Kathryn Bryce
Irvine,United Kingdom
Summary
Seasoned professional with extensive experience in regulatory compliance across housing, education, and care sectors. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and a proven ability to quickly grasp new business areas. Skilled in ensuring data protection compliance and addressing requests with a practical approach. Communicates effectively at all organizational levels, from board presentations to consultations with service users.
Overview
1
1
year of post-secondary education
42
42
years of professional experience
Work history
Risk and Compliance Lead
Scottish Autism
2021.10 - 2026.07
- Leading on Corporate Risk Management and Compliance, reporting to the Chief Executive and Board. This includes audit of compliance across organisation, including care services, finance and impact of new practices. Having spent the majority of my working career in the public sector, it has been extremely valuable to work for a charity providing care on behalf on local government, and providing research into improving the lives of neurodiverse people.
- Responsible for all aspects of Data Protection , including supporting new projects to ensure compliance with regulations , in particular data sharing , response to Subject Access Requests , and reporting to Board on all aspects of Data Protection
- Ensuring regulatory compliance procedures are robust , through audits and spot checks ,and working with relevant areas to improve practice
Quality and Compliance Officer (Temporary)
The Mungo Foundation
2020.10 - 2021.09
- Temporary post to support the Quality and Compliance Manager in rolling out EFQM, Performance Management and Policy review. Lead in development of Performance Management Framework.
Awards Manager/Account Director
Quality Scotland
2019.01 - 2020.09
- Supporting clients in the public sector on a range of performance management / continuous improvement matters, including delivering bespoke training and facilitations.
- Responsible for Quality Scotland's prestigious Recognised for Excellence process, advising applicants, co-ordinating and training assessment teams and ensuring consistency across a range of teams and clients.
- Offered post at The Mungo Foundation after being on furlough for 5 months, organisation went into administration shortly afterwards.
Planning co-ordinator
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
2017.04 - 2018.05
- Key Officer for Performance and Planning, co-ordinating the production of strategic plans, performance reports and supporting leadership in all matters around performance and planning., including development of service planning
- Self-evaluation in preparation for statutory inspection and to inform business improvement, in particular follow-up joint children's inspection
- Analysis of data from both internal and external sources to inform decision making and strategic planning
- Management of planning and research team.
- Facilitating focus groups, both internal and external around a variety of consultation subjects, including around draft strategic plan.
- Temporary Contract - Maternity Leave cover, after I left South Ayrshire I had to wind up my fathers estate, which occupied most of the time until the end on 2018.
Performance and Planning Officer
North Ayrshire Council -Education and Youth Employment
2015.04 - 2016.10
- Lead Officer for Directorate Planning and Performance, facilitating the production of Directorate Plan, evaluating and presenting performance reports.
- Leading Lean Six Sigma Projects, delivering significant time savings across a number of projects.
- Evaluation of Employee Engagement activities and improvement planning
- Data analytics for all areas of Educations
- Data protection and Freedom of Information
- Supporting and advising Senior Management and schools on performance management
- Leading and developing Service Development activities including with partners
- Management of the research team, and Directorate support team.
- Ad-hoc short term projects as required.
- Facilitating PSIF assessments in other Directorates.
Programme Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2014.01 - 2015.04
- Programme Management of Recognised for Excellence Project, key areas of activity included:-
- Leading a Corporate Public Sector Framework (PSIF) assessment, facilitating consensus workshop, challenging Corporate Management Team to ensure a realistic outcome. Development and monitoring an Improvement Plan in preparation for Recognised for Excellence assessment.
- Facilitating Corporate Management Team workshops, challenging existing processes, and working with them to put improvements in place
- Development of submission document representing the Council against the EFQM model.
- Briefing Leadership, Elected Members and staff in preparation for the site visit.
- Providing comprehensive analysis to the Corporate Management Team on the feedback from the assessment
- End of secondment
Programme Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2012.04 - 2013.12
- Key member of Leadership Team, working closely with the Director and Heads of Service
- Programme Management of Education and Youth Employments Business Change work streams including:-
- Review of partnership working within Early Years partnerships
- Cluster working, community based resources sharing
- Introduction of Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence in schools
- Review of support services to schools
- Capital Investment in school estate.
- Monitoring of efficiency savings against targets.
Performance and Planning Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2010.02 - 2012.04
- New post to develop performance management and improvement planning within Education, which met conflicting Directorate and Corporate requirements
- Service Development with all areas of Directorate
- Corporate PSIF, and supporting service PSIF throughout the Council
- Seconded to Business Change post
Programme Manager - Housing Improvement Plan
North Ayrshire Council
2009.05 - 2010.02
- Project management of work streams to deliver Housing Improvement Plan including:-
- Introduction of Asset Management System
- Review of Housing repair and investment programme processes
- Introduction of a Customer Liaison Service for Housing Tenants getting investment activities carried out in their homes.
Business Manager- Technical Services
North Ayrshire Council
2003.07 - 2009.05
- Management of Finance, IT, Performance, Planning and Administration functions
- Responsibility for the administration teams for both housing and non-housing repairs , this included scheduling repairs , regulatory testing and prioritisation of emergency repairs.
- Lead officer in major service reviews, involving revised staff roles and responsibilities, involving over 100 staff.
- Capital and Revenue Budget, in excess of £35 million.
Job Analyst
Renfrewshire Council
2000.07 - 2003.07
- Evaluating staff roles and responsibilities against COSLA job evaluation scheme
- New post
Senior Accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers Glasgow
1997.09 - 2000.07
- Audit and Consultancy services to Public Sector Clients:
- External Audit - NHS, Local Government , Housing Associations and Third Sector including performance audits
- Internal Audit- NHS, Scottish Court Service
Community Librarian
Kyle and Carrick
1986.06 - 1996.03
- Management of branch library service
- I took voluntary redundancy to return to University
School Librarian
Lothian Region
1984.06 - 1986.06
- Delivery of school library service
Education
MSc - Business Information Technology Systems MSc
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow 1996.09 - 1997.09
BA Hons - Arts and Social Studies 2:2
University of Strathclyde
GlasgowSkills
Excellent analytical skills and a proven track record of being able to understand new business areas quickly
In my career I have had responsibility for regulatory compliance in a number of areas including:
- Housing and non- housing repairs and maintenance
- Education
- Care sector
Extensive experience in Data Protection - both in ensuring compliance and responding to requests I have a pragmatic approach to this
Ability to communicate well at all levels in organisation , including presenting to Board , and carrying out consultations with service users
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Risk and Compliance Lead
Scottish Autism
2021.10 - 2026.07
Quality and Compliance Officer (Temporary)
The Mungo Foundation
2020.10 - 2021.09
Awards Manager/Account Director
Quality Scotland
2019.01 - 2020.09
Planning co-ordinator
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
2017.04 - 2018.05
Performance and Planning Officer
North Ayrshire Council -Education and Youth Employment
2015.04 - 2016.10
Programme Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2014.01 - 2015.04
Programme Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2012.04 - 2013.12
Performance and Planning Manager
North Ayrshire Council
2010.02 - 2012.04
Programme Manager - Housing Improvement Plan
North Ayrshire Council
2009.05 - 2010.02
Business Manager- Technical Services
North Ayrshire Council
2003.07 - 2009.05
Job Analyst
Renfrewshire Council
2000.07 - 2003.07
Senior Accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers Glasgow
1997.09 - 2000.07
MSc - Business Information Technology Systems MSc
University of Strathclyde
1996.09 - 1997.09
Community Librarian
Kyle and Carrick
1986.06 - 1996.03
School Librarian
Lothian Region
1984.06 - 1986.06
BA Hons - Arts and Social Studies 2:2
University of Strathclyde