Jack Needham Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:• Leadership of the Pension Finance Treasury Team consisting of 15 staff covering Middle Office and Back Office functions.• Business owner of payment infrastructure, solutions, and processes, facilitating over 2 million monthly payments across Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, SEPA, and Overseas.• Oversee banking arrangements for over 250 clients, with over 450 Trustee, CASS 7, CASS 8, and Non-CASS, bank accounts.• Design and delivery of the Treasury Strategy across strategic pillars of People, Foundations, Standardisation, and Enhancements.• Deliver and support operational and system improvements, specifically payment processing, cash management, governance, and cost reductions and avoidance.• Manage relationships and services with key banking partners, covering domestic and overseas operations.• Oversee compliance with FCA CASS regulations and internal/external audit findings, through process and solution design.• Support client and growth teams with new service proposals, revenue generation, and commercialisation.• Support implementation and technical teams with new client onboarding, including system design and configuration.• Advise on new business controls and solution design, including financial sanction screening and Confirmation of Payee.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:• Restructuring of Treasury Team from flat structure to Middle Office and Back Office functions.• Expansion of SWIFT connectivity to 3 domestic bank counterparties.• Design and delivery of new ISO20022 formats for domestic CHAPS payments across 3 domestic banks.• Design and delivery of cash management and liquidity reporting with use of Microsoft Power BI.• Standardisation and enhancement of payment functionality across 10 administration systems, to ISO20022 formats and SWIFT connectivity.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:• Gap analysis of existing processes and solutions to identify areas requiring improvement and alignment to industry standards.• Management and delivery of projects to enhance core operations, specifically payment processing and cash management.• Stakeholder management and collaboration with operational and technical teams across projects and BAU change.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:• Procurement and implementation of SWIFT connectivity (Finastra Total Messaging) with 2 FI counterparties.• Procurement and implementation of Treasury Management System and eBAM (FIS Integrity).• Design and delivery of new ISO20022 file formats for cross border payments, covering over 100 country-currency pairs and ACH, SEPA, and WIRE clearing.• Design and delivery to migrate 50+ client money bank accounts to new virtual bank account solution and platform.• Design and delivery for accounting systems to receive bank statements in new ISO20022 form.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:• Advise on technical requirements, capabilities, and solutions, within the sportanddev website and through other third-party software and applications, to improve operational structures, processes, and efficiencies.• Stakeholder management and collaboration with operational and technical teams across projects and BAU change.• Development of partnership proposals evidencing how sportanddev can provide value to new and existing partners, leveraging knowledge, expertise, and assets such as the website.• Relationship management and collaboration with technical vendors for ongoing website improvements using Jira Service Management.• Project and task management using software and tools such as Microsoft Planner, Asana, Instagannt.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:• Fundraising of over $300k through grant application submissions and the design and delivery of crowdfunding campaigns.• Procurement and delivery of the new sportanddev website on Drupal, including requirements gathering, community consultations, RFP, technical document creation, and project management.• Partnership development with Translators Without Borders to translate existing Massive Online Open Course into Arabic, French, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish.• Partnership development with Olympic Refugee Foundation to showcase and raise awareness of the valuable role of sport as part of a holistic response to the global displacement crisis

London, United Kingdom

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:• Advise on technical requirements, capabilities, and solutions, as part of the ‘Digital Transformation of Treasury’ programme, to improve operational structures, processes, and efficiencies.• Design and deliver automated, self-sustainable cash management and liquidity reports using Microsoft Power BI.• ETL from data sources including the SQL Treasury Management System, Bloomberg, SAP, GEMS, and SharePoint.• Production of MI and analysis for projects including Bank Account Rationalisation, Liquidity and Debt Forecasting, and Net Debt Normalisation.• Developed automated compliance alert systems using Microsoft Flow to enable rapid reactive response when internal policy was breached.

Loughborough

In this role I was primarily responsible to create a new ‘Insight Hub’ of information and resources on the organisation’s website which would make it easier for local partners to create change in their communities.- Led on the design and delivery of a project to create a new ‘Insight Hub’ on the existing website.- Created an options appraisals of available data sources to be used in building interactive reports with Microsoft Power BI for the ‘Data and Statistics portal’- Evaluated the suitability of academic and applied resources for inclusion in the Insight Hub’s directories.- Assisted in the creation of the ‘Workforce Action Plan’ through provision of feedback and evidence analysis.- As a result of this placement and continued employment, I received a special award for 'Postgraduate Intern Outstanding Achievement' at the Loughborough University Placement Student Awards.

