Executive Chief People Officer

Sharon Malhi joined the Trust in April 2019 and has worked as a Senior HR Professional for over 15 years. Sharon is an Alumni of the NHS HR Graduate Management Training Scheme and gained her membership of the CIPD in 2008 following successful completion of her Post Graduate Diploma, going on to complete her MA in Human Resources in 2015. Her experience includes service within the public, private and voluntary sectors where she has led on Organisational Development, Learning and Development, Human Resources and Business Development initiatives and she is also a qualified coach and mentor. She is a Trustee for Victoria Academies Trust and is Joint Senior Responsible Officer for the Leadership and Inclusion workstream across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System. Sharon was born in Bradford, grew up in Leeds and moved to the West Midlands in 2006.

How do you empower yourself and other women to have a voice and a seat at the table?

Remember your purpose and what impact you can make – I always keep in mind the difference I am trying to make either to organisational success or individual success and this is what drives me. I strongly believe that having a clear vision and purpose can help individuals to have a voice – bravery comes from being clear on the goal and keeping this at the forefront of your behaviours and actions will support you in raising and having your voice heard. Remember you are in control of your destiny – be picky about the people and organisations you work for…do they have strong values and a focus on EDI? If not I would suggest that they won’t see your value and your experience will be very different to working for an organisation or team which values diversity and embraces inclusion.