Business Development Manager - Gullane, East Lothian, UK
A creative development manager in adult education. Project Manager for range of programmes aimed at widening access to vocational training and lifelong learning, at both local and international level.
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CV
Employment History
(Jun 2001 & ongoing)
Business Development Manager
Key Responsibilities:
• To develop alternative funding streams by creating opportunities to utilise European and other funding sources, and where appropriate, submit applications.
• To fulfill the role of Project Manager to develop new e-learning programmes.
• To develop a working relationship with significant statutory, voluntary and private agencies. Create new opportunities for adults to participate in learning, education and training, delivered either in College or in community locations.
• To fulfil the role of Line Manager for the New Deal Unit, including liaison with West Lothian Employability partnership.
• To co-ordinate the provision of vocational and academic classes to S3/4/5/6 school pupils at West Lothian College and develop new learning opportunities for school pupils.
• To fulfil the role of Project Manager to the ESF projects, Resume 2 and Step-Up (LTP).
• To liase between group and service managers and community organisations in identifying and developing new learning opportunities.
(Aug 1995 to Jun 2001)
Lecturer
Key Responsibilities:
- Supported adult learners within Community Studies Department. Subjects: Social Care, social Sciences. Facilitate learning within classroom, open learning, development of e learning, and work placement settings. Promoted to current position.
(Aug 1995 to Jun 1997)
Lecturer
Edinburgh Telford CollegeKey Responsibilities:
- Supported adult learners within Learning Support and Communications Departments. Support adult learners with learning disabilities. Support Skillseeker trainees from Building Trades. Support learning in Social Care. Left for full time permanent contract at West Lothian College.
(Aug 1983 to Aug 1995)
Prior career was in Social Work.Key Responsibilities:
- Residential Social Work and Community Development. Promoting independent living and community integration for young people and adults with physical and learning disabilities.
(Jun 1981 to Aug 1983)
First career was in Hotel ManagementKey Responsibilities:
- Supervision of staff, Front of House Management, Budgeting and Financial Control. Event Organiser
Education
( 2007 to )
University of Edinburgh
Currently studying this programme part time/online. Special areas of interest are developing interactive platforms and widening participation in use of ICT. Anticipated completion date 2008
( 2001 to 2001)
University of Stirling
Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE)
Pedagogical perspectives in adult education. Specialised in development of e-learning. Award 2001
( 1995 to 1995)
BA Open University
Social Science Studies: Sociology, Politics, Social Care
Award 1990
( 1995 to 1995)
University of Strathclyde
Widening access in Adult Education, formal and informal learning approaches, research thesis was learning in later life. Award 1995
Additional Information
Key Skills:
• External funding and tender bidding
• Effective e-learning and e-pedagogical strategies
• Strategic lifelong learning partnerships
• EU funding
• ICT project management
• Manage vocational and personal development training programmes for unemployed adults.
• Develop literacy and core skills projects
• School – College Partnerships
Key Achievements:
• Project Manager for West Lothian ICT Skills Project 2002-05, successfully promoted ICT learning to new, inexperienced learners.
• Developed blended learning approaches to promote wider access to ICT.
• Project Manager for ESF Basic Skills Project, developing e-learning infrastructure in local community, community learning portal, online materials, staff development.
• Project Manager for ESF Resume Project, developing vocational training programmes for adults with disabilities.
• Founding member of West Lothian Literacy Partnership, creating innovative strategies to promote literacy & numeracy skills in local community.
• Member of European Partnership Project – E-quality, promoting use of ICT through web research and dialogical learning.
• Project Manager of Socrates/Grundtvig research project – promoting effective strategies for open, flexible and e-learning.
• Developed new vocational training opportunities for school pupils.
• Manage vocational and personal development training programmes for unemployed adults in West Lothian. Job outcomes for trainees ahead of target.
Salary Expectations
c.£40k plus
Categories & Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Business Development (Further Education)
- eSystems Design & Technology (Further Education)
- Health & Social Care (Further Education)
- Social Science (Further Education)
- Staff Training (Further Education)
- Teaching (Further Education)
- Training Design (Further Education)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Full Project Lifecycle (Project Consultancy)
- Internet (Project Consultancy)
- IT Staff Development (IT Consulting)
- Mentoring (Project Consultancy)
- Multinational Organisation (Project Consultancy)
- PRINCE2 (Project Consultancy)
- Process Change (Project Consultancy)
- Property Management (Business Consulting)
- Public Sector (Project Consultancy)
- Tender Appraisal
- Training (Project Consultancy)
- Workshop Management (Project Consultancy)

