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United Kingdom

• Supporting a local charity by offering Management consultancy to help them navigate strategic changes. This has bolstered my experience in delivering change initiatives and strategic guidance and offered a new.
• Delivering a critical analysis of the commercial, operational and social impact of the trust through analytical methods. Resulting in recommendations for improvement, deliverable to the directors and trustees.
• Facilitating the development of a new strategic vision and identifying the business transition needed to implement it, including leadership development and operational improvements through process design.
• Oversee the change process and guiding the transition to achieve the desired results utilising change management models.

• EBS is accredited by the “Association of MBA’s”, recognised in the Top 2% of MBA courses globally. Achieving a predicted distinction showcases my work ethic, business acumen and functional soft skills I bring to a role.
• Awarded best in the Cohort, for my strategic leadership and project /team management during the Capstone Project by the Dean of the Business School.
• Modules: Strategy, Change & Transformation, Leadership, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship & Business Models, Sustainable Operations, Data & Analytics, Accounting & Finance, People & Culture, Markets & Governance.

Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway Colchester, United Kingdom

• Entrusted with the strategic leadership, operational & commercial performance of a brand new £15 million innovation centre in partnership with The University of Essex, the focal point of government backed Enterprise.
• This was a strategic partnership to support the innovation eco system within the region and focused on supporting businesses to navigate the transformation during business growth by facilitating the engagement of the.
• This role involved considerable stakeholder management and balancing the needs of both strategic partners, our customer base and a very engaged stakeholder network.
• Delivering strong leadership across the team and influencing deskins made at board level was important to secure the growth of the centre and strategic goals.
• We were a critical part of the government-backed University Enterprise Zone status, bridging the gap between academic research and commercial enterprise my role in this was to facilitate engagement and manage.
• I was responsible for the financial performance and management, ensuring close budgetary attention and sales targets were achieved and managed through clear communication and strategic influence to the board.

• Responsible for building the training and consultancy department from the ground up, gaining hands-on experience in a fast pace start -up. This role allowed me to develop a broad skill set, from strategic planning and.
• Delivering the overall leadership and business management from operational and financial to strategy, reporting direct to the board.
• CWind was recognised by the Times newspaper in their “Top 50 fastest growing companies UK” and I was a critical part of the leadership team to make this happen.
• I developed a unique value proposition that addressed internal and external forces and requirements that enabled both our customers, and CWind’s wider business goals. This balancing allowed growth whilst servicing the.
• Project management of growth and change initiatives, delivering multiple training centre creation/development projects as well as consultancy projects to tier one clients.
• The constant change and transformation of strategies and plans to meet demands and organisational requirements and trends gave me an exceptional experience and skill base in business management.

• Responsible for the operational management of a large outdoor education centre with the management of 35 staff and an 80-acre site with 40+ activities operating under local government.
• Project management of resource and capabilities to meet demand of the operations with forecasting and daily management of staffing and facility logistics to ensure quality and compliance.
• Delivering experiential, development, technical and outdoor learning to a wide variety of children and young adults. Including delivery of Princes Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh award.
• Spearheaded instructional and developmental programs across the UK and Europe in climbing and mountain biking and delivered developmental expeditions across a range of locations and disciplines. This helped develop.
• Trained and coached staff to deliver against agreed standards and supported development of their CPD across technical and delivery skills under National Governing Body Awards.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Professional Cert, Business Administration And Management, General