Gareth Tracey
Bishops Stortford,Hertfordshire
Summary
Adaptable and resourceful leader, dedicated to improving productivity objectives and increasing revenue. Trains and mentors managers to nurture cohesive leadership team that cultivates strong work culture, top quality standards and high employee performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Area Dean
Diocese of St Albans
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
05.2022 - Current
- Managed personnel issues and implemented corrective actions.
- Boosted growth by devising strategic network and organisational tactics.
- Safeguarded mission and ministry opportunities with careful assessment of output and outcome data.
- Implemented change management and network restructuring strategies to address underperforming, and under reproduced, areas.
- Cultivated rapport with diverse church network, focussing on growth.
- Devised a strategic plan to restructure mission and ministry delivery and deployment plans across 19 churches covering much of East Hertfordshire.
Leadership & High Performance Coach
10:Ten Coaching LTD
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
01.2021 - Current
- Guided clients in using personal skills to boost employee relations and business development.
- Aided customers in completing business growth tasks and assessing performance.
- Helped customers craft business, marketing and financial growth plans.
- Implemented and prioritised strategies to nurture business growth and success.
- Coached and mentored business owners to achieve set business goals.
- Created coaching programs tailored to individual needs of clients to increase ownership and acceptance.
Rector
St James Thorley
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
07.2020 - Current
- Provided executive, and operational, leadership to a medium sized charity. Managing assets c20 million and a substantial annual budget. (This includes chairing, and managing a board of trustees and acting as CEO)
- Developed and implemented 5 year strategic plan informing future expectations and direction.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Worked with colleagues to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Built network of positive relationships with church members and local community.
- Planned church activities to help raise funds for charitable causes.
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth and pastoral care programmes.
- Oversaw administration and management of different areas of ministry.
- Devised key initiatives that drove substantial growth in our revenue generating activities.
- Spearheaded expansion strategies to drive growth.
- Oversaw budgetary and financial activities.
- Developed methods of tracking expenses, controlled company budget and devised new ways to save money while maintaining outputs.
- Built productive relationships with key partners to meet strategic objectives.
- Worked with department heads on improving procedures and practices to improve department performance.
- Directed evaluations of company operational and marketing structures to uncover improvement opportunities.
- Deployed processes to increase long-term business success and increase revenue generation.
- Cultivated forward-thinking culture to lead in innovation.
- Took feedback from employees to develop internal policies for positive company culture.
Chief Executive Officer
Transform North West Ltd
Liverpool, Merseyside
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Advised stakeholders on procedures involved with church planting and parish revitalisation.
- Managed a multi-year multi-million pound budget, through KPIs and key stakeholder engagements to deliver against predefined (and developing) milestones.
- Led on areas of board reporting, and external accountable relationships.
- Oversaw each step of multiple, concurrent, complex projects, meeting goals and achieving deadlines.
- Implemented change management processes to keep project up-to-date and minimise resistance to new concepts.
- Led and motivated talented teams, achieving targets within stipulated deadlines.
- Defined multiple, concurrent, project scopes, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
- Built relationships with stakeholders through outstanding interpersonal management skills.
- Designed project presentations and reports for executive teams.
- Formulated detailed strategy to guide senior management team through complex financial decisions.
- Ensured complete adherence to financial controls and regulations, preparing financial statements and reporting results to multiple external stakeholders.
- Scaled sustainable growth by conducting extensive reviews of existing systems, processes, controls and KPIs.
- Developed and administered annual budgets following periods of strong analysis and research.
Vicar
St Marks, Colney Heath
St Albans, Hertfordshire
03.2013 - 08.2018
- Acted as Chair and CEO of small-medium regional charity. Managing accountable relationships, trustee board oversight and engagement and stakeholder relationships.
- Maintained smooth operations through careful management of office workflow and administrative processes.
- Maintained open lines of communication with church members by writing content for church newsletters, bulletins and worship services.
- Raised congregational awareness of community needs.
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth and pastoral care programmes.
- Oversaw administration and management of different areas of ministry.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Kept accurate company records, upholding compliance with regulations and company policies.
- Interpreted underlying risks, business needs, client requirements and cost structures to increase forecasting accuracy.
- Supervised budgets and timelines, ensuring progress met project scope targets.
Curate
Diocese of Liverpool
Liverpool, Merseyside
07.2009 - 02.2013
- Built network of positive relationships with church members and local community.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Wrote and preached engaging and informative sermons at weekly service.
- Used outreach programmes to help increase church attendees at weekly service.
- Acknowledged contributions of local community to church through public announcements.
- Oversaw administration and management of different areas of ministry.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals and baptisms.
Senior Project Manager
Winchester Area Community Action
Winchester, Hampshire
07.2004 - 08.2006
- Coordinated and participated in training activities and events.
- Worked with individual and group volunteers for meaningful service delivery.
- Collaborated with staff, volunteers and management to run organisation.
- Assumed point of contact role for partner agencies.
- Assured project documentation followed internal quality standards.
- Defined risk profiles for each project and prepared contingency plans to minimise business risk.
- Used project management tools and techniques for positive, successful outcomes.
- Adhered to project governance cadence and escalation routes.
- Acted as single point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
- Built and nurtured professional relationships with wide range of stakeholders.
- Streamlined multiple plans and dependencies across range of teams into single overarching perspectives and plans.
- Identified and managed budget, timescale and scope changes, recommending actions and improvements to meet project goals.
Telecoms Project Manager
Network Partners LTD
St Helens, Merseyside
06.2003 - 07.2004
- Delivered on projects' key objectives with agreed budgets, timelines and standards.
- Used project management tools and techniques for positive, successful outcomes.
- Defined risk profiles for each project and prepared contingency plans to minimise business risk.
- Managed RAID successfully, governing milestones and noting adherence in line with project plans.
- Prepared project performance reports with statistics and newly researched information.
Education
Associate Accredited Coach (ICF) - Coaching
3D Coaching
Welwyn, Hertfordshire 09/2022 -
Post Graduate Diploma - Ministry and Management
St Johns College, Nottingham
Nottingham 09/2006 - 07/2009
Bachelor of Arts - History with American Studies
University of Winchester
Winchester 09/2000 - 06/2003
Skills
- Business development
- Risk management
- Strategic decision-making
- High-value project management
- Financial management
- Marketing
Languages
English
Native
French
Elementary
Timeline
Area Dean
Diocese of St Albans
05.2022 - Current
Leadership & High Performance Coach
10:Ten Coaching LTD
01.2021 - Current
Rector
St James Thorley
07.2020 - Current
Chief Executive Officer
Transform North West Ltd
08.2018 - 07.2020
Vicar
St Marks, Colney Heath
03.2013 - 08.2018
Curate
Diocese of Liverpool
07.2009 - 02.2013
Senior Project Manager
Winchester Area Community Action
07.2004 - 08.2006
Telecoms Project Manager
Network Partners LTD
06.2003 - 07.2004
Associate Accredited Coach (ICF) - Coaching
3D Coaching
09/2022 -
Post Graduate Diploma - Ministry and Management
St Johns College, Nottingham
09/2006 - 07/2009
Bachelor of Arts - History with American Studies
University of Winchester
09/2000 - 06/2003
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