Position: Director of People and
Development
Clare Davey joined Working Links in August
2007 as our Director of Human Resources. And by January 2008, our
Learning and Development agenda also came under Clare’s remit.
Responsible for a team of over 30 people, Clare now leads the way
as Director for People and Development. Since joining, Clare has
overseen the smooth transition of a massive increase in Working
Links’ workforce - from 500 to over 2,000.
Based in Covent Garden, Clare and her
team have had a significant impact, introducing an innovative
individual review system which not only acknowledges and rewards
those who achieve objectives, but acknowledges the skills of
how we behave, through the success drivers. Through this
success, Clare has received external praise through the awarding
body for quality, Ofsted. With the need to build capacity and
capability, Clare and her team have developed a successful talent
management processes to identify, develop, engage, retain and
position people to meet the demands of our ever-changing
industry.
Clare came to Working Links from the
hospitality and retail sector, she was Southern HR Director for the
Hilton Hotel Group and through this challenging role was
responsible for over 5,000 people in hotels throughout the UK.
At the age of 30, Clare took a career break
and embarked on a life time ambition to tour the world visiting
countries of South East Asia and Australasia. Now married and
living in Kent, Clare and her husband Tom enjoy a jam-packed
lifestyle, and often take part in adrenalin fueled activities.
Clare has undertaken both a night dive with hammer head sharks,
bungee jumping, sky diving, and a level six white water
rafting experience. Clare’s ambition is to visit as many countries
in the world and grow knowing she has experienced as many cultures
as possible.
Clare is a Chartered Member of the Institute
of Personnel and Development (MCIPD).