Rebecca Jakob

Experience

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  London Borough of Waltham Forest

  Oct 2010 - Mar 2016

  Responsibilities:• Management of a number of transformation projects across the local authority, with a focus on children’s social care, education, adult social care, public health and commissioning• Using Prince 2 methodology to ensure the successful delivery of projects both on time and within budget• Liaising with senior colleagues, councillors, voluntary sector partners and service users to survey their views and ensure buy-in to project outcomes• Service reviews to identify savings targets and outcome improvements from services across the local authority• Analysis of service user cohorts to understand need, demand, customer journey and areas for improvement Show less As part of the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), successfully completed graduate placements in multiple Council departments, including:• Executive Support Officer to Chief Executive – project management, policy development and stakeholder engagement• Events Officer – planning, organisation and delivery of high profile council events including concerts, fireworks display, award ceremony, the Olympic Torch Relay and a Royal visit; promoting, awarding and managing contracts for events with commissioned elements; managing the online ticketing process and resident enquiries• Transformation Programme – project support on significant change programmes across the local authority Show less

  • Transformation Project Manager

    Oct 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Families Project Manager

    Feb 2013 - Oct 2013

  • National Management Trainee

    Oct 2010 - Feb 2013
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  Capita

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2019

  Project Manager - Local Government, Health & Property
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  Barnet Council

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2021

  Programme Manager
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  Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing)

  Apr 2021 - now

  Programme Manager