Robert Beardall

• Successfully lