Mark Methven Frsa Email & Phone Number

Bondi Beach, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), I am dedicated to driving positive impact, social change, and innovation through active contribution and collaboration. With a remarkable history spanning over 260 years, the RSA enriches society through cutting-edge research, powerful ideas, and collaborative networks. My special interests lie in supporting innovation across various domains, including creative learning, public services, communities, and the economy. By joining a diverse community of professionals and thought leaders, we collectively challenge conventional wisdom, find effective solutions to complex problems, and promote creativity and innovation.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Provided strategic advisory support for end-to-end change strategies, driving successful business and digital transformation outcomes, while supporting the OneCX program to facilitate a smooth transition to a unified, customer-centric digital experience for NSW Government websites, enhancing program impact and user engagement.- Repositioned and optimised the change function, aligning it more closely with delivering organisational value and strategic objectives, increasing overall effectiveness.

- Led the Changing Futures programme in Westminster, a £4.3m complex change initiative to improve outcomes for individuals experiencing multiple disadvantages (MD), funded by the Department of Levelling-up Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and the National Lottery.- Worked collaboratively with Government, local services, public and community sector partners to introduce innovative front-line services and delivery models, target systemic improvements, building and strengthening partnership and system capacity.- Effectively revitalised the programme after undergoing challenges, assuming responsibility from two interim managers and rapidly conducting a thorough evaluation, repositioning, and rejuvenation of the programme. Implemented strong programme management practices, reinforced financial control, and enhanced delivery capacity.- Introduced multiple innovative frontline services, including a flagship multidisciplinary team for young adults with complex needs, a partnership to transform services for women and girls experiencing violence and disadvantage, a pilot place-based approach to support vulnerable housing residents, and alternative care pathways for alcohol-dependent individuals.- Convened and supported system leaders to build understanding of the system and triggers to MD, to secure and build a mandate for strategic and systemic approaches, and collectively solve the most wicked problems, utilising ‘systems-thinking’ approaches and access to the programme's innovation fund.- Refining the insights gathered from the programme to drive enduring change, promoting lasting impact and continuity by advocating internally and aligning with strategic objectives.

INTEGRATED HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME - DELIVERY PARTNERSHIP - MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL & MANCHESTER LOCAL CARE ORGANISATION (MLCO)- Addressed significant financial challenges and funding gaps while moving towards a more impactful and financially sustainable operating model.- Provided leadership and support to the design and delivery of the Better Outcomes Better Lives (BOBL) Transformation Programme, which achieved a total savings target of £18.4m.- Led work across all phases of the programme, from diagnostic to design and delivery.- Led the programme embedding Strengths-Based Approaches (SBA) in practice, introducing Communities of Practice, and mobilising the delivery of Early Help and ASC Front-Door & Contact Centre improvements and redesigns.- The programme was recognised as a finalist for the LGC Awards 2022 in Health and Social Care.TARGET OPERATING MODEL DELIVERY & STRENGTH-BASED APPROACHES (SBA) IN SOCIAL WORK - CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL & PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL- Implemented demand management interventions in Adult Social Care, responding to the immediate challenges of increasing demand, financial pressures, and quality of services.- Prioritised early intervention and prevention to improve outcomes and maximise independence, reducing demand and cost, delivering significant cost avoidance and savings of £5.81m.- Developed change leadership capabilities through training, support, and coaching to ensure a successful shift in working models and transition to BAU.- Embedded a shift towards prevention, early intervention, and Strengths-Based Approaches (SBA) in social work practices through the 'Changing the Conversation' programme.- Led culture and behaviour change, removing system barriers to enable social work professionals to perform at their best and achieve improved outcomes.

OD CHANGE CONSULTANT - AGILE ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL- Supporting the Local Authority to understand and develop what being an ‘Agile Organisation’ means for them and their services. Developing a local vision that utilises Agile as a vehicle to reinforce practice, deliver more connected work, increases productivity, creates greater flexibility, disrupts and re-builds collaborative cultures and ways of working.- To engage with key services (Children’s and Adults) to facilitate and develop their Agile offer in the context of a significant estate move / refresh programme.HIGH PERFORMING TEAM (HPT) COACHING - SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL- Working with the authority’s leadership, the Corporate Strategy Team and other key teams; introducing the concept of Highly Performing Teams, delivering a development programme that supports rapid and collective shift to high performance.- A combination of group workshops and 1-2-1 performance coaching session, utilising psychometrics and the latest learning from across the sector, to create a team ready to navigate complexity and ambiguity, providing the strategic support, leadership and challenge the organisation requires.

- Supported the design and set-up of the authority's Corporate Transformation approach and capabilities, providing a dynamic and collaborative professional change hub to deliver strategic priorities.- Led the development and design of the future function and service offer of the Transformation Hub through Value Proposition development and mobilisation planning.- Co-designed a Transformation Competencies framework to describe the attitudes, skills, and methods required across the workforce to achieve radical transformation, change, and innovation.- Designed and commissioned a team development programme focused on accelerated development, shaping a team ready to deliver the support and challenge the organization needs to succeed.- Mobilised a recruitment campaign to build a brand-new team tackling some of the biggest problems the public sector faces, championing new recruitment approaches to attract diversity of thinking and support people to become sector leaders.

- Bringing together teams from around the world, facilitating a 2-day planning workshop with an international, multi-country environmental NGO. Designing and planning a campaign and actions tha would influence United Nations (UN) negotiations by delivering a powerful, integrated mix of global campaign content and interventions.- The successful execution of the campaign galvanised support from around the world, put pressure on decision makers in key countries/regions, spoke directly to delegates at the UN, delivered strong pictures that were used by global media outlets and made the global campaign movement noticeable.

London, United Kingdom

- Delivered sustainable change and transformation across the public sector, including designing, implementing, and embedding new target operating models with demand management approaches. Successfully achieved multi-year savings targets and identified potential savings opportunities of up to £30m for multiple local governments. - Experienced in corporate and financial assessment, programme development, and executive coaching. Provided guidance and quality assurance for transformation programmes, identified strategic opportunities for improvement and savings, and introduced new practices for effective financial control. - Provided culture and behaviour change expertise, applying behaviour change techniques and designing/delivering management and leadership development programmes to support senior managers in affecting change across organisations. - Implemented and embedded Strength Based Approaches (SBA), leading the design, development, and delivery of approaches using design thinking and Agile rollout methodologies. Extensive experience with models such as Three Conversations Model, Asset Based Community Development, and Motivational Interviewing. Coached staff in applying behavioural science tools and techniques to support an asset/strengths-based dialogue with citizens and worked in workforce development, including Children's Services and Adult Social Care. - Service redesign specialist at Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC), mapped and analysed the victim journey across the London Criminal Justice System agencies, co-designed an ambitious end-to-end whole system approach to improve the victim experience and services for crime victims in London. - Enabling system leadership and integration. Developed strategic partner relationships and provided strategic support for the integration of health and social care systems, supporting the development of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and approaches to improve health and social care outcomes.

Windsor

- Achieved £3m efficiency savings across the Transformation Programmes.- Introduced innovative models of care including Shared-Lives and Home-Share, and spun-out the Council’s in-house Supported Employment Service, as an independent Social Enterprise.- Led the revision of Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Transition protocol and managed High-Cost Learning Disabilities placement review and commercial negotiations.- Launched an e-marketplace and introduced the use of a fairer pricing tool for open book accounting between council and providers.- Commissioned social care specific services/provisions for Learning Disabilities and led strategic planning and responses to Transforming Care.

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

- Led end-to-end business transformation process, scoping business need through to implementation. Successfully managed strategic policy, projects and service developments against key organisational and financial targets, primarily in Adult Social Care and Children’s Services directorates.- Delivered £2m savings through Out-of-Area Review programme.- Reduced aged debt by £3m, and increased efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings, through leading a Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) using LEAN methodology.- Developed multi-agency Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Transition strategy & Protocols, supported the SEND Green Paper pathfinder (forming the reforms in the Children’s & Families Act 2014).- Scoped innovative commissioning mechanisms like Social Impact Bonds to develop social financing and commissioning approaches.

South East England

- Managed the integrated service of homelessness accommodation, support, training, and counselling services, with a team of 40 staff and volunteers.- Led a major turn-around, redesigning the operating model and leading a staffing restructure; transitioning to a ‘Foyer’ model, establishing the charity as a Centre for Accreditation (AQA), and introducing 'Restorative Justice' practices, with all coinciding with a £5.5m new build project. - Led on fundraising revenue streams, securing major contracts and grants of £2.5m annually.

Bracknell, Berkshire

Bracknell, Berkshire

Rushmoor Area

Wokingham, Berksire