Claire Artley

Experience

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  Warner Bros. Entertainment

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Exective Secretary

  Working for the Director of Finance, Warner Bros. Distributors Limited - film distribution.

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  Sand Aire Limited

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Professional Assistant
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  The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Project Manager
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  Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Executive Assistant

  Executive Assistant to the Finance Director, Warner Bros. Distributors Ltd.The role included project managing the letting of a £13 million travel management contract for the AOL Time Warner group of companies whilst working for Warner Bros. Distributors Limited.(I have also previously worked for Warner Bros. Distributors in the period 1996 - 1999 and for Warner Bros. Productions in the summer of 2003).

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  FCC / Waste Recycling Group

  Dec 2003 - Dec 2007

  Development Manager

  Successful Bid Manager of complex PFI / PPP tenders, including development of written submissions across all Group bids and work on Group strategy for winning long-term contracts.Close management of all disciplines involved in complex long-term tendering projectscovering areas of commercial, technical, legal, financial, human resources, outsourcing,insurance, estates and planning.Improvement in tender responses, both in written content and presentation, withsignificant improvement in scoring on tenders submitted by the Group.Managed tender up to final stage for Derbyshire/Derby City PPP project, with selection to be one of the final two companies to progress in the tender process, achieving the Group's highest evaluation score in a tender to that date.I joined Waste Recycling Group in December 2003 to work for the Chief Executive whilstgaining the necessary waste industry experience to move into my commercial role.In January 2005, I became the Contract and Market Development Manager and wasresponsible for Group Pre-Qualification Questionnaire submissions for all tenders. Icarried out improvement of the Group's written tender submissions, with markedimprovement in scoring on tenders. I was then promoted to the Development Managerrole. Show less

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  Mace Group

  Jan 2007 - May 2009

  Project Manager

  Provided waste management specific project support to Local Authorities and government organisations, including:Leicestershire County Council - Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS) ProjectProject management of the development / re-development of four Recycling andHousehold Waste Sites. Included procurement options analysis and letting engineeringcontracts through OJEU.WRAP - The Construction Commitment: Halving Waste to LandfillManaged WRAP's involvement with the university sector, providing an influencing roleto reduce waste on university construction projects.Responsible for building Mace's successful client relationship with WRAP, and WRAP'ssuccess with individual universities. Successfully tendered for further work.Buckinghamshire County Council - long-term waste procurement projectInitial assessment and recommendations regarding the Council's project managementneeds for the procurement of their long-term waste management contract.Bedfordshire County Council (prior to unitary authority change) - BEaR Project (long term waste management project - Energy from Waste)Provided support to application for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits. Also gavemarketing support, updating and developing marketing plan for long-term waste project.Developed/wrote successful bids for Mace to undertake waste management consultancy support work on behalf of various clients. Show less

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  Heku Limited

  Jan 2010 - now

  Director

  Heku helps people win tenders. We provide a friendly and approachable service to support organisations with their bids and project management needs.We have helped businesses win over £700 million of work, with contract lengths ranging from one year to 35 years. Most tenders are between £5 million and £35 million in value however we will consider supporting contracts outside this range. We work across a wide range of industries including renewable energy, waste, education technology, children’s services and healthcare services for example. Individuals working for Heku have proven experience of putting together successful bids and proposals. We also have individuals with specialist software development skills.In addition to project managing tenders, our project managers have previously worked on change management projects, business case proposals and development of waste facilities.We have supported projects across the UK, including tendering and project management support within England, Scotland and Wales. We have also provided assistance to companies in Europe.We can provide help in the following areas:* Complete project management of PQQ and tender submissions* Market research and analysis* Evaluation of existing PQQ and tenders, identifying areas for improvement* Development of written materials for tender submission* Support with specific sections of tenders Show less

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  FEOHull

  Dec 2018 - now

  FEO NxGen Team

  Helping to inspire the next generation. FEO NxGen Team at FEOHull.I am part of the FEO NxGen team who present free, interactive one-day or half day workshops run in schools and colleges - successful entrepreneurs give up their time to inspire students to think about running their own business. We share our stories and ways to get started, providing practical tips and support along the way.

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  Be Outstanding - Care Quality Software

  Oct 2021 - now

  Chief Operating Officer

  I would like all care providers to be the very best that they can be. I want great care for people and recognise that we all might need care in the future. My role is to support managers and their teams in the care industries with the Be Outstanding care quality software. Our research identifies what the CQC considers to be Outstanding care and the software helps busy care providers keep control of their evidence; supporting them with research and tips on what is required to be Outstanding. Show less