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Zoe Challis

Specialisms

I specialise in the following areas:

  • Career Coaching
  • Change and Resilience Training
  • Communications Training
  • Consultation Support
  • HR Consultancy
  • Investigations
  • Job Evaluation Training
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Leadership Training
  • Mediation
  • Programme Management
  • Transformation

Providing support for organisations through complex workforce and organisational challenges by providing expert HR, learning and development and workforce transformation consultancy. She offers specialist expertise in HR, Induction, mediation, job evaluation, training, 360 feedback, career coaching, workforce planning, training compliance, change management, employee relations, and culture improvement. Zoe’s approach combines strategic thinking, data-driven insight, and practical implementation to help organisations achieve sustainable improvements in performance, engagement, retention, development and service delivery.

Key Strengths/Area of Expertise

HRBP
Induction
Mediation
Job evaluation,
Learning and Development
360 feedback,
Career coaching,
Workforce planning,
Training compliance
Change management
Employee relations
Culture improvement.

Professional Qualifications

Fellow of CIPD (Chartered)
TCM Workplace Mediation
360 Feedback Accredited Facilitator
Job Evaluator
Project Management in Public Sector

Notable Achievements/Value Added

Reduced statutory and mandatory training delivery time by more than 35,000 hours while improving compliance above target levels, delivering significant efficiency and productivity gains.

Commissioned, implemented, and embedded a Learning Management System to strengthen early careers pathways and organisational governance.

Designed and launched new apprasial process across 5000 staff, based on new culture program, staff survey improvement, including training and development package

Managed significant workforce, training, and development budgets and funding streams, ensuring strong governance and value for money across complex organisations

Qualified Job Evaluator with extensive experience evaluating new and redesigned roles, supporting equitable pay structures and workforce modernisation.

Relevant Sector Knowledge

Healthcare
Mental Health
HR
Training & Development
Stakeholder Engagement

Training/Coaching Programs/Workshop offers

Induction
Job Evaluation
Difficult Conversations / Communication Skills
Apprasials/ Supervision
Performance Management
Absence
New Manager Program

Availability

Long Term
Short Term
Interim

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