Peter Bacon FIEP
Chief Executive Officer at Disability Employment Australia- Claim this Profile
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Graham Howard
Peter has an extraordinary work ethic and drive to get results. He consistently goes the extra mile where others wouldn't. Having amassed significant skills in bid management and relationship building, he is now a highly experienced manager who can oversee large and ambitious projects. His political background is quite evident in his ability to read markets and gives him a superior strategic overview. I would struggle to think of a better option than Peter for taking on a large, high pressure project and delivering above and beyond the results expected.
Gavin Followell
Pete and I were colleagues at Ingeus for several years. We worked closely together with the goal of growing the business. Pete’s role was to manage the overall bid process for specific regions being tendered. My role was to support bids with financial modelling. In working with Pete I found him to be very organised, personable and professional, I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. The quality of Pete’s work and his ability to produce results always impressed me. Pete was pivotal in managing the bidding process for DWP’s Work Programme contracts. Through Pete’s contribution Ingeus won the maximum possible number of contracts and grew to become the UK’s largest welfare-to-work provider. I highly rate Pete and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. I am happy to provide further information upon request.
Graham Howard
Peter has an extraordinary work ethic and drive to get results. He consistently goes the extra mile where others wouldn't. Having amassed significant skills in bid management and relationship building, he is now a highly experienced manager who can oversee large and ambitious projects. His political background is quite evident in his ability to read markets and gives him a superior strategic overview. I would struggle to think of a better option than Peter for taking on a large, high pressure project and delivering above and beyond the results expected.
Gavin Followell
Pete and I were colleagues at Ingeus for several years. We worked closely together with the goal of growing the business. Pete’s role was to manage the overall bid process for specific regions being tendered. My role was to support bids with financial modelling. In working with Pete I found him to be very organised, personable and professional, I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. The quality of Pete’s work and his ability to produce results always impressed me. Pete was pivotal in managing the bidding process for DWP’s Work Programme contracts. Through Pete’s contribution Ingeus won the maximum possible number of contracts and grew to become the UK’s largest welfare-to-work provider. I highly rate Pete and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. I am happy to provide further information upon request.
Graham Howard
Peter has an extraordinary work ethic and drive to get results. He consistently goes the extra mile where others wouldn't. Having amassed significant skills in bid management and relationship building, he is now a highly experienced manager who can oversee large and ambitious projects. His political background is quite evident in his ability to read markets and gives him a superior strategic overview. I would struggle to think of a better option than Peter for taking on a large, high pressure project and delivering above and beyond the results expected.
Gavin Followell
Pete and I were colleagues at Ingeus for several years. We worked closely together with the goal of growing the business. Pete’s role was to manage the overall bid process for specific regions being tendered. My role was to support bids with financial modelling. In working with Pete I found him to be very organised, personable and professional, I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. The quality of Pete’s work and his ability to produce results always impressed me. Pete was pivotal in managing the bidding process for DWP’s Work Programme contracts. Through Pete’s contribution Ingeus won the maximum possible number of contracts and grew to become the UK’s largest welfare-to-work provider. I highly rate Pete and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. I am happy to provide further information upon request.
Graham Howard
Peter has an extraordinary work ethic and drive to get results. He consistently goes the extra mile where others wouldn't. Having amassed significant skills in bid management and relationship building, he is now a highly experienced manager who can oversee large and ambitious projects. His political background is quite evident in his ability to read markets and gives him a superior strategic overview. I would struggle to think of a better option than Peter for taking on a large, high pressure project and delivering above and beyond the results expected.
Gavin Followell
Pete and I were colleagues at Ingeus for several years. We worked closely together with the goal of growing the business. Pete’s role was to manage the overall bid process for specific regions being tendered. My role was to support bids with financial modelling. In working with Pete I found him to be very organised, personable and professional, I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. The quality of Pete’s work and his ability to produce results always impressed me. Pete was pivotal in managing the bidding process for DWP’s Work Programme contracts. Through Pete’s contribution Ingeus won the maximum possible number of contracts and grew to become the UK’s largest welfare-to-work provider. I highly rate Pete and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. I am happy to provide further information upon request.
