Eleanor Marshall Email & Phone Number

Darlington, United Kingdom

Passionate in improving services for Children and Young People I have been involved in a variety of exciting projects:Responsible for quality management of the Darlington alternative education framework. Development of successful bids to 'SHINE' and 'TVCA' supporting the transition of children between early years and primary school in communication and language; and science curriculum between primary and secondary phases.Led the LA input into the Mental Health Support Team bid which was successful, the MHST is now running in all schools in Darlington.Responsible for development of successful bid to Careers Enterprise Company and subsequent project management of 'Moving On, Aiming High' support for Gypsy, Roma, Traveller young people in Darlington, recently commended by OFSTED in the local area SEND inspection.Review and writing of the LA SEND Accessibility Strategy, including management of consultation and Equality Impact Assessment.Development of the quality improvement framework for SEND high needs provision in Darlington, including bases and units for children with ASD, Speech and Language, Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties; and Low Incidence Needs (VI, HI and physical needs). Working collaboratively to develop the 'Future in Mind' Darlington Transformation Plan and delivery of school projects.Successful bid to Health Education England, for workforce development training for schools to match fund projects funded by the NHS England Future in Mind strategy. Development of SEND Strategy Review project plan, consultation management, Equality Impact Assessment and submission of reports for approval.Development of the process for schools submission of SEND capital funding which has resulted in the development and building of new SEN units in Darlington for SEMH needs.

Project Management professional specialising in development, appraisal and delivery of European funded projects including full grants management and delivery, business planning, process development, technical ERDF regulations and ERDF evaluation.July 2013-July 2014 supporting the Children's Services Premises Development team in supporting the development of individual premises capital investment programmes for Children's Services buildings.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Led team to deliver to Small and Medium sized businesses in Yorkshire and Humber, environmental reviews and grant funding support. Reviewed and streamlined business application and grant claim processes to enable the effective management and delivery of £250K grant provided to 36 SMEs in less than 6 months. Specialist advise on contracts, procurement, evaluation and audit.

Yorkshire & Humber

Management of ERDF project to develop and build enterprise centre.- establishment and management of project procedures, controls, maintenance of records and preparation of reports/liaison with corporate management.- liaison with suppliers, account managers and external stakeholders to manage information between direction and delivery of project.Key competencies include: planning, time management, people management, problem solving, attention to detail, communication, negotiation and conflict management.

Management of sustainability and equality agenda of the £502m ERDF programme.- Development of procedures and assessments and related guidance, devised and delivered training for staff and bid writers, identification of lessons learnt and development of case studies- Project assessment, laison with project managers to ensure inclusion of appropriate requirements in tender specifications and contracts.- Project monitoring and reporting to the partnership and European Commission - Developed key performance indicators and a monitoring framework - Monitoring of targets including Greenhouse Gas and BREEAM achievements using online carbon calculator which I assisted in development - Management of strategic environmental assessment process including contract management, lead on consultation responses and communication- Project manager for flood alleviation and climate change related projects to value of £20m- Project development eg Y&H regional programme to assist businesses to reduce carbon impact (contracted to Co2 Sense)- Partnership management - Responsible for governance arrangements, management of work programme, meetings, preparation of all agenda items and papers and delivery of presentations

I qualified as an EMAS auditor in November 2002 which requires strong analytical skills, a concern for detail, structure and facts. Under Yorkshire Forward's registration to EMAS, the scope of the Environmental Management System (EMS) extended beyond facilities and building management to include the management of environmental issues in Yorkshire Forward (single pot) and European funded projects. Facilities and building management audits applied to all four of YF offices.Principle responsibilities/key dutiesVerification of EMS requirements by examining justification and appropriateness of actions taken in project development.Preparation for and writing up of audit visits and meetings highlighting non conformances, best practice and areas for improvement and follow up responsibilitiesParticipated in routine surveillance against ISO14001 being interviewed as part of the audit team and in relation to specific project audits.Contributed to review of EMS August 2008 Provision of guidance and advice on environmental issues in projects Delivery of training and presentations and mentoring of EMS auditors

RDAs played a strategic role in the delivery of 2000-2006 ERDF programmes. Yorkshire & Humber programme encompassed both Objective 1 and 2 status.This was a high profile, strategic role advising the YF Executive on the status of RDA funded regional projects with European investment. Directly responsible for day to day liaison with external funders (ERDF) and YF project managers to facilitate development of eligible projects. This required maintaining an overview of EU funding in YF strategic plans and advising on adjustments needed to maximise European funding opportunities. The National Strategic Reference framework consultation eventually led to the basis of the 2007-13 ERDF programmes. Executive support was provided to co-ordinate a regional response to the consultation. This led to YF taking a lead role in writing the new 2007-13 ERDF Programme document. My role involved support to the regional boards responsible providing a lead specialist role on governance and lead policy support in the area of sustainability. The role also involved line management of the secretarial support team, conducting performance appraisals, leading team meetings and arrangement of training.Key Achievements:- Project manager for 'Yorkshire and Humber European Office (£1.2m project)2007-13 Programme- Development of sustainability policy resulting from Strategic Environmental Assessment criteria to embed within 2007-13 ERDF Programme- Support to produce the terms of reference for the governance arrangements for 2007-13 programme2000-06 Programmes:- Lead policy support on territorial cohesion programmes - Represented Yorkshire Forward on Objective 1 and 2 structural fund task and finish groups- Support to the regional European Strategy Board

Main objectives: Managed delivery of regional event 'Europe - Alive with Opportunity' May 2004, budget £45,000 to raise awareness of European Enlargement to regional businesses. Provided training and communications support for Yorkshire Forward staff involved in European fundingLine management of team secretary and administrative support, conducting performance appraisals, team meetings and trainingKey AchievementsSuccessful delivery of event attended by 180 delegates, representatives from 8 of the EU Accession countries and representatives from London Embassies.Developed a training and awareness and communications plan for Yorkshire Forward staff to build knowledge of European policy.Organised Brussels study visits based around the Brussels Open Days programme. Established an internal European meetings calendar to support the co-ordination of team activities

Yorkshire Forward Directorate of Policy and StrategyMain objectives: Management of budget, staffing and support required for the Directorate providing adhoc support to the Chief ExecutiveProject management of the "Chief Executive Partnership Fund" - project funding of £350,000 (over 3 years) to support projects of a value between £5,000 - £10,000Line management of team secretaries, administrative support and Remploy workplacements, conducting performance appraisals, team meetings and training

of Finance Secretarial and office management, development of legal documentation and company credit card tracking system

Administration relating to harmonisation of terms and conditions and merger/TUPE issues, management of weekly sales figures, organisation of sales meetings and conferences

Maths, English, History, French, Music, Chemistry And Biology

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