Simon Smith

Experience

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  Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB)

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2012

  Developing and maintaining a business performance reporting system. Supporting the business planning process. Responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of statutory and non-statutory funded projects in the areas of learning and development, emotional well-being and social inclusion. Administration and contract support for employment and emotional wellbeing projects for adults.

  • Business Performance Executive

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  • Contracts & Information Manager

    Sept 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Adult Support Assistant

    Sept 2006 - Sept 2008
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  London Borough of Enfield

  Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

  Senior Performance Officer

  Senior Performance Officer for the Council's Health, Housing and Adult Social Care department.

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  Livability - Choices for disabled people

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

  Contracts Manager

  Contract Manager for Livability, a national disability charity which provides specialist education, residential care and community services.

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  4Children

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  National Programmes Manager

  National Programmes Manager for children and families charity, 4Children.

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  Action for Children

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2019

  Early Years Project Manager

  Programme Management of a portfolio of national early years projects (pilot projects, research projects, national strategy/policy projects).

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  NSPCC

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

  Project Manager

  Project Manager in the Planning, Programmes and Operations team. Project Management of a cross-directorate change project relating to NSPCC's service offer to schools.

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  GambleAware

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

  Management of projects and programmes across the organisation - including programmes of commissioned activity comprising research, service delivery and evaluation elements. Commissioning and management of GambleAware's education and prevention programmes, with the aim of reducing gambling harms in Great Britain.

  • Programme/Project Manager

    May 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Education Manager

    Aug 2019 - May 2021
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  The Association of Commonwealth Universities

  Jul 2022 - now

  Project Manager (CEO Office)

  Management of a portfolio of business transformation projects, including systems implementation, culture change, process improvement projects, and performance monitoring.