Organisational development
We
provide:
- Leadership managment and governanace advice and support
- developing clear strategic aims and objectives and actions for their implementation
- board away-days
- organisational development plans and strategies
- business planning
- communications and influencing strategies
- training and skills development
- project development, managment, support, enabling
- funding applications and negotiations
- volunteer strategies
Experience includes
- Senior level leadership, management and governance roles at UK, national and local levels, in both paid and elected capacities. Also, varied experience of governance, as a director/trustee at UK and local levels. This includes a public service, professional bodies, membership organisations and volunteer-led organisations in the public and third sectors.
- Strong track record of developing and expanding organisations and delivering record performance. This includes leading Planning Aid England to record performance against Government targets (2005-06 and 2006-07), and increasing the membership of the IHBC by 30% over 3 years (to more than 2,000 members). It also includes overseeing the establishment of two trading companies and a community interest company.
- Long-term experience of funding negotiations with government departments, national, regional and local bodies. This includes successfully negotiating a trebling of Planning Aid England’s annual Government funding from £1.5 million to £4.5 million (2008). Also, writing successful funding bids and establishing and delivering multi-million pound regeneration schemes in North Staffordshire.
- Political and influencing activities at European, UK, national, regional and local levels including ministers in the UK Parliament, Welsh Ministers and the Northern Ireland First Minister. Also advising Government departments, national organisations, Government stakeholder groups and Parliamentary Select Committees.
- Leading and facilitating strategic and business planning activities for organisations at UK, national and local levels.
- Diverse project development and management experience including heritage area grant schemes and community/stakeholder engagement initiatives for local authorities, the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office.
- Media skills, including BBC and Daily Telegraph training. Extensive experience of writing for national publications and speaking at national conferences and events.
- Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management
