Richard Phillips
Business Partnerships Lead @Manchester Community Central
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WORK HISTORY
Business Partnerships Lead @Manchester Community Central
Manchester, GB
A brand new post encouraging and promoting businesses to work with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Initially this will include:Being Supportive • Work with VCSE groups to understand, develop and effectively convey their ‘ask’ or requirements of businesses • Work with businesses to explore the benefits of working with VCSE organisations, and support them to access offers and programmes that directly address gaps or specific needs • Develop and deliver training in a range of topics including social value, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy • Work with relevant procurement and commissioning structures with partners around social value and business, creating opportunities for VCSE organisations to build links and improve their role and participation in these processes e.g. advising on homelessness, disability and assessing or negotiating social value • Support the further development of Macc’s employer supported volunteering offer Being Collaborative • Lead Macc’s work to develop and maintain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between VCSE organisations and businesses focused on what they can jointly achieve • Develop and lead a programme of events and activities that bring together businesses and VCSE organisations to explore shared values, discuss mutual work and develop partnerships • Work in a way that cuts across and builds linkages with all Macc teams and services Being Influential • Develop core messages about partnerships between businesses and VCSE organisations promoting innovation, creativity, long-term commitment and the challenges involved • Manage a range of communication channels around the work connecting businesses and VCSE organisations involved in or interested in partnership working
EDUCATION
The University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) in Education and Professional Development, Education and Professional Development
Shrewsbury College
HND in Business and Finance
The University of Huddersfield
Certificate in Education
The University of Huddersfield
PTTLS
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD PHILLIPS
My big passion is helping members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities to make progress in their lives. I’ve had the great pleasure to do this through roles in the FE, HE and charity sectors in many paid and voluntary roles. Personally overcoming a stammer and dyslexia to succeed in my career and life has strongly influenced my work practice. I have learnt to become an eloquent and excellent speaker, able to tailor my approach to the situation whether in conversation with a young person, a colleague or senior staff member in a large organisation. I draw on the many advantages of being dyslexic too and believe in getting all those that I work with to do the same, focusing on individual strengths that make them stand out from the crowd.
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