Susan Westhead, Development and Training

Susan Westhead

Development and Training

Qatar Petroleum International

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
30 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 5 Months

Development and Training at Qatar Petroleum International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2012

Senior level role implementing company's development strategy, Full Training Life Cycle Developing systems and programs career development process, Group Induction. Role encompasses support to wider HRM activities e.g introduced Hay Job Analysis/evaluation, job competencies.

Group Head of Learning & Development at Supreme Group Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2010 to November 2012

Group Head of Learning & Development Sept 2010 - November 2012
Supreme Group Dubai, UAE
Operations in 25 countries, Fuels, Aviation, Construction, Transport, Logistics and Support Services, 10000 employees. Operating in hard to operate areas i.e, Afghanistan, Sudan

HR People Development Manager at Laing O'Rourke
  • United Kingdom - London
  • September 2007 to March 2010

Interim consultancy role - DPG resources UK March - August during Move to UAE
HR People Development Manager, Europe MENSA, Australia September 2007 - March 2010
Laing O'Rourke Global Construction,
Operations in 3 continents, 30000 employees Projects Civil and Chartered Engineering, key projects Heathrow Terminal 5, Atlantis, Olympics

GroupHR/ Learning and Development at Princes Group FMCG (Mitsubishi Company)
  • United Kingdom - Liverpool
  • March 2004 to May 2007

Group HR Learning and Development (left husband died)
Princes Group FMCG (Mitsubishi Company) March 2004 - May 2007
Operations in 2 continents, 4500 employees covered full spectrum of HRM/HRD

Head of HR at Global Travel Group UK
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2003 to March 2004

Head of HR Global Travel Group UK (A Green Field Build)
12 month contract March 2003 - March 2004 (a move closer to home)
Full OD build for new company

UK HR/L&D Manager at Gillette Group FMCG
  • United Kingdom - London
  • April 2001 to January 2003

UK HR/L&D Manager ( left as husband took ill)
Gillette Group FMCG April 2001- January 2003
UK HR/LD for UK manufacturing plants, 4000 employees - managed a team of 5

Senior Manager OD Practitioner at UK North West Region Training and Enterprise Council
  • United Kingdom
  • January 1993 to January 2001

Senior Manager OD Practitioner
UK North West Region Training and Enterprise Council 1993- 2001
Worked on a range of initiatives over the years including developing engineering partnerships with British Aerospace, BNFL, Multi Part, The Mitie Group, Leyland Industries, Introducing Management Charter Standards, ITD/IPD integration to CIPD. Investors in People, Introducing Business excellence, ISO, HRM/HRD best practice workshops delivery and tools development to support employer capability. Ran major networking events and developed a SME business support service. Partnering with Industry sector governing boards, institutions etc


Centre HR & Development Manager
The Beneast Training group UK

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at UCLA
  • June 2001

BA Post Grad/MBA

Master's degree,
  • at UCLA
  • May 2001
Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at University/Industry
  • May 2001

Other EXAMPLES OF Professional Development OVERVIEW IIP UK Organisational Effectiveness Advisor /Assessor Hay Certified Job Analyst and Evaluation Certificate in Training Practice City and Guilds NVQ4 Logistics Management -Cambridge Adult Eduction Certificate City and Guilds Myers Briggs ILM/City and Guilds program Developer Microsoft Project

Specialties & Skills

Talent Mapping
HR Transformation
Performance Appraisal
Learning Management
HR Strategy
AEROSPACE
AVIATION
LOGISTICS
OPERATIONS
TRAINING

Memberships

CIPD
  • Associate
  • November 2001

Hobbies

  • Sailing, Dragon Boat racing, Hiking