Loughborough

Whilst the Athletic Union department was in between hiring full-time staff, I was asked to provide temporary cover based on my existing knowledge and experience as a senior volunteer.- Maintenance of internal and external databases relating to fixtures, transport, and results for 56 different sports clubs.- Stakeholder engagement and management to find mutually agreeable alternatives for training and competition fixtures that required changing.- Implemented a new system for the submission and reporting of fixture results by using Microsoft Forms and Microsoft Flow, significantly reducing the total time taken to complete with the prior manual method.- Managed the membership database with referencing to product purchasing reports and weekly team sheets.- Provided support for the Sport EO and other Athletic Union officers in the performance of their roles.

London

The Sport England summer internship programme accepts eight students each year for a 12-week period to focus on specific areas of work in the organisation. Responsibilities and achievements include:- Shadowed the Head of Strategy as my line manager, assisting in several areas including the evaluation of current grant funding methods and meetings with DCMS colleagues.- Presented a proposal to the team of directors and CEO to create and design organisational performance dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.- Researched and drafted the contents of the Facilities Investment Guide, the public facing document summarising commitments and strategic objectives of the Facilities directorate.- Pursued options for a new venue for the annual internal corporate day, consequently resulting in initial venue savings of over 50% compared to the last event.

Loughborough

- Lead and manage a team of over 120 student staff for the evening set up and functioning of one of the largest student union buildings in the UK.- Previously responsible for staff recruitment and management of the database for up to 100 applicants at a time. - Work closely with full-time Duty Managers, and security teams to ensure health and safety of staff and customers. - Monitor all money in the building including conducting regular safe checks and banking of over 20 bar tills.- Along with my duty of care for venue staff members, I am also a trained first aider and can find myself fulfilling this role on busy nights for the (on average) 3000 students that are in attendance on any one night.

Loughborough Students' Union

As Bar Supervisor I am responsible for a team of up to 20 staff at one of the busiest students' unions in the country. This involves remaining calm and in control during busy and potentially stressful situations, whilst ensuring staff are carrying out their duties correctly. Other responsibilities include: - Bar service including customer service and stock rotation - Food service at private events - Front door entry service - Cloakroom service - Motivating and supporting bar staff team - Training new members of staff with general bar duties and till softwareThrough the Student's Union I have received my BIIAB Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders, Emergency First Aid in the Workplace certificate, and undergone Project Griffin counter terrorism awareness training.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon

From 2014 to 2016, I worked at The Wimbledon Championships in the highly sought after position of Court Attendant.- In 2015 I was promoted to Court Captain, leading a team of 5 to carry out daily tasks and ensure high levels of professionalism to represent Wimbledon to the public.- Following my work at the Championships 2015 I was invited to work at the HSBC Road to Wimbledon tournament, the biggest junior tournament in British tennis.- In 2016 I was the Captain of Court 18, one of the show courts that hosts male and female players in the top 10 world rankings.

Loughborough

In this position I provided quality care, support and assistance to residents in the Loughborough area, enabling them to live independently and with dignity in their own homes. Morning calls started at 7:00am and evening calls ended at 10:00pm, they could vary between 30 to 90 minutes in length.Travelling between residents homes via bike, I assisted with personal and domestic needs: - Washing - Dressing - Prompting medication - Toileting - Preparing meals - CleaningA key responsibility I had was general assistance to ensure they were comfortable and had everything they needed to hand. This also included regular communication to ensure they were happy and that their unique care plan was suitable to their present needs.

Master Of Science (Msc), Sport Management, Distinction

Research project: "Exploring the experiences of female students in university sport leadership roles" Awarded the Sue Glyptis Award.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) (Hons), Human Biology, 2:1

Research Project: "Analysis of the interactions between myogenic and osteogenic cells in a monolayer co-culture" Awarded a Development.

Education record

3 GCE A Levels: Grades A – B in Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Education 4 GCE AS Level: Grade A in Maths, Biology, Chemistry.