Experience

The Job Guru (TJG)

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  As director, my role is dynamic and diverse. I aim to keep the business on track and operational, ready to tackle market challenges.Here's an overview of my key duties:• Support the strategic direction of the business.I actively contribute to shaping and implementing the long-term vision and goals of the company. • Set and measure business performance.I establish performance targets and metrics to gauge the success of our business. • Ensure high-quality deliverables are met.A crucial aspect of my role is to ensure that deliverables, whether products, services, or projects, meet the expected quality standards. • Financial managementI take charge of managing the company's financial resources, including budgeting, forecasting, and monitoring expenses. • Oversee our internal and external marketing effortsI oversee both internal and external marketing, ensuring that our brand and messaging are consistent and impactful. Show less

• Director and Kickstart Training Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2021

  The Kickstart scheme is a government initiative to help 16 to 24 year olds who are on universal credit and at risk of long-term employment, to gain relevant work experience and employability support to help them get into long-term work as soon as possible. As a Kickstart Training Manager I am responsible for helping small and medium businesses (SMEs) to navigate the scheme. I am also responsible for promoting and delivering the essential employability training that each Kickstarter must undertake. My key responsibilities are:- Networking with SMEs to promote the Kickstart Scheme- Use social media to promote the Kickstart Scheme- Delivering Kickstart webinars to SMEs- Creating and updating employability training materials - Delivering online employability training- Delivering face to face employability training- Managing The Job Gurus 6 month Kickstarters Show less



Community Roots CIC

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director and Neighbourhood Community Organiser

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2019

  Founding director of Community Roots CIC, I built up a self-sustaining social enterprise and passed on the running to my successors. Personally responsible for setting the strategic goals of the CIC, operational management and delivery of the service. Responsibilities include: Ensuring the business operations ran smoothly Business administration Financial forecasting and planning Providing mentorship and advice for start-up CICs Delivery of certified training qualifications and 1 day workshops in Community Organising Report writing, contracts and putting together proposals of work Fundraising Marketing & Networking Show less



Locality

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Organiser

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  As part of the government’s Community Organising programme I was recruited to be trained as a Community Organiser. This was a structured academic and vocational programme that gave me the skills required to become a Community Organiser. Working with residents to help them realise their ideas for social action in their community Working with two different geographical communities Working with residents to share and cascade skills Identifying community leaders with ideas for social action projects and campaigns Connecting residents together around interests and passions Creating networks of community groups Working with residents around creating a community campaigns based on keeping a community asset Face to face relationship building with people living in communities classified as deprivation Communication including digital, production of newsletters, flyers and posters Networking with other third sector workers Community engagement using Grassroots Community Organising processes Facilitator of community group meeting using facilitation techniques such as world café and open space Show less



Kangaroo Bounce

• Gloucestershire

• Business Owner

  • Jul 2010 - Feb 2012

  I set up and ran my own successful bouncy castle business. Responsibilities included, strategy, planning, marketing and sales, website and delivering excellent customer service. The business was sold for a profit. I set up and ran my own successful bouncy castle business. Responsibilities included, strategy, planning, marketing and sales, website and delivering excellent customer service. The business was sold for a profit.



Post Office Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Office Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

  During the transfer of ownership of the family business, I managed all aspects of a Post Office and Specialised Card business. During the transfer of ownership of the family business, I managed all aspects of a Post Office and Specialised Card business.



Zurich Insurance

• Switzerland
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning Managment Consultant

  • Feb 2001 - Jun 2009

  Successful implementation of a Global Learning and Development system Implemented new budget processes that resulted in cost savings without any reduction in service levels Ran and co-ordinated a project to consolidate UK Learning and Development systems that produced cost saving of £100,000 per year. Successful implementation of a Global Learning and Development system Implemented new budget processes that resulted in cost savings without any reduction in service levels Ran and co-ordinated a project to consolidate UK Learning and Development systems that produced cost saving of £100,000 per year.