Sarah Q. Email and Phone Number
Experienced Director with experience leading business development strategies across multiple sectors, leading and supporting growth of a global teams, and developing strategic communications and marketing strategy for new service offerings. Previous experience includes: Lecturer reputation, values, CSR, ethics, trust, power at Henley Business School - MBA/Senior Leadership. Charity trustee - RSPCA, Isle of Wight, Vice Chair Citizens Advice, Cotswold and Stroud. Cranfield Trust mentor and business coach. A member of the Royal Society of Arts (Fellow) since 2017. Demonstrable track record of securing new clients, account management and sustaining growth above expectations. Highly skilled communications expert in internal and external environments. Responsible for developing thought leadership strategies and deliverables. Experienced in crisis media management and training. Specialist in complex strategy development and delivery. Experienced change management and stakeholder engagement professional.Worked with clients in both the private and public sectors (ie petrochemical, utilities, international development, local government and emergency services industries). I was a subject matter expert at both PwC and Atkins in communications, marketing and crisis media management and have worked internationally within often time critical, politically sensitive and highly complex projects. Designed and delivered a company-wide sales training programme across the UK business for Atkins, and was a senior delivery trainer for a similar business growth programme in PwC, specialising in complex bids. Designed and implemented the first Reputation Tracking strategy for British Gas, working across the Centrica group. Led delivery global procurement and logistics programme for clients in the development sector, often in critical timeframes or circumstances at AECOM. Former Poverty and Social Protection practice lead, and currently Business Development Director at OPM, leading teams responsible for client engagement, BD, strategic communications, bidding and reputation in the USA, Australia and Germany.
Oxford Policy Management
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Senior Principal ConsultantOxford Policy ManagementUnited Kingdom
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Director Of Business DevelopmentOxford Policy Management Aug 2024 - PresentLeading our BD, acquisitions and communications functions globally, with responsibility for client offices in Australia, the US and EU. Member of the Senior Management Team.
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Business Transformation - ConsultingOxford Policy Management May 2024 - Aug 2024Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Practice Lead - Poverty And Social ProtectionOxford Policy Management Jun 2023 - May 2024United KingdomPractice lead for poverty and social protection (interim basis) supporting globally-based team deliver complex social services, poverty-reduction, shock responsive social protection and child protection based projects. Responsible for business development across our client base, strategic planning for FY24/5, commercial review of all projects and bids, team leadership, and delivery oversight for projects in Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Rwanda and MENA, amongst others. Supported a great team be even better!
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Phd ResearcherHenley Business School Sep 2020 - Present -
Management ConsultantMartineau & Co May 2018 - Sep 2019United Kingdom -
Director Of Procurement - Dpsa (Delivering Procurement Services For Aid)Aecom Nov 2015 - Apr 2018United Arab Emirates, DubaiDelivering Procurement Services for Aid (DPSA) is an AECOM led alliance specialising in procuring goods and equipment that are critical for delivering aid programmes worldwide. With the frequency and impact of natural and human-made disasters increasing and with much development assistance now earmarked for fragile and conflict-affected states, we are able to apply our expertise in procurement, supply-chain management, international development and crisis management to help deliver critical aid when and where it is needed around the world.AECOM, with its Partners TWI, Damco, Eagle Scientific and Olive Group, has recently been awarded a four year contract by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) to utilise DPSA to support its global procurement and logistics requirements. DPSA will provide goods, equipment and related advice to all DFID country offices and programme suppliers worldwide, supporting them in the fight against world poverty.As Director for the programme globally, I lead a team managing communications, engagement and customer relations across all DFID countries, and oversee business development and new client engagement. I am a Director of AECOM managing transformation and engagement within the Procurement team. -
Creative Writing CourseCurtis Brown Creative Writing Course Sep 2015 - Mar 2016London, United KingdomOne of 15 applicants on this six-month creative writing course run by Curtis Brown. Editing first novel: Where Skateboards Go To Die. YA.
