Ben Archer

Experience

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  Sussex Police

  Sept 2003 - Sept 2005

  Police Community Support Officer

  Engagement with the local community on a range of issues relating to local policing. Focused work with young people on evenings and weekends to address anti-social behaviour. Training and tutoring of new PCSOs, including the use of competency frameworks and performance review processes.

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  Rochdale Borough Council

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

  Youth Offending Team Case Manager & ISS Officer

  • Delivered interventions to young people on a range of community and custodial sentences, and voluntary interventions, including high-risk young people• Produced court reports, assessments and tailored intervention plans• Worked closely with the young person’s family/carers and other agencies involved in the delivery of these plans. • Developed and delivered a group-work offending behaviour programme

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  Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB)

  Oct 2009 - May 2018

  Led the business change project for the implementation of the AssetPlus assessment framework to the youth secure estate in England and Wales, including;- Development of the business change approach and training model- Engagement with senior managers and practitioners across the youth secure estate and wider stakeholders in the Youth Custody Service, HMPPS, HMI Prisons and OFSTED.- Delivery of AssetPlus training to senior managers, frontline and central staff- Line management of a team of six Business Change Advisers and Trainers- Use of programme management principles, including developing and managing programme and communication plans, and managing risks and issues. Show less • Led the development and implementation of the YJB’s Effective Practice Framework, including: o developing new processes for the identification and dissemination of effective practice across the youth justice system, o developing a set of evidence standards, and the processes for classifying youth justice programmes and projects against them. o developing practice resources on programme design and evaluation.Developed the seminar agenda for the 2012 and 2013 Youth Justice Conventions• Represented the YJB alongside MoJ colleagues and voluntary sector organisations delivering arts-related interventions in the criminal justice system• Led the procurement of a supplier to deliver ‘Theory of Change’ training to youth justice practitioners• Line management of one permanent post as well as one member of staff on a fixed-term contract. Show less

  • Business Change Lead (consultant)

    Nov 2014 - May 2018

  • Senior Effective Practice Adviser

    Oct 2009 - Nov 2014
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  University of Suffolk

  Apr 2016 - Apr 2020

  Guest Lecturer

  Delivery of two lectures on youth justice per academic year to Social Work students

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  MyPath Organisation

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2020

  Director

  Youth justice training and consultation, specialising in bespoke QA-led AssetPlus training and remote AssetPlus quality-assurance.

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  Children and Families Across Borders

  Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
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  NHS England

  Oct 2018 - now

  • Head of Portfolio Office - Workforce, Training & Education

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Head of PMO - NHS Management and Leadership Development Programme

    Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Senior Adviser - Workforce, Training and Education

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Programme Manager

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Senior Quality Improvement Manager - Adult Mental Health

    Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Quality Improvement Lead - Adult Mental Health

    Oct 2018 - Apr 2020