Devon De Silva
Innovation and Research Unit Co-ordinator at WDP (Westminster Drug Project)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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WDP (Westminster Drug Project)
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Innovation and Research Unit Co-ordinator
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Apr 2019 - Present
Responsibilities include :- Overseeing the organisations Innovation and Research Unit - Chairing IRU meetings - Line managing the IRU officer and volunteer - Acting as a point of contact for external researchers conducting research in services- Internal and external comms; particularly around raising the profile of the IRU- Embedding processes and procedures ; particularly around information governance - Conducting and publishing in-house research - Ensuring a feedback mechanism is established so that research findings and innovations are embedded across the organisation to enhance service delivery
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Business Analyst
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Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
Additional responsibilities added to incorporate overseeing the IRU and line managing the IRU Officer
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Business Analyst
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
Key responsibilities include bid writing, research and performance related tasks
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Business Development Officer
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Oct 2016 - Apr 2018
Core responsibilities include :- Conducting research - Writing bids with a specific focus on integrated services- Gathering and analysing organisational data- Producing presentations to be presented to a panel of commissioners and local stakeholders - Business discussions with local subcontractors - Attending bidders events- Completion of bid submissions - Identifying relevant bid and grant opportunities and disseminating to our Business Development Manager - Conducting service visits to ensure our bid writing is informed by current practice - Contribution to our organisations Innovation and Research Unit- Implementations of new services
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Data Administrator
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Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
- Input all data for a substance misuse service in Brent- Monthly submissions to NDTMS - Analysis of service data - Driving successful completions- Answering phones and working on reception - Liaising with premises owners- Fire warden and first aid trained - Attended commissioner meetings - Worked on a grant application with Business Development Team- Part of an Improvement Team that provided another service support e.g. with data, H&S, archiving
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Ministry of Justice UK
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Social Researcher
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Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
- Nationally competitive internship - Placed within the Family Justice Research Team --- In charge of the production of Family Justice Research Bulletin- literature review of current and forthcoming research that was published online and disseminated to key professionals and organisations in the sector- Managing research hub inbox and developing links with family justice research contacts across the world - Analysis of a dataset which was produced into a PowerPoint to depict bullying and harassment trends
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Education
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University of Essex
BA Sociology, Sociology