Experience
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Disability Employment Australia
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Australia
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Campbell Page
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Strategic Growth
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2023
- Leading on strategy within a leading not-for-profit in the Employment Services and Community sector in Australia. This includes setting strategic direction across the organisation – with a new 2022-26 strategy recently accepted by the Board.- Managing major projects, such as the Recruitflex labour hire growth transformation – redeveloping and doubling the size of that business. - Helming major tenders including the Disability Employment Service and ParentsNext, with considerable success in both (c.$150m of business secured). - Establishing and running the new EcoCrews Social Enterprise, developing it from an initial idea following the Black Summer bushfires through to design and securing substantial funding, through which we have already created over 40 green jobs with integrated high-quality training for young people. - Overseeing new initiatives and pilots, such as our Workforce Solutions approach with a more consultative approach to employer engagement, now rolled out across the business. - A long-standing member of the Campbell Page Executive Team, sharing in critical business decisions and mentoring staff at multiple levels, leading to a surplus of over $4m in FY2021. Show less
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Senior Business Development Manager
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
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Kennedy Scott Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Bid Director
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Nov 2014 - Sep 2016
- Responsible for all strategy and business development activity - Reporting to the CEO directly and a member of the KS Executive Team - Secured more than £5m in new business for an organisation with existing turnover of c.£6m - Won national DWP Prime Contract for Specialist Employment Services - role included overall strategy (including partnership with YMCA), bid production, commercial modelling and partnerships - Captured a further £1m in subcontracts to deliver DWP Work Choice - Also responsible for KS Communications department and have devised a new KS Communications Strategy - Major contributions to business improvement activity, leading on new ESA and employer engagement models - Significant contribution to the implementation of new contracts - Management of a team of 3, ensuring their continued high performance and progression Show less
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Ingeus
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Business Development Manager
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Oct 2011 - Nov 2014
- Managing large bids including for the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Work and Pensions.- Major successes included two contracts on the MoJ Transforming Rehabilitation programme and the Mission Providence Joint Venture in Australia, where I worked from Sydney and played an integral part in a major market entry.- Responsibilities include project planning, budgeting, team management including recruitment, oversight of the commercial model, review of all tender writing, mitigating risk through risk logs and uploading.- Led on securing more than £15m of new skills business, including around £10m of SFA/ESF Skills Support for the Workforce provision, £2.2m of Work Place Learning contracts and more than £5m of subcontracts from Colleges.- Led successful major welfare-to-work and health bids, including the DWP ESA 18-24 month prognosis Healthcare Provider Led Pilot in 2013 (worth £3.8m) - Ingeus' diversification into the skills market was adopted as a priority after my presentation to the Ingeus Deloitte joint venture board. This was based on a three-month long market analysis project, led by myself, involving staff from both Ingeus and Deloitte. - Have built strong relationships with colleges and other training providers to achieve business-to-business sales (more than £8m). This has involved product development, market positioning and building of brand awareness.- Extensive writing of tenders, to an exceptional standard- External relationships included the Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Skills Funding Agency, LEPs, Local Authorities, Colleges, the Federation of Small Businesses, the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce. Show less
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Business Development Manager
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Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
Part of Ingeus' Business Development team which won seven Work Programme Prime Contracts, leading on the supply chain in the North West and the writing of the tender in London. These contracts collectively are worth more than £500m over 5 years.
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Employment Advisor
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Mar 2008 - Jun 2009
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Liberal Democrats
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United Kingdom
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Political Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Various Roles
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Sep 2006 - Nov 2008
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Education
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2003 - 2006
The University of Warwick
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Politics and International Studies -
1995 - 2002
Judd School, Tonbridge
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