Phil Gardner Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Rawdon, Leeds, United Kingdom

Responsible for project managing the handover of new services into the support department, including the review, design and implementation of new services and contractual changes.Managing capacity, disaster recovery and risk mitigation plans. Creating and managing awareness raising campaigns.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Involved in a variety of internal development projects as a member of the Business Development Team, includingProject managing the closure of Business Link Yorkshire in preparation for a Members Voluntary Liquidation. Supporting the senior management team with risk management and mitigation, key operational and closure activities to achieve an organised and timely wind down of the businessProject managed a systems change programme, leading on the consultation, specification, prioritisation and budget management of a series of integrated system improvementsA key member of the Skills Team responsible for creating, implementing and integrating a new £3.3m regional skills service to support businesses employing up to 5000 people.Successfully designed, launched and managed a £1.75m grant funding programme supporting 170 businesses in rural areas of Yorkshire and Humber

York

Responsible for driving performance of a £5.9m portfolio of business investment projects which supported 4,600 businesses, through formal review meetings and day to day contract management of partner organisations.Ensured the successful closure of projects, including validating outcomes, cataloguing all client and project information in preparation for audit and archiving.Contributed to the development of new project ideas, aligned to sub-regional investment priorities as part of the York and North Yorkshire Business Support Partnership

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Managed and drafted the company’s responses to tendering rounds securing funding from a range of public sector agencies including Jobcentre Plus, LSC, Ufi/learndirect, the MOD, Sector Skills Councils and private companies.Developed and implemented the company marketing strategy.Project managed a government funded contract providing training to businesses and the unemployed in areas of West Yorkshire.