Emma is a specialist in working with organisations to help them better re-engage women returners, through maternity coaching, flexible working workshops and return-to-work consultancy.
Women returners are an experienced, ambitious group of professionals who face multiple barriers returning to career roles. Businesses are missing out on this experienced talent pool.
As a women returner herself - Emma took a maternity break after working at director level - she knows all too well the challenges working mums face in blending a career with parenthood.
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Since returning to work Emma now specialises in helping organisations re-engage, retain and develop their women returners, to:
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Build and sustain a female talent pipeline, enabling more women to reach senior levels
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Broaden the age and gender diversity of organisations, giving them a commercial advantage
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Generate PR opportunities
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Gain the productivity benefits that come from supporting parents effectively in the workplace
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Reduce the gender pay gap
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Save money, due to lower recruitment costs and increased engagement
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Address skills gaps.
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Before taking her maternity career break, Emma was Client Services Director at Graduate Recruitment Solutions, a division of GTI which provides end-to-end bespoke recruitment process outsourcing solutions for graduate employers.
Following her break Emma gained a Certificate in Coaching with the University of Cambridge and now works as a consultant and executive coach, specialising in supporting women with their career development through their maternity transitions.
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This combination of personal and professional expertise in successfully climbing the corporate ladder and being a parent, gives her an insightful and valuable perspective on both the needs of women returners and the organisations they work for.
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Organisations Emma has worked with include:​
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Hobsons plc
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HSBC
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Group GTI
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LLUK
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MyKindaFuture
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Oxfam
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Societe Generale
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To discuss the best solution for your organisation, please email emma@emmawaltham.com to arrange a consultation
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"Emma really helps me with momentum. The sessions are really useful and productive and I've had some key revelations about how I am behaving – and procrastinating about work"
"Emma is a very good listener and it’s been good to have the ability to share experiences
and ideas and have someone to bounce ideas off, in confidence, about how to deal with a
particular situation"
"I feel comfortable talking about anything. Coaching with Emma has helped reaffirm me on a personal level"