Supporting our 4500 overseas students with their UK Home Office Visa compliance; monitoring their academic course engagement and meeting with them to explore any issues with adherence to the strict government regulations. Signposting students to ARU’s on site services to provide ongoing welfare or academic support.Required to keep detailed and accurate records on students to ensure Home Office compliance and to advise senior managers on any visa withdrawal actions.

Bishop’s Stortford College one of the UK's top performing coeducational Independent schools. Situated in over 100 acres in the centre of Bishop’s Stortford with over 1100 pupils. The Assistant Bursar (Operations) is a senior management role, supporting the business elements of the three Schools and the cross College Departments. I am responsible for Data Protection, Health and Safety oversight, contract scrutiny, risk assessment and compliance, elements of ISI compliance, cross school operational coordination, departmental budget, UK Visa and Immigration compliance, oversight of catering contract and Facilities Department plus the College medical Sister. Examples of my core functions are:• chair of cross college Operations and Health and Safety Committees;• Managing the Catering and Facilities Managers and lead Medical Sister;• UKVI Authorising Officer;• key ISI and College polices oversight and maintenance;• quality and standard of the college premises;• contract scrutiny and lease procurement;• key utilities management;• Data Protection;• ensuring mission and aims of the College and Governing Council are met;• liaising closely and effectively with all departments at the College.• managing projects as delegated by the Bursar.

EDT is a nationwide charity with 5 regional offices, established in 1984 to engage young people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), connecting educators with employers through tasters, projects and placements. EDT is also responsible for the national coordination of Industrial Cadets, an industry led accreditation creating a quality standard in workplace experiences for young people age 11-19 .It is supported by HRH The Prince of Wales.My mandate was to: Oversee delivery and development of Industrial Cadets and to develop business proposition as needed. Fully achieved.My key tasks were: Principal point of contact with funders and leadership team. Increase accreditation sales and improve marketing tools. Develop and implement a funding strategy. Revise and implement business plan. Contribute to wider EDT business development. Fully achievedDelivery: All project deliverables were on target. Formed new funding alliance and developed regional sales team. Negotiated national contract with major international employer.Specialties:• Senior executive/Director positions• Delivery of business and operational excellence• Record of strategic/operational business development in STEM environment and youth charities.• General Management• Team development• High profile event management• Programme Management

Manage all aspects of youth programme and international development, leading a team of 19 staff and supporting national volunteers to shape educational strategies and operational plans. • Designing and delivering largest change project to the UK Scouting programme.• Managing annual budget of £4m and special project budgets up to £10m. • Writing and disseminating 40+ national programme resources.• Leading and motivating staff team and tackling performance management issues.• Organising high profile national events including 2000 people at Windsor castle.

Led team of 20 remote field staff based across England and Wales responsible for growing Scouting participation across communities. Managed £2 million operational budget.

Supporting senior volunteers to expand scouting in their areas, handle critical issues and to induct and support mid- level volunteer managers. Designing and delivering induction process for volunteers at County level and dealt with highly sensitive and complex incidents including a fatality and safeguarding issues.

Developing the UK training policy for adults in Cub Scout section (8 -10½ years).

Regional sales and customer development of electronic components in South East England.