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Lucy Downes

Lucy Downes

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  • About me

    CEO at Ripon YMCA

  • Education

    • London College of Fashion

      1998 - 2000
      Foundation degree Fashion/Apparel Design

    • Leeds Metropolitan University

      2008 - 2010
      BA Hons Education

  • Experience

    • London Institute (now University of the Arts)

      Aug 2000 - Aug 2001
      Student Union President

    • Leeds College of Art

      Jan 2002 - Aug 2004
      Student Development Officer

    • Harrogate College (Leeds Met)

      Sept 2004 - Sept 2007
      Student Development Coordinator

    • North Yorkshire Youth

      Sept 2007 - Mar 2013
      Head of Youth

      Senior manager of the North Yorkshire Youth Association. - Provided support to VCS Youth Provision in North Yorkshire. - Developed and delivered accredited learning provision, through ESF project. - Bid writing and fundraising. Project included: Vinvolved, Vschools, NCS alongside local procurement. - Management of a team of remote staff, up to 11 team members.- Strategic responsibility for safeguarding and development of policy and procedure. - Reporting to and engaging funders using creative / visual reports to engage all stakeholders. Show less

    • Your Consortium Ltd

      Apr 2013 - Aug 2013
      Training Manager

      - Quality improvement activity within a range of sub contracted funded provision including ESF NEET contracts, NCS and Community Fund programs. - Delivered organisations development process using a range of audit tools and toolkits. - Assessment of the quality of teaching and learning. - Managed a range of audit activity to ensure quality delivery across a range of projects.

    • Aspire-igen group

      Sept 2013 - Mar 2016
      Manager, Targeted Services

      Area Manager in the WNW of Leeds. - Management of the delivery of Connexions, Families First, Youth Contract projects in Leeds. - Management of a large team of front line staff providing IAG, including housing, benefits, crisis management and safeguarding- Strategic and operational management alongside subcontract management of partners- Liaise with a range of managers and delivery services including YOS, Social Care, Care Leavers teams, Cluster teams and local politicians. - Analysis of data, develop procedure, systems and protocols to ensure efficiency and response to need is consistent and quality. - Recruit and retain team members through significant change, alongside the development and delivery of CPD opportunities for staff and partners. Show less

    • Better Leeds Communities

      Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
      Operations Manager

      Started as Families and Communities Manager. - Overall management of a number of projects/ programs including play work, play schemes, youth work, advice, social prescribing, and volunteering brokerage. - Staff support, supervision, performance management and recruitment. - Project and contract management, partnership maintenance and fundraising.

    • YMCA Ripon

      Mar 2017 - now
      CEO

    • Swim Outdoors

      Jan 2021 - now
      Small Business Owner

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in FE Teaching (stage 1 Cert Ed)

      City and Guilds

    • CMI Level 6 Certificate in Management and Leadership

    • HE Dip Professional Development

      Middlesex University

    • Level 3 Assessor Award

      NOCN

    • Level 4 Award - Assessing the Standard of Quality of Teaching and Learning through Observation

      Hull University

    • Level 7 Award in Business Improvement and Contract Management

      SFEDI Awards - The Awarding Organisation for Enterprise and Enterprise Support

    • Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Development Programme – CMI Level 7

      In Professional Development (InPD)
      Jun 2024
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