About Helping Hand HR

Helping Hand HR is owned and managed by Maria Lambert. Maria is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Chartered MCIPD) and a qualified Health and Safety consultant (NEBOSH Certificate) with nearly 20 years of multi-discipline experience in human resources. During this time she has been employed in the private, public and voluntary/community sectors and she has worked in (or with) organisations as diverse as marketing, retail, education, manufacturing, construction and the charitable sector.

Throughout all of your interactions with Helping Hand HR it will be Maria who will be your consultant and primary point of contact.

What we offer - Who we work with - Where we operate

Helping Hand HR is a Yorkshire based Human Resource Management Consultancy providing independent support across a full range of Human Resources Management, Health and Safety, and Corporate Social Responsibility challenges.

We work primarily with small to medium sized businesses and business start ups, but there is no limit to the size or business sector of the organisations that we can work with. You can see a full list of our services in the main menu to the left and we can work with you in any of the following ways.

• Operate as an independent consultancy providing you with the benefit of knowledge gained in many different organisations and business sectors.
• Undertake specific HR projects when your in-house HR department does not have sufficient time or resources.
• Provide qualified advice or customised documentation on a wide range of HR and H&S issues that are essential to people management and the development and success of your organisation.

The geographic area that we cover is West, East and North Yorkshire. Arrangements can be made to work outside these areas in certain circumstances.

A highlighted summary of Maria's CV

Maria is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and has extensive experience of setting up HR departments, producing company policies and developing training and continuous professional development programmes. She has worked in the interlinked disciplines of health and safety and facilities management. She was the HR manager for one of the UK's largest advertising agencies for over 10 years, and she has also worked for a major fashion retailer as well as being employed within the voluntary and community sector.

Maria has worked in corporate environments employing several thousand employees through multiple outlets, however most of her experience has been gained working for, or working with, companies employing less than 300 people, i.e. the small to medium business sector.

Maria has extensive experience of corporate social responsibility, having collaborated with Business in the Community for over 5 years. She also has over 10 years experience of facilities and health and safety management and holds the NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

Please contact Maria by email or phone for an informal and confidential discussion about how Helping Hand HR can assist your organisation (or any aspect of your business) with their HR, H&S, CSR or other people related solutions.