Dan Hallam

Experience

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  Blaby District Council

  May 2009 - May 2013

  Sport & Leisure Activity Assistant
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  Harborough District Council

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2021

  Role working as Physical Activity Development Officer to be responsible for the development and delivery of Sport, Physical Activity and Health & Wellbeing activities/agenda throughout Harborough District. I have been working in the sport/physical activity setting for many years and during this time I have delivered and managed a variety of programmes and projects both at population level and those targeting specific sub-populations and service users. I currently lead on a range of sport and physical activity intervention programmes that aim to engage inactive/sedentary population groups including those diagnosed or at risk of medical associated conditions that relate to modifiable lifestyle risk factors and/or unhealthy behaviours. For instance, I am responsible for delivering the Harborough District Exercise on Referral Scheme, Weight Management, Older Persons/Ageing Well Agenda, Cancer Pre/Rehabilitation, Cardiac Rehabilitation and other targeted health conditions. In addition, a range of lower level sport and physical activity participation focused programmes. I’m educated to a degree level in a sports related discipline; I have a sound knowledge of physical activity, public health systems with awareness of the national and local political policies and processes. I have a very good understanding of Local Authority, Public Health, NHS, PCN, Sports Governing Bodies and partner infrastructures. I rely on excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, budgetary and ICT skills which are essential along with excellent analytic and negotiating skills. Show less I have gained the required experience working as a Sport, Health & Wellbeing Manager for Harborough District Council and in this role managing, coordinating and delivering a wide range of targeted intervention sport and physical activity programmes. During my time in the Sport & Health Team I have been responsible for line managing staff, coordination of a wide range of programmes, and built effective long standing relationships with partners.I have developed a wide range of public sector management experience/s as I have progressed at Harborough District Council. This includes managing staff, services and contracts (including performance and quality), projects and programmes, budget monitoring and finance. Within this I have also gained valuable experience coordinating our annual commissioning plan, managing processes and bids to secure internal and external funding, plus managing relationships with key partners such as elected members, private providers and the NHS. I also take an active role in the governance of the team work plan and services, reporting and providing feedback to our service manager and corporate management team on a regular basis on key updates and achievements, current risks/issues and discussing the next steps for effective delivery. Show less A role at Local Authority level aimed at increasing the general wellbeing and health of the population of the District of Harborough. Role mainly focused on increasing the number of 11-25 year olds participating in sport regularly, with additional responsibility coordinating projects for older adults and universal initiatives. Main responsibilities consisted of: - Developing local satellite sport clubs in the area. - Developing, reviewing and submitting sportivate funding applications. - School games organisation. - Developing volunteers. - Increasing general participation in sport and physical activity. - Extensive partnership working with clubs, coaches, councillors, health professionals, NGBs, Leicestershire and Rutland Sport, community groups and organisations and Ellesmere College (inclusive sport). Show less

  • Physical Activity Development Officer

    Sept 2014 - Oct 2021

  • Interim Sport, Health & Wellbeing Manager

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Assistant Sport & Physical Activity Development Officer

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
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  Leicester City Council

  Oct 2021 - now

  Public Health Commissioning Manager

  To provide decisive and effective leadership to team(s)in line with the council’s ‘Vision & Values’ and ‘Leadership Qualities’ that enables them to do their best work resulting in high levels of people and organisational performance. To manage and oversee the implementation of key public health commissioning programmes across the division, to achieve positive health outcomes for service users.• Involve team/s in creating a shared purpose to help them develop and achieve results.• Give clear direction and provide effective people and performance management by setting objectives, agreeing outcomes, monitoring and measuring outputs and holding individuals and team(s) to account.• Explore and understand the views of the team and adapt style and behaviour as necessary to ensure positive outcomes. Show respect for the views of others by recognising their contribution and valuing diversity.• Utilise the range of HR tools to achieve effective people and performance management.• Manage performance by undertaking Quality Conversations, being honest and challenging constructively. Enable a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging and enabling the team to reflect and act on evaluation and feedback through coaching and mentoring.• Develop positive trusting relationships within and outside the team, treating people with fairness and respect.• Inspire team/s by creating opportunities to be creative and innovative, supporting team development and encouraging autonomy to enable team(s) to do their best work.Working with Public Health lead commissioners, senior officers in public health and other partners/organisations to develop and commission services that promote and protect health and wellbeing within the local population. To lead on work to remodel key public health services including planning and implementing service redesign, and re commissioning/decommissioning of services. Show less

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  Loughborough College

  Nov 2023 - now

  Elite Sport Assessor