Oversee the development and coordination of Cardiff University Community Gateway engagement project in partnership with the cross-sector steering group.Sustain and develop Community Gateway initiatives and systems with a particular emphasis on turning ideas into reality and operational management of launched and upcoming projects. Continued definition of measurable outcomes with a particular emphasis upon identifying and tracking three pilot case studies, building considerations of measurable outcomes of demonstrable benefits into the case studies from the start. Co-ordinate the Community Gateway Steering Group, advise, administer and deliver on recommendations of the Steering GroupLead on preparation for a Schools Advisory Board: aims and objectives and definition of roles an expectations of participants.Lead on preparation for the Community Gateway Advisory Board: aims and objectives and definition of roles an expectations of participants, and support in preparation of agenda, confirming presentations, and relevant documentation.Lead on preparation for Community Gateway Audit in March 2016Manage the project budget, provide financial reports and build opportunities with external partners and generate external funding streams

Development of New Product Development Process and implementation into the Quality Management SystemTen new products developed and launched within time-frame and to budgetThree brands redeveloped and re-launched with increased listings at retail and new revenue streams to the businessThree new suppliers sourced and contracts successfully negotiated to secure exclusive distribution rightsProduct information and training to all staffLine management of QA Associate and Purchasing and Logistics OfficerKnowledge and understanding of Food Labelling Standards, Medical Device Directive, IVD Directivewww.bbihealthcare.com

Facilitating the active involvement of patients, carers and service users in health and social care research in Wales.Project Manager role encompassing the development of research opportunities, including developing relationships with registered research group leads‘Project Champion’ defining a programme of active involvement for network members at strategic and project levels, scoping public and patient involvement programme and budgets within each Registered Research Group in WalesManagement of the Involving People Network, core training programme and events calendarManagement of marketing, communications & literature for national PPI projectReporting to WAG & management of Enabling Involvement Fund budget, circa £70k

Managed a team of highly skilled people dedicated to delivering information training and multimedia upskilling to young people and youth workers in Wales. Personal highlights included the successful development and delivery of a £350k multimedia information portal within a world-leading £22m creative information & communications project.Key achievements:Developing within the business from Project Manager of the national publication to Head of DepartmentBest practice project management of relationship with technical partner, delivering on a creative, world-leading £22m nationwide information & communications project, using Critical Path Method (implementation phase) and Agile Using Critical Path Method to project manage the development of a nationwide information service for young people within the ages of 15 and 20, including an accredited training programme for information workers, planning and project delivery across several internal departments and over 200 external sitesDesign and delivery of a nationally recognised publication, using Critical Chain Project Management methodManagement of a multi-phase project, scoping, planning, producing, testing and launching a £350k national multimedia information portal, delivering to deadline and budgetImplementing a document management system, running in parallel to a nationally recognised indexing systemProject management responsibility for the development of a technical helpline and access database to receive, log, action and resolve technical issues for a network of 100+ multimedia centres across Wales.Managing work programme of a team of 4, developing exceptional time management and multi-tasking skillsScoping the parameters of new projects from concept to execution, determining timelines and cost forecasting, sourcing suppliers and defining responsibilities within the team. Developing a ‘traffic light system’ to monitor output against targets for 112 external agencies.

Bon Bon Buddies is one of the UK’s market leaders in licensed confectionery, twice ranked in Sunday Times/Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100. Working to highly pressurised timescales defined by the UK’s leading retailers including Tesco, Asda and Morrisons, I developed and managed an ever-changing portfolio of seasonal products.