Ashley Ryan
Director of Enable Works @Enable
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Enable Works @Enable
Executive leadership of a multi-millon pound national employability and skills portfolio, delivering sustained labour market outcomes at almost four times the national average.• Scaled the All In Model, a nationally recognised partnership of 31 third sector organisations delivering inclusive employability services across Scotland.•Influences employability policy, commissioning and practice through large-scale service design and innovation across the UK.• Builds senior partnerships with government, DWP, local authorities and major employers to drive inclusive recruitment and workforce participation.• Embeds a culture of performance, accountability and innovation, ensuring quality, fidelity and measurable impact at scale.
EDUCATION
University of Stirling
Bachelor of Science - BS (Honours), Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT ASHLEY RYAN
Executive leader with extensive experience in national employability, inclusive labour market systems and cross-sector partnership delivery.Proven track record of leading high-performing services that deliver sustained employment outcomes, measurable economic return and system-level impact.Leads Enable Works, part of Enable, one of the UK’s most successful specialist employability and skills organisations. Holds executive responsibility for a complex national portfolio and a large, high-performing workforce delivering programmes that connect talent with opportunity and support disabled people to build sustainable careers.Under this leadership, Enable Works consistently delivers almost four times the national average in 12-month job sustainment, achieving a £7.50 economic return for every £1 invested. This performance demonstrates a scalable delivery model combining social impact with strong commercial discipline and clear value for money for governments, commissioners and employers.Extensive experience in commercial growth, business development and partnership strategy, securing and scaling high-value programmes and aligning public investment, commissioning and employer demand to enable sustainable growth.Recognised for system-level leadership across public, private and voluntary sectors, shaping employability policy, commissioning and practice across the UK, with a particular focus on improving labour market participation for disabled people and those furthest from work.Builds and sustains senior relationships with governments, the DWP, local authorities and major employers, influencing strategy, strengthening delivery capacity and embedding inclusive recruitment and workforce practices at scale.Non-Executive Director of the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) and Board Member of Young Scot, contributing to national governance, strategy and advocacy. Churchill Fellow and Fellow of the RSA, bringing a global perspective on inclusive economic participation, systems change and social innovation.
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