Nikala E.

Experience

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  Gloucestershire Constabulary

  May 1999 - Jun 2003

  Police Constable

  Emergency response and incident management. Conflict resolution and problem solving. Arresting offenders. Investigating, evidence gathering, report formulation. Interviewing victims, witnesses and offenders. File preparation and court attendance to give evidence. Crime prevention and investigation. Managing public order and violence. Data analysis. Dealing with sudden deaths and road traffic collisions. Partnership working and community engagement. Warrant execution.

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  Avon & Somerset Constabulary

  Jun 2003 - Nov 2005

  Police Constable

  Emergency response and incident management. Conflict resolution and problem solving. Arresting offenders. Investigating, evidence gathering, report formulation. Interviewing victims, witnesses and offenders. File preparation and court attendance to give evidence. Crime prevention and investigation. Managing public order and violence. Data analysis. Dealing with sudden deaths and road traffic collisions. Partnership working and community engagement. Tutoring. Warrant execution.

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  Bristol City Council

  Dec 2005 - Dec 2006

  Community Sports Development Officer

  Based at The City Academy in Bristol but employed through Bristol City Council, the main purpose of my role was to increase and improve the opportunities in sport & physical recreation for those who would otherwise be physically inactive within the local community. Identifying & securing funding, volunteers and making all projects sustainable. Supervision of Community Coaches and volunteers.

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  South Gloucestershire Council

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Anti-social Behaviour Officer

  Managing own caseload. Problem solving and decision making. Investigating, evidence gathering, interviewing. File preparation. Attending court to apply for orders. Thematic leadership. Production and development of useful tools for colleagues. Preparation and delivery of training to internal and external staff. Introducing new processes and influencing company policy and procedure to improve service. Stakeholder engagement. Public liaison and customer engagement. Safeguarding. Leading on Case Conferences. Research and data analysis. Conflict resolution. Professional witness. Show less

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  Bath & North East Somerset Council

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2010

  Anti-social Behaviour Officer

  Managing own caseload. Problem solving and decision making. Investigating, evidence gathering, interviewing. File preparation. Attending court to apply for orders. Thematic leadership. Production and development of useful tools for colleagues. Preparation and delivery of training to internal and external staff. Introducing new processes and influencing company policy and procedure to improve service. Stakeholder engagement. Public liaison and customer engagement. Safeguarding. Leading on Case Conferences. Research and data analysis. Conflict resolution. Professional witness. Project management. Show less

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  Aster Group Limited

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2011

  Anti-social Behaviour Officer

  Managing own caseload. Problem solving and decision making. Investigating, evidence gathering, interviewing. File preparation. Attending court. Thematic leadership. Production and development of useful tools for colleagues. Preparation and delivery of training to internal and external staff. Introducing new processes and influencing company policy and procedure to improve service. Stakeholder engagement. Public liaison and customer engagement. Safeguarding. Conflict resolution. Professional witness. Show less

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  Guinness Hermitage

  Apr 2011 - Feb 2013

  Resident Involvement Officer

  The Guinness Partnership is one of the UK's largest social housing providers, with Guinness Hermitage covering the South & South West of England. My role was to povide a varied menu of opportunities for residents to become involved in understanding and influencing the services we provided for them through different methods of consultation. Identifying, recruiting, training and working with residents. Organising meetings, transport, taking minutes and sending out paperwork to deadlines. Working closely with the Community Investment Officer and other agencies. Organising and running events in partnership with other housing providers and external agencies. Updating records. Customer service and my relationship with both customers and colleagues alike were vital to my success in this role. Show less

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  Northamptonshire County Council

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

  Strategic Youth, Crime & ASB Prevention Officer

  Lead on ASB, hate crime and youth violence. Strategic planning with creative input on behalf of the countywide partnership (Police, OPCC, Fire, District/Borough Councils, voluntary sector organisations to name a few). I developed the countywide strategies and subsequent plans for Anti-social Behaviour & Hate Crime Reduction on behalf of the partnership. Delivery planning and implementation. Local interpretation and implementation of national legislation. Stakeholder engagement and development. Partnership working with senior officers and frontline staff from both statutory and non-statutory organisations. Project management and leadership. Training, presentation and workshop preparation and delivery. I developed a training package that I delivered to all frontline police on early intervention for ASB, as well as successful countywide workshops for key stakeholders on community safety within housing and schools. Management of own diary and workload. Policy and report writing. Research and data analysis. Public liaison. Creation and development of useful tools for internal and external professionals such as an Intervention Toolkit, Educational Resources Directory and Incident Diary. Show less

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  Bechtel National Inc

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2019

  Engagement Advisor for High Speed Two (HS2)

  Community and stakeholder engagement for the current biggest infrastructure project in Europe, including 1-2-1 home and site visits, as well as community events. Providing information and support to affected parties, communities and local authorities, whilst liaising with expert engineers, environmentalists, and land and property specialists to ensure the best outcomes for all. Preparing and delivering briefing material, managing correspondence and recording activity. Pro-active contribution of creative thinking to help successfully deliver the planned project. Show less

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  Nottinghamshire County Council

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2021

  Safer Nottinghamshire Board Project Manager

  Working closely with the county's Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) in a co-ordinating role for the Safer Nottinghamshire Board (SNB) to develop responses to localised severity profiles, through creative problem solving approaches. Project management, strategy, delivery plan and performance framework production to reduce crime and severity scores in neighbourhoods.

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  Bassetlaw District Council

  Sept 2021 - now

  Community Safety & Safeguarding Manager

  Development, implementation and oversight of pro-active and responsive strategic planning for local community safety issues. Managing the tasking and day to day operation of the Bassetlaw community safety specialist team. Joint Management of the Bassetlaw Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership (CSP) working closely with the Newark and Sherwood Public Protection Manager. Tasking, co-ordination and performance management. Budget management. Funding bid application and management including Safer Streets and OPCC Locality Funding. Integration of the Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioners Crime Plan into the local community safety agenda. Safeguarding in relation Vulnerable Adults, Children & Young People. Show less