John Wiseman

Experience

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  British Gas

  Oct 1989 - Aug 1998

  •Project management of pipeline inspection contracts worth up to £ 7 million for international clients•Budget responsibility for each project and provision of regular monitoring reports to senior management•Management of client engagement, including support, monitoring deliverables and after-sales care •Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects on-site and also leadership of in-field teams worldwide, providing support by trouble-shooting and working to deliver necessary solutions•Leadership of teams to meet quality assurance procedures, including managing formal meetings processes Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Nov 1993 - Aug 1998

  • Statistician

    Oct 1989 - Oct 1993
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  Kent County Council

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2003

  Statistical analysis of performance data including presentation of results to schools and senior officers Establishment of new ‘Value Added’ statistical methods to determine progress, including production of regular reports to all 550 Kent schools - highlighting county, sector, school and pupil performanceCreation and roll-out of bespoke training programmes for senior officers and all Kent head teachers to assist understanding, interpretation and use of value added techniques and dataSpecific research responsibilities for the county, including role as EMIE link officer Show less

  • Pupil Services Officer

    Jan 2002 - Feb 2003

  • Statistician / Researcher

    Sept 1998 - Dec 2001
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  Newcastle City Council

  Mar 2003 - Aug 2004

  Senior Policy & Research Officer

  •Support for the Chief Executive and Senior Officers in the delivery of policy for the city and city-region•Management of Best Value Reviews and Service Improvement Plans, supporting their strategic delivery•Specific leadership of a Review of Educational Attainment, establishing key links with a wide range of multi-agency partners and working with them to devise models to improve delivery of services

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  Sunderland City Council

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2008

  Communications Project Manager

  •Creation & management of Sunderland’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) communications strategy •Establishment of links with an extensive range of partners (internal, local, regional and national) to maximise opportunities to promote BSF and the unique ‘Sunderland Model’•Delivery of projects to engage beneficiaries of the BSF programme and inform them of progress•Creation and hands-on management of key communications tools including BSF website, e-newsletters, flyers, promotional videos, stakeholder and community events and media calls •Organisation of key events at strategically planned points in the programme, each attracting significant media attention, including city-wide ‘showcase’ events and an early Design Festival for 150 schools staff, students and governors Show less

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  North Tyneside Council

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

  Senior Capital Programme Manager

  •Strategic delivery of capital programmes and projects for North Tyneside schools•Contribution to the development of the Council’s Education Capital Investment Strategy•Develop service objectives and effective performance management arrangements in the delivery of the strategy and related services •Ensure the co-ordination, delivery and approval of key documentation to support capital investment•Day-to-day liaison with schools (via head teachers) and wider stakeholders to deliver projects•Management of projects with multi-agency teams to improve services for children and young people •Programme management of North Tyneside Building Schools for the Future arrangements (to July 2010) Show less

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  Keyfund

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Partner Support Manager

  - Day-to-day management of contractual arrangements with Keyfund licencees in geographically arranged networks to deliver high quality youth work - Performance management responsibilities (including target setting, regular review of key performance indicators with licensees and development of action plans) - Management and development of partnerships (including recruitment of youth workers and volunteers) - Identification of new business / partnership opportunities to support and develop Keyfund in its local networks - Development of procedures and monitoring tools to maintain and improve quality of youth work across networks - Management of communication strategies between central Keyfund team and local networks to ensure consistency of message, clarity of support for stakeholders and celebration of young people’s achievements Show less

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  Auckland Youth & Community Centre

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2024

  Business Development Manager

  - Creation and management of the Centre's business development strategy, including day-to-day income generation and cost control- Generation of new business opportunities to maintain existing and grow new income streams - Close partnership working with all sectors to ensure the organisation's longer term sustainability- Project management of activities and services for which funding has been secured - including monitoring, evaluation and ongoing liaison with funders- Management of Centre staff Show less

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  Freelance

  Oct 2024 - now

  Business Development Consultant