Hopewell Silas - MSP®, PRINCE2®, CBAP, CPOA, PMP,

Experience

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  Shoreline Logistics Nigeria Limited.

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2012

  Lead Change and Business Improvement Advisor.
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  Shoreline Logistics Nigeria Limited.

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2014

  Business Analyst / Project Manager (Special Projects).
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  Shoreline Logistics Nigeria Limited

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2018

  Agile Business Analyst / Project Manager.
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  ECM Terminals

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

  Service Lead (Commercial Project Manager).

  As Service Lead and Commercial Project Manager, I coordinated and supervised the activities of the Commercial, Business Development, and Analysis Team. I also coached, mentored, trained, and developed staff while coordinating onboarding processes.

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  Farm and Freight Limited

  Jul 2021 - May 2022

  Programme Lead; - Consultancy Services.

  As a Lead Analyst and Programme Design Lead for the startup firm, I coordinated the activities of the Digital Design and Business Transformation team and planned, designed, developed, as well as launched efficient business, financial, and operations systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes thereby enabling change in the organization through the process of identifying needs and recommending solutions that delivered value to stakeholders.

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  NHS Tayside

  Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  Business Analyst - Digital Directorate Programme.

  I was tasked with the responsibility of enabling change through the definition of needs and subsequent recommendation of solutions to deliver value to stakeholders.

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  Youth Vision Edinburgh

  Aug 2022 - now

  Member Board of Trustees

  I am a Member Board of Trustees of Youth Vision, a charity that was founded in 2005 by Sara Beauregard and Claudia Goncalves. YV works with young people from South West Edinburgh who are struggling with formal education, are excluded from school, and are not engaged in training or employment.

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  NHS Borders

  Oct 2022 - Jan 2024

  Senior Project Manager - PMO

  I was responsible for leading projects and project team(s) in improving, developing and implementing NHS Borders Change Programmes, including leading the delivery of programme work streams. I was also responsible for supporting the planning and management of programmes of work and for leading and managing the implementation of specific projects to support the achievement of programme outcomes and benefits using appropriate programme and project management methodology, project frameworks, performance management, change and risk management skills. Show less

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  BCS Edinburgh Branch

  Oct 2023 - now

  Executive Committee Member

  The BCS Edinburgh Branch provides a forum for BCS members located in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Over 1,400 of the 60,000 BCS members are affiliated to the Edinburgh Branch.The main responsibilities of the Branch are to provide services for local members and to promote the mission and objectives of the society to the IT profession and the public at large.

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  The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (Scottish Government)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  I lead the Business Change Team within the Business Transformation Service at the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA), an Agency of the Scottish Government, to drive impactful business transformation initiatives and focus on spearheading innovative projects, overseeing strategic business change, and ensuring the successful execution of initiatives aligned with one of SPPA's strategic objectives of delivering excellent services to the people we serve.