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Rachelle Prescott, Organisational Excellence Consultant & Coach / Practice Lead

Rachelle Prescott

Organisational Excellence Consultant & Coach / Practice Lead·The Learning Initiative / Freelance

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Psychology, Criminology, Forensic Linguistics & Sociology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 33 years, 2 months

Organisational Excellence Consultant & Coach / Practice Lead

September 2016 - Present

The Learning Initiative / Freelance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2016 - Present

Providing business capability and performance improvement in the areas of;
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Business Process Re-engineering & Improvement
• Organisational Effectiveness
• Executive Coaching
• Leadership & Management Development
• Human Capital Development
• HR Transformation
• Separation Management
• Succession Planning

Clients: Al Futtaim, Al Moosa, DEWA, Dragon Oil, DU, Dubai Airports, Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), Dubai Customs, Dubai Police, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Jumeirah International, Mashreq Bank, New York University of Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Noor Bank.

Company industry:
Vocational Education
Job role:
Consulting

Group HR Manager

November 2015 - August 2016

Gargash Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2015 - August 2016

Strategic Change Management to audit Human Capital direct/indirect cost, lead group wide cultural change, streamline HR Processes and legalise HR practices, implement effective communication management and manage day-to-day HR operations.

Company industry:
Corporate Management Office
Job role:
Management

HR Consultant

August 2015 - November 2015

Intercontinental Hotel Group

United Arab Emirates

August 2015 - November 2015

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Head

April 2010 - May 2010

April 2010 - May 2010

Job role:
Management

Team Member

June 2009 - November 2009

McKinsey LEAN

United Arab Emirates

June 2009 - November 2009

Business Process Re-engineering, Project
Role: HR Manager responsible for Strategic Enhancement and Operational Management of Human Capital Performance Management, Learning and Development and Recruitment

Project Role: 1 of 5 United Arab Bank managers selected to join the project team with McKinsey & Company on their Business Process Re-engineering project for the bank.
Trained by McKinsey & Company on their BPR methodology “LEAN Management” to re-engineer the Corporate and Retail banking customers’ main account transaction processes.

Geography under management

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Head of HR

August 2008 - November 2009

United Arab Bank

United Arab Emirates

August 2008 - November 2009

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Principal Business Leadership Consultant

May 2008 - July 2008

EFI Consulting

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 2008 - July 2008

3 simultaneous short-term contracts.

DUBAI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development (MBRPLD)
Business Mentor

MUBADALA
Design & implementation of Technical Competencies
Business Consultant

ABU DHABI GAS COMPANY
Management Assessment Centre
Business Consultant

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Group Director of HR

August 2006 - April 2008

NAEEM Holding

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

August 2006 - April 2008

Global HR Director responsible for full design, implementation and management of new HR function and operations for UAE start up and Saudi joint venture. Full HR transformation for Egypt office.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior HR Manager

January 2005 - July 2006

Axon Solutions(Business Management & SAP Consultancy)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2005 - July 2006

HR Lead for HR function enhancement, set up, re-engineering and operational management across UK, Malaysia and UAE operations.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Internal HR Consultant

February 2004 - December 2004

Axon Solutions (Business Management & SAP Consultancy)

Malaysia

February 2004 - December 2004

HR Lead for HR function enhancement, set up, re-engineering and operational management across UK, Malaysia and UAE operations.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior HR Manager

January 2000 - January 2004

Axon Solutions (Business Management & SAP Consultancy)

London, United Kingdom

January 2000 - January 2004

HR Lead for HR function enhancement, set up, re-engineering and operational management across UK, Malaysia and UAE operations.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Corporate Finance Specialist / Accounts Assistant

November 1990 - December 1999

Procter & Gamble GmbH

London, United Kingdom

November 1990 - December 1999

Environment: Successful, large, established & stable manufacturer
Bureaucratic & hierarchical

Direct reporting line: Europe Finance Manager / Europe Accounts Manager
Achievements: In-house Training Consultant for Finance Module of SAP implementation
Project Leader for Cost Saving project (45% total saving)
Project Lead & Trainer for CAPEX Financial software implementation
Management of 300 Departments’ CAPEX requirements
Management of 400 Purchase Ledger accounts

Company industry:
Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacture
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounts Assistant

October 1987 - November 1990

City Business Products (British Telecom

United Arab Emirates

October 1987 - November 1990

Environment: Large, stable manufacturing company
Dynamic & bureaucratic

Direct reporting line: Finance Manager
Achievements: Project Lead for SAGE financial software implementation
Management of bad debtor clearing projects
Management of 250 client accounts

