Robert Williams

Experience

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  Saxoncourt Group

  Oct 2002 - Oct 2004

  English Second Language Teacher
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  Planet Languages Ltd

  Jun 2005 - Oct 2006

  Editorial Project Manager
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  CIPD

  Nov 2006 - Dec 2010

  Senior Publishing Operations Executive
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  Hodder Education

  Dec 2010 - Sept 2014

  Commissioning Editor
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  Cambridge University Press

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2019

  Commissioning Editor, ELT
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  On Purpose

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2024

  Fellow

  The On Purpose Associate Programme is a leadership and career transition programme for mid-career professionals entering the social and environmental impact space. Associates work with two purpose-led organisations for 6 months each, delivering strategically important work, and develop their leadership skills and capability through a sector-leading learning and development programme.I worked with with Guy's and St Thomas' Charity and Big Society Capital.

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  Guy's and St Thomas'​ Charity

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2019

  Impact Investment and NHS Engagement Associate (On Purpose)

  • Building pipeline of impact investment opportunities with UK health impact; meeting fund managers; leading early stage reviews using high level impact criteria; conducting later stage due diligence; collaborating on theory of change development; Sharepoint planning and migration.• Reviewing application process for NHS Trust staff accessing charity funds; gathering qualitative and quantitative data; drafting and presenting recommendations for improvement; revising guidance documentation and communication cycle; briefing updates to reporting cycles. Show less

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  Big Society Capital

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Supporting development of The Good Food Fund investment vehicle (debt and equity) for healthy challenger food brands; researching food company funding landscape; conducting due diligence reference interviews with fund managers and start-ups in the food space; writing sections of investment committee approval paper.• Scoping support needs of mental health ventures through desk research, interviews and surveys; presenting findings at roundtable; wroting capstone document and blog piece on enterprise needs for mental health awareness week.• Leading development and delivery of Social Investment Unpicked distance learning course for infrastructure organisations; managing stakeholder engagement; creating content plan; overseeing schedule; building interactive activity and video content. Show less

  • Communications and Engagement Officer

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Associate (On Purpose)

    Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
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  NEL

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Junior Consultant
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  Transformation Partners in Health and Care

  Jul 2021 - now

  Consultant within the Royal Free's Healthcare Consulting Team leading on the design and delivery of transformation and improvement projects with system parters.Key highlights include: managing digital transformation and procurement processes for primary care; providing operational support to the London Covid-19 vaccination programme; project managing the creation of CYP mental health quality standards and leading on the Post-Covid-19 Clinical Network health inequalities workstream.

  • Senior Consultant

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Consultant

    Jul 2021 - Apr 2024