Mikala is a CIPD Level 7 qualified, HR Professional with over 30 years’ experience across different sectors and since 2008, working in the Charity and Not for Profit sector in Senior Management and Leadership roles.
Previous Charities;
SignHealth (5 years as Head of People and Talent for a Deaf Health Charity)
Scope (5 years as Head of People Development, Retail division)
CAYSH & CAYSH Enterprise CIC (6 years as Head of HR and Talent working in Homelessness and Young People services)
Age Concern Enterprise (5 years as Training and Compliance Manager)
An Insights Discovery Licenced Practitioner, Coach, Mentor and training professional, working with Organisations achieve their purpose and strategy through people focused solutions.
A Board Trustee and community volunteer in education and young people services.
Mikala lives in Warlingham with husband and 14 year old daughter.
Education & Qualifications
Insights Discovery Licenced Practitioner (2023)
iBSL (Institute of British Sign Language) Level 1 (2020)
Associate member of the CIPD, CIPD Level 7 in Resourcing and Workforce planning, CIPP qualified
Membership to CIPD Inform
Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (BPS Level A) (2007)
Certificate in Personnel Practice –Distinction (2005)
British Sign Language (BSLi Level 1)
Occupational Testing Level A
Specialist Areas
Strategic HR and L&D Leadership
HR Business Partnering, HR Generalist (whole employee lifecycle)
Change management, Project Management
L&D (training)
Coaching and mentoring
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Workforce planning
Employee wellbeing
Employee engagement
Job evaluation
Compensation and benefits
Attraction, recruitment and retention
Employee relations, dispute resolution
Learning Management system (LMS)
TNA, training development, training delivery
TUPE, redundancy, restructuring
Conversant with CQC regulations associated with Health and Social Care
