Creating change, building capacity and driving quality people management, performance and leadership in values-driven organisations across the UK.
OUR TEAM
Graham Atkinson
Managing Director & Lead Consultant
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Graham set up Atkinson HR Consulting in 2017 and is an experienced Voluntary Sector senior leader including over 5-years as Director of People, Governance and Performance at the National Union of Students and 7-years as Director of Membership Services and HR at Northumbria Students’ Union.
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Graham is the lead consultant on many of our projects and provides support and guidance to the rest of the team.
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Laura Atkinson
Director of Operations
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Laura has over 5-years’ experience in compliance and performance management, and over 10 years’ experience in customer services and support.
She is responsible for our business systems and processes, communications and marketing, and is the office-based point of contact for our clients.
Laura also works with our clients on investigations, grievances and other casework.
Eleanor Walker
People & Development Consultant
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Eleanor joined our team in June 2019 in the role of People and Development Consultant. She's an experienced HR / L&D business partner with a strong background in performance management, coaching and Learning & Development.
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She joined us from the Fung Group, where she spent 4-years as Learning and Organisational Development Manager, working with business leaders across Europe to develop L&D / OD strategies.
Antonia Lowther
Junior People & Development Consultant
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Antonia joined our team in June 2020 in the role of Junior People and Development Consultant. She has extensive HR experience working in both the private and public sectors, with a specialisation in complex employee relations and has a solid understanding of operational HR.
She joined our team from Lincolnshire Cooperative, where she worked on managing and building a sustainable cultural change for the business.
Tom Flynn
Associate Consultant
Tom is Chief Executive of Royal Holloway Students’ Union, a large charity with £7m turnover and over 500 staff.
He is an experienced leader within the HE sector and is a Trustee at The Albert Kennedy Trust. He's due to complete his MSc in Charity Accounting & Financial Management at Cass Business School.
Tom's focus for Atkinson HR Consulting is on governance and strategy development in the Voluntary Sector.
Vic Langer
Associate Consultant
Vic started her career in the student movement and spent 10-years at the National Union of Students where amongst other things she provided support to the NEC, training to students’ union officers and staff, and helped them run award winning campaigns.
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She moved on from NUS to spend 6-years at Save the Children where she held various leadership positions, the final one as the Strategy Director where she authored the organisation’s 2019-21 strategy and delivered the first year of its transformation program.
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Vic will work with Atkinson HR Consulting clients on grievance investigations and change management.
VIRTUAL HR
DIRECTOR
Offering expert review, change management and leadership in the following areas:
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Developing a new people strategy
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Organisation design/reorganisation
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Employee relations casework
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Reward and recognition
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Induction and on-boarding
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Employee engagement programmes
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HR policies and processes
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Development and delivery of high-quality training designed to meet your needs.
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Team building and leadership for Elected Officers, Senior Managers and Boards
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Lumina Spark psychological tool
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Strategic planning
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Leadership
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Change management
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Recruitment & Selection for managers
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Performance management
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Accountability
INTERIM
MANAGEMENT
High-quality, outcome-focused interim management at Chief Executive and HR Director level - utilising over 12-years of senior management and Board-level experience. Expert background in HR, with complimentary experience of leading governance, events, IT, marketing, strategy and planning functions throughout a results-driven career.
360 REVIEWS
A high challenge, high support coaching offer to develop and support leaders to ensure you are delivering effectively against organisation strategy and tackling thorny, difficult problems.
SERVICES
James Brooks
Chief Executive
Lincoln Students' Union
We used the services of Atkinson HR Consulting Ltd. at a recent Leadership Team residential. Everyone found the sessions very informative and useful in developing the new team as well as raising awareness of different functions within a team and how to work with others with different strengths.
Vicky Greig
Scouts Association
The Scouts asked Atkinson HR Consulting to join us at difficult time when we needed additional senior support in our People function, especially to help us prepare for our IiP assessment. They were able to very quickly identify the issues that needed addressing, create a plan of action and then get on and deliver it!
Bill Freeman
Community Transport Association
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In 2018 we commissioned Atkinson HR Consulting to lead two projects. They led our Pay Framework Review, developing a new pay policy and structure and a means of evaluating and grading roles when they are established and when reviews are required. They also conducted a management effectiveness review advising us on taking a strategic approach to refocusing after a period of challenges inside and outside the organisation. This has enabled us to develop a robust plan for implementing changes to our structure and a wider change management program around our working culture, nurturing the talent of our staff and our ability to consistently achieve quality work.
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Martyn Williams
Chief Executive
Northumbria Students' Union
I have worked in Students’ Union’s as a senior manager for over 28 years and without question Graham is one of the most gifted and high achieving people that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing or working with.
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CONTACT
Hockerley Hall, Hockerley Lane, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7AS
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tel: 07971 173175.
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