Colleen Amos Obe Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

We are the Amos Bursary (AB) helping Britain’s talented young men of African and Caribbean heritage fulfil their academic potential, attend top universities, secure good professional jobs in which they can excel and give back to society. British men of African Caribbean heritage are still the most unrepresented in key positions throughout the UK. Since 2009 we have been building relationships with a wide network of universities, mentors, sponsors and corporate partners to bring about change. We provide the personal professional development and connections needed to give these young men the confidence and opportunity to excel. We bring together businesses committed to diversity, with a pool of exceptional talent. We are changing the narrative about our young men and overcoming negative perceptions. The Amos Bursary - Promoting Excellence. Shaping Future Leaders

London, United Kingdom

I provide Personal and professional development programmes using a range of tools and techniques including personality profiling techniques to help individuals and organisations/education settings transform their performance. Using a combination of workshops, mentoring and coaching, I work with staff, students and managers at all levels. I help clients to understand how to build self-awareness and self-belief to improve their career aspirations, and personal performance at home and work. My approach provides the space for clients to learn new techniques and explore their attitudes, behaviours and communication styles. • I run workshops to help teams overcome communication barriers and resolve hidden issues• Hold training workshops on communications and marketing, stakeholder engagement, presentation and communication skills, reputation management and media training • Conduct individual coaching sessions to help achieve personal and business success for managers, mentors, teacher staff, Heads of service, governors, and Headteachers. • Help students to understand how to use their strengths and access interventions that builds confidence, improve career aspirations, performance at school and academic success.

• built an award winning integrated communications and marketing team of nine. • created a single brand and corporate identity across The Learning Trust. • raised the profile of Hackney schools www.successinthemaking.co.uk using social media as the key driver. • provide advice to directors and key stakeholders on reputation and crisis matters • introduced internal campaigns and strategies to raise morale - 2009 survey 97% of staff say The Learning Trust was a good place to work • provided the communications strategy for school place planning including £160m+ Building schools for the future, Academies and Children’s Centre programme.• directed the branding and corporate identity for £4m+ Professional Development Centre • led on major benchmarking research on parental and student attitudes to schooling • generated national, international and local coverage for the first ever schools inclusive sports championships held to mark the handover of the Paralympics torch in 2008• won 2006 CIPR Excellence Awards for best Integrated Campaign and best Public Sector Campaign – Trailblazers • Words Unite Campaign recognised nationally in 2008 and is now a benchmark for good practise - finalists in the 2009 CIPR Excellence Awards for Best Integrated Campaign• Finalist in the 2010 CIPR Excellence Awards for public sector campaign

Developed the internal communications strategy to shift employees from indifference to advocacy as part of a major cultural and operational change programme.Achievements • developed communication strategies and campaigns via a mix of media channels which improved employee understanding and support for the business strategy, 9 change programmes, AXA culture and the brand. Overall index for communication improved in the employee survey between April 2002 and April 2003• evaluated and implemented changes to the staff newspaper, change programme newsletter, Intranet and weekly manager Newsmail to support the business strategy, provide regular updates and promote employee understanding and commitment to new processes, procedures and business performance • delivered first educational e-based customer service learning programme via the intranet to all AXA insurance staff with an 80% response rate• developed ‘Going for Gold’ an e-based learning and recognition campaign to motivate and excite staff about the customer driven ethos of the company This culminated with an award ceremony for 100 employees• responsible for the implementation of AXA in the community programme – ‘Hearts in Action’ which encourages employees to take part in community improvement projects

Responsible for positioning Dairy Crest, and its brands positively and ensuring that the values of both were properly understood and communicated, by developing PR and communication strategies.• developed integrated trade and consumer campaigns in conjunction with the marketing department for 10 consumer brands working closely with brand managers and two PR consultancies• provided a comprehensive media relations and press office service and managed media relations during a period of significant site closures and acquisitions involving 30 sites and 10,000 people• co-ordinated the integration strategy for the acquisition of Unigate to 9,000 employees including delivery of brochures, video, CD ROMs and Road shows• developed the first Dairy Crest corporate website, e-commerce site and sub sites to support mainstream branded products.• developed partnerships with Children with Leukemia, NCH and NSPCC raising £750,000 in three years