Mark Roberts Fiep Cmktr Certdpo Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Currently - DPO & Information Governance Specialist for the Independent Pharmacy sector.Consultant and interim roles in developing client solution, mobilisation, operations delivery, employer engagement & BD teams. Developing and implementing Go-to-Market and penetration strategies. Specialist in tailoring solutions & market propositions for clients specifically in leadership & management, culture, health & wellbeing, employability & talent, skills training & apprenticeships. External & stakeholder relations development expert as well as operational mobilisation, transformation & delivery. Track record with major public service outsourced providers in skills education, health, social welfare, employment, leadership, culture & professional services delivering to major national and international client firms, public & third sector bodies. Willing to discuss opportunities for projects/interim & consultancy.

Cartref Ni is a Registered Charity providing a person centred approach to support and care for individuals with disabilities. A member of the Board of Trustees and Director of the Company, supporting the Chair and Chief Executive in strategic direction and contributing professional expertise in marketing and business development.

Simpact CIC have clear social purpose.Focusing on charities, social enterprises and educational establishments providing community, public & statutory services; supporting them to identify and secure funding from a range of sources including grant-giving bodies, central government departments & social investment.Key focus on supporting young people into sustainable work & careers

United Kingdom

Supporting the senior leadership at Jobs22 to transform and develop sustainable strategic stakeholder relationships with major employers; to enable the recruitment of job seekers from the government funded employment programme RESTART.

London Area, United Kingdom

Specialist in developing strategic relationships with Public Bodies including NHS, Local & National Government.

Working with Key Public Bodies to help shape innovative approaches to delivering a better citizen experience. Focusing on developing solutions to key priorities for public sector bodies to help them meet current and future challenges in delivering frontline public services. Talks about: #Place #NetZero #CitizenExperience #Consult #Skills #Cyber

United Kingdom

FTC Assignment to support MD devising & impelmenting new market penetration strategies. Working with existing and new clients to solution a variety of initiatives; developing Go-to-Market strategies and plans for commercial training business; personally engaging with C-suite & HR Directors of global brands.Senior level client relationship building with global financial services, insurance, City firms and Critical National Infrastructure organisations including Government and Public Sector bodies, and other large UK employers.

Working with UK & Global People Development Organisations. Consultant and interim roles in developing business development strategies and building the client solution teams. Specialist in tailoring people development solutions for employer clients specifically utilising Levy. Track record with major skills, employability, professional services and education providers delivering to major national and international client firms and public bodies.

London, United Kingdom

Assigned to reshape & lead nationwide team of corporate account development, sales and marketing specialists - winning, growing and managing various propositions, for contracts within the Ingeus Group: 1. Provision of apprenticeship funded leadership, management and professional services staff development training programmes for large Levy paying employers. 2. Provision of Mental Health Advisory Services for major blue chip employers and their staff. 3. Provision of the Work & Health Programme. Restructured and built new team of business development, corporate account managers, sales managers and marketing/comms. Devised new corporate engagement strategy to engender a solutions based consultative approach; launching to market of new propositions Driving high levels of performance and business growth through managing and leading regionally diverse national business development team members. Achieved rapid ramp up of sales pipelineLead by example in winning and nurturing significant contracts through solutions based propositions.Manger of change, robustly tackling team performanceImplemented new Salesforce CRMExternal Stakeholder & Partnership Development Senior level expert across several propositions including Health, Employability & Adult Skills

Uk Wide

Engagement as a business consultant supporting Seetec's growth in the employment and skills arena, engaged as a senior level Apprenticeship Levy expert to drive market direction and penetration strategy. Developing the Nationwide Corporate Account Sales Team and it's major employer portfolio; working with national & regional employers, sector led organisations, commissioners and trailblazers to assist them through the Apprenticeship reforms and help prepare for the Apprenticeship Levy. Projects included design and development of LGV Driver & Logistics Apprenticeship Programmes for major fleet operators; Leadership & Management Programmes for a range of Blue Chip; Financial Services sector Customer Service Programmes for Banking, Pensions & Life industries.Originator of the "Leverage the Levy" brandDeveloped senior level relationships with variety of stakeholder and industry leading bodies to create partnership opportunities and mutually beneficial projects.

Managed strategic employer engagement during business planning phase; developed strategic relationships with range of stakeholders, including regional economic development, chamber of commerce and various sector employer forums. Senior advisor to project team on stakeholder & employer engagement planning for new Ministry of Justice Offender training programme in Super-prisons. Secured intentions for training-based commercial activity with a range of companies including Aerospace, Automotive & Tech.

