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Robbie Semple
linkedin.com/in/robbiesemple
@robbiesemple
Chartered HR professional with operations and project management
experience in a range of companies, from a small Liberian newspaper
to Rolls-Royce. I am passionate about change and sustainability, and
have an interest in how better approaches to organisation and people
management bring about improved financial and social outcomes. I am
looking to work in a people focused or operational role with innovative
and ambitious social enterprises, building sustainable and scalable
organisations for the 21st century.
Previous achievements
Placement Summaries
Professional
Bromley by Bow Centre
Rolls Royce:
• Redesigned the organisational structure for RollsRoyce’s Global Finance Service Centre, including
strategy definition, job design, grading and
implementation
• Led a bilingual team of 8 HR professionals,
increasing efficiency by 42% and team
engagement by 14% over 12 months
• Undertook a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project,
realising annual savings of $115,000 in the
recruitment and on-boarding process
• Created and commenced implementation of a
three year people strategy for the Centre, which
employs 120 people
• Devised strategy and financial model for the
Centre to franchise, securing £20k funding for a
pilot study
Student Hubs
• Researched and created strategy for a new,
graduate facing organisation within Student Hubs
• Set up the new organisation, creating legal
structures & governance, branding and website &
financial model
Wider
• Managed a team of 12 volunteer teachers,
delivering 2,400 hours of classroom support in
rural West Bengal. I also implemented an IT
training programme for teachers
• Developed and coordinated an emergency
campaign for the PLUS group, that resulted in the
halting of 3 unjust refugee deportations in Ireland
• Represented Ireland at the European Youth
Parliament
• Ran Student Hubs’ graduate scheme, accountable
for j