Consultancy Experience

Below are examples of my consultancy experience & of projects I have completed, both as an independent consultant & when working as an associate or employed consultant for other organisations.

  • Supporting the development of organisational strategic plans.
  • Undertaking developmental evaluations of mental health and disability organisations.
  • Supporting a collaborative project to become a separate charitable trust & entity.
  • Developing a youth engagement & leadership skills development course & toolkit for young adults with intellectual disabilities.
  • Supporting the expansion of a Homelessness Provider – fundraising for & developing a £250k homelessness project through to its opening stages.
  • Regular facilitation of leadership & skills based training with a range of clients across the UK.
  • Client & stakeholder consultation via a variety of methods & tools.
  • Facilitation of a range of service user focus groups.
  • Development of a homelessness services pathway for a large local authority.
  • Writing of a guidance document on homelessness pathways for publication on Homeless Link website.
  • Research regarding the housing & support needs of substance misusers for a London local authority.
  • Development of a rough sleeping strategy for a large local authority.
  • Independent evaluation – family mediation service.
  • Independent evaluation – resettlement service.
  • Independent service review – day centre.
  • Research – mapping the journey of A10 nationals coming to the UK.
  • Writing of a guidance document on marketing & personalisation for publication on SEEE website.
  • Trustee consultation on content of Places of Change trustee training modules.
  • Independent organisational review – homeless supported accommodation followed by mentoring, training, & consultancy support to enable achievement of level B in Supporting People QAF evaluation (previously D).
  • Development of guidance regarding the implementation of personalisation approaches for large housing provider.
  • Procurement support for engaging external contractors to undertake specific homelessness research.
  • Partnership event facilitation.
  • Research on the impact of the recession on the homelessness sector for publication by VONNE.
  • Homelessness sector training needs analysis.
  • Development of the a city wide dual diagnosis strategy for large local authority.

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