Heather Laybourne

HR Associate

Professional Qualifications - BA (Hons) in Business Administration, Associate CIPD Membership

Other Qualifications - CIPD HR Professional Advance Certification, CIPD Managing Organisational Change within the Law, CIPD Introduction to Employment Law, CIPD Personnel Practitioner

Sector Experience - Experience of working in corporate multinationals, SME and closer working relationships with Sole Traders. Huge variety of industries and fields of expertise but most significantly in the oil and gas sector. In HR terms, spent several years working in an international talent & reward team.

Voluntary Work - I have for several years managed the minis section of our local rugby club organising their teams and fixtures for the season, I also team manage my sons U14 soon to be U15 squad. Additionally I support both my sons and daughters cricket teams and help run their club on training days.

One word to describe you - Vivacious                                                                   

Greatest Achievement - Most recently building two small businesses from scratch that are successfully now providing income as well as sense of purpose, ownership and personal development.

Why is Work/life balance important to you? - I am a single parent to three young children and it is important to me to be 100% present for them and give them the time they need as well as showing them a great work ethic of being able to achieve and work for things that make you happy.