Natalie Uzoamaka Okpara-McFarlane
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Credentials
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QCF 6 Diploma in Career Guidance Development
Pearson BTEC
Experience
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GoldBox Productions
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partnerships Delivery Manager
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May 2023 - Present
* Recruited a delivery team to meet the terms of the partnership. * Managing the team to execute each quarterly phase. * Quarterly and annual management reporting. * Recruited a delivery team to meet the terms of the partnership. * Managing the team to execute each quarterly phase. * Quarterly and annual management reporting.
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Dubrek Studios
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Derby City, England, United Kingdom
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Partnerships Delivery Manager
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Mar 2023 - Present
* Recruited a delivery team to meet the terms of the partnership. * Managing the team to execute each quarterly phase. * Quarterly and annual management reporting. * Recruited a delivery team to meet the terms of the partnership. * Managing the team to execute each quarterly phase. * Quarterly and annual management reporting.
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University of Derby
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development and Employability Manager
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Jun 2022 - Present
Business Development and EmployabilityReporting to the Head of Business Development and Employability, we have pulled a "BEE" Team together, pooling our resources, experience and expertise to deliver the best levels of service to all our stakeholders. We operate across College subject disciplines, so industries benefit from the broad skills and expertise needed across sectors, without being limited and constrained by inwardly looking to a single College. Employability and Skills for the RegionMy remit includes skills development, regional based initiatives and Employability activities to continually lift our student outcomes, regional gaps and paying attention to those areas where attainment gaps are occurring. I look for opportunities for our students, better ways to engage them and make it easier for students to access experiences and tools to build on their employability, whilst ensuring our graduates are employable, using their applied learning in the context industries need. Research & Civic Commitment We have identified "Research Themes" for our Colleges. I engage with organisations to collaborate on R&D projects that widen access to expert knowledge and build transfer partnerships with industry knowledge and expertise. I meet and have discussions across stakeholders to negotiate, pull research and strategy from business intelligence. My role involves networking to connect with organisations and the civic community and also to connect them with each other. I also hold monthly networking events to share the university offer. A current project involves a platform for the research rigor that characterises the College of Art Humanities and Education programmes. We are dedicated to ensuring Arts students leave programmes with an “edge" - our students engage in this critical research and Graduates leave with these critical skills. As a result, students from the University of Derby gain skills in research, critical thought and analysis. Show less
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Business Development Manager (Strategic Projects) College of Arts, Humanities & Education
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Dec 2021 - May 2022
Business Development Manager focused on the Arts, reporting to the Strategic Director, College Dean and Head of School. The role involved working on strategy for Experiential Learning initiatives and opening up facilities and spaces, as well as opportunities for external engagement and showcasing the School of Art offer.
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University of Derby Online Learning
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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Apr 2018 - Nov 2021
I have worked with clients (B2B and B2C) to support them with their professional development for well over ten years and joined University of Derby Online Learning (UDOL) because I find reward in working with clients to fulfill their career goals and with businesses to maximise their talent management. My role is to work with businesses to develop a cooperate offer and to share our expertise in teaching and practice, which has enabled the development of online courses validated by the same course development process in Higher Education (including short courses accredited by the CPDSO, The Professional Development Consortium Ltd) delivering courses with academic rigor. Organisations can now share in accessing our "gold standard" in learning and development as recognised by the Teaching Excellence Framework. This means you can get quality professional development solutions from creating a workforce development strategy to include CPD (continuous professional development, including free online courses) to develop your staff, positively impact your staff retention and recruitment offer, target skills gaps and for succession planning. I also work with our Apprenticeships Team to weave apprenticeships in within the context of the workplace (levy and non-levy specific), to form professional development solutions where this works for organisations to up skill and develop existing talent. If you are interested in finding out more about CPD and online courses and how they can benefit your talent management and organisation please feel free to get in touch with me through LinkedIn or directly. My email is n.mcfarlane@derby.ac.uk Show less
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Nottingham Trent University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development Consultant Enabling Innovation & Santander Universities Partnerships Programme
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May 2017 - Apr 2018
Business Development Consultant on an (ERDF) “Enabling Innovation” project to engage SME businesses to work on generating and developing sustainable recruitment strategies and succession planning in addition to managing a Santander Partnerships Programme at NTU. I work with employers to attract, select and retain their graduates and to employ graduate skills to innovate their businesses. I also work with careers teams and graduates to translate academic learning into tangible skills for the workplace. This involves strategic planning, working closely with teams across the project, with management, wider teams and facilitators for employers to engage in a knowledge exchange and professional development activities. Show less
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Employability Adviser / Business Adviser
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Sep 2013 - Apr 2017
KEY SKILLS*Partnerships with key stakeholders*CEIAG activities*Careers Interviewing*Mentorship*Entrepreneurship*Advocacy*Development of careers information and resources
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Sculpt Hair Gallery Ltd.
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Manager of an Incubation Business/Company Director
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Sep 2010 - Aug 2013
KEY SKILLS *Business Management *Business Development *CEIAG activities *Careers Interviewing *Mentorship *Development of careers information and resources *Developing work partners (e.g. Vision West Nottinghamshire College) KEY SKILLS *Business Management *Business Development *CEIAG activities *Careers Interviewing *Mentorship *Development of careers information and resources *Developing work partners (e.g. Vision West Nottinghamshire College)
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Recruitment Companies
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East Midlands
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Recruitment Consultant and then Project Management/Marketing Consultant in the Recruitment sector
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Jan 2006 - Oct 2010
Working in two Recruitment roles and Project Management/Marketing in recruitment sector. Worked on projects such as redundancy support. Worked freelance up until managing an academy to coach and empower learners with employability skills. Working in two Recruitment roles and Project Management/Marketing in recruitment sector. Worked on projects such as redundancy support. Worked freelance up until managing an academy to coach and empower learners with employability skills.
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Education
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2005 - 2006
Nottingham Trent University
Master's degree, Project by registered thesis. -
2001 - 2005
Nottingham Trent University
Marketing and Communications, School of Arts
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