PEOPLEPLUS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partnerships & Development Manager
I am the Partnerships and Development Manager for Scotland with a focus Nationally on Supported Employment Partnerships. I have 20 Years Experience in the Welfare to Work environment developing and creating opportunities for Disabled or Disadvantaged Groups, an industry specialist in Community Wealth Building and Sustainable Procurement Duty's.
Job Titles:
- Business Development & Partnerships Director
Andrew Turnbull is the Business Development & Partnerships Director for PeoplePlus, and has been with the business since 2016. Andrew has over 15 years' experience of leading business development teams, developing growth strategies and managing large scale complex bids in a range of sectors, including justice, welfare to work, skills, financial and legal advice, and health and social care
I have worked for PeoplePlus for over 12 years and have operational experience through employability contracts and for the last 7 years have worked within the Partnerships team, supporting with national and local bids within the Justice, Employability and Health and Social Care sectors. As Head of Bid Partnerships, I am passionate about supporting the team to build strong partner and stakeholder relationships.
Job Titles:
- Divisional Managing Director for Community Services
Clare Boston oversees the Community Services Division; including Independent Living Services and Carer Services. Clare has over 20 years experience in management of outsourced services, across a number of sectors. She has managed significant services commissioned by DWP, MoJ, DCMS, NHSE and a large number of local authorities. She has a wealth of experience in transformation, change and contract implementation.
Job Titles:
- Divisional Managing Director for Adult Education
Emma has worked in senior roles in the education and training sector for over 20 years and has a particular passion for supporting adult learners who are looking for a "second chance" into learning. Emma has a proven track record in driving the quality of curriculum and its delivery, challenging new and innovative ways of learning and development at every opportunity. Engaging with commissioners as a trusted partner to achieve the strategic ambition and intent of our contract portfolio is a primary focus for Emma in her current role alongside ongoing research into critical challenges including literacy and digital skills.
Job Titles:
- Fellow of the CIPD
- People Director
Heather is a Fellow of the CIPD and a qualified executive coach and mediator. She has joined PeoplePlus this year, having previously led an HR team at GEOAmey who sit within the justice sector. During her extensive HR career Heather has worked across many sectors including professional services, financial services, heavy manufacturing and engineering. Heather loves to learn and embraces change and challenge in equal measure.
Job Titles:
- Strategy, Solutions and Partnerships Director
As Strategy, Solutions and Partnerships Director, I'm passionate about making sure we work collaboratively with partners, sharing ideas, best practice and opportunities to help change the lives of every customer that we work with every day. I have over 20 years' industry experience supporting partnerships and stakeholder management both in operational roles and latterly in Business Development functions, for Prime organisations across the UK and Ireland. I am also an ERSA board director, so have a wide knowledge of our sector through working for and with the 300+ ERSA members which span the private, public and voluntary sectors, from multi-national businesses to charities and community enterprises.
Job Titles:
- Partnership & Development Manager
As a Partnership and Development Manager, I am passionate about building meaningful partnerships that adopt a joined-up approach, to maintain high standards of practice and positive outcomes. I specialise in employability in the South East and nationally, and have worked with voluntary, public and private organisations, building collaborative projects that support the employability landscape. I have additional experience working in the Education, Enterprise, and Health and Social Care sectors, and have been with PeoplePlus for 5 years.
Job Titles:
- Group Managing Director
- Member of the Executive Team
Kenny has a mission to make PeoplePlus a great place to work, so that colleagues can focus on delivering the very best experience for their clients, customers and service users; to give people the skills, training and support to overcome the barriers they face to get into work and progress in their careers - creating better futures for themselves and their families. An experienced operator in outsourced public services, Kenny joined PeoplePlus as Chief Operating Officer in 2018 from Capita, where he was the Managing Director of the highly successful Automatic Enrolment (AE) Contract with The Pensions Regulator/DWP.
Laura oversees our Partner Services Division, which encompasses our Social Recruitment Framework, The Wellbeing Collection, the national Employer Relationships team, our online learning platform LearningPlus and #GetBritainWorking. She is an Executive Lead on the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group, which complements her role as Business Development Director on our Social Impact Service for employers.
Job Titles:
- Partnerships & Development Manager
I am a Bid Partnerships Manager covering the UK , providing a local focus on the North East , Yorkshire and Humberside. I joined PeoplePlus in 2021, my role is to build and maintain relationships with key partners and stakeholders, developing partnership solutions to support bids across our employability, justice, enterprise and communities' services. Prior to my current role I worked for thirteen years building and maintaining both local and national partnership relationships within the public and private sector.
Job Titles:
- Divisional Managing Director for Employability
Sally joined the Welfare to Work sector in 2007. From there she has many roles at PeoplePlus including Projects Director, Divisional Director for Health & Social Care and leading our other departments in Skills and Employability. On return from maternity leave Sally became Operations Director for the Restart Contract and subsequently Divisional Managing Director for Employability. Sally holds a number of Change qualifications including PRINCE2, Agile, MPS and most recently a Six Sigma Black Belt. She has a wealth of experience in running new contracts and managing change across the business.
Job Titles:
- Senior Bid Partnerships Manager
I am the Senior Bid Partnerships Manager covering the UK and providing a local focus on the West and East Midlands. I joined PeoplePlus in 2018, and I have worked in and around public services and the justice sector for last twenty-five years, my role involves establishing and maintaining successful partner and stakeholder relationships and leading on the design and development of partnership solutions for bids.
Steven Bell is the Governance Director for PeoplePlus and Staffline, and has been with the business since 2009. Steven has extensive experience of working with commissioners and regulators, and has designed and oversees our control environment management systems across the businesses to ensure that all statutory, regulatory, and contractual compliance requirements are adhered to.