Simon Thistle Email & Phone Number

Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Successfully managing the increasingly successful ‘Professional Business Advisors’ programme on behalf of The Worcestershire Growth Hub. This programme is centred around arranging expert advice for Worcestershire businesses in a variety of areas such as (but not limited to) sustainability, digital adoption of technology, marketing and mental well-being. As.

Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Simultaneously supported Project Managers and The Programme Manager covering multiple projects with extremely tight deadlines for The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP). Whilst in this role, I was the sole PSO for ‘Peer To Peer’ support for businesses. This included (but not limited to) general business advice, EU transition advice and.

Worcester, United Kingdom

• Worked closely with Senior Project Managers investigating Worcestershire County Council's Transport expenditure with the goal of implementing ways to make savings.

Wimbledon

• Part of the Project Board with the Business Development Manager and Strategic Partnerships Commercial Director to develop the ‘Teaching Talent Tutoring Service’ project
• Awarded ‘Temporary Employee of The Month’ due to extremely positive feedback from the Director of TCES regarding my outstanding contributions to the business since my arrival
• Made decisions on the type, quality and specialism of Special Education Needs (SEN) Tutoring staff required in order to best match new tutors in line with the pupil’s risks/needs and the needs of the parent/carers
• Spear-headed the ‘Gold-Vision’ project. Organised training and contributed to the successful implementation of a new system for staff across Finance, HR and the Referrals Dept. Liaising with the heads of the respective.
• Developed good working relationships with Local Authorities to ensure information is obtained without delay
• Worked closely with Marketing to successfully develop the new ‘Teaching Talent’ Website

London, United Kingdom

This year I have spent time attending classes and studying for Prince2 Foundation and also went on to study for Prince2 Practitioner. Since I gained accreditation in that, I have been travelling around Europe and England and am now seeking new opportunities.

Morden

• London Borough of Merton, Financial Services dept, London, February 2017 – January 2019Client Financial Affairs Officer
• Provided a wide range of financial support for social service clients
• Acted as Appointee by order of the Court of Protection
• Completed comprehensive reports to be presented to the Office of the Public Guardian detailing the current living situation, health and financial stability of social service clients
• Worked closely with the Welfare Benefit Agency
• Visited Appointee/Receivership clients in their own homes, Nursing/Residential Care Homes or Hospitals as necessary, to discuss future and on-going arrangements or to serve legal documents on behalf of the Court of.

Sutton, United Kingdom

• Content editor for RBI Social Workers information website
• Turned often complex legislation into must-see and must-read content that is delivered internally, to be viewed by a range of healthcare professionals who needed access to clear, concise information
• Collaborate with strategists, creatives and account managers

Sutton, United Kingdom

• Owner of the LN UK invoice system / process
• Drafting employee contracts / Drafting and sending out offer letters
• Responsible for overseeing employee pension contributions and ensuring they are administered to the Zurich pensions system and troubleshooting errors
• Solely delivered HR operations to hiring of the LN Law Student Associates 2014 and 2015
• Examining contractual documentation
• Frequently carried out business critical audits for HR Operations

• Head of systems training for all staff
• Responsible for finance for LB Sutton and LB Merton centres
• Trained to deal with difficult people and ex-offenders
• Customer service driven
• Sourcing vacancies tailored for specific customer requirements
• Customer IT Training. Entry level and advanced ICT skills

• Undertook managerial responsibilities
• Suggested policy changes to senior management that were subsequently implemented
• Logging of jobs and engineer job allocation
• Approving high value business requests
• Dealing with customers and identifying their needs
• Responsibility for team management and delegation

Prince2 Foundation And Practitioner, Project Management, Foundation - Ref: Gr656078967St Practitioner - Ref: Gr657039904St

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