Sue Newell

Experience

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  Save the Children UK

  Nov 1996 - Jan 2001

  Assistant to UK/E Regional Director and support to Programme Managers and European Policy and Strategy Team. Managed flow of operational information between country programmes and HQ; collation and dissemination of programme information; management, preparation and monitoring of UK/E HQ budgets; support to programme reporting and liaison with government and grant funders; developing, implementing and maintaining admin systems across the Region, including providing training for country office administrators. Show less

  • Regional Coordinator UK and Europe

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  • Middle East Regional Finance and Administrative Officer

    Mar 1999 - Aug 2000

  • Programme Information Officer UK and Europe

    Nov 1997 - Nov 1999

  • Publications Officer

    Nov 1996 - Nov 1997
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  SustainAbility

  May 2001 - Sept 2003

  Executive Assistant and PA to John Elkington

  Executive Assistant to a Corporate Social Responsibility expert; secretariat support to Board and Directors; organised John’s international speaking engagements; coordinated effective communication across London and two new international offices; liaised with Directors over personnel issues; liaised with clients, media, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, international CSR experts and NGOs on projects; provided research for projects and newsletters; and managed London business support team and co-ordinated business support three offices. Show less

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  Beasley Intercultural

  Jan 2004 - May 2004

  Systems Development Officer

  Designed business support systems to support this new 'Intercultural Communications' business. Co-ordinated training courses for major national and international clients.

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  Borough of Poole

  Sept 2004 - Jun 2016

  Provided Poole Community Leadership Group secretariat support (the Council Leader's strategic forum of Poole’s statutory and voluntary sector); organisational lead for equality and localism, including performance reporting to senior managers and Overview and Scrutiny Committees; managed voluntary sector contracts and relationships; event organisation and project management; team leadership.Key achievements:*Responsible for the Council's Community Strategy and 'Fairness for All: strategy" and related assessment processes*Formalised the Council’s relationship and liaison with the emerging Poole Communities Trust, which supports community assets to become more sustainable*Organised an independent review of Healthwatch Dorset to inform service recommissioning *Led a review of the Borough’s Fairness for All outcomes to inform its new 3 year policy*Supported the development of a Partnership Older People’s strategy and engagement Show less Organisational lead for equality and its developing Localism agenda; problem solving between Council and the public over ‘Community Rights’; managed voluntary sector contracts and budgets; organised and delivered a range of partnership and community projects and events; Council lead on local giving and fundraising for Dorset Community Foundation, the Food Bank and Body Positive.Key achievements* Led and project managed a review of a major voluntary sector contract, involving wide range of internal and external stakeholders. It resulted in a 3 year extension to the funding* Led a Scrutiny Review of Poole people’s experience of prejudice, where Elected Members talked to Poole residents about their experiences. Resulting action has led to an increase in prejudice incident reporting to the Council* Organised a successful Partnership ‘Local Poverty:Reality and Response’ Summit, which engaged a wide range of stakeholders in creating new local initiatives to tackle local poverty* Initiated groundbreaking awareness raising projects, including the ‘Speak Out’ harassment reporting publicity campaign and supporting Dorset’s innovative Hate Crime reporting APP Show less As the Council’s first Equality Officer, I led on equality diversity, community cohesion, prejudice incident reporting and ‘Prevent’ (Government agenda on violent extremism); influenced Council services to be more inclusive; organised community events and partnership projects; managed voluntary sector and translation suppliers contracts; designed and managed web and intranet content; developed employee groups to influence organisational policy. Key achievements: * Created a deeper awareness and active consideration of equality and diversity issues by instigating, designing and delivery of the Council’s Fairness for All programme* Extended Council’s engagement with ‘hard to hear’ groups to give them a greater voice in decision making* Designed and delivered equality and diversity training for Members, employees and partners* Increased performance and LGB employees engagement in the Stonewall’s Diversity Programme * Worked with Bournemouth and Poole college students to create a modern, diverse photo library for use in Council publicity. Organised an exhibition of their work in a pop up shop in the local shopping centre that was opened by the Mayor. Show less

  • Community Strategy and Equality Manager

    May 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Community and Equality Manager

    Sept 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Corporate Equality Officer

    Sept 2004 - Oct 2013
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  Help & Care

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2021

  Wessex Voices Manager

  Managed this unique, innovative partnership working with five local Healthwatch, which supports NHS England and Improvement to transform their public and patient involvement in health services across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Our diverse work programmes create real opportunities to amplify the voice of people in service design and change.

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  Traverse

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Research Director - Health and Care
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  Anthony Nolan

  Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  Head of Patient Involvement
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  Wessex Cancer Alliance

  Sept 2023 - now

  Inclusion and Involvement Lead