Peter Starr

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About Peter Starr

A rich mix of challenges across many sectors has developed my ability to think creatively and find solutions, helping me successfully deliver programmes, projects and strategic procurement's in really difficult environments. I have mapped the world and built bridges, negotiated with banks, businesses and bureaucrats to house the disadvantaged; led the disillusioned and ‘lost’ to success; and produced national level resources. I am good at creating strategies and making them reality. Against drastic budget cuts background, secured c£1M savings for IT/Highways groups, securing strategically important hardware, software and services. From £0 raised £7.8M funding enabling purchase and adaption of high-end homes for 38 complex learning-disabled people, plus ongoing 25-year benefits. Developed business process outsourcing solution for social care workforce regulator, coping with forecast registrant increase from 100,000 to 1.5M. Unified business processes of four fiercely independent national social care regulators and led development of enabling IT software support and hosting. Enthused social care staff and suppliers in ‘failing’ council and turned around dire commissioning situation against fierce competition. Against a collapsing economy and organized crime in Kazakhstan, helped entrepreneurs and SMEs initiate sustainable businesses.Specialities: Programme & Project Management; Change Management; Strategic Procurement

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Independent person

Independent Person

Flexible workloads
Peter Starr Work Experience Details
  • Independent Person
    Independent Person
    Independent Person Apr 2023 - Present
    England, United Kingdom
     Gundog training and subsequent to major dog injury, rehabilitation of injured dog Voluntary activities and ad hoc business assistance. Recovery from personal leg surgery.
  • Change Solutions (Sole Trader)/Solution Pool
    Director/Project Lead
    Change Solutions (Sole Trader)/Solution Pool Dec 2008 - Mar 2023
    West Berkshire
    Varied portfolio of delivery across widely differing clients, requiring flexibility of approach.  Led on major tenders and contracts for car parking equipment for local authority grouping, during complex organisational consolidation. Revitalised and brought on-track draft Neighbourhood Plan for market town – potential £1M benefit; significant community, environmental, and statutory agency consultations. Strategic IT and Highways procurement support to Council facing dire budget reductions; developed focussed specifications and achieved circa £1M savings. High level strategic option appraisal for upcoming property entrepreneur in Hungary. Delivered domestic gas service in-sourcing appraisal and procurement of learning management system for housing company, against severe internal barriers Shaped beneficial commercial tender and contracting approaches for various personal care and healthcare enterprises. Transformed at fast pace adult care procurement solutions for large city council and NHS Trust, mentoring staff and building commercial approach.
  • Surrey County Council/Change Solutions
    Project Manager Nhs Campus Reprovision
    Surrey County Council/Change Solutions Apr 2009 - Sep 2011
    Surrey
    Simple brief – move 38 very challenging learning-disabled people from an NHS campus to their own homes in the community in an expensive area – and you have no budget! Persuaded housing organizations, with previous bad experience of public sector, to partner with me to buy and adapt 7 high-end properties (including Henry VIII’s armourers house) –shortened processes from months to weeks using Lean Management approach. From zero budget I secured £7.8M business and Government funding during recession, successfully negotiating with leading bank on behalf of a partner housing provider.  Secured added value - enabled closure of costly and poor performing NHS Campus and replacement by ongoing housing supply for 25-year period, for Surrey learning disabled residents. Negotiating across multiple agencies, political and ‘personal’ agendas, managed extremely complex – often hostile – internal and external stakeholder and governance relationships. Successfully delivered new homes and support, including horticultural opportunities at homes, which led to vastly improved quality of life and reduced challenging behaviour for tenants along with reduced costs,
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  • General Social Care Council
    Change Programme Manager
    General Social Care Council Mar 2007 - Sep 2008
    London & Rugby, England
    Briefed to find solution for forecast massive 15-fold registrant growth (100,000 to 1.5m persons) for England’s social care workforce regulator, with no staff headcount increase. Developed call centre outsource solution for operational business processes, making it attractive to the market by enabling a range of agencies to participate. Overcame senior opposition to outsourcing by linking aspirations of leaders and managers to corporate strategy and exposure to commercial best practice. Enabled operational staff to move from mundane administration to intellectually stimulating work, e.g. fraud prevention – providing for better ‘return’ from staff resources.
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  • Care Council For Wales,General Social Care, Ni Social Care Council, Scottish Social Services Council
    Four Country Programme Manager
    Care Council For Wales,General Social Care, Ni Social Care Council, Scottish Social Services Council Oct 2004 - Feb 2007
    London, Rugby, Belfast, Cardiff, Dundee
    Tasked to unify business processes across four national UK social care regulators to counter care abuse concerns and deliver an improved workforce. Achieved full support of programme boards of Chief Executives and Directors and Department of Health, through focussed governance; member of GSCC leadership team. Led core and remote teams to forge unified business processes, catering for devolved national needs of multiple stakeholders – gained active involvement from operational staff.  Led major enabling software development (£13M) ready for ‘go live’ and external hosting, to budget, time and quality; ‘Green’ Gateway Review status for procurement readiness - as good as it gets! Demonstrated best practice programme management, hosting UK Government sponsored visit (2 weeks) of Russian team; positive response from Russians and UK Government.
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  • Earlier Career Path
    Earlier Senior Positions
    Earlier Career Path Jun 1988 - Sep 2004
    Global
    Social Care: Built contracting and commissioning in two local authorities (across circa £35m & £29m budgets) for adult and children client groups for personal social care and support services, building capability in a new unitary authority and turning around a dire commissioning situation in a ‘failed’ authority. Forged strategic links and served on Executive Board of NHS Primary Care Trust.Construction: Strategic development of property portfolio and delivery of capital programmes and projects; all delivered on time and to budget and specification - a rarity in the industry! Observer on Access Committee for England. Earlier Military and Police experience: Global military service, enlisting at age 15 and trained as map maker and engaged on active service; police firearms with industrial dispute, and Chernobyl help desk experience.

Peter Starr Skills

Change Management Project Management Purchasing Program Management Procurement Strategy Development Stakeholder Management Business Transformation Local Government Outsourcing Business Strategy Training Government Governance Public Sector Project Delivery Management Business Process Improvement Strategy

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Peter Starr attended University Of Groningen, University Of Groningen, Knowledge Academy/apm Group, The Open University, The Open University, Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply, Oxford Brookes University, Henley Business School, The Open University, Ukaea Constabulary, Henley Management Colle.

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