1.
G I L L I A N
M A R G A R E T
T I L L
51,
SM ITH FIELD S,
TO TN ES,
D EVO N
TQ 9
5LR
Phone
:
07702084048
•
E-­‐mail
:
gill.till@btinternet.com
Passionate
and
outcomes
focused
project
and
programme
officer,
with
experience
of
delivering
high
profile
transformational
and
strategic
projects.
Personal
skills
• Generating
efficiencies
and
problem
solving
• Innovation
and
creativity
• Developing
and
mentoring
others
• Customer,
client
and
stakeholder
relationship
and
engagement
development
• Resource
management
• Persuading,
engaging
and
influencing
• Programme
and
project
delivery
• Safeguarding
training
and
advice
• Strategy
and
policy
design
and
implementation
Previous
employment
and
work
experience
May
2014–
Aug
2011
Dec
2007-­‐
Aug
2011
South
Hams
District
Council
–
Children
and
Young
People’s
Officer
Officer
responsible
for
providing
safeguarding
advice
and
training
to
all
staff
and
Members
on
a
corporate
responsibilities,
liaising
with
social
care
and
other
partners
to
ensure
the
safeguarding
of
vulnerable
adults,
children
and
young
people.
This
role
involved:
• Organisational
lead
for
the
Targeted
(Troubled)
Families
Programme,
including
Chairing
the
West
Devon
and
South
Hams
Management
Committees,
representing
the
Councils
at
the
Executive
Leadership
Group.
• Lead
on
Councils
Government
Inspections
in
relation
to
children,
young
people
and
vulnerable
adults,
ensuring
policies
and
protocols
comply
with
national
policy
and
local
community
needs
• Section
11
Audit
analysis,
completion
and
monitoring
of
delivery.
• Provision
of
advice,
assistance
and
training
all
staff
and
Members
in
safeguarding
and
statutory
responsibilities
in
relation
to
vulnerable
adults,
children
and
young
people
• Development,
review
and
monitoring
of
corporate
Safeguarding
Policy
• Management
and
review
Councils
record
keeping
in
relation
to
children,
young
people
and
vulnerable
adults
• Face
to
face
engagement
with
young
people
in
South
and
West
Devon
and
creation
of
on
line
survey
to
identify
challenges
and
issues
faced
by
younger
community
members
• Development,
design
and
management
Facebook
page
and
micro
website
for
young
people
to
signpost
to
support
services
and
trusted
websites
providing
guidance
and
information
• Authority
Children
Centre
lead
including
Chairing
of
Advisory
Board
• Coordination
of
South
Hams
and
West
Devon
Play
Forums,
including
coordination
of
events.
• Provision
of
DBS
checking
and
safeguarding
policy
advice
to
the
voluntary
sector
• Development
of
Young
People’s
engagement
protocol
and
innovative
ways
to
ensure
young
people
influence
service
delivery
and
development
in
South
Hams
and
West
Devon
• Support,
signpost,
guide
and
assist
voluntary
and
community
groups
to
access
external
funding
for
children
and
young
people’s
work
including
the
writing
and
coordinating
of
funding
applications
• Recruitment
of
casual
staff
and
volunteers
South
Hams
District
Council
–
Children
and
Young
People’s
Officer
and
BIG
Lottery
Manager
Project
Manager
for
BIG
lottery
Children’s
Play
Programme
and
Playbuilder
across
South
Hams
and
West
Devon
and
Council
lead
for
engagement
and
safeguarding
of
children
and
young
people.
This
role
involved:
• Developing
capital
and
revenue
projects
to
deliver
a
3
year
project
in
line
with
BIG
eligibility
criteria
• Manage
portfolio
of
projects,
ensure
project
outcomes
achieved,
financial
management
and
quarterly
reporting
to
the
lottery.
• Development
of
joint
working
initiatives
with
statutory
organisations
and
other
partners
• Development
monitoring
and
review
of
Child
Protection
Policy
• Promoting
play
and
children
and
young
people’s
opportunity
to
participate
in
safe
play
activities

2.
Aug
1997
–
Dec
2007
South
Hams
District
Council
–
Leisure
and
Arts
Officer
and
REACH
Coordinator
To
improve
participation
in
Leisure
and
Arts
activities
in
South
Hams
including:
• Management
responsibilities
to
oversee
delivery
of
annual
Arts
Plan
• To
develop,
deliver
and
maintain
a
programme
of
play
development
including
summer
playschemes,
play
celebration
days
and
to
develop
and
coordinate
a
Play
Forum
• Provide
quarterly
newsletters
both
printed
and
on
line
• Identify
external
funding
for
projects,
including
sponsorship
and
grants
• Budget
management
• Improve
access
to
leisure
facilities
and
services
for
rural
communities
• Recruit
casual
staff
• Creation
of
art
and
play
packs
for
community
groups
Sept
1982
–
April
2000
S.
A.
Till
Building
Services,
Administrator
and
Account
Manager
Roles
included:
• Tender
completion
• Credit
Control
Invoicing
and
administrative
duties
• Site
liaison
• Inland
Revenue
and
VAT
account
preparation
July
1981
–
Aug
1982
Centrepoint
Staff
Agency
–
Director
Leading
and
delivering
Client
development:
• Developing
Client
base
• Organisational
development
–
workforce
development
planning
• Sales
Performance
management
and
budget
planning
Sept
1980-­‐
July
1981
M.J.
Personnel,
Freelance
Consultant
and
Sales
Executive
Client
liaison
and
development
Including:
• Staff
training
and
recruitment
• Marketing
and
Advertising
July
1977
-­‐
Sept
1980
Drake
Personnel:
Service
and
Administration
Assistant,
promoted
to
Sales
Manager,
Branch
Manager
then
Area
Manager
• Initially
responsible
for
interviewing,
recruiting
and
placing
temporary
staff
progressing
to
Management
roles,
responsible
for:
• Managing
staff
• Marketing
and
Advertising
• Monthly
Budget
and
projections
• Delivering
Sales
Seminars
–
to
internal
experienced
staff
on
staffing
concepts
including
flexible,
serial
and
parallel
staffing
Sept
1973-­‐
July
1977
Wells
Fargo
Bank,
London.
Operations
Clerk
progressing
to
Operations
Supervisor
Role
included
all
aspects
of
operations
work
and
supervision
of
staff.
• Cashiering
• Loans
and
Deposits
• Foreign
exchange
• Payments
and
Accounts
Education
Sept
1971
–
June
1973
West
Kent
College,
Tunbridge
Wells:
A-­‐Levels
• 2
A
levels
in
Pure
Mathematics
and
Applied
Mathematics
Sept
1963
–
June
1971
St
Helen’s
School,
Northwood:
O
levels
• 6
0
levels
grades
A
–
C
including
Maths
an
English
RSA
Mathematics
Additional
professional
training
• PRINCE2
Practitioner
• Professionally
trained
in
all
areas
of
Safeguarding,
NLP,
Change
Management
• Full/clean/current
driving
licence
• NVQ3
Playwork
• Enhanced
DBS
check
• Chair
of
South
Hams
and
West
Devon
Children’s
Centre
Advisory
Boards
• Director
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