Richard Bambridge Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, England, United Kingdom

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom

Strategic lead for West Essex, and specialist knowledge in construction:- Leading a Local Government Association, Work Local Pathfinder, in Health and Life Sciences across the innovation corridor; driving strong leadership to enable greater shared prosperity- Pioneered a Health and Life Sciences Skills Engine along the UK Innovation Corridor with Princess.

• Strategic lead for skills relating to the construction sector:
• Secretariat for the Construction Sector Action Group, an industry led body coming together to address the skills issues the sector faces.
• Applying ‘modern thinking and approaches’ to increase apprenticeship numbers and social value through client driven procurement, whilst providing a level playing field.
• Reviewing Local Plans and providing input in relation to Developer contributions, local labour and Apprenticeship… Show more Strategic lead for skills relating to the construction sector:
• Reviewing Local Plans and providing input in relation to Developer contributions, local labour and Apprenticeship opportunities
• Reviewing the Local Authority Developer’s Guide and developing yield/factor for Developers contribution to post 16 provision including FE and Apprenticeships; ensuring requests are ‘necessary’ in planning terms.

Led on the implementation of the Greater Essex Enterprise Adviser network (EAn) working in partnership with the Careers and Enterprise Company, Local Enterprise Partnership, JC+ and Unitary authorities. I led the team to develop a business and school engagement strategy, managed the financial and reporting aspects to various stakeholders. Managed an.

I work in partnership with local education and industry to develop a pipeline of young people leaving school and progressing into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) based studies and careers.

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Project managing the launch of 85 Children Centre websites. I update and quality ensure consistency of pages, produce guidance materials and implement paperwork/mechanisms with lead bodies to update content. Provide training to external editors. Writing weekly reports addressing: updates, decisions to be agreed, risks and remedies, outstanding.

The Essex Apprentice programmes provide employers with a wage subsidy as an incentive to take on an apprentice increasing the number of L2 and L3 apprenticeships. I managed and reported on:Energy and Coastal Communities programmes, which includes: Construction (Carpenty, Fabrication and welding, Building), Engineering (inc Plumbing and Electrical).

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Researched and wrote over 200 plain English and impartial information articles for the web, which I updated annually or as required. Produced e-newsletters and factsheets for different stakeholders (parents, practitioners, employers and young people). Facilitated courses to colleagues and partners on ICT in Careers Education Guidance, Website.

As above however including:Designing and developing the in-house Intranet using Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Ensuring the site was intuitive and simple to use.Assisted development and running of Essex Higher Education Superfair. Working with section heads to ensure Intranet and website content remained accurate and up to date and avoided unecessary.

2:1, Business Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Website design, 4GL applications, Human Computer Interaction, Dissertation on usability, Quality assurance.

Cam Diploma In Digital Marketing, Diploma In Digital Marketing, Merit