Helen Illman Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Leeds City Region

Lead Enterprise Coordinator in Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), affiliated to The Careers & Enterprise Company, I help young people in the West Yorkshire Careers Hub to realise their potential through informed career choices.My role is to: • Lead the Hub's delivery and strategy for supporting young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)• Manage projects which increase social mobility or support underrepresented groups into the labour market… Show more Lead Enterprise Coordinator in Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), affiliated to The Careers & Enterprise Company, I help young people in the West Yorkshire Careers Hub to realise their potential through informed career choices.My role is to: • Lead the Hub's delivery and strategy for supporting young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)• Manage projects which increase social mobility or support underrepresented groups into the labour market. Includes design, bid writing, procurement, project management, finances and reporting.• Develop partnerships with employers around their social value pledges and connect them to opportunties in education• Manage a team of Enterprise Coordinators working in schools across the regionEmployers of all sizes, including the self employed, please get in touch to discuss how I can support your business or organisation to work more closely with schools and colleges to develop your talent pipeline.Schools please contact me to explore how you can develop your employer engagement activity for your school or college by being part of the West Yorkshire Careers Hub, to help inspire and prepare your students about their futures.Email. enterpriseadvisers@the-lep.com Show less

Leeds And Bradford

Supported schools and colleges to embed strategies around enterprise, employer engagement and good careers education that ensure students realise their full potential.As an Enterprise Coordinator in the Leeds City Region my role was to:• Support the LCR Enterprise Adviser Network• Connect schools and colleges to high calibre professionals from the world of work• Develop the programme to support the wider aims of the Employment and Skills Framework to create a better… Show more Supported schools and colleges to embed strategies around enterprise, employer engagement and good careers education that ensure students realise their full potential.As an Enterprise Coordinator in the Leeds City Region my role was to:• Support the LCR Enterprise Adviser Network• Connect schools and colleges to high calibre professionals from the world of work• Develop the programme to support the wider aims of the Employment and Skills Framework to create a better skilled, more productive and more prosperous City Region• Promote more and better apprenticeships Show less

York, United Kingdom

Project management of the York CU programme and responsible for engaging schools, children and families in innovative, high-quality learning activities. I develop new opportunities for businesses, students and arts and culture destinations to work together to deliver innovative in-school activities and public events.Responsible for school engagement and growing school membership, as well as writing grant applications and reporting on CU to city stakeholders and CU Trust.

Business engagement, recruiting local businesses into membership and monitoring and maintaining their involvement through the York Cares volunteering programme. Management of website and social media channels, communications campaigns and organising annual showcasing and celebration events. Responsible for production of an annual film showcasing York Cares and creation of glossy marketing materials.Operational support to the charity including recruitment of voluntary student… Show more Business engagement, recruiting local businesses into membership and monitoring and maintaining their involvement through the York Cares volunteering programme. Management of website and social media channels, communications campaigns and organising annual showcasing and celebration events. Responsible for production of an annual film showcasing York Cares and creation of glossy marketing materials.Operational support to the charity including recruitment of voluntary student interns and preparation of financial reports for York Cares Boards.Project and event management of York Children's University and Starting Blocks maintained from previous role. Show less

Recruitment and training of employee volunteers for York Cares projects and working with partners to ensure volunteer activities have a high impact in the local community. Responsible for designing and facilitating activities within two key programmes: Starting Blocks, which provides work experience for young care leavers and York Children's University, which delivers creative learning activities for primary school children. Follow me on twitter @YorkCares

York, United Kingdom

Responsible for developing the school’s new volunteering programme in consultation with staff and students. In particular I set up a buddy scheme to support primary school pupils in their transition to secondary school, I facilitated a sixth form volunteering project for local elderly residents, and I mentored Yr 9 pupils on their extended projects.The role also involved organising events and trips, conducting health and safety assessments, and raising the profile of the school in the… Show more Responsible for developing the school’s new volunteering programme in consultation with staff and students. In particular I set up a buddy scheme to support primary school pupils in their transition to secondary school, I facilitated a sixth form volunteering project for local elderly residents, and I mentored Yr 9 pupils on their extended projects.The role also involved organising events and trips, conducting health and safety assessments, and raising the profile of the school in the local community. Show less