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

The Manchester Metropolitan University

April 2020

April 2020

Master's degree, Psychology, Criminology, Forensic Linguistics & Sociology

United Kingdom

December 2019

December 2019

High school or equivalent,

‘O’ Level: English, Maths, History, Drama CSE: Chemistry, Geography, Music, Home-making

Skills

Business Consultancy
Expert
Business Consultancy
Expert
Behavioural Change
Expert
Behavioural Change
Expert
Leadership Development
Expert
Leadership Development
Expert
HR Transformation
Expert
HR Transformation
Expert
Executive Coaching
Expert
Executive Coaching
Expert
Business Process Re-engineering
Expert
Business Process Re-engineering
Expert
Personal Coaching
Expert
Personal Coaching
Expert
HR Consulting
Expert
HR Consulting
Expert
Organisational Excellence
Expert
Organisational Excellence
Expert
Emotional Intelligence Development
Expert
Emotional Intelligence Development
Expert
Risk Management
Intermediate
Risk Management
Intermediate
Performance Management
Expert
Performance Management
Expert
HR Legislation
Expert
HR Legislation
Expert
Business Consulting
Expert
Business Consulting
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Communication Development
Expert
Communication Development
Expert
Developmental & Social Psychology
Expert
Developmental & Social Psychology
Expert
Finance & Accounting
Intermediate
Finance & Accounting
Intermediate
Talent Management
Expert
Talent Management
Expert
UAE National / Emiratisation Development
Expert
UAE National / Emiratisation Development
Expert
Leadership Development
Expert
Leadership Development
Expert
Corporate Coaching
Expert
Corporate Coaching
Expert
Behavioural Development
Expert
Behavioural Development
Expert
Policy & Procedure & SOP Management
Expert
Policy & Procedure & SOP Management
Expert
HR Transformation
Expert
HR Transformation
Expert
Executive Coaching
Expert
Executive Coaching
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Corporate Culture Development
Expert
Corporate Culture Development
Expert
Neurolinguistics
Expert
Neurolinguistics
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Business Process Management
Expert
Business Process Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Career Coaching
Expert
Career Coaching
Expert
Business Consultancy
Expert
Business Consultancy
Expert
Behavioural Change
Expert
Behavioural Change
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

National Federation of NeuroLinguistic Psychology

Active Member

June 2011

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Reiki Master
May 2015
Professional Scrum Master
Mar 2019
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Professional
Sep 2019
Certified Basic Neuro-Linguistic Practioner
Mar 2011
Certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner
Feb 2012
Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Coach
Apr 2012

Training
Emotional Freedom Technique
The Change Associates
Jan 2011
Transactional Analysis
The Change Associates
Jan 2011
Job Analysis & Job Evaluation
Hay Group
Nov 2008
Job Analysis & Job Evaluation
Hay Group
Jan 2014
Leading Financial Service Organisations
Moody's Analytics
Jun 2011
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Moody's Analytics
Oct 2011
Management Coaching & HR Management
Moody's Analytics
Sep 2011
Strategic Change Management
Moody's Analytics
Nov 2011
LEAN Business Process Re-engineering
McKinsey
Jun 2009

Recommendations

haider mehdi

May 2013

May 2013

President / CEOPartner

Incredible Energy, Insight, Foresight, Professionalism, attention to detail, results driven, a passion to help and develop people. An incredible organizer able to zoom from 30,000 feet to a micro inch and gasp the strategic, tactical and operational aspects of a any task. Had the pleasure of working closely with her on two fairly complex projects at National Bank of Fujairah. The first to help the bank re-launch its Retail Banking business and train and embed a Retail Sales and Leadership Culture, process and activity across the branch banking network. An even greater challenge was changing the very strong commercial product driven sales culture to one which needs based and relationship driven. Rachelle and our team had long discussions on the culture and sales landscape. For somebody in a "support" function she had the best understanding and insights about the "undercurrents" the pitfalls to avoid the issues to address. She helped us navigate our way through what seemed like a really difficult task, especially bringing together many different business divisions to look at a common objective and goal. Her Change Management skill and expertise are amongst the most sophisticated and practical that we have come across in a client partner. Thanks to her championing the project was a huge success. Our second project was to help integrate young emirati management trainees into the complex world of Commercial and Corporate banking and address knowledge and skills gaps. Especially helping them apply sophisticated accounting and financial concepts to real life lending proposals. Again Rachelle lead from the front, clearly articulated objectives, helped develop a realistic project implementation architecture, engaged with contrarian businesses, with opposing objectives, aligning everyone to a common goal. Thanks again to Rachelle it was hugely successful. She is a Winner and one of the most effective HR leaders we have had the privilege of working with.

Hobbies

  • Track Racing Driving
    National Racing License held since 2012 Master driving level