Mercedes Grant Fiep
Head of Training, Development Consultant @Belina Consulting Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Training, Development Consultant @Belina Consulting Ltd
Senior leader and strategic partner within a mission-driven consultancy supporting marginalised groups, economically inactive parents, and young people to access employment, education, and self-employment. Led programme delivery, people development, training design, stakeholder engagement, and contract mobilisation across borough-wide and national projects.*Leadership & Strategy-Acted as a strategic advisor to the CEO, contributing to operational planning, partnership development, & long-term vision.Spearheaded Belina’s people & culture framework: facilitated monthly 1:1s, designed team strategy days.*Training & CoachingCreated & led training across employability, self-employment, confidence building, & skills for life and work.Delivered 1:1 & group training to hundreds of clients both in-person & via Zoom/Teams.Developed Belina’s flagship ‘Grow Your Own Business’ & GROW confidence programmes from the ground up.Facilitated Train-the-Trainer sessions for local authority staff, early years workers, & grassroots delivery teams.Created content for Belina’s award-winning participant app.*Contract & Project ManagementLed full lifecycle of Lambeth Council-funded parental employability programme: system procurement, stakeholder engagement, referrals, training delivery, and evaluation.Managed borough-wide contracts across Islington, Lambeth, and Newham, with a focus on impact reporting, relationship building, & compliance.Delivered training to over 500 clients on multiple employment support contracts, including CV development, career planning, self employment, personal development & 1:1 coaching.*Client Empowerment & AdvisorySupported hundreds of clients facing complex barriers to work, including young mums in hostels & long-term unemployed adults.Designed personalised action plans, provided motivational coaching, & tracked measurable progress.Led confidence-building workshops and employer engagement events to support transitions into work and training.
EDUCATION
University of Cumbria
Early Years QTS
ABOUT MERCEDES GRANT FIEP
Trainer, coach & wellbeing advocate with 15+ years’ experience across employment…
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