Programme Manager for the Multiply Scheme in Greater Manchester, worth £14m over 3x financial years.

Supply Chain & Contract manager for 3x GMCA commissioned ESF Skills for Growth delivery contracts:- Construction Skills for Growth & Productivity- Digital Skills for Growth & Productivity- Retrofit Skills HubResponsibilities include- Performance management of 15x supply chain partners across 3x contracts- Responsible for budget (including profit & loss) for 3x contracts worth c.£4m- Reporting responsibilities to NWSA SMT & GMCA- Work alongside compliance lead to ensure compliance requirements are met- Lead on compliance audits from commissioner - Contribute to business strategy and delivery as part of the Senior Management TeamAdditional responsibilities include supporting with bids for new business and partnership working promoting North West Skills Academy and its subsidiaries.

Previously working on the strategy of AEB Devolution.Now expanded to be a part of the new Locality Strategy & Partnership Team, working across the Work & Skills function within GMCA, directly supporting localities so their residents can access the various programmes and supporting local priorities to achieve their full potential.- Currently locality link for 5x Local Authorities (Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport & Tameside)- Support development, updates and implementation of locality Education, Skills and Work Plans- Influence commissioning to support place based priorities- Attend relevant meetings and boards to further support Work & Skills priorities- Chair bi-monthly meetings in each Locality to support the AEB devolution and ensure the offer is relevant to Local priorities and complements other provision- Development of AEB test and learn pilot - Local Authority Grant Programme - worth £2m- Support data and research for the AEB including project managing the development of a live dashboard- Supporting various procurement activities including writing specification questions and scoringI have also completed a Level 4 Policy Officer apprenticeship (Grade: Distinction) within this role.

ESF Skills Support for Employment - Greater Manchester & Sheffield City Region | April 2019 - August 2019Supply Chain Manager for the ESF SSU GM & SCR contracts- Implementation lead for selected new supply chain partners- Implementation support (training and delivery) for internal delivery- Performance management of 5x partners- Responsible for £6.1m of sub-contracted deliveryESF CEIAG (RAISE) | December 2017 - March 2019Supply Chain Manager & Programme Manager for the ESF Funded RAISE CE IAG – 2 contracts worth £3.6m- Performance Management of a Supply Chain of 10 partners- High performing contracts, cumulative spend currently 100% and 96% - Co-ordination and delivery of Supply Chain Events- Reporting responsibilities to internal and external stakeholders including GC Senior Management Team, ESFA and the GMCA- Management and development of Management Information reports for internal and external stakeholders- Relationship Management with key internal stakeholders (MI, Compliance, Finance etc)- Marketing and good news stories- Co-management of quality and compliances processes

Working on the ESF Funded RAISE CEIAG programme:- Manipulation of data to enable the supply chain manage performance- Manage reporting of the programme for both the supply chain and to provide data/reporting to senior management to influence decisions- Regular support with business processes including record management- Training responsibilities including; new compliance staff with internal processes, new delivery staff with system processes/reporting/overview of programme and internal delivery staff on reporting developments- Supply chain management responsibilities including leading on weekly performance calls with the supply chain, leading on performance management sections of supply chain network events, formal performance reviews and production of fortnightly reports to send to the SFA

- Health & Safety Co-ordinator for the Directorate, including building systems from scratch in preparation for audit - which achieved Satisfactory rating, the best result possible given the immaturity of the systems- Managing ad-hoc projects including completion and launch of a Drop-in Applicant/Enquiry service- Managing the directorate Operational Plan for 15/16 and 16/17- Servicing high level meetings and committees- Managing the reporting responsibilities with the Director- Supporting a £1.7m CRM development and implementation project including managing the Project Board and Project Team, developing highlight reports to feed into a Programme Board- Ad-hoc diary management for the director- Facilitating the directorate's FOI requests- Line management of Administration Assistant

Supporting the Project Manager with various aspects of delivering the Skills Support for the workforce Contract which has included:- Leading on the Capacity Building aspect which included milestone monitoring for 5x projects, budget monitoring, processing & auditing of financial claims and quarterly reviews - Ensuring the that financial procedures are followed - Assisting in the development of a financial procedure to ensure Providers are paid on time- Day-to-day Office Management- Event Management including 2x large scale partner events, both with extremely positive feedback- Management of 2x Admin Apprentices- Development and management of the Skills Review programme as part of the Local Response Fund contract- Budget monitoring and Financial Claim processing / Auditing for 8x Local Response Fund Projects- Updating the Project Twitter and LinkedIn feeds- General management of the Project website- Minute taking for important strategic meetings

Supporting the Strategic Change Team including:- Assisting Project Managers during busy times- Assisting the Communications team during busy teams- Responsible for helping writing up new process including Version Control- Diary holder for the Programme Manager- Other administrative duties including the upkeep of equipment, minute taking, stationery ordering and word processing

I completed a 3 year apprenticeship in administration and I am now qualified at Level 3 NVQ in Business Administration.Within my apprenticeship, I have experience of working in a Call Centre, working in a customer faced environment on the main reception and working at campuses of various sizes. I've also experienced interviewing new apprentices and giving specialist course advice.Additionally, I worked overtime hours in the Student Records department which involved data inputting and also some weekend events for the Marketing department which involved promoting and selling the college.