Chester, United Kingdom

Delivering consultancy and interim services in the government funded and commercial public services space. Specialist projects for:Strategic Employer EngagementDevelopment of Sales & Account Management TeamsBusiness Development Propositions concept to implementationInterim Senior Sales & Account Management specialising in major UK plcEmployability Programme Design for Employer Led Welfare to Work & Employability SkillsMarket proposition design for Health related servicesEmployer Led Apprenticeship Design - incorporating the Apprenticeship LevyEmployer Led Traineeship DesignEmployer Led Projects in Justice Skills ArenaStrategic Sales Training and ConsultancyClients include major providers of people development services in Justice, Employability and Skills.Major project for client working with Ministry of Justice on new super prison project in Wales Project for client re-designing market proposition for health related services Project for client delivering skills based solutions to large apprenticeship levy paying companies - developing market proposition and designing tailored client led solutions Project for UK arm of global business developing talent solutions in leadership & people development

Nationwide

I led on the nationwide employer engagement strategy for PeoplePlus - formerly known as A4e. Delivering government funded contracts in the employability, health skills and justice arenas. Initially engaged to build and professionalise a National Employer Services Function servicing significant employability and eventually, skills, justice and health programmes. Several senior business development & account management roles defining engagement strategy, bids and managing strategic relationships with major UK employers, stakeholders and commissioners in the people skills development, health and employability people supply side. Responsible for shaping growth strategy, market presence and brand identity with major corporates & stakeholders; whilst driving business development sales within existing and across new channels. Core activity leading teams by example to establish strategic relationships, building trust and tracking routes to market; doing the deals and winning the bids that shaped the employer delivery of the business with a clear focus on profitability & growth

Responsible for the Return to Work Business - a niche Employee Assistance Programme with major UK Employers; I headed up the business stream - leading teams in new business development and national accounts; managing operational delivery to national employers; responsible for P&L and operational implementation. Major client wins, personally selling into HR Directors & Heads of Wellbeing across private and public sector employers. Senior level business expert in Vocational Rehabilitation & Employability

Brought in to to turn around the Remploy Managed Services Employment Business with major UK employers to engage people with disabilities on structured and supported work programmes in order to develop sustainable employment. Restructured and built National Sales Team and Account Management Team for two further Remploy business streams. Reported to Remploy General Manager.

Developed start up trading operation as a successful social enterprise, securing millions of pounds of contracts with leading brands. Grew company to become the UK's leading provider of accessible communication to the disabled clients of major household brands. Corporate clients included: Centrica - British Gas, RBS (NatWest), BSkB, Npower, Scottish Power, MBNA, Marks & Spencer, T-Mobile, Vodafone, LloydsTSB, Alliance & Leicester.

Ran successful external relations function In Wales & West Region - Corporate Relations, Fundraising, Campaigns & PR.

North Wales

Established and implemented marketing strategy for residential and domiciliary care business. Introduced new management system and quality management to ISO9002. Managed client and commissioner relationships; procurement, pharmaceutical and health supplies; staff NVQ training ; personal P&L budget of circa £250K.

Birkenhead

Managed specialist project department in composite engineered products for aerospace and defence industries at the CML division. Responsible for client relations, programme planning, engineering & design, procurement and production management of aerostructure projects for BAe, Airbus, Hawker, MOD, Westland Augusta and Rolls Royce.

Chester, United Kingdom

From undergraduate employment on training scheme to post graduate employment whilst studying for professional qualifications. Worked across both AIrbus & Hawker Jet businesses. Exposure to commercial aspects of business specifically in supply chain management, as Materials Progressor to Buyer to Supply Chain Lead Specialist. Negotiating tenders, evaluating bids, commercial agreements and managing contractual performance.

Bscecon, Economics & Marketing Joint Honours, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Sailing & Windsurfing; Mountaineering; Politics & Debating.Awarded ERASMUS Scholarship for exchange to European.

Postgrad Dipm Mcim, Chartered Marketer

Chartered Marketer - coach, mentor, advisor, speaker, panel member, advocate and active member of Institute supporting future marketers.

Fellow, Employability

Senior Leadership Coaching Programme

Executive coaching programme to develop personal effectiveness and wider strategic management skills as an executive board member..

Erasmus, European Business Management