Responsible for leading the Canvass Reform Unit through the delivery of Canvass Reform across Great Britain. Canvass Reform is a digital-led change project for updating electoral registers that is administered at local government level and is estimated to deliver over £20m of annual savings.● Overall responsibility for the delivery of the Canvass Reform project, including the design, build and management of a national data matching service hosted by the Cabinet Office which has been… Show more Responsible for leading the Canvass Reform Unit through the delivery of Canvass Reform across Great Britain. Canvass Reform is a digital-led change project for updating electoral registers that is administered at local government level and is estimated to deliver over £20m of annual savings.● Overall responsibility for the delivery of the Canvass Reform project, including the design, build and management of a national data matching service hosted by the Cabinet Office which has been delivered on time and to budget. ● Leading a multidisciplinary team of 15 people, with oversight of digital and technical delivery, complex change management processes, large scale implementation, extensive stakeholder engagement and policy and legislation.● Building and maintaining strong relationships and engagement with Ministers, a variety of key stakeholders and delivery partners. ● Building and developing the unit from scratch, designing an efficient and effective team structure, leading a high quality recruitment campaign, and promoting a clear team purpose with a supportive and empowering environment to allow all team members to thrive.● Managing over £7.5m of commercial contracts across the project, including leading the negotiation process for three of the key contracts Show less

The Association of Electoral Administrators ((AEA) is a membership organisation for administrators in local government who are responsible for the delivery of elections and electoral registration. The organisation represents their members interests, and provides training and consultancy services. Numerous contracts across a variety of councils - South Oxfordshire and the Vale White Horse District Councils, East Hertfordshire District Council, Plymouth City Council, London Borough of… Show more The Association of Electoral Administrators ((AEA) is a membership organisation for administrators in local government who are responsible for the delivery of elections and electoral registration. The organisation represents their members interests, and provides training and consultancy services. Numerous contracts across a variety of councils - South Oxfordshire and the Vale White Horse District Councils, East Hertfordshire District Council, Plymouth City Council, London Borough of Enfield, Waverley Borough Council, South Somerset District CouncilResponsibilities varied across contracts but included:○ Managing the delivery of elections (combined Parliamentary, Local and Parish 2015, Police and Crime Commission 2016, EU Referendum 2016, Parliamentary 2017, European Parliamentary 2019, Parliamentary 2019 and various by elections, neighbourhood planning referendums) ○ Act as the Deputy Police Area Returning Officer for Thames Valley, coordinating 16 local Returning Officers across the region○ Providing expert advice to Returning Officers (Chief Executives) on election process and risks and producing reports on future service improvements/team structures○ Delivery of registration change programme to modernise and secure efficiencies ○ Delivery of a software migration, including data validation and developing user acceptance script ○ Writing council response to the fifth periodic Boundary Review○ Managing community governance reviews (reviews of parish council boundaries) Show less

I led a team of 10 people who were responsible for the design and development of electoral registration policy, including the development of reforms to the annual canvass which was part of Conservative party manifesto commitment and is the flagship project of the Modernising Electoral Registration Programme.● Led the design and development of the Canvass Reform policy, and led the team through the development of the required Statutory Instrument, the stakeholder consultation and the smooth… Show more I led a team of 10 people who were responsible for the design and development of electoral registration policy, including the development of reforms to the annual canvass which was part of Conservative party manifesto commitment and is the flagship project of the Modernising Electoral Registration Programme.● Led the design and development of the Canvass Reform policy, and led the team through the development of the required Statutory Instrument, the stakeholder consultation and the smooth passage through the parliamentary process. ● Headed up a policy team of 10 people and guided them through the detailed evidence-led policy development process for the newly reformed canvass. ● Managed complex working relationships with Scottish and Welsh Government officials during the policy development, which resulted in a unique, jointly published Statement of Policy and the delivery of 6 Statutory Instruments across the three Governments.● Led and managed the engagement with historically challenging stakeholders and achieved a unanimous consensus on the reforms which resulted in all groups publicly supporting the changes. ● Championed a more open and transparent relationship with our stakeholders, instilling a spirit of shared outcomes, which has substantially improved relationships across the two Cabinet Office teams working on electoral registration and elections. Show less

Responsible for the delivery of elections and registration services, including ensuring the successful introduction of the new individual electoral registration process within the council.