kevin williamson

To provide support and advice to the Housing Ombudsman on strategic direction, business planning and public accountability.

* To ensure that the Board: * prioritise the financial viability of the Bureau * act as custodian of the quality and breadth of our client services * explore opportunities to extend our services to under-represented communities * give or withhold consent for strategic projects * and * safeguard our values. * Ambassador for our work with local stakeholders and partners.

Ensuring effective relationships with the executives and boards of our Housing Associations in London, the South East and East.

Series of projects which delivered micro economic analysis of different business sectors, making recommendations for improving productivity. Policy measures included in successive Pre-Budget and Budget Reports including: o Better regulation package culminating in the Hampton Review of regulators’ enforcement and inspection regimes. o Re-focusing UK Trade & Investment to attract foreign direct investment; and targeting annual efficiencies of £70m in export support. o Reform of the government procurement infrastructure, establishing the Office of Government Commerce in a stronger leadership role, coordinating new centres of commercial expertise. Requirements: strong analysis, option generation, decision making, stakeholder management, written and oral communications. Most memorable experience - presenting to the Chancellor.

Author of policy paper Gambling Duties in 2005 a blueprint approved by Financial Secretary to the Treasury for the development of the 6 gambling duties (worth £1.5bn annually to the Exchequer). This analysed changing sector environment and proposals for modernising social legislation. Delivered radical reform of rates and tax base for Betting, Pool Betting and Bingo duties in successive Pre Budget Reports and Budgets. Led consultation, negotiation with trade bodies and supported the Minister steering clauses in the Finance Bill through parliament.

Led Spending Review 2000 and annual business planning and resource management rounds. Advising Ministers, Cabinet Secretary, Permanent Secretary and Directors. Implemented business process improvements including a Management Information Systems Strategy and Better Business Planning initiative.

Our vision is to give people who are homeless, vulnerable or in need of support, the opportunity to build a brighter future. We offer services across Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Oxford and Sussex. Our expertise lies in offering good quality accommodation with support and resettlement services enabling our clients to develop skills to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and exclusion. We also offer visiting support services to people living in their own homes.

Family Mosaic provides good quality, affordable homes to rent and buy, as well as care and support services to thousands of people who need extra support. We have around 24,000 homes for rent and we serve more than 45,000 people: we're one of the largest housing providers in London, Essex and the Southeast.We provide a range of opportunities for our customers such as training, employment and access to learning so they can improve their prospects, find new opportunities and move on. Shared ownership forms a large part of our business, helping people into home ownership.We partner local communities to make our neighbourhoods better places to live.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is the free service set up by law with the power to sort out problems between consumer and financial businesses. Every year people contact us about a variety of issues from car insurance to current accounts and pet insurance to pensions.If you have a money-related problem, you should be able to sort things out direct with your bank, insurance company or finance business. But if things don't go smoothly and you're still unhappy, the Financial Ombudsman Service may be able to help, on 0300 123 9 213, @financialombuds or www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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