint, simplifying products and service for the business. Resulted in an increase in delegate enrolment by 50% and a reduction of queries by 15% • Initiated a Wellness programme which increased employee engagement • Responsible for executing a company-wide employee engagement survey with a 90% completion rate • Drove HR Transformation, working with other HR leaders in establishing a new HR structural model, thus improving functional effectiveness. • Supported company reorganisation and redundancy without business interruptions assisted with negotiations whilst overseeing numerous restructuring programmes, managing redundancy and redeployment programmes and TUPE transfers