Recent Projects

Registration with the Homes & Communities Agency - charity & I&P

Provision of advice and guidance to the Jewish Community Council of Gateshead. This enabled them to register their subsidiary Adler Housing Ltd as a not for profit housing provider with the Homes & Communities Agency (March 2014). Continuing to work alongside JCCG and Adler Housing to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Code and NHF Code of Governance.

This project was undertaken in partnership with Jon Watson Consulting leading on housing development and the registration of Adler Housing as an Investment Partner with the Homes & Communities Agency.

Due Diligence Report - international charity

Assessment of a social enterprise specialising in training and the refurbishment if white goods, on behalf of an international Charity considering taking on the business of the social enterprise. Preparation of report and recommendations for the charity's commercial board, outlining different options for partnership and assessing the opportunities and risks associated with each option.

Identifying new business opportunities - support provider

Part of the client organisation's expansion strategy. My role was to identify new business opportunities in a rapidly changing commissioning environment; then preparing and submitting bid documentation. I have developed systems for managing the new business pipeline. And working with the operations director, I have helped the organisation to prepare to accomodate clients who direct their own support; and be able to operate on a 'payment by results' basis.

Support Strategy - housing association group

Bringing a draft strategy to publication standard. Creation of a short strategy statement setting out the organisational vision and creation of a structured supporting document for internal use. Together these documents are capable of taking the organisation from Vision to Implementation. Design of the consultation process throughout the Group.

Assessing the housing needs of vulnerable people - local authority

Evidence based report for a west midlands local authority which makes practical and realistic recommendations designed to encourage health, housing and social care services to work together for the benefit of residents with care and support needs. The report is structured to enable professionals to assess the impact each recommendation will have for the social care outcomes framework, and for making best use of the housing stock in all tenures.

This report was prepared for lead consulants Impact Change Solutions.

Corporate Performance Reporting Framework - local authority

Development and implementation of an organisation wide framework for reporting progress towards corporate objectives. The structure includes an executive report and concise supporting reports for each of the local authority's corporate objectives - all underpinned by evidence and statistics which are book-marked to each objective.

Empty Homes Funding - charity

Preparation of successful bid to Department for Communities and Local Government under the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme. Design of project management structure to implement the delivery of the resulting purchase and repair programme.

Options appraisal for housing ALMO - local authority

Report setting out an assesment of the options avaialble to a local authority approaching the end of the ALMO agreement, including assessment of risks, opportunities and impact for each stakeholder group.