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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Coventry, United Kingdom

• Scoping, planning and defining project outputs and executing and achieving deliverables through the execution of project plans and other project management tools
• Responsible for the successful production of twelve online postgraduate and undergraduate degrees to deadlines, budget and scope in an Agile environment
• Coordinate numerous departments and external stakeholders to produce production schedules, resource trackers and implement change management processes.
• Managed the course IT infrastructure process to ensure successful UAT and student enrolment
• Introduced risk, escalation and reporting processes to increase project governance and proactively mitigate risks
• Line managed 9 project managers supporting their professional development using a skills matrix to identify training requirements

Coventry, United Kingdom

• Generated financial savings of £2 million for 5,000 clients through the delivery of five advice projects with multiple commercial funders and a £500,000 budget
• Achieved multiple KPI’s and targets to timeline and budget through allocation and evaluation of work streams to staff, reporting, risk analysis, and quality standards underpinned with a strong communication strategy.
• Line managed 7 staff producing high performing teams and individuals through regular skills matrix analysis, delivery of soft and work skills training, supervisions, and coaching techniques
• Increased the profile and funding streams of the organisation by building and maintaining cross sector relationships with key partners

Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Supported the development of student groups and community volunteering with annual fundraising targets of over £1 million through the delivery of four projects creating volunteering opportunities for over 15,000 students
• Increased the quality of volunteering activity through delivery of a comprehensive online training program to over 9,000 volunteers a year
• Line managed 6 staff producing high performing teams and individuals through regular skills matrix analysis, delivery of soft and work skills training, supervisions, and coaching techniques
• Increased departmental resources and successful objectives by developing strong working relationships with a range of University departments and senior managers
• Contributed to strategy implementation by facilitating focus groups with staff and volunteers to produce operational delivery plans

Solihull

• Worked in partnership with the Local Authority to implement strategic objectives designed to create voluntary sector capacity
• Increased voluntary sector engagement by creating and maintaining cross sector relationships
• Increased the number of volunteers in Solihull by developing and promoting a volunteer database
• Increased partnership working by creating networking opportunities and facilitating forums and workshops

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law, 2:1

Law

Ba Womens Studies, Ba Womens Studies, 2:2