Sharon Whitmarsh

HR Officer supporting a large, values-led charitable organisation within the Diocese of London, providing generalist HR support across the employee lifecycle and contributing to organisation-wide people initiatives. Key responsibilities and contributions: Deliver day-to-day generalist HR support, including recruitment, onboarding, probation processes, contracts, and employee records. Support Right to Work and safer recruitment processes, ensuring compliance with Home Office and safeguarding requirements. Provided guidance to managers on HR policies, procedures, and people queries, escalating complex issues appropriately. Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of HR processes, templates, and documentation. Worked closely with colleagues across the People team to support a consistent and values-driven employee experience. Projects & highlights: Black History Month (BHM): Supported planning and delivery of BHM activity, contributing to internal engagement, coordination, and communications aligned with the organisation’s racial justice priorities. Assisted with onboarding improvements during periods of organisational change. Supported HR data accuracy and documentation to strengthen internal processes and compliance. This role has further strengthened my experience working within complex, mission-led organisations, reinforced the importance of clear systems and shared ownership, and contributed to my continued professional development as an HR practitioner.

I'm developing CCX’s employee and volunteer journey to make sure it’s as positive an experience for everyone. This involves identifying and setting up effective processes and systems, rooted in HR best practice, to ensure CCX meets its employer obligations whilst fostering a positive, healthy and inclusive workplace culture.

The Centre for Church Planting and Church Growth supports the work of the Bishop of Islington, one of the suffragan bishops of the London Diocese. Bishop Ric supports the London Diocesan goal of creating 100 New Worshipping Communities and supporting church planting and growth in/for the Church nationally.

ASLAN consists of 17 teams, 22 leaders and over 400 volunteers from All Souls Church, Langham Place, other London churches and elsewhere helping the homeless in Westminster. There are two part time paid employees- an administrator and a manager. All the volunteers, team leaders and employees are supervised and directed by the ASLAN executive and project coordinator.

This is the company that puts mascara on lashes and food on tables. That fights wrinkles with one hand and breast cancer with the other. That knows the value of a perfect lip, but still opens its mouth and speaks out against domestic violence and for women's financial independence. This is the company that not only brings beauty to doors, but also opens them. The company that supports 6 million Representatives worldwide. This is Avon. The company that for 130 years has stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and, above all, for women.

Trouble is a club for the modern woman, founded in Soho in 2014. It's a place to think, to work, to meet people, to argue and to have a drink.

Target Ovarian Cancer is the national ovarian cancer charity working to save lives and help women diagnosed live their lives to the full, wherever they are in the UK. I developed a new design and strategy for the monthly e-newsletter and projected managed the creation of the charity’s first printed newsletter, distributed to over 7000 supporters

• The largest Christian media company in the UK. Owning two radio stations, five magazines. Also instigator of high profile campaigns and organises events across the country. • I won national PR coverage with Premier’s Freedom of the Cross Campaign, and regional PR coverage across the UK with Premier’s Carol Singing Guinness World Record, Christmas 2011. • Responsible for the PR across all Premier platforms: brand, radio, entertainment, events magazines and campaigns • Management of an external PR agency (Special projects). • Designing of creative PR campaigns that delivered great PR coverage across press and online media. • Built and maintained good relationships with stakeholders and influencers and specialist, national, regional, online and trade press. • Wrote and distributed press releases, thought leadership pieces (letters and comment) to specialist and national press. • Brands: Christianity, Youthwork and Childrenswork Magazines, Premier Christian Radio, Premier Gospel Radio

• Boutique PR & Events agency based in Soho. • I gained film Premiere and event coverage in national newspapers including the Evening Standard, Daily Mirror and the Metro. • Accountable for the day-to-day client management, executing quality programmes within established timelines, budgets and servicing levels. • Wrote and circulated press releases to relevant media. • Developed and maintained relationships with key media/coordinated and managed media on a variety of events including Premieres and awards evenings. • Liaised with House and agency photographers. • Responded to media enquiries across a variety of projects. • Managed drafting of celebrity lists and booking. • Researched and booked event entertainment, dressing. Sourced food and drink sponsorship for events. • Coordinated competitions and promotions with agreed press to maximise coverage. • Clients: Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony, Icon Pictures, Haymarket

• PR agency specialising in technology. • I gained coverage from product reviews to thought leadership comment in specialist, national press on online. • Provided day-to-day management of client campaigns and was the first point of contact by clients, inspiring their loyalty and trust. • Wrote and circulated press releases and opinion pieces which reflected a clear understanding of client’s business and industry. • Generated and developed coverage-worthy stories for clients, selling in to a broad range of media. • Jabra were in the process of moving their European PR HQ over to Wildfire. I liaised with other European agencies on Government legislation on using a mobile phone whilst driving – and the benefits of a Jabra headset. • Brands: Jabra, Humax, Ochresoft and Rostrvm.