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. Responsible for the provision of senior interim management support in children’s services for local authority clients. Extensive current knowledge of the children’s and adult’s services sector. Achievements have included:•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 subsequently 3 implementation programmes to date. • 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 have worked with numerous local authorities and partner organisations , mainly in the North and Midlands and have helped to appoint in most service areas including Chief Executive, children and adult’s services, neighbourhood services, community engagement, housing, communications, regeneration, finance, legal, democratic services, resources and HR services. Other activities include:• 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• Outplacement support• Member of the GS Talent Management Group• Part of the team who helped win IIP accreditation • Developed internet/multi-media recruitment campaigns• Advice on reward, retention, employment law, equal opportunities and diversity

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, Financial Services and Contact Centres. Other activities included :• 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• In house recruitment projects• Key client relationship management• Organisational development advice• Competency based interviewing and assessment techniques• Developed internet/multi-media recruitment campaigns• Advice on reward, retention, employment law, equal opportunities and diversity

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.