Non Executive Director of Finance

• Sep 2022 - Present

Integrated Education Act Implementation lead

• Jul 2022 - Present

DE - School Age Policy Review

• Mar 2021 - Jul 2022

Leading on consideration of flexibility in school starting age for individual pupils in NI. Responsible for:- Policy development and research, engagement with educational partners and with pressure groups, public consultation and developing legislation as appropriate Leading on consideration of flexibility in school starting age for individual pupils in NI. Responsible for:- Policy development and research, engagement with educational partners and with pressure groups, public consultation and developing legislation as appropriate

DE COVID-19 Response

• Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

Head of Area Planning - Locality 2

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

I oversee Departmental approval of Development Proposals for Locality 2 Antrim & Newtownabbey Causeway Coast & Glens Mid & East Antrim Derry & Strabane To achieve that I prepare Area Planning Guidance, attend Area Planning Steering Group and the Area Planning Working Group working in conjunction with colleagues in the Education Authority, CCMS & other education bodies. I oversee Departmental approval of Development Proposals for Locality 2 Antrim & Newtownabbey Causeway Coast & Glens Mid & East Antrim Derry & Strabane To achieve that I prepare Area Planning Guidance, attend Area Planning Steering Group and the Area Planning Working Group working in conjunction with colleagues in the Education Authority, CCMS & other education bodies.

Head of Capital Resources and Patient Environment

• Sep 2011 - Mar 2020

Budgetary responsibility for the financial management of the DoH Capital programme – circa £1bn and over £200m per annum. This involves developing budgets for the programme and associated projects, setting allocations to HSC organisations and holding them to account for their performance & spend, regular financial monitoring and reporting to the Minister/Departmental Board. Provision of briefing and reports on a range of finance issues to the Departmental Minister; Departmental Board and the NI Assembly Health CommitteePolicies and strategies to reform and modernise HSC patient environment: car parking; catering; domestic servies; and laundry. Show less

Head of Financial Planning

• May 2005 - Sep 2011

Responsibility to further DHSSPS’s interests in the acquisition and deployment of resources. The work was critical to the Department’s dealings on public expenditure (PE) and PE-related issues with DFP, OFMDFM, Boards, and Trusts etc. By turns an investigator of Directorates’ bids for extra money and an advocate on behalf of those bids that are put forward.As part of this work, I:• Considered options to deliver better value for money services;• supported the reform of the Department and wider HSC, providing advice, guidance and financial information to inform policy decisions; and,• advised on the implications of resource budgetingI was also controller of programme allocations within the Department and the wider HPSS, facilitating grant in aid payments to HSC organisations on a daily basis and input into the direction of future research of the Capitation formula. Show less