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Amber Kirkbride is a seasoned management professional with expertise in team leadership, marketing, and new business development. She has a strong background in higher education consultancy and has worked with various organizations to deliver strategic change initiatives. Amber holds a 1st Class Honours degree in Business Management from Queen's University Belfast and has completed various leadership and management courses.

Credentials

  • Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2024
    - Apr, 2026
  • Cybersecurity & Phishing
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Equity Diversity & Inclusion
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • GDPR Essentials
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Modern Slavery
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Preventing Bribery in Business
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Unconscious Bias
    Core Learning Services Ltd
    Dec, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Diploma in Manicure & Pedicure Including Luxury Treatments
    The Beauty Academy
    May, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner - Delivered by CMC Partnership Global
    Prosci
    Feb, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Executive Decision-Making
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2022
    - Apr, 2026
  • The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2022
    - Apr, 2026
  • 21 Opportunities for Better Networking
    LinkedIn
    Nov, 2021
    - Apr, 2026
  • Change Leadership
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2021
    - Apr, 2026
  • Executive Women in Business
    RADA Business
    Jan, 2018
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • Senior Consultant
      • Nov 2023 - Present

      Strive Higher is a specialist higher education consultancy. We deliver through the lens of our shared values; curiosity, courage, and capacity-building, enabling us to bring fresh insights to the complex and strategic challenges facing the sector. We work in genuine partnership with organisations across the sector to harness their strengths, develop as communities and navigate a rapidly changing landscape.

    • United Kingdom
    • Accounting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Change Implementation Lead
      • Sep 2020 - Dec 2023

      ACCA is delivering an ambitious transformation to support the execution of its 2025 strategy. In this role I work cross functionally to support Executive Directors and senior leaders in the management, planning and governance of change initiatives, ensuring they are aligned to the strategy and deliver customer value. My responsibilities lead to the enhancement of operational and cultural capabilities, ensuring projects have measurable and quantifiable benefits. I was approached to join the Change team on secondment and having proven my capability in this space was offered a permanent role. As a result of my performance and demonstrating the value and perspective I bring, I am able to challenge and influence to ensure change activity is appropriately focused and delivered.Alongside my day-to-day responsibilities, I have also played an active role in ACCA's Wellbeing Community (through which I have become a Mental Health First Aider) and act as a leader of the Microsoft 365 Adoption Community.

    • Product Portfolio Lead
      • Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

      My responsibilities include:- Evolving and embedding ACCA’s global product portfolio strategy which articulates how the customer will consume our catalogue of products- Monitoring external trends that will impact on ACCA’s product portfolio- Managing and embedding the governance of enterprise-wide product life-cycle decisions, providing stewardship of ACCA’s product portfolio to ensure continued alignment to ACCA’s strategy, brand relevance, customer relevance and ROI- Analysing and reporting on key performance indicators and ROI to optimise the overall product portfolio performance, recommending the retirement of products that are not advancing ACCAs objectives- Leading the ‘virtual’ product team that sits across directorates (all those involved in product development and management), ensuring alignment to best practice in product management- Contributing to requirements for new systems to deliver product catalogue capability

  • RMP Enterprise
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Head of Product
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2017
      • London, United Kingdom

      I joined RMP as an Account Manager and, following three promotions, took on my final role in June 2017 as Head of Product for Campus Solutions and DigitalThis was a focused role which concentrated on developing the teams that deliver RMP's products and services. I was accountable for ensuring we deliver objectives and results, align product strategy and delivery across the business and improve working processes and efficiencies. I was responsible for a team of 10; including holding appraisals and target setting, as well as workload management and training.Throughout my time at RMP I have managed teams of up to 150 on marketing campaigns to bolster early attraction and employer engagement for the likes of Linklaters, Microsoft, RBS, Deloitte and Bloomberg.During my time at RMP I have played an integral role in growing and establishing the business through continual optimisation of existing and new products, both digitally and through more traditional means.

  • Michael Page
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Recruitment Consultant
      • Oct 2010 - Aug 2011
      • London, United Kingdom

  • No.1 Traveller
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Commercial Relationships Manager
      • Jun 2009 - Oct 2010
      • London, United Kingdom

Education

  • 2005 - 2008
    Queen's University Belfast
    1st Class Honours, Business Management (Bsc)
  • 2003 - 2005
    The John Bramston College
  • 1998 - 2003
    The John Bramston School

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