Amanda is the People and Transformation Director the CIPD, the professional body for HR and development, with strategic responsibility for the organisations people function and organisational change and development.
Prior to joining the CIPD, Amanda held senior HR roles across a number of businesses in the public, private and third sector during her 25 year HR career. This has included working as the first HR Director at The Francis Crick Institute as well as working as Director of Corporate Services for a global renewables product business.
Amanda is a long time volunteer and supporter of charitable organisations having initially volunteered in her late teens with sexual health charities and more recently as the Chair of Governors for a local secondary school and as chair of a small charity in her village.
Amanda is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a Fellow of the RSA and hopes to bring her experience and passion for better work and working lives to the NCVO as an independent committee member on the People, Culture and Inclusion committee.
In her personal life Amanda lives in the Cotswolds with her husband, dogs and chickens and at weekends can be found cheering on Gloucester Rugby and Cricket teams as a season ticket holder.