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Position:
Director
Qualifications:
BA (Hons) Modern Languages
Career History:
2002 to date
1999 - 2002
1998 - 1999
1995 - 1998
1986 - 1995
1983 - 1986
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Inspira
Hallmark Business Solutions
Hereford and Worcestershire CCTE
Business Link Redditch and Bromsgrove
Redditch and Bromsgrove Chamber of Commerce
Kidderminster Chamber of Commerce
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Skills and Experience:
Jill has wide experience in business planning and strategic
development for organisations in the public and the private
sectors. She has run her own consultancy service - Hallmark
Business Solutions - and been chief executive of the Business
Link service in Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Her particular skills include:
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• Strategic and Business planning
• Development, Coaching and Mentoring
• Performance Management
• Quality
• Consultation
• Event planning |
Jill's clients at Hallmark included Redditch Borough Council, Worcestershire Health Authority (Public Health Department), Black Country Chamber of Commerce and Business Link, Worcestershire County Council and Clement Keys Chartered Accountants. Until recently she was a paid advisor to the Board of the Redditch Local Strategic Partnership and remains an Adviser to the Board of the Dudley Community Partnership.
Jill has had experience of and responsibility for managing major change programmes including several re-structures, development of new corporate governance arrangements, working closely with Board of Directors on formal training programmes, clarifying role, remit and responsibilities. One change programme resulted in a CCTE being in top 3 performers in the Country.
As a quality assessor with Midlands Excellence, Jill has carried out assessments on national companies.
Recent projects undertaken include:
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Research, framework development, facilitation, partnership development and production of final documentation for the Redditch Community Strategy. |
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Restructuring of the Redditch LSP from concept to realisation to meet agreed partnership objectives. |
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Development of the Business Development Steering Groups and successive delivery plans for North Black Country/South Staffs, South Black Country/West Birmingham and East Birmingham/North Solihull Regen. Zones. |
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Ongoing project management of a major strategic planning, enterprise and skills programme related to the development of a large leisure and entertainment destination in north Worcestershire. |
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Structural review of a Black Country LSP.
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Strategic project management of the merger of three national professional institutes; |
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Capital bid development for a West Midlands regeneration Partnership; |
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Development of the regeneration framework and business case for conversion of a Regeneration Partnership to LDV status. |
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