HR Partners
Overview
HR Partners are based in Colleges throughout the university. Learn about the role of the HR Partner and the services they can offer to you as a manager or staff member. This page also contains contact information so you can get to know the HR Partner in your area.
UCD HR Partners
Details of the HR Partner team and their assigned areas are as follows:
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Chantelle Guilfoyle Email: chantelle.guilfoyle@ucd.ie |
Director - HR Partners |
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Thomas Dempster Email: thomas.dempster@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Science |
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Lorraine Bailey Email: lorraine.bailey@ucd.ie |
HR Partner
VP for Research, Innovation & Impact |
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Sinead Dillon Email: sinead.t.dillon@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Arts and Humanities UCD Human Resources |
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Helen Crowe Email: helen.crowe@ucd.ie |
HR Partner Academic Affairs, including : |
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Fiona Keane Email: fiona.keane@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Social Sciences and Law |
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Elaine Bourke Email: elaine.bourke@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences (School of Medicine; School of Nursing Midwifery & Health Systems; SBI, NVRL & MBRS) |
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Gavan Stanley Email: gavan.stanley@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences (School of Agriculture & Food Science; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science) UCD College of Business |
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Enda Bennett Email: enda.bennett@ucd.ie |
HR Partner Bursar / VP for Finance President’s Office including : University Relations, Internal Audit and Alumni Relations VP for Global Engagement |
Role of the HR Partner
The role of the HR Partner is similar to that of a local HR Manager. Their primary objective is to support organisational effectiveness by working strategically with management teams and individual staff managers, supporting them in dealing with organisational and individual challenges, and in developing proactive and planned staffing, employee relations and organisational strategies.
Functionally, HR Partners are part of the HR Dept. but are each assigned to specific Colleges or VP Units to work as part of the senior management teams. HR Partners typically spend most of their time physically located in the College or Unit they support, ensuring their accessibility. Working as part of the management teams allows HR Partners to build a deep understanding of the operational and strategic challenges of the area and informs the best practice initiatives they can partner with the management teams in developing and implementing. These can include specific projects relating to strategy clarification, staffing models, staff planning, management reviews, staff engagement, and change management.
HR Partners work closely with specialist HR colleagues in areas such as Learning & Development, Organisational Development and Employee Relations to deliver excellent services to Schools and Units in pursuit of organisational effectiveness.
HR Partners are also available to assist individual staff members who may require confidential guidance, advice or support.
What if I have a HR query? Depending on your query there are a number of routes:
