Helen Darlington
HR Business Partner @Network Rail
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WORK HISTORY
HR Business Partner @Network Rail
Network Rail is a private engineering company formed to revitalise Britain\'s railway. They operate, maintain and improve every aspect of the railway infrastructure, including track, signalling systems, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, level crossings and stations. I am responsible for providing a professional HR Business partnering support service to HR & Finance Shared Services & Information Management functions in Manchester. I am currently working closely with HR Shared Services (HRSS) & Finance Shared Services (FSS) & Information Management (IM), to implement and deliver the HR Strategy/People Plan to include; talent, succession planning and change management, in order to support the delivery of business objectives and drive a high performance culture. I provide operational HR support on embedding the new Finance Shared Services operating 4 ‘C’ model to improve cash flow, reduce cycle time, incorporate a Customer service centric culture and follow compliant rules and regulations. I provide operational HR support on embedding the new HRSS operating 4 ‘R’ model (Recruit, reward, retain & recycle) to improve HR shared service production & support. I am currently driving the Development pool for Bands 5 to 7 within FSS set up with the objective of training and developing our future managers. I continually reinforce the ownership of people management by the business and line managers and support the HR delivery model. I was previously responsible for providing a professional HR business partnering service to the London North West Central (LNW Central) Operations and Customer service sector (Manchester North, Manchester South, Merseyside, Chester and Crewe). Assisting in managing 962 employees and 119 signal boxes.
EDUCATION
The University of Salford
Bsc, Human Resource Management
Manchester Open Learning
Master’s Degree, Human Resource Management
SKILLS
ABOUT HELEN DARLINGTON
A determined, hardworking, highly motivated and committed HR professional, who operates successfully in an organisation currently experiencing rapid change. An effective and well-respected proven HR Business Partner who has and continues to develop extensive knowledge of Human Resource issues whilst continually ensuring success in meeting the challenges of a fast changing business environment. A professional HR Business Partner who supports the business leadership team to deliver the business aligned People Plan/HR strategy. Significant experience in working for three large, well-respected Financial Services companies, across a range of diverse, exciting and demanding roles.Specialties: Talent management, succession planning, recruitment & selection, developing People Strategies and organisational change.
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