Role: To manage, monitor and develop a range of borough-wide health improvement programmes, including the £1.5 million Health Action Zone and Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (Health) programmes.

Principal Achievements:
▪ Balanced 2003/04 HAZ programme overspend of £400,000 within 3 months of arrival
▪ Reviewed and re-negotiated service level agreements and service specifications for continuing HAZ projects
▪ Improved the HAZ monitoring systems for individual project spend and service delivery
▪ Successfully re-developed, implemented and managed the HAZ programme evaluation, grant application, decision-making and allocation processes for 2004-06
▪ Given responsibility for managing Lewisham’s £600,000 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (Health) programme
▪ Managed successful borough-wide consultation on public health and well-being (‘Choosing Health’)
▪ Obtained funding to undertake an MSc in Public Health and Urban Renewal
▪ Secured funding to effectively manage the PCT’s Race Equality programme and associated diabetes project
▪ Completed PRINCE 2 Practitioner Course (result pending)

Role: To devise, develop, deliver and evaluate training courses in Microsoft Office, the Internet and E-mail, e.g. CLAiT and ECDL

Principal Achievements:
▪ Successfully negotiated change in course format from two 15 week sessions to three 10 week sessions
▪ Completed the Further and Adult Education Teachers Certificate (7307) Stage 2
▪ Obtained additional funding to undertake Certificate in eLearning, Teaching and Training
▪ Gained expert knowledge of MS Office and good working knowledge of industry-standard software, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat; Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and Captivate
▪ Became Professional Member of the British Computer Society in September 2005
▪ Attended E-Guides training programme
▪ Currently design websites for an expanding range of clients, including community groups and an award-winning author

Role: To take an active role in the strategic planning and management of CityWest’s housing services

Principal Achievements:
▪ Shaped the future direction and priorities of the organisation in partnership with the senior management team
▪ Worked closely with Director of Corporate Services to develop the organisation’s communications strategy
▪ Provided guidance and support in recruitment of CityWest’s Communications Officer and branding consultant

Role: To manage the communications activity of the Commission, including creation, development and implementation of the communications strategy, production of publications, web design and maintenance, events management and media relations.

Principal Achievements:
▪ Produced the Commission’s 2nd Anniversary conference on health inequalities, including marketing, event management and securing sponsorship of over £60,000
▪ Drafted, developed and implemented the organisation’s communications strategy and action plan
▪ Managed the re-branding of the Commission, including logo design, overarching themes and key messages
▪ Involved in drafting the organisation’s business plan
▪ Responsible for project management of the high profile London ‘Big Smoke Debate’ campaign
▪ Re-designed the Commission website, undertaking all development, content management and maintenance
▪ Managed entire design and production process for the Commission’s annual ‘Health in London’ reports
▪ Lead for Commission’s work on basic skills and health

Role: To co-ordinate all local and pan-London resident participation initiatives within housing estates managed by the Corporation of London.

Principal Achievements:
▪ Negotiated and delivered local Resident Participation Agreements (Compacts) for four Corporation estates
▪ Developed and implemented the Corporation’s Resident Participation Action Plan
▪ Set up an annual review and grant funding regime for the Corporation’s active residents groups
▪ Increased central government Housing Investment Programme assessment for resident participation from ‘Below Average’ to ‘Average’

Role: To set up, support and develop a portfolio of residents associations and Tenant Management Organisations

Principal Achievements:
▪ Established new resident participation structure within large Estate Action regeneration project in order to empower local residents and increase community involvement
▪ Successfully negotiated and delivered Westminster’s first borough-wide Tenant Participation Compact (Agreement), one of the first within London
▪ Undertook borough-wide training needs analysis and developed training programme for residents’ groups
▪ Managed the development of two Tenant Management Organisations (over 650 properties)
▪ Supervised graduate and student placements within the Residents’ Choice team

Role: To set up and support residents’ associations within the London Borough of Haringey, including the development of a borough-wide capacity building programme

Principal Achievements:
▪ Organised Haringey’s first borough-wide conference for general needs tenants and leaseholders
▪ Created training programme to develop the capacity of residents’ groups and active community representatives
▪ Successfully managed a small team of tenant participation officers, including co-ordinating the sections work programme, recruitment, selection and staff appraisals, and budget management (£100k)
▪ Provided information and statistical data for the department’s Housing Investment Programme assessment

Role: To work with community groups campaigning for the rights of local authority tenants.

Principal Achievements:
▪ Facilitated the creation of Southwark’s first borough-wide black and minority ethnic residents’ organisation
▪ Facilitated the creation of new tenant-led community groups within the borough

General Supply Teacher (ASA Education, London)
Electoral Registration Officer (Greenwich Council)
Voluntary Community Outreach Worker (London)
Play Scheme Leader (London)
Principal Achievements:
▪ Creation of local community group to increase involvement and support for black and minority ethnic residents
▪ Secured additional funding for community-run summer play scheme

Role: To teach secondary school pupils science and chemistry to ‘A’ Level

Principal Achievements:
▪ Developed Science and Chemistry syllabuses for upper school pupils (13 to 16 yrs)
▪ Successfully developed professional and personal support networks within an unfamiliar cultural environment