Caroline Butler

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ABOUT CAROLINE BUTLER

Visionary HR leader with 20+ years of experience driving strategic transformation across complex public sector organisations. Proven ability to lead large-scale change, modernise HR functions, and deliver people strategies that align with organisational goals. Expert in employment law, industrial relations, and workforce planning, with a reputation for influencing at board level and navigating sensitive change with integrity and impact.KEY SKILLS - extensive knowledge and experience of employment law, TUPE, managing industrial action and contract law including changing terms and conditions of employment, both via collective agreement and on an individual basis- experience of working with trade unions in both public and private sector- extensive experience of complex casework, dismissal, compromise agreements- led on large scale organisational change programmes- experience in the design and delivery of workforce diversity and equality strategies- experience in shaping and development of policy, strategic workforce planning, training and development, pay and reward, recruitment and working with senior directors- experience of managing contracts and procurement- experience of numerous HR systems and leading teams to develop and fully utilise these- ability to influence and utilise relationships with individuals at all levels to achieve goals- ability to drive through difficult changes balancing business needs, and risks with emotional intelligence and professionalism- proactive and driven, with enthusiasm to develop and coach others, both as an assistant director, head of service and line manager and in supporting senior leadership teams achieve their goals- commercial awareness, business focused and embraces change