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Head Of Corporate Affairs Strategy And PlanningBritish Gas Aug 2014 - Oct 2015StainesAs part of the CA team I am responsible for successful development, planning and delivery of the British Gas strategy for Corporate Affairs, working with colleagues across CSR, communications, public affairs, legal, insight, regulatory and marketing.Achievements include:* BG's first reputation tracking and measurement framework (adopted Group-wide - US, Ireland, UK)* Development of CA reputation strategy* Management Information - governance and reporting * Accreditation of Living Wage employer status* Crisis simulation testing * Efficiency review* Development and implementation of knowledge sharing tools* Learning and development strategy development cross team* Agency management * Mentoring and coaching
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Managing Consultant - Strategic Communications And Business TransformationAtkins Nov 2012 - Aug 2014London, United KingdomLead for communications and stakeholder engagement for clients across the private and public sector, such as Network Rail, Qatar Public Works Authority, British Council and government departments. Training and development for colleagues in all aspects of communications. Designed and delivered a business development training programme across the UK business up to and including MD/CEO level. Core member of a five-company turnaround team on a time-critical project with multiple nationalities and complex engagement challenges reporting directly to the global CEO, which successfully developed and obtained client buy-in for a three month rapid response plan. Developed a change communications approach for Network Rail Buildings and Civils Asset Management Project across all routes to support the team embed change successfully. Led a multi-disciplinary team to support development of model for roll out of computer based testing globally across all British Council locations with variations in test centre delivery models. Development of a 'Culture to Deliver' toolkit and guidance handbook for TfL/LOHAC stakeholders to support their transition from current to new ways of working and engaging, covering cultural, communications and engagement activities across multi-stakeholder environment. Lead practitioner for communications and engagement supporting development and up-skilling of team, design of new IP and training.
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Further Study - Ma Creative WritingUniversity Of Kent Sep 2011 - Oct 2012After travelling around Asia, Australia and New Zealand, I did an MA in Creative Writing at University of Kent. Currently editing 95,000 words of my first novel. Also supporting colleagues and contacts with communications and marketing consultancy on a freelance basis.
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TravelCareer Break Apr 2011 - Sep 2011Asia, Australia, New ZealandTravelling, taking photos and trying to speak Mandarin (badly!) - China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand.
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Senior ConsultantPricewaterhousecoopers Apr 2005 - Apr 2011At PwC since April 2005 during which time I have been promoted twice and am now Senior Consultant within the Government and Public Sector team, focusing primarily within Education. Member of the change management competency group, I am subject matter expert for the G&PS team and specialise technically in communications, stakeholder engagement, events management and planning and associated training. Skills include; presentational and events management training, press handling, media crisis management, internal relations, stakeholder identification, assessment and engagement, strategic planning, skills transfer, establishing processes and structures to fit client needs and copy and content writing for articles, interviews and web content.Senior coach for Velocity in house business development programme. Working with Partners, Directors and teams UK-wide on high priority bids and key account management across local and central government, and the private sector. -
Assistant Director Business StrategyDepartment For Children, Schools And Families May 2007 - Oct 2008One and a half year secondment - facilitating new Departmental initiative for schools sector. Management of business relations, communications, governance and measurement. establishing all communications structures and processes as they fit within a government department, external and internal relations, strategic planning and extensive stakeholder engagement. Training and mentoring several staff and skills transfer including presentational skills, events planning and management and stakeholder identification, assessment and engagement.
Sarah Q. Education Details
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Ngo/Donor Trust And Power
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Disaster Psychology -
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International Disaster Engineering And Management (First Class Degree)
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Sarah Q. works for Oxford Policy Management
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Sarah Q.'s current role is Senior Principal Consultant.
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Sarah Q. attended Henley Business School, Cranfield University, University Of Kent, Coventry University.
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Sarah Q.'s colleagues are Tom Wagstaff, Aaron Templeton, Assumpta Okpe, Louise Allen, Nils Riemenschneider, Tesfaye Ararsa, Aman Ullah Mangrio.
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