Peter Laing Email & Phone Number

London Borough Of Newham, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Member of the 2022 UK Cohort.Connecting and learning with social leaders from across sector, place and discipline to bridge divides and tackle long-standing problems of poverty and division.

• BDCA is a local charity based in East London with a turnover of £600k p/a and employing a staff team of 40. Structured as a charity and a company limited by guarantee, BDCA works to make a real and lasting difference.
• To oversee and manage all aspects of operation of BDCA, including the effectivemanagement of financial, operational, human resources and information management functions.
• To develop the long term sustainability of the organisation, maximising earned income and securing funding from statutory and non statutory sources.
• To give leadership and convey the organisations vision to all the staff and volunteers
• To represent BDCA to stake-holders and funding partners including the local authority.
• To develop partnerships in order to maximise the effectiveness of BDCA.

• Working to develop community sport and physical activity in the locality. Specific priorities included working to increase sports participation, supporting and developing clubs and raising funds to support both.
• Helping to secure £950k grant from the Football Foundation
• Development of cross sector partnership to ensure effective delivery of project, including local authority, Sport England, Football Foundation, Essex County Cricket Board, Essex Football Association, Community groups.
• Delivery of all key sports participation targets required by funders, including transforming site from no usage to over 6,000 users per year.

Managing a wide range of capital building projects at Newham schools, including all aspects of project and financial management. Managed project portfolios of over £1m and was also responsible for monitoring sections budgets and advising on premises health & safety matters. Key achievementsProject management, administrative systems, budget management.

Ba Social Enterprise First Class, Social Enterprise, 1St

Study modules included fundraising, strategic planning, leadership, resource management, community development, partnership and.

Hnc Business And Finance, Business Studies