Nicola currently works within the further education sector as a Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development and has held a successful and wide-ranging job profile across the commercial, not-for-profit and healthcare sectors. Nicola has over 20 years experience of working as an HR professional and has a significant track record of introducing strategic and operational change within complex and multi-disciplined environments in order to achieve business resilience, efficiency and continuous improvement. Over the past two years, Nicola has also developed her professional portfolio to include Marketing and Public Relations.

Nicola is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and regularly provides support to other professionals through teaching programmes and coaching. Nicola’s specialist areas of interest include employment law, cultural and behavioural change, equality, diversity and inclusion and workforce wellbeing.