Liz Robinson has been appointed as the new Head of Human Resources at leading education charity CfBT Education Trust. Liz, who joins CfBT from Centrica where she had been Business Change Manager for the last two years, will be tasked with developing further the HR and Learning Strategy for the Reading-based organisation which employs more than 2000 staff worldwide and is ranked as one of the UK’s top 20 charities*.

An experienced HR professional, Liz’s career has encompassed management development, consultancy and corporate change programmes working for companies such as British Airways and Unigate Dairies.

Liz’s move to CfBT marks her first professional appointment within the not-for-profit sector. Her role will focus on developing CfBT’s HR team to effectively support the organisation whose object is to provide education for public benefit worldwide.

Liz said: “I am very pleased to be joining such a diverse organisation as CfBT. The work that CfBT staff undertake is incredibly wide-ranging, from delivering education in UK prisons to providing services for educational reform in the middle east. I am looking forward to playing my own part in supporting this work and helping the organisation grow further.”

Joanne Smithson, Head of Planning & Corporate Services at CfBT, said: “I am delighted to welcome Liz to CfBT. Her specialist knowledge of HR and business improvement will be invaluable in supporting and developing staff throughout the organisation.”