Our Team
TRACEY ELLIS - Director and Founder
With over 20 years’ experience in finance recruitment as well as a stint working onsite as a Talent Manager for a Medical Communications Agency Tracey founded Baseline in 2016.
Tracey has been recruiting Finance Professionals to board level since 1991 including fifteen years’ experience in a global FTSE 250 consultancy so has a rich network of connections; this experience has led to her diversifying into other sectors and she has also more recently completed mandates in IT and HR.
Passionate about innovation and flexibility Tracey is open, honest and believes in a genuine consultative approach; she is not afraid to critique or challenge when necessary.
Tracey develops long term strategic partnerships and is always looking to add value. Her open and friendly style is what she is known for. Tracey is accountable for our Finance, HR and IT functions and she works with both commercial clients and Housing Associations.
The Baseline Culture is Agile, Flexible and Supportive with an emphasis on work/life balance.
When she is not at work, Tracey enjoys Cooking, Tennis, Reading, spending time with family and friends and supporting her local community.
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VIV BROWNE
Associate Director ERP & Business Systems Resourcing
Viv has in excess of 10 years Agresso/U4 business world implementation experience, she has also implemented a number of critical business systems including LANDESK, WCBS, Sage, IRIS business software, Northgate and Sun Accounts, plus a range of complex bespoke systems.
Viv has worked with public sector, education, healthcare, commercial and not for profit organisations.
Viv has worked with public sector, education, healthcare, commercial and not for profit organisations.
Viv is an experienced Applications Manager with an excellent working knowledge of ITIL. She has been involved in large scale implementation projects with experience of systems selection and procurement, stakeholder engagement to board level and has project managed workstreams. She has also worked on systems design and build, data migration, functional and user acceptance testing, cutover planning, handover/go-live through to post project reviews and recommendations, covering the whole project lifecycle. She has managed, supported, maintained and enhanced business critical systems and has developed change control/release management strategies.
Her main area of expertise is in Payroll/HR systems. Viv was elected as the HR/Payroll representative on the UK Agresso user group council, whilst working at the Houses of Parliament. As part of this role she organised HR/Payroll user group events for the Agresso UK users.
Viv is now focusing on the sourcing and delivery of experienced ERP & Business Systems professionals – her experience offers an invaluable insight into the complexities and challenges of an implementation project.
Viv enjoys travel, music and spending time with her young daughter. Viv also supports Rainow Primary School when time permits.
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CHRISTINE GILBERT
Leadership Coach
Christine is a qualified Leadership Coach with over 30 years’ experience through her career leading Sales Teams, moving to developing her own Coaching and Leadership Business since 2003.
Christine is your chief encourager and cheerleader motivating you to achieve your best potential. Inspiring you to play to your strengths and really understand what makes you tick, what you enjoy and how to show up to the world at your best with confidence, self-belief and positive energy is her key aim.
Christine uses practical tools and techniques to build a clear picture and understanding of where you are right now, where you want to be and builds a roadmap with clear goals and guides you through the changes you want to make to accomplish your results.
- Build and develop outstanding relationships in both work and life
- Enjoy interesting works which is both fulfilling and satisfying
- Be rewarded and recognised for your valued contribution
Using a radically honest approach, Christine will create a connected, open and positive way of working together which makes a real difference and the belief you can achieve your career and life goals.
Christine enjoys PE with Joe, personal development and spending time with friends. She is a Domestic Abuse Ambassador for her local community and volunteers as a Career Coach for the Shaw Trust.
She also has a passion for all things Italian and enjoys time away at her bolt hole in Puglia.
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CLAIRE KETTLE
Occupational Psychologist
Claire is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience in the assessment and development of talent. Claire’s experience spans across commercial, public sector and military domains from entry-level through to Director level roles. Her work blends strong technical expertise with a practical commercial focus.
Credible with senior stakeholders, Claire works collaboratively with clients to understand their talent management requirements and devise innovative, pragmatic and robust assessment solutions tailored to meet their needs.
A highly organised and enthusiastic individual, she is accustomed to working in pressurised environments, and is known for the consistently high quality of her work. Claire is passionate about supporting individuals, teams and organisations to identify and utilise their talent to help drive performance and realise business results.
A highly organised and enthusiastic individual, she is accustomed to working in pressurised environments, and is known for the consistently high quality of her work. Claire is passionate about supporting individuals, teams and organisations to identify and utilise their talent to help drive performance and realise business results.
Claire offers assessment and development services to businesses and individuals. Specific areas of expertise include:
- Executive Profiling
- Leadership Assessment and Development
- Psychometric Assessment (Level A and various Level B tools including OPQ, Wave, Hogan Suite (HDS, HPI, MVPI), NEO-PI)
- Job Analysis and Role Profiling
- Competency and behavioural framework design
- Design of Bespoke Assessment and Development Tools
- Situational Judgement Test , Self-Selection Questionnaire and Psychometric Test development
- Advising on Best Practice Selection and Development Practices
- Assessment Validation and Adverse Impact Analysis
- Delivery of Assessment and Development Centres
- Candidate Feedback and Report Writing
- Design and Facilitation of Assessor & Interview Skills Training
- Organisational Survey Design and Analysis
Claire spent many years working at Penna (Leading Outplacement & Executive Recruitment business)
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Speak to us about your requirements
You may be looking for your next career challenge or you may be an employer searching for the right person for your organisations’ needs. We would love to hear from you.
Well known and highly recommended by both clients and candidates, Tracey is a person that will help deliver positive results all the time."