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England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

My role at HTFT Partnership is to establish our market position as providing an innovative AAT, ACCA and CIMA learning solutions - offering a real alternative to traditional accountancy training provision.Notable achievements to date include:- Supporting the AAT team design, develop and launch a truly ground-breaking approach to AAT delivery- Growing our client base through winning a number of contracts with highly reputable clients - who share our culture and vision for how… Show more My role at HTFT Partnership is to establish our market position as providing an innovative AAT, ACCA and CIMA learning solutions - offering a real alternative to traditional accountancy training provision.Notable achievements to date include:- Supporting the AAT team design, develop and launch a truly ground-breaking approach to AAT delivery- Growing our client base through winning a number of contracts with highly reputable clients - who share our culture and vision for how training should be delivered Show less

United Kingdom

My role as Business Development Director at Capita Talent Partnerships was to lead and shape the market engagement strategy.Capita Talent Partnerships is business dedicated to unlocking talent and helping businesses grow, focusing on what are recognised as the four broad phases of the talent pipeline: Engagement and attraction; Experience and recruitment; Emerging talent programme delivery; and Progression.I led a team responsible for selling our solutions into target clients… Show more My role as Business Development Director at Capita Talent Partnerships was to lead and shape the market engagement strategy.Capita Talent Partnerships is business dedicated to unlocking talent and helping businesses grow, focusing on what are recognised as the four broad phases of the talent pipeline: Engagement and attraction; Experience and recruitment; Emerging talent programme delivery; and Progression.I led a team responsible for selling our solutions into target clients (as defined in our Sales and Marketing Plan) - including large scale Traineeship and Apprenticeship programmes.Notable achievements include:- Working closely with the Managing Director and marketing to create and approve the 2014 Sales and Marketing Plan- Securing a £multi-million contract with Allied Healthcare, that combined Traineeships and Apprenticeships to support their emerging talent agenda- Engaging with the Movement to Work initiative - resulting in opportunities to feed in CTP's Traineeship solution to support organisations commitment to youth employment- Winning contracts with organisations including Virgin Money, Home Group, Voyage Care Show less

United Kingdom

My role, as Head of Business Development (Apprenticeships and Skills), was to interact and engage with employers - working with them to support them realise the business benefits of Apprenticeships and establish employer-owned programmes that attract, develop, retain and progress talented young people.I led a team responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with employers, clients, the National Apprenticeship Service, the Skills Funding Agency, Awarding Organisations… Show more My role, as Head of Business Development (Apprenticeships and Skills), was to interact and engage with employers - working with them to support them realise the business benefits of Apprenticeships and establish employer-owned programmes that attract, develop, retain and progress talented young people.I led a team responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with employers, clients, the National Apprenticeship Service, the Skills Funding Agency, Awarding Organisations, UKCES, BIS, third party training providers and employer/industrial federations and partnerships.During the 2013 notable successes include:- Working with Vision Express from inception to create and roll out a national Apprenticeship programme. I worked with Vision Express to map internal training to national qualifications, secure a direct grant contract with NAS, develop learner journeys, establish recruitment criteria, design assessment processes and implement a technology based solution to manage claims and deliver Functional Skills learning online (e-learning)- Winning a contract with Finmeccanica to support the management, delivery and assessment of their Ofsted Grade 1 Apprenticeship programme- Providing Ofsted preparation support to National Grid and Select Service Partner – focusing on the learner experience and strategies to address shortcomings and potential issues- Consulting with Pizza Hut, Tesco, and BT to help them develop new Apprenticeship strategies that include curriculum design, technology integration, Return on Investment performance management and reporting.Through my role I was heavily immersed in the Employer Ownership of Skills programme, the Trailblazer projects, the government Apprenticeship Implementation and Funding Reform. Show less

I was asked back to Tribal in 2007 to lead on new business development for Tribal Education's Employability and Skills business unit, focusing on employability, careers, IAG, workforce development and community capacity building.Between 2007 and 2012 I:- Secured three Home Office contracts for the administration of grants under the Community Fund initiative, Safer Homes Fund and the Small Retailer Capital fund- Led on the development of strategic relationships with ACEVO, NCVYS,… Show more I was asked back to Tribal in 2007 to lead on new business development for Tribal Education's Employability and Skills business unit, focusing on employability, careers, IAG, workforce development and community capacity building.Between 2007 and 2012 I:- Secured three Home Office contracts for the administration of grants under the Community Fund initiative, Safer Homes Fund and the Small Retailer Capital fund- Led on the development of strategic relationships with ACEVO, NCVYS, Mencap, Volunteering England- Provided a range of procurement support for third sector organisations bidding into Birmingham City Councils Working Neighbourhood Fund - focusing on consortium development, SLAs, tender writing and contract negotiations- Developed a sales campaign focusing on Local Area Agreements and the Third Sector: Public Service Contracts- Secured three regional 'Train to Gain' contracts across West Midlands, East Midlands and London with a combined value over £4 million- Successfully secured Tribal the Managing Agent role for the London Development Agency's Young Londoner's Fund - a £4.5 million fund tackling youth crime and the causes of crime- Led on the successful tendering for £4.8 million of ESF projects in the East Midlands and £1.2 million in London- Was part of the development team that secured in excess of £2.5 million of funding from the QIA focusing on 'Nurturing a Love of Reading' and 'Extending the Reach', both projects based around family literacy, language and numeracy- Secured the £65k 'Evaluation of new qualifications for teachers, tutors and trainers in the lifelong learning sector' a contract with Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK)- Developed relationships across Tribal to share good practice Show less

Responsible for the day-to-day running of a £1.4 million Learning and Skills Council funded project titled 'Leadership and Management'Successfully developed key partnerships for aspects of delivery, cemented through Service Level AgreementsEnrolled over 130 individuals onto the project in 4 monthsDesigned and implemented new quality assurance, management information, risk assessment and reporting procedures into the new business stream

My time at Tribal provide me with over 3 years of experience of working with and accessing funding from LSCs, RDAs, ERDF, JCP and Councils.I was responsible for drawing down over £3 million of grants/funding for clients to deliver specific projects aimed at regeneration and employment.An experienced scorer/assessor having worked across a number of application rounds, including Russell Commission, V - funding and Goldstar totalling 2 years experienceOver 14 months direct experience… Show more My time at Tribal provide me with over 3 years of experience of working with and accessing funding from LSCs, RDAs, ERDF, JCP and Councils.I was responsible for drawing down over £3 million of grants/funding for clients to deliver specific projects aimed at regeneration and employment.An experienced scorer/assessor having worked across a number of application rounds, including Russell Commission, V - funding and Goldstar totalling 2 years experienceOver 14 months direct experience of completing applications for Trust Funding and Equal projectsSpecific success in drawing down £30k of funding to research into and disseminate the findings of the link between 'Dyslexia and the Creative Industries'Successfully spread the geographic coverage of the Creative Launchpad project by securing over £250,000 of ESF money to deliver projects in the East MidlandsUndertaken project work within; and London on behalf of clientsOver 2 years of extensive experience in researching and designing projects in line with client requirements18 months intensive Partnership Developing/Securing for multi-partner projectsOver 1 and a half years of experience in undertaking research, most current project titled 'Arts Learning Initiative' has set out to map existing arts based learning provision and identify the routes from learning into employment highlighting 'best-practice'Over 12 months of Event Management and Organisation incorporating Project Management Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working as a Recruitment Consultant for Computer People I:- engaged with clients to identify placement opportunities for IT contract staff- met with clients to qualify opportunity- sifted and sorted potential applicants based on skills- prepped candidates for interviews- took up references- place individuals in clients and managed ongoing relationship

Manage the tape library, staff and oversee the inputting of dataElicit the correct information from clients to resolve problems quicklyOrganise company logistics for delivery and collection of tapesPrepare induction manual for new employees and induct new members of staff.Revisit, evaluate and improve induction manual

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business Economics, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of Basketball Team Member of Tennis Team Studied a degree in Business Economics (BSc Econ), that.

A Level, Mathematics, Business Studies, Geography

Activities and Societies: Football Club, Business Club

Education record

Activities and Societies: Football Club, Tennis Club, Cricket Club