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
Apprenticeship Strategy, Workforce, Procurement and Social Value 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. The implementation of the Budget, policy changes including the...
When Charity Merges with Commerce: Why the Sector Needs to Rethink Purpose and Power Across the not-for-profit and regulated sectors-from education and housing to international aid-we’re seeing a quiet but growing trend: charities and social enterprises merging, consolidating, or being acquired. Sometimes these moves are framed as necessary restructuring. Other...
Boardroom Balance: The Dynamics Between CEO and Chair – and Why It Matters The strength of an organisation is not just defined by the size of its balance sheet or its ability to execute. It is moreover defined by the strength of the relationships around the boardroom table – and...
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...
