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Unity Works, has a vision for an inclusive world where people with a learning disability who want to work, can work.They work with, for and alongside colleagues with lived experience to create employment and training opportunities and showcase the talents of people with a learning disability to employers.Unity Works deliver this vision through their social enterprises, supported employment contracts and complimentary skills and learning provision.

We work collaboratively with a range of organisations on strategy, growth, business development, bid solutions, bid management, bid writing, business improvement, organisation design and communications projects including contract mobilisation. Examples of our work include:-Mobilisation project management support on a range of employability, criminal justice and child exploitation services. -Contract review, obligations mapping and setting up contract management mechanisms at bid and contract award stage on multiple employability and criminal justice projects. -Solution design, storyboarding, bid writing and bid review on employability and criminal justice opportunities as well as grant funded opportunities for charities. -Working with an Essex based SME on an organisational design project. -Supporting a large public services provider with their strategy, partnerships, solution and bid propositions for multiple employability bids. -Working as part of a successful bid team on the Refugee Employability Programme.-Leading the Business Development function at a national charity on an interim basis.-Contract oversight and admin support for the Trustees of a charity working as a strategic partner running residential provision for ex-offenders. -Working with a new market entrant on their successful strategy and bid for Restart. visit our website www.collabconsulting.co.uk for a full overview of our services or contact me directly for a chat about how our experience might add value to your current project or challenge.

Seetec is an organisation that delivers social value, through services to individuals and businesses. Through these services it creates opportunities and improves lives across employment, skills and the criminal justice sectors. In various roles spanning 13 years, I built the Business Development function, working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners to secure a pipeline of contracts across employability, skills and criminal justice sectors. This resulted in substantial growth of the business. In my final role as Board Director, Managing Director Ireland and Group Business Development Director I was accountable for:-Leading the business in Ireland, with ultimate accountability for the high quality delivery of the JobPath contract, financial performance, growth and diversification and the well being and development of our 200+ workforce.-Leading the group business development, marketing, public relations and internal communications functions. Ensuring these teams worked with each operating business to plan and deliver growth, engagement and communications strategies to achieve their vision and business plan targets.-Strategic management of high value bid opportunities; sponsorship of project teams and matrix management of multiple internal stakeholders to ensure the creation of commercially viable, high quality, innovative service solutions.-Board level sponsor for our corporate social responsibility strategy.-Acting as an ambassador for the company, brand and business values; participation in industry forums, membership bodies contributing to policy debate and industry dialogue.

Reed is one of the UK‟s largest independent recruitment companies; operating across multiple sectors. As a Business Development Manager I was responsible for Identifying, tendering for and securing new business contracts primarily within the public sector (Central Government, Local Authority, Education, and Third Sector) with values of in excess of £1 million.

Chelmsford, Essex

Generating revenue through the expansion of temporary business; building relationships with candidates, clients and colleagues in order to increase billable hours, margin and desk income.