Experience

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  Journal of tropical architecture

  Aug 1989 - Dec 1991

  Assistant editor

  Sourced articles for publications from individual architects and organisations, worked with the editor, artists and writers to plan the magazine layout, edit and proof read articles, agree on adverts and met with publishers.

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  Diversity house

  Jan 2007 - now

  I am the founder and project lead of Diversity House (http://www.diversityhouse.org.uk), a charity which aims to promote social inclusion, community engagement of the under-represented and marginalized communities in Kent.Key Results: - Successfully project-managed the charity for 9 years. - Improved sustainability through proper managing and controlling budgets. - Project Development: improved community capacity-building, volunteering opportunities, mentoring and support networks - Successfully campaigned for equality and diversity training to be made mandatory for local elected councillors. Procurement of funding from various sources. - Set key performance indicators (KPI) that were aligned to new business objectives for the charity. These were performance indicators which resulted in the sustainability of the organization. - Set up service users and volunteers’ feedback forums in line with policies on service users and carers’ involvement to encourage bottom-up communication. - Was awarded the Volunteer Excellence Award for a voluntary organization by Kent County Council. - Successfully developed a project to promote the involvement and participation of disadvantaged women in Swale Borough. - Developed a community rehabilitation program for offenders at the open prisons to support their easy reintegration into the wider community. This was used to work in our work with the HM Sheppey Cluster. - Devised creative and cost-effective incentive and morale-boosting programs (including special events and a tiered awards structure) that increased employee satisfaction and productivity. - Reworked new-hire orientation program to include the Equality Act 2010 and Single Equality Scheme information. - Developed an online magazine (www.swalelife.com). - Wrote an employee manual on equality and diversity, disciplinary and complaints procedures, Codes of Conduct, health and safety policy ,and volunteer and service users/members benefits information. Show less

  • Chair and CEO

    Mar 2007 - now

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Jan 2007 - now
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  Nhs eastern and coastal kent

  Jun 2007 - Mar 2011

  Health promotion practitioner specialist - community development

  I was recruited to support the implementation and delivery of health promotion programmes in a range of different settings and with identified target groups, including community health development. Also, to support facilitation of multi-agency public health partnerships and community based needs assessment monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to assess impact of community action on health.Key Results: Played a key role in designing and formulation of the community development strategy Designed and formulated training packs on community development, community cohesion and health inequalities for colleagues Led as the NHS Compact champion. Also tasked with ensuring the NHS compliance with the Compact Standards. The above responsibility involved partnership-working, regular attendance at networking meetings with statutory and voluntary sector organizations. Fostered a teamwork/open-door environment conducive to positive dialogue across the organization. Led several health/need assessments using the action research method. Charged with engaging and consulting Black and Minority Ethnic communities. Researched the health needs of Gypsy and Irish Traveller communities in East Kent. Member of strategic partnership groups such as ‘Safer and Stronger Communities groups (sub-group of the LSP), Community Safety Partnerships, etc. Set up and developed several health projects such as the Breastfeeding Initiative in Swale; Healthy Lifestyle Choices in the deprived areas of Murston Village, Swale Borough Council, Isle of Sheppey Academy; created the Youth-Led Community Cohesion Tool-kit and the Kent Wide Community Cohesion Conference among others. Show less

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  Coventry university

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Postgraduate

  I studied community cohesion management and obtained an MA with Distinction. My empirical research was on "Community Cohesion and Black and Ethnic Minority Communities Health Inequalities: A Learning Alliance Experience in Kent". This innovative piece of research added to knowledge in the field of healthcare.

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  Swale life magazine - diversity house

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2013

  Editor

  Swale Life is a community building website published by Diversity House – a charity based in Sittingbourne, Kent. The focus of Diversity House work is in representing the interests of minority ethnic groups living in the Swale area, by helping them gain access to adequate health and social care services, education and other services which otherwise would pass them by. In doing this work, Diversity House believes in the inclusion rather than exclusion of all the residents of Swale regardless of their colour, in order to achieve a high level of social integration and equality for all. Show less

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  Cogol concerns limited

  Mar 2012 - now

  Director

  Cogol Concerns Ltd provides training and organizational development that creates common language and frameworks between individuals, teams and levels of an organization and introduces basic principles of anti-oppression, anti-discriminatory, equity, power, privilege and cultural proficiency. When an organization or team has established a common approach to working across differences we can customize further levels of training or organizational development processes to fit their specific needs.What We DoTraining and Development - including human rights, cultural proficiency, anti-oppression, conflict resolution and one on one coaching.Systems Development & Review - including policies & procedures, service delivery audits and customized meeting or training.Conflict Management - including facilitation, mediation and investigation. Who we work withWe work with all sizes and types of organizations with a specialization in healthcare, social services, the not for profit, and community based sector. We have significant experience working for community based organizations with mandates focused on social change and issues of marginalization.Creative projects ideas and branding - we support individuals to generate creative business ideas for projects.We also formulate existing ideas into formative strategies. COGOL Concerns also carry out feasibility studies using organisational aims and objectives to formulate appropriate names, titles and themes.Other Services • Consulting, mentoring and coaching in all key areas • Project management consulting • Bid writing • Trainer training • Training program management • ResearchEmail: [email protected] Show less