Simon Duncan Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom And Homebased

My notable successes at the RCPCH include:Stakeholder engagement-Administering seven audit boards, which involves: liaison with senior figures to set meeting dates and compile agendas, taking minutes, following up on actions to progress against agreed timelines and amending Terms of Reference to ensure that each stakeholder group is fit for purpose.-Responding to 30+ queries a day in an accurate and supportive manner, acting as a main contact for stakeholders, to maintain… Show more My notable successes at the RCPCH include:Stakeholder engagement-Administering seven audit boards, which involves: liaison with senior figures to set meeting dates and compile agendas, taking minutes, following up on actions to progress against agreed timelines and amending Terms of Reference to ensure that each stakeholder group is fit for purpose.-Responding to 30+ queries a day in an accurate and supportive manner, acting as a main contact for stakeholders, to maintain continual engagement with the audit and protect the audit’s brand identity.-Managing the audits' three contact databases, onboarding of up to 10+ new contacts onto data collection platforms per day, while consistently complying with GDPR.-Processing 250+ supplier and funder invoices of including those of £100k+ across 6 projects and liaising with suppliers to assess value for money. Leadership and Project Management-Leading on the audit data quality assurance process, continuously engaging with 180 unit leads, during the pandemic, to ensure that data status was confirmed to 95% for 2020.-Initiating, managing, and publicising the most successful audit photo competition to date, ensuring compliance with medical accuracy and safeguarding procedures, while producing the parent/carer guide in partnership with other depts. and confirming that the guide is audience appropriate.-Ensuring the continued functioning of the RCPCH Disability Forum and Employee Forum by chairing the meetings, collating an effective agenda and amplifying the voice of staff living with a disability to SMT.Data accuracy and analysis-Minimising inaccuracies in national reports by coordinating proofreading efforts totalling 300+ pages-Creating complex surveys which received 4000+ responses, to ascertain views on the quality of the audits’ work. Subsequently, deriving quantitative and qualitative findings from the survey data in Excel, and collating into a form fit for presentation to senior audit stakeholders. Show less

Brighton, United Kingdom

My work supporting Boingboing (BB) and the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice’s project team encompasses multiple skills including:Leadership and Logistics •Chairing BB's team meeting which entails: arranging rooms, managing apologies, collating agendas, typing minutes and ensuring that everyone can effectively engage in the meeting. •Working across multiple domestic and international teams, diplomatically overcoming barriers to progress, to ensure that joint project… Show more My work supporting Boingboing (BB) and the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice’s project team encompasses multiple skills including:Leadership and Logistics •Chairing BB's team meeting which entails: arranging rooms, managing apologies, collating agendas, typing minutes and ensuring that everyone can effectively engage in the meeting. •Working across multiple domestic and international teams, diplomatically overcoming barriers to progress, to ensure that joint project goals were met on schedule. •Undertaking multi-faceted projects for external clients, while also managing my internal work, to establish sustainable business relationships. Stakeholder Engagement and Training•Extensive web and phone-based research to obtain key information. •Designed and facilitated 35+ training sessions and workshops on Resilience in the UK and internationally.•Public speaking at 10+ research events to varied audiences to influence research direction and political policy on social issues. Social Media and Brand Identity•Ensuring that information about BB's mission and events are disseminated widely, by authoring interesting content for publication on our website, external sites or books.•Reviewing and maintaining BB's website, to make sure that it’s continuously fit for purpose. •Acting as the first point of contact via social media for BB , responding to queries quickly to convey a professional online presence.Administration and Research•Maintaining warm relationships with funding bodies by co-authoring powerful impact reports on the effectiveness of BB's initiatives.•Accurate inputting of data into data collection tools to enable evaluation of BB events, to generate insights, which enabled our events to continue to meet attendees' needs in future.•Proofreading, editing and submission of research articles for journal publication. •Conducting research projects from end to end from: sourcing interviewees to transcribing interview and collating feedback. Show less

My primary role was to develop and maintain rapport with the diverse demographic of Lambeth to quickly gauge Lambeth residents’ opinions on political and health issues through face to face and telephone interviews. This involved:•Speaking confidently with clients about sensitive topics, while ensuring confidentiality.•In-depth use of software such as Snap Survey and participation on pilot schemes to refine the scope of research before it is carried out, to ensure that the intended… Show more My primary role was to develop and maintain rapport with the diverse demographic of Lambeth to quickly gauge Lambeth residents’ opinions on political and health issues through face to face and telephone interviews. This involved:•Speaking confidently with clients about sensitive topics, while ensuring confidentiality.•In-depth use of software such as Snap Survey and participation on pilot schemes to refine the scope of research before it is carried out, to ensure that the intended research questions were answered.•Supporting stakeholders with additional needs to engage with our research, by arranging appropriate transport and ensuring venues are accessible.•Building and proofreading large databases of 1000+ entries to ensure that the standard of healthcare within Lambeth was high and proactively responding to safeguarding queries. Show less

Responsible for grant allocation and budgeting for sexual health projects within London. Trained to promote the benefits of safer sexual practice and be a point of contact for advice.•Effectively budgeted the fund and ensured that the maximum number of participants benefited from the money allocated.•Communicated with other members of the team consistently to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the organization.•Marketed the ideology of safe sexual health and relationships at… Show more Responsible for grant allocation and budgeting for sexual health projects within London. Trained to promote the benefits of safer sexual practice and be a point of contact for advice.•Effectively budgeted the fund and ensured that the maximum number of participants benefited from the money allocated.•Communicated with other members of the team consistently to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the organization.•Marketed the ideology of safe sexual health and relationships at the annual Pride celebrations.•Worked as part of a cohesive team, to train others about sexual health and relationships while adapting to solve problems when they arose. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Marketed an unknown initiative to enable it to gain nationwide recognition as one of most successful funds within the United Kingdom.•Effective analysis of bids for funding to allocate over £750,000 to charitable projects in the borough, ensuring cost effectiveness and product quality.•Conferred over the phone and via e-mail with specialist organizations to ensure equal opportunities.•Successfully chaired project planning and informational meetings, to discuss action points and… Show more Marketed an unknown initiative to enable it to gain nationwide recognition as one of most successful funds within the United Kingdom.•Effective analysis of bids for funding to allocate over £750,000 to charitable projects in the borough, ensuring cost effectiveness and product quality.•Conferred over the phone and via e-mail with specialist organizations to ensure equal opportunities.•Successfully chaired project planning and informational meetings, to discuss action points and enact progress.•Created the brand identity and endorsed this slogan and logo, by liaising with graphic designers to create innovative and attractive publicity material.•Promoted the fund through presentation to senior managers and politicians.•Led a team of 15 young people, by directing, delegating and advising to enable team objectives to be achieved.•Successfully achieved objectives whilst managing a conflicting workload.•Initiating and maintaining strong working relationships with powerful political figures such as MPs and London Assembly Members. Show less