I am a Non-Executive Director of ERSA, the Employment Related Services Association which is the trade membership body for the employment support sector and our members span the private, public, and voluntary sectors. I have previously been involved with a number of third sector organisations regionally in the West Midlands and I have been dealing with forming strategic alliances, turnaround operations, recruitment of board members and a CEO as well as participating in an Audit and transaction committee, being a member of remuneration and interview panel and also a member of performance sub-committee. I am a Fellow of the Institute of Employability Professionals, the Group Lead for the British Asian Business Community Special Interest Group for the Institute of Directors (IOD) and the Chair of the Conservative Friends of Small Business in the Heartlands regions.
I am the Founding Chair of the Junior Academy of Birmingham Sports (JABS) B8 and an Ambassador for Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (BYSA) as well Founder and Chair of Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance and Awards. I am proud to serve as a Judge for the following awards: Innovation Awards, Birmingham Awards, Signature Awards, Nachural Entrepreneurship Awards, National Apprenticeship Awards as well as the Prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Awards as well
Foster Care and the UK National Interest Foster care in England must be understood not simply as a safeguarding function, but as a matter of national capacity, workforce resilience and public value. I write this as the Managing Director and Responsible Individual of F5 Foster Care, with direct accountability for...
Government Is Not a Risk-Free Customer: Governance, Risk and Leadership in Regulated Markets There is a phrase I hear regularly by entrepreneurs, third sector leaders and general founder conversations and investor discussions: “At least government is a safe customer.” It’s usually said with confidence – sometimes with relief. Often with...
Transparency Builds Trust. And Trust Builds Business. Today, more than ever, transparency is the language of leadership. Not the polished words in reports. Not the headlines on your careers page. But the lived experience of how your organisation behaves-internally, externally, and publicly. And if your business wants to grow, attract...
Apprenticeship Strategy, Procurement & Workforce Planning in a Time of Change If you’re an employer in the UK today, particularly one operating in public-facing sectors, the signals are clear: the way we attract, develop, and retain talent is being redefined. So how does Apprenticeship Strategy, Procurement & Workforce Planning affect...
