Ruth Willis Email & Phone Number

Experienced leader and manager in local government, the voluntary and community sector, with a demonstrable track record of delivering on a range of complex corporate and direct services. Worked with a number of Boards, as well as been a member of a number of senior management boards as a trustee or a senior manager. Extensive experience of producing strategic business and service plans and objectives, developing the vision with staff, elected members, trustees and the community.Has led and delivered major complex organisational and cultural change, with a demonstrable track record of implementing performance and financial management. Experience of large infrastructure projects. Possesses a high level of political awareness.Resilient, innovative, well organised, thorough and decisive, demonstrating sensitivity, integrity and discretion, with the drive, energy and enthusiasm to deliver on service improvement and transformation. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with a range of stakeholders and local communities. With extensive experience of working within communities through community development, neighbourhood and locality management, involvement and participation, working with Members, voluntary, community and private sectors. Fully committed to equality and diversity, both as it affects service delivery and individuals’ quality of life. Has recently undertaken a numbers of senior interim management and consultancy assignments.Specialisms: Partnership working, change management, performance management, finance and budgets, fund raising, community led planning, interim management, business planning, equalities and diversity, mentoring and coaching.

Listed skills include Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Performance Management, Partnerships, and 46 others.