Derek Walker Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, United Kingdom

The Wales Co-operative Centre is the UK's largest development agency for social enterprises and co-operatives. The organisation develops and delivers innovative programmes to support enterprise, increase employment, tackle poverty and promote inclusion. For example, the Wales Co-operative Centre delivers the £11 million Social Business Wales advice service.

• The Big Lottery Fund supports people and communities most in need in Wales and distributes around £1million per week.I had lead responsibility for external affairs, ensuring strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• working with BBC Wales to promote social enterprise in rural areas;
• leading work to influence Government proposals to change how lottery funding is distributed;
• sponsoring a £12 million funding programme called Citizen’s Voice that will launch next year;
• introducing a successful new outreach strategy to increase investment in funding cold spots;
• increasing positive media coverage of the Big Lottery Fund in Wales and promoted the use of social media to communicate with customers and stakeholders. Show less

The role included managing the policy and external affairs work of the Wales TUC and deputising for the General Secretary as appropriate. I oversaw the development and implementation of the strategic work plan. The job involved managing the Wales TUC’s communications and media work and acting as a spokesperson for the Wales TUC. I developed innovative.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Employed as the first Stonewall representative in Wales whilst studying full - time at Cardiff University. I led on policy and public affairs work in Wales. In liaison with the Stonewall Cymru Council I set the strategic plan for Wales, managed the media work and relations with stakeholders. The role involved representing Stonewall to the Welsh Assembly.

Brussels And London

I was a policy officer, mainly covering European affairs but also on other policy areas such as transport and environmental policy. I developed policy papers for the ALG Leaders Committee, drafted briefings for senior London councillors and organised conferences, launches and lobbying of MPs. For two years I worked in the Brussels office. I managed a small.

Master’S Degree, International Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Modern European Studies, 2.1

Dissertation about the development of the European Parliament

A-Levels, Economics, French, History, General Studies