Responsibility for the programme management, development and implementation of the FE loans policy within the SFA has included:• Developing and shaping policy on behalf of the SFA and FE sector• Carrying out formal consultations and publication of responses• Developing and maintaining effective and productive relationships with external stakeholders with a sound working relationship with Student Loans Company, BIS (FE and HE) and HMRC.• Providing advice to Ministers to ensure effective decision making• Leading on the development and establishment of programme governance (internally/externally) including programme Management Office arrangements and full documentation.• Leading on behalf of the SFA the development of an end-to-end delivery model, ensuring a feasible model for implementation by the SFA whilst meeting policy requirements• Leading the programme of change for FE sector, delivering conferences, commissioning training programmes, development of toolkits and support materials. Development of standard marketing and communications materials for prospective learners• Leadership of a team of up to seven staff• Responding to press and media enquiries along with FoI requests and parliamentary correspondence• Developing and commissioning formal evaluation strategies• Representing the SFA as part of Major Projects Authority reviews • Developing business as usual plans and standard operating procedures

Project management of the funding simplification project, ensuring connectivity and alignment across the sub-projects and strands of activity. Skills in management of project resources and budgets to meet deliverables and milestones, development and maintenance of key performance indicators, risk registers and leadership and management of project governance and review meetings have all been essential to achieve:• Drafting of papers and ministerial submissions for a variety of audiences.• Development of project documentation, controls and processes • Facilitating colleagues to think and operate laterally across the project considering interdependencies to ensure a shared approach and common goals.• Establishment and management of a Project Board with senior representation from key stakeholders • Development and delivery of key communications internally and externally to support the change processes.

Responsible for the corporate relationships of a portfolio of Sector bodies Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), to develop and implement policies, strategies and programmes, which support the skills needs of employers and seeks co-investment. Through strong relationships achieving a high level of influence and negotiation I delivered effective policy and infrastructure development, project management and implementation to include:• Development and alignment of Joint Investment Programme (JIP) 2011 within the Growth and Innovation Fund. Building on previous experience of JIP2010 I set higher expectations ensuring effective and efficient use of public funds. • Development and full implementation of JIP2010 to address specific skills gaps in five industry sectors and levering approx £7m in private sector co-investment.• Development of co-investment frameworks for NHS and HMPS to include full implementation with employers and LSC regions. Achieving strategic high-level commitment from both employers to co-investment with a net value in excess of £100m.• Successful negotiation and implementation of two sector compacts totaling more than £150m.• Working with key stakeholders including UKCES and SSCs to develop business processes ensuring the delivery of the UKVQRP in particular, sector qualification reform. This involved formal consultation, workshops, business mapping, specification of systems and the leading of various teams and stakeholders through a significant programme of change.