Christopher Robertson

Experience

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  Kids

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Senior Youth Work Practitioner

  - Support young disabled people access & co-design social inclusion projects nationally.- Developed employability projects and assist the recruitment of young disabled people into these projects from low socio-economic backgrounds.- Worked with a range of partners often in consortia.- Facilitated the voice of young disabled people for their national magazine with a readership of 2000+.

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  Community Network

  Oct 2011 - Mar 2015

  - Management of the Social Inclusion Team for Community Network across the UK.- Consultancy for national projects including those for Age UK (Talking Tonics) and set up of The Silver Line (www.thesilverline.org.uk).- Delivering facilitation training for organisation including setting up 'train the trainer' models within organisations for sustainability of wellbeing initiatives. - Programmes focussed on reducing social isolation & loneliness for older adults, and increasing peer support networks for long-term support & wellbeing. Show less

  • Social Inclusion Team Manager

    Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Social Inclusion Team - London Project Manager

    Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Don't Tone Alone CIC

  Apr 2014 - May 2024

  Founder & Managing Director

  - Responsible for building an expert training team.- Revenue generation & stakeholder engagement, - Social impact reporting, monitoring & evaluation processes, and overall iterative development of services. - Transferred IP to support clients through a consulting capacity and dissolved this company's structure in 2024.

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  The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship (The CSRF)

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  Training Consultant

  - Responsible for the design & delivery of in-person and virtual befriending training for the charity. Training look place in-person across multiple venues in the UK and over the telephone. - Responsible for the development of resources to help befrienders of both telephone befriending schemes and the national visitor network (NVN) perform their roles as volunteers effectively.

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  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Training Consultant & Specialist Health Advisor

  - Responsible for the design & delivery of wellbeing workshops for (step 2 & 3) patients with moderate to severe levels of anxiety & depression awaiting psychological therapies from IAPT teams. - The programme saw a 73.25% recovery rate for patients on a waiting list before receiving clinical support.

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  We Are Stronger Charity

  May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Board Trustee

  Responsible for the development of anti-bullying programmes in schools and the development of the charity's fundraising strategy.

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  Qualitas Consortium UK Ltd

  Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

  Associate Facilitator & Consultant

  - Responsible for supporting Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to improve patient access,- Saving clinicians time,- Creating efficient processes, and - Enhancing patient experiences.

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  Edwin James IP

  Jul 2023 - now

  Consultant - Head of Strategy

  Responsible for developing strategy to support the organisation's global development over the next two years. Key areas are: - Revenue generation (e.g., diversification of sales pipeline).- Enhancing internal processes (e.g., training and efficiency improvements).- Establishing a values-led culture with tangible metrics for success.

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  Robertson Consultancy Services Ltd

  Jul 2023 - now

  Founder & Principle Consultant

  - Responsible for helping businesses, their founders, senior managers, and social entrepreneurs set and work towards their commercial & cultural goals. - Clients currently include private consultancy firms, legal services, NHS, and charities.- Work has focussed in UK & Asia.

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  SGFE

  Apr 2024 - now

  Business Coach & Consultant

  - Giving founders and SME business owners confidence.- Providing diagnostic tools & asset-building frameworks to help businesses unlock their cultural & commercial potential.