Avin Salihe

Strategic and commercially aware HR professional with 6+ years of progressive experience across healthcare, local government, environmental consultancy, logistics and housing. Strong specialist expertise in Employee Relations, including complex disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and investigation casework, organisational change, TUPE, restructuring, mediation and trade union engagement. Trusted adviser to senior leaders and line managers, with experience translating employment legislation and HR policy into practical, fair and business-focused solutions.

Brings additional business development and operational capability through stakeholder management, KPI analysis, process improvement, policy development, workforce planning and identifying issues affecting productivity, performance and profitability. Fluent in English, Arabic and Kurdish.

HR & Resourcing Lead – Senior Management Team Member at The Priory Roehampton Hospital (2026-02 – Present)

• Partner with the Hospital Director and Senior Management Team, providing strategic and operational HR advice on policy, employment practice, workforce matters and people-related risk.
• Lead and support employee relations activity across investigations, grievances, absence management and wider HR processes, escalating complex or high-risk cases to the Regional HR Team where appropriate.
• Drive consistent application of Priory HR standards and employment practices across departments, supporting managers to achieve fair and compliant outcomes.
• Manage and coach a small team comprising HR Administration and Site Learning Administration, providing day-to-day leadership, workload oversight, development support and effective coordination of HR and learning activities.
• Lead the annual Employee Engagement Survey and support initiatives that strengthen engagement, inclusion and workplace culture.
• Manage the on-site Learning & Development Academy, coordinating learning activity, training requirements and site priorities while maintaining effective communication and alignment with the Regional Learning & Development Team.
• Provide workforce, HR and learning-related reporting to the Hospital Director, Regional Team and Senior Management Team to support informed business and people decisions.

Employee Relations Advisor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (2025-10 – 2026-02)

• Advised managers on complex employee relations cases covering disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance management, supporting fair, consistent and policy-compliant outcomes.
• Led and supported investigations, hearings and organisational change activity, including TUPE, restructuring and redeployment.
• Built constructive working relationships with trade unions and staff representatives, supporting consultation, early resolution and an inclusive employee relations culture.
• Promoted early and informal resolution through coaching and mediation, supporting a positive and fair 'Just Culture'.
• Produced and analysed ER data to identify trends, monitor HR KPIs and strengthen workforce decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Contributed to ER training, policy development and job evaluation activity to strengthen management capability and consistent policy application.

HR Policy Advisor at Walsall Council (2024-11 – 2025-03)

• Provided professional HR and policy advice, delivering practical and inclusion-focused solutions aligned with organisational requirements and employment legislation.
• Reviewed and updated HR policies to maintain legal compliance and alignment with organisational and business objectives.
• Managed job evaluation activity using NJC and HAY methodologies and supported pay-gap and HR reporting requirements.
• Supported recruitment activity, including job description development, job evaluation and grading processes.

HR Advisor – Short Assignment at Pallet Networking (2024-08 – 2024-11)

• Advised and coached line managers on employee relations matters including grievances, disciplinaries, investigations and employee disputes.
• Supported fair and consistent application of HR policies and procedures, escalating high-risk cases where required.
• Delivered recruitment, onboarding and induction support and used mediation to help resolve workplace issues.
• Supported employee engagement and morale initiatives, including team-building activity.

HR Advisor at Nottinghamshire County Council HR Team (2023-04 – 2024-02)

• Managed complex employee relations casework across grievance, disciplinary, absence and performance management, providing bespoke advice to managers and school leaders.
• Worked collaboratively with trade unions on a range of employee relations matters and organisational issues.
• Supported organisational change programmes, including TUPE and restructuring, with a focus on effective consultation and policy compliance.
• Delivered employment law and HR best-practice training to strengthen management capability.
• Monitored KPIs and produced weekly, monthly and quarterly performance and absence reports to support workforce planning and management decisions.
• Designed and implemented onboarding activity to improve employee integration.

HR Advisor at Ramm Sanderson Ecology (2021-12 – 2022-12)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment, employee relations and performance management while advising directors and line managers on people issues.
• Handled grievances, disciplinary matters, absence and employee welfare cases, ensuring appropriate and consistent HR processes.
• Led recruitment initiatives including job description development, onboarding, eligibility checks and right-to-work compliance.
• Supported annual salary reviews, talent reviews, succession planning and performance management processes.
• Used exit interview feedback and workforce insights to support retention strategies and organisational improvement.
• Partnered with managers to identify individual and organisational learning needs, source appropriate training solutions and plan annual learning and development activity.
• Supported annual training budgeting and prioritisation, working with managers to balance development requirements, business needs and available resources.

Operational HR Manager – Part Time at Transom Limited (2018-06 – 2021-05)

• Worked closely with the Director and key stakeholders to develop the organisational structure, HR policies and people processes required to support business operations.
• Led recruitment, onboarding, performance appraisal and KPI implementation, strengthening workforce accountability and continuous improvement.
• Managed employee performance and disciplinary matters and identified appropriate training and development interventions.
• Reviewed and renewed company policies to strengthen legal compliance, risk management and operational consistency.
• Managed vendor relationships and supported operational administration, financial documentation and vehicle maintenance scheduling.

Business Coordinator at EMH Homes Limited (2018-05 – 2020-09)

• Coordinated stakeholder communication, project KPIs and operational reporting across contractors, consultants and internal teams.
• Identified and resolved operational issues affecting productivity, performance and profitability, supporting effective service delivery and business improvement.
• Provided business administration support including invoicing, reporting and systems management using Ebis.

MSc in International Business and Human Resource Management | Level 7 CIPD – University of Derby (2023 – 2024)

BA (Hons) in Business Management (Human Resource Management) | Level 5 CIPD – University of Derby (2020 – 2023)