Nick Raper Email & Phone Number

I specialise in senior appointments in Local Government, Health and social care.My contact details are:07715 690463Nick.raper@penna.com

• Responsible for winning, resourcing and project managing the delivery of consultancy assignments and programmes within Children’s and Adults Social Care, for a range of local authority and central government clients..
• Initial development of the CACR Safer Transformation offering with partners - engaging with, initially Adult Social Care and Health departments in local authorities. Winning and resourcing 5 diagnostic programmes and.
• Built up a pool of c60 trusted ‘Associates’ (ex DCS’s, AD’s) to resource consultancy projects and assignments
• Project management and resourcing the delivery of over 40 Adoption Diagnostic and Improvement Programmes in local authorities in England on behalf of the DfE
• Helping to win and resource the delivery of numerous safeguarding reviews and improvement programmes with a range of local authority children’s services clients
• Project managing and resourcing the delivery of the Adoption Support Fund Development Programme for the DfE in partnership with Mott Macdonald

• Responsible for the development and delivery of Executive/Director recruitment and assessment assignments at mainly Corporate Director and Service Director level in primarily Local Government, Housing and the NHS. I.
• Leadership/ management of the GatenbySanderson Project Delivery Team (5 people)
• Volume recruitment exercises (including the establishment of new Unitary authorities in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Cheshire and Northumberland)
• Assessment Centre delivery
• New business development – developed new business stream in NHS – Director of Public Health appointments
• In –house restructuring exercises

• Responsible for the delivery of Executive/Director recruitment assignments up to Chief Executive level. Managed assignments in a range of sectors including the NHS, Regeneration, Museums, Manufacturing, Engineering.
• Development and delivery of a variety of retention and recruitment strategy projects
• Volume recruitment exercises
• New business development – developed NHS business ‘from scratch’ – 16 Director level assignments
• Innovative and cost effective recruitment campaigns
• Led and delivered a range of Assessment and Development Centre activities

• I was approached to join Harvey Nash plc as a Senior Consultant responsible for the development and delivery of recruitment assignments in the salary range £50k to £120k. Activities included:
• Business development on a national basis
• Competency based interviewing and reporting
• 100% successful delivery of assignments
• Developed assignments in the public sector – a first for Harvey Nash

• Successfully ‘won’ and delivered a number of recruitment assignments in the salary range of £25,000 to £90,000. Success was recognised in appointment to the position of Business Development Manager – a leadership role:
• Delivered Executive recruitment assignments in the Chemical, Food, Manufacturing and Engineering sectors
• Developed business within the public sector
• Utilised emerging internet recruitment technology
• Coached and assisted inexperienced Recruitment Consultants in business development and assignment delivery.

Post Grad Diploma, Employment Law

Post Grad Diploma, Hr Management

MCIPD

Ba Honours, Politics, 2:1