Nina Walker

Experience

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  Northampton Borough Council

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2009

  Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer

  • Managed, developed and supported staff and volunteers to enhance delivery standards and identify growth opportunities through agreed plans and regular performance meetings, in addition to day to day operations. • Secured £150K Community Investment Funding for a sport and physical activity project, liaising with Sport England, local councillors and other key partners to gain support, both in kind and financially. • Managed project to improve health through sport and physical activity, which included delivery of events and development of sustainable community programmes delivering significant participation uplift. Show less

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  Badminton England

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2013

  Regional Officer - Bucks and Oxon

  • Initiated and secured a partner agreement with national leisure operator, significantly contributing towards the national network of No Strings Badminton franchises which currently engages over 15K weekly players. • Co-managed product management group on the improvement and expansion of No Strings Badminton resulting in a growth in franchise sales, development of product training resources and creation of new programmes. • Managed relationships with internal and external stakeholders to grow the Community Badminton Network, empowering volunteers and partners by providing necessary tools and guidance to enable sustainable growth. Show less

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  LTA

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2018

  • Led a group of senior partners from multiple organisations, to develop collaborative plans for future facility investment (circa £4M). • Achieved significant uplift in business measures by developing and managing relationship with partner organisations to influence plans, leading to a more sustainable operational model and resulting in improved workforce recruitment, deployment and development.• Achieved excellence in operating standards through close working relationship with key stakeholders. Show less • Achieved increase in business measures by leading a multi departmental senior project team to develop and deliver strategic plan and associated budget, while galvanising support from regional partners.• Developed and implemented a customer reward scheme impacting customer behaviour through increased frequency of play, and improving session reporting by 20%, enabling more effective monitoring. • Used customer insight to strive for excellence in product development, resulting in new session content, improved coach training, fresh imagery to use throughout marketing collateral, website, social media and campaign, while broadening the network of delivery venues to increase participation amongst target audience. Show less • Delivered an increase of over 22K bookings by developing and implementing an insight led strategic plan with key partners in Oxford and Northampton, and stabilising club membership for future growth. • Managed relationship with a network of senior partners to understand local priorities and influence the development and delivery of long term strategic plans. This resulted in securing £260K funding to reignite one of the key park tennis facilities in Oxford. • Supported business development of tennis operator to strive for excellence, impacting the development and implementation of workforce plans, resulting in a new delivery framework to improve quality and consistency across the business. Show less

  • Community Business Manager

    Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Product Manager (Tennis Tuesdays)

    Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Regional Tennis Participation Manager

    Jan 2013 - Oct 2015
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  Indigo Medical

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  Project Manager
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  NHS Sussex

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2024

  Covid Response Work • Worked with system partners to enhance communication channels to support care homes throughout the pandemic. • Project managed work and lead senior partners from organisations across health and social care.• Content development, and delivery of bi-weekly webinars including updates from health and social care of the most recent and relevant information. Diabetes Programme Work• Review of contract performance, researching best practice and identifying areas for service improvement. • Lead system partners through service redesign for improved patient outcomes.Ageing Well Work• Programme management of Enhanced Health in Care Homes Show less

  • Senior Programme Manager - Population Health and Health Inequalities

    Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

  • Programme Manager (Ageing Well)

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2024

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
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  Health Innovation Wessex

  Oct 2024 - now

  Senior Programme Manager - Innovation Adoption