Jonathan Brennan

• Leading and preaching at services in different contexts and within different styles of worship.
• Presiding at Holy Communion.
• Funeral ministry and associated pastoral care for the bereaved.
• Baptism ministry including preparation of families and candidates for baptism.
• Wedding ministry including the preparation of marriage couples for their big day and their lives together.
• Chair of Churches Together in Garforth.
• Developing alternative worship services, including 'Breathe' - an opportunity to worship in creative and contemplative ways.
• Pastoral care of Church members and the wider community, including ministry to the sick and those at the point of death.
• Planning and implementation of outreach initiatives and teaching programmes.
• Devising and leading courses for small groups.
• Developing innovative ways of communication through electronic media.

Engaged on a consulting and contract basis in assisting firms of Solicitors to maximise and recover their costs, including the provision of bespoke training, utlising skills and expertise gained over a 32 year career.

Working for a an award-winning firm of solicitors, based in Yorkshire, but with a national profile.

• Procured and managed the firm's Legal Aid Contract valued at £6m.
• Provided ongoing training, guidance and assistance to ensure compliance.
• Project management of individual legal cases though to completion and payment.
• Developed and trained a team of dedicated staff, including mentoring of fee earners to encourage efficiency and costs recovery.
  

• Running a business with a £1.2m turnover, employing up to 25 staff and dealing with the processing of £250m in legal costs annually.
• Undertook all operational management functions of the business, including financial and resources planning.
• Ensured continued client satisfaction and maintained and fostered client relationships through frequent contact and ongoing monitoring
• Continued responsibility for staff welfare, continuing professional development and general human resource issues, including remuneration, absence planning, training and discipline.
• Implemented strong hiring and training techniques to promote team cohesiveness and streamline overall workflow.
• Made large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.

• Developed new streams of income through innovative marketing and continued client liaison.
• Fostered business development through establishing new client links and prioritising existing resources as well as identifying new resources to meet demand through effective financial and resources planning.
• Continued responsibility for staff welfare, continuing professional development and general human resource issues, including remuneration, absence planning, training and discipline.
  

• Developed long-term client relationships through effective networking.
• Responsibility for staff welfare, continuing professional development and general human resource issues, including remuneration, absence planning, training and discipline.
• Designed and devised company website and commissioned our bespoke job and file tracking system and client database.
• Responsible for ongoing financial and resources planning.
• Designed, programmed and implemented in-house excel templates required using bespoke VBA macro programming.
  

Law Costs Draftsmen Instrumental in spearheading the rapid growth of the company and ensuring targets were consistently met.

Responsible for ensuring the prompt provision of raw materials and logistics at critical times during the production process.