CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

Established as a sole trading organisation in 2001 and becoming a limited company in September 2002, the Director set up MRC having pursued a varied 17 year career in the Health Service and Local Government; working in Finance, Personnel, IT strategy, Consultancy Services, Best Value and Policy. The company has operated successfully from day one with many repeat clients, from predominantly the public and third sectors, giving testament to the quality and standard of work produced.

Projects are wide ranging, from surveys (on line or hard copy) and consultations to service evaluations, policy research and procurement, giving clients vital tools for service development. Placing an emphasis on developing friendly working relationships with clients MRC is dedicated to producing high value, quality outcomes, delivered within budget and to agreed timescales


EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN INCLUDE:

•EVALUATIONS OF:
Family Group Conference Services
Community Family Worker Services
Anti-Social Behaviour Family Support
Neighbourhood Renewal Projects
Volunteer Services
Family Playcentre
Third sector spending – ChangeUp
Parent Link Workers
Sure Start Midwifery Services and Post Natal Depression Services
School Admissions and Grants
Adult Learning Project

•PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Introduction of Children’s Information Service IT system
Early Support Pilot Project system

•MULTI-AGENCY WORK:
Assessment panel audits in support of the Common Assessment Framework
Sure Start Children’s Centres multi-agency Service Level Agreement production

•BUSINESS PROCESSES:
Workforce audits
Performance Management Toolkits
Multi-agency workforce systems
Council for Voluntary Voluntary Services and Volunteer Centre infrastructure
LEA assessment and achievement systems review

•POLICY RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS:
Autism intervention research
Public Service Agreement data collection
Performance Indicator data collection
Pay and conditions research in the children’s workforce

•CONSULTATION AND SURVEYS:
Annual children’s workforce survey for a large County Council
Children’s Centre consultation
Catering surveys
School Admissions organisation surveys
New schools consultations
Personnel Dept Best Value Review
Modernising SEN

•PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS:
Schools cateringand cleaning specifications, bid production, bid evaluation systems
Commissioning Frameworks for Children’s Centres and Youth Services

Clients include:
• Bristol City Council
• North Somerset Council
• Oxfordshire County Council
• Oxfordshire Children’s Information Service
• Gloucestershire County Council
• South Gloucestershire Council
• North East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Herefordshire ‘Alliance’
• Sure Start Children’s Centres
• Warwickshire Councils for Voluntary Services
• ParentlinePlus
• National Autistic Society
• Government Office of the South West
• Cambridge Education Associates.