Esther Clarson

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Co-Founder @ think together
Surbiton, GB
Esther Clarson's Location
Surbiton, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Esther Clarson

Skilled housing professional with over 29 years' experience in social housing. I am passionate about delivering great outcomes for customers, working with residents and colleagues to ensure the customer voice is gathered, heard and acted upon. I am positive, enthusiastic and focused. I coach and support teams to improve services and work together to deliver a great customer experience. I am excited to bring my skills and knowledge to create think together consultancy, working with organisations to connect the full potential of insight, reflection and learning to improve customer experience and services. Our model and approach can be used to deliver a wide range of outcomes and activities – creating actionable insights from organisational data, review and create service delivery models and approaches, policy and strategy work, customer engagement approach and models to crisis management. At think together we bring 50 years collective knowledge and experience of the social housing sector and understanding of regulatory and legal requirements. Professionally qualified and Chartered Members of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Our experience in senior management roles in a large, diverse housing provider has given us direct and up to date experience of the current social housing environment. We know the challenges the sector currently faces and the impact this is having on customers, colleagues, and organisations. We can deliver practical interventions on how to engage with customers, build trust and hear the whole customer's voice. We will ensure the customer voice is championed, heard, and acted upon. We collaboratively transform services which deliver excellent customer experiences and positive outcomes for residents.

Esther Clarson's Current Company Details
think together

Think Together

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Co-Founder
Surbiton, GB
Website:
thinktogether.co
Esther Clarson Work Experience Details
  • Think Together
    Co-Founder
    Think Together
    Surbiton, Gb
  • Think Together
    Co-Founder
    Think Together Oct 2023 - Present
    South East, Gb
    Think together, an exciting new consultancy that supports organisations to connect the full potential of insight, reflection and learning to improve customer experience and services. We help organisations to: Connect their customer and organisation data to create actionable insights. Understand and positively apply regulatory requirements for compliance and customer success. Bring colleagues, customers, stakeholders, and partners together to drive collective action. Deliver an approach that fosters customer engagement and trust for colleagues and customers. Demonstrate they are hearing and acting on all their customers' voices.
  • Pa Housing
    Head Of Customer Experience
    Pa Housing 2019 - Jun 2023
    London, London, Gb
    A registered provider of social housing offering more than 23,000 homes across the Midlands, London and the South East.✓ Led the creation of a new team of 22 colleagues, with 3 direct reports.✓ Budget responsibility for £800K.✓ Identified service challenges of customer experience, complaint handling and resident engagement.✓ Fostered cooperation to change within the wider leadership team.✓ Prioritised the customer’s voice and turned insights into shared actions through bi-weekly updates.✓ Communicated drivers for satisfaction and shared the customer voice with SMT, Board and colleagues.✓ Actively reviewed impact analysis reports while tracking actions to improve service performance.
  • Paragon
    Head Of Income
    Paragon 2013 - 2019
    ✓ Scaled a team of 21 to focus on rent collection and supporting customers to maximise their income. ✓ Empowered the team to build a 91% positive feedback score by creating a fair income recovery. ✓ Prioritised arrears and recovery with a welfare benefits income generation of £1 million per annum.✓ Achieved net rent arrears of 2% and gross: 3.6%,✓ Analysed uncovered root causes of debt and interpreted data from sources for effective resolutions.✓ Considered options for recovery and provided external resources to external debt charities/grants.
  • Paragon
    Welfare Reform Project Lead
    Paragon 2012 - 2013
    ✓ Enabled change through the delivery of a “Wise Money” campaign.✓ “Wise Money” campaign prepared residents for welfare reform.✓ Collaborated with stakeholders for a welfare reform campaign that won a national award.
  • Paragon
    Housing Manager (Income & Tenancy Support)
    Paragon 2007 - 2012
    ✓ Led a newly formed team specialising in income/ tenancy support/ sheltered housing. ✓ Reduced rent arrears at one point to less than 1% by engaging with residents and tackling debt early.✓ Led team and project to achieve the accreditation of the Code of Practice for sheltered housing.
  • Elmbridge Housing Trust Limited
    Service Development Manager
    Elmbridge Housing Trust Limited 2005 - 2007
  • Elmbridge Housing Trust Limited
    Housing Manager
    Elmbridge Housing Trust Limited 2000 - 2005
  • Elmbridge Borough Council
    Team Leader & Housing Officer
    Elmbridge Borough Council 1996 - 2000
    Esher, Gb
  • Accord Housing Association
    Housing Officer
    Accord Housing Association 1995 - 1996
    West Bromwich, England, Gb

Esther Clarson Education Details

  • De Montfort University
    De Montfort University
    Ba (Hons) History & Politics
  • London South Bank University
    London South Bank University
    Pg Dip In Housing Studies

Frequently Asked Questions about Esther Clarson

What company does Esther Clarson work for?

Esther Clarson works for Think Together

What is Esther Clarson's role at the current company?

Esther Clarson's current role is Co-Founder.

What schools did Esther Clarson attend?

Esther Clarson attended De Montfort University, London South Bank University.

Who are Esther Clarson's colleagues?

Esther Clarson's colleagues are Puggioni Edgar.

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