Andrew Akester

Experience

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  Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force

  Feb 2003 - Mar 2021

  Planning Company Level Training Events and Courses for Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers within 'B' Company which comprises its Headquarters and 11 Detachments in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Processing and approving the training plans for Events and Courses conducted by Detachments.Processing results of Testing Boards by Detachments and recording onto an Online Database.Monitoring and reporting on the status of qualifications for Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers within the Company. Show less Responsible for the management and implementation of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award within 'B' Company, comprising 11 Detachments each forming it's own DofE Group.Providing guidance to the Cadet Force Adult Volunteers within each group on how to encourage and support participants through their programme.Providing direct encouragement, guidance and support to participants in order to help them achieve success in their programmes.Planning and coordinating Expedition Packages at Bronze and Silver Level and coordinating the entry of 'B' Company personnel into Gold Expedition Packages organised and conducted by County Headquarters.Managing participants progress through the eDofE System - approving or querying submissions of Programme Planners, Evidence and Assessors Reports. Show less Commanding Middleton Detachment (March 2008 to October 2011) and Signals Detachment (November 2011 to June 2015).Planning and coordinating training within the detachment on it's regular parade evenings including the production of training programmes and directly instructing cadets. Planning and implementing addition training days and weekends to provide additional training. Planning and coordinating the detachment's assistance with local community events. Coordinating the entry of Cadet and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers onto events and courses at Company, County, Regional and National Level.Record Keeping of all records pertaining to Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers within the detachment including Personal Details and Qualifications gained.Basic Accounting. Show less

  • County Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Officer

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Staff Officer (Training)

    May 2015 - Sept 2018

  • Company Duke of Edinburgh's Award Officer

    Jun 2010 - Sept 2018

  • Detachment Commander

    Mar 2008 - Jun 2015

  • Cadet Force Adult Volunteer

    Feb 2003 - Feb 2008
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  TNS UK Ltd

  Nov 2011 - Oct 2016

  Telephone Interviewer

  Conducting confidential Market and Social Research Interviews both Consumer and B2B. Recording responses onto Bespoke Software System by coding or typing Verbatim.

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  City Health Care Partnership CIC

  Mar 2017 - now

  • Senior Information Systems Manager

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Information Systems Manager

    Dec 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Information Systems Analyst

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Business Intelligence Support Analyst

    May 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Data Migration Clerk

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2017