Kate Williams
Abergavenny,Monmouthshire
Summary
Highly skilled professional with expertise in effective communication, adaptability, and decision-making. Demonstrates a strong ability to manage priorities while fostering inclusivity and empathy within team environments. Adept at team development, driving collaboration, and achieving organisational goals through strategic leadership.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Public Services Group Manager
Torfaen County Borough Council
03.2020 - 02.2025
- I provide professional line management, strategic support, advice, leadership, and operational direction for Torfaen's Public Services Support Unit, ensuring statutory obligations are met, continuous improvement of the service, professional excellence and developing efficient and effective partnerships at a local and regional level
- As the Local Authority’s lead for implementing strategic objectives to reduce health disparities in the community my role is to: -
- Develop and implement initiatives to promote health equity and positive health outcomes for the community
- Support the Torfaen Health Determinants Research Collaboration to research, identify, develop, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to crime prevention and community safety
- Lead on health equity, social determinants of health, cultural diversity and inclusion
- I am the strategic lead for Community Safety and Cohesion which includes: -
- Leading the development, implementation and monitoring of relevant community safety policies and procedures
- Strategic leadership for Domestic Homicide Reviews / Single Unified Safeguarding Reviews
- Strategic leadership for the implementation of the Serious Violence Duty, Crime and Disorder Act, Counter Terrorism and PREVENT, Equalities Act and Public Sector Equalities Duty
- Designing and implementing successful community initiatives to reduce crime, fear of crime and anti-social behaviour
- Overseeing the delivery of Community Cohesion National Delivery Plan
- Promoting social cohesion to protect the interests of vulnerable groups addressing issues of inequality and discrimination
- Directing and implementing the Councils support to the resettlement of refugees within the Home Office’s Global Resettlement Programmes
- Developing wider professional links through the Gwent Public Service Board, Safer Gwent Partnership Board and linkages to other multi-agency partnerships across Gwent
- Other duties include: -
- Deputising for the Head of Service as required
- Effective budget management, commissioning, service planning and operational delivery in accordance with the relevant procurement legislation and safeguarding practices
- Representing the Adults and Communities Directorate on associated matters at a local, regional and national level
- Providing strategic and operational leadership, advice, professional management and motivation of the service with operational responsibility for teams and resources
Equalities, Cohesion and Community Safety Manager
Torfaen County Borough Council
09.2015 - 03.2020
- Manage the strategic and operational delivery of the Council's approach to the equality’s agenda, community cohesion and statutory responsibilities underpinning community safety activity across Torfaen
- Develop, implement and review of the Council's Strategic Equality Plan
- Monitor service area's statutory and internal performance indicators and provide practical support and guidance across the Council and wider partnerships to continually improve equality performance based on statutory requirement and best practice
- Support the promotion of social cohesion and the protection of interests of vulnerable groups arising from evidence, community research and service reviews
- Deliver the Community Cohesion National Delivery Plan
- Provide professional advice and guidance to Elected Members and staff
- Provide line management and ensure regular supervision is afforded to service area leads
Team Around the Family Coordinator
Torfaen County Borough Council
09.2014 - 09.2015
- Development and delivery of the Families First programme
Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction Coordinator
Torfaen County Borough Council
06.2006 - 08.2014
- Support the Community Safety Partnership to tackle anti-social behaviour in Torfaen by reducing crime and disorder and taking action to help people feel safer in their communities
Communities First Development Officer
Torfaen Voluntary Alliance
07.2002 - 06.2006
- Provide key support for all aspects of community and voluntary sector development and capacity building and community empowerment initiatives
Project Officer
Garnsychan Partnership
08.2000 - 07.2002
- Support the partnership with consultation, project monitoring, funding applications, finance and administration, promotion and publicity
Education
Master of Science - Community Regeneration
University of Glamorgan
09.2004 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Arts - English and Sociology
St Mary's University
09.1995 - 06.1998
A Level - English, Sociology, Religious Studies
King Henry VIII Comprehensive School
09.1994 - 07.1995
GCSE's - 8, Grades A - C including maths and English
King Henry VIII Comprehensive School
09.1992 - 07.1994
Skills
- Effective communication
- Adaptability
- Decision-making
- Priority management
- Empathy
- Inclusivity
- Team development
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References
- Bethan McPherson, Head of Communities and Wellbeing, Torfaen County Borough Council, Pontypool, NP4 6YB, bethan.mcpherson@torfaen.gov.uk
- Lyndon Puddy, lyndon.puddy@wlga.gov.uk
Timeline
Public Services Group Manager
Torfaen County Borough Council
03.2020 - 02.2025
Equalities, Cohesion and Community Safety Manager
Torfaen County Borough Council
09.2015 - 03.2020
Team Around the Family Coordinator
Torfaen County Borough Council
09.2014 - 09.2015
Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction Coordinator
Torfaen County Borough Council
06.2006 - 08.2014
Master of Science - Community Regeneration
University of Glamorgan
09.2004 - 06.2006
Communities First Development Officer
Torfaen Voluntary Alliance
07.2002 - 06.2006
Project Officer
Garnsychan Partnership
08.2000 - 07.2002
Bachelor of Arts - English and Sociology
St Mary's University
09.1995 - 06.1998
A Level - English, Sociology, Religious Studies
King Henry VIII Comprehensive School
09.1994 - 07.1995
GCSE's - 8, Grades A - C including maths and English
King Henry VIII Comprehensive School
09.1992 - 07.1994
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