Currently managing various projects set up to reduced youth unemployment across the London boroughs and to help employers to fill their roles with adequately skilled local candidates.Supporting unemployed, job ready BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) men, NEET's (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and 16-24 year old's who are NEET with Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) into employment.My priority project titled Moving On Up is aimed at increasing visibility and opportunity for Young black men aged 16-24 years in the financial services and construction industries. Young black men in London have perennially experienced a higher unemployment rate than young people of other ethnicities in the capital.The project, funded by Trust for London and City Bridge Trust, and in partnership with Action West London, is an initiative designed to help young black men into employment. As a social mobility charity with 20 years’ experience in helping young people develop the soft skills they need to succeed in their careers, Action West London are one of the organisations funded to deliver to young black men across London.Why young black men?• This demographic is the most under-represented in the job market – in fact, black graduates are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as white graduates• Black men with A-levels were paid 14% less on average than white workers with equivalent qualifications.(Figures – Trust for London, 2014, and Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex 2016)Engaging with employers to secure new employer accounts, attending meetings to discuss their training and recruitment needs for existing staff and new recruitment.Account managing employer accounts and maximise sales through close management and relationship building.Carrying out effective account management to maximise opportunities for growth. Report sales data and forecasts on a regular basis.

Liaising as first point of contact for all referring local authorities requiring a child, young person or parent and child placement. Management of all relevant communication and associated paperwork relevant to the matching and placement process Carrying out carer recruitment activity across the region, coordinate marketing activity, developing and delivering carer recruitment campaigns, supporting foster carer engagement plans and providing marketing support and collateral for regional business activities contracts.Supporting our looked after children, those who are "staying put" after the age of 18 and our care leavers with educational and employment advise. Provide an information, advice and guidance service to all of our NEET young people aged 14-18 and identifying London-wide traineeship, apprenticeship and part-time/full-time job opportunities.

Working alongside the Regent academic team to design and implement business development strategies for recruitment of participants to the company’s portfolio of programmes. These include apprenticeships, NVQ’s, HND’s as well as corporate training. Involved in the strategic planning for future development of the college to develop a pipeline of new business. This required a thorough knowledge of the marketplace and of the company's competitors.I have been tasked with generate new business and developing relationships in the Employability, Skills, Enterprise and NEET sectors. I am responsible for implementing and reviewing a strategy for developing existing relationships with employers, developing new relationships which support recruitment and offer solutions to help grow the portfolio in line with the group’s ambitious strategy.A key target for me is to work with new and existing employers to develop suitable and sustainable employment/placement and learning opportunities for our Apprentices.

Providing government funded skills development programmes in Team Leading/Management, IT and care for employers, their staff and for unemployed learners.Developing existing relationships with our business clients (Job Centres, Colleges and Work Programme Providers) and identifying new sales opportunities. Selling our government funded training programmes and the benefits of our recruitment services to Directors and Personnel Managers. Providing Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and employment support to candidates from a range of backgrounds: NEET (not in education, employment, or training), long-term unemployed, under 24's, over 50's, recently redundant, etc. Increasing the visibility of Skills Team and the services provided via a range of advertising campaigns via traditional methods and new media.I have shown the ability to develop great working relationships clients and customers who in turn have provided my company with repeat business over a number of years.

2006 - 2009: ATA Selection Limited - Recruitment Consultant Specialising in the Niche markets of Engineering and Technical Recruitment. Recruiting for a number of national and multinational companies with multiple vacancies on a number of sites throughout the UK. Sourcing and placing technical engineers and managers in a sector with a huge skills shortage. Duties included, developing client and candidate relationships, Looking at employment competencies and making sure that candidates are in compliance. Setting up marketing campaigns to attract candidates nationally and then setting up and carrying out employment interviews. Dealing on multi-level negotiations. Primarily focusing on salary levels and career development for respective candidates and candidates.

I was responsible for providing information regarding customers, markets and competitors. As well as planning and managing research projects.My responsibilities included:Providing ROI analysis on all marketing campaigns and sales activities.Answering specific business questions.Designing research projects.Identifying new market opportunities.Conducting market research.Creating surveys to capture market data.Competitive analysis to ensure staying one step ahead of our competitors.Monitoring and tracking competitive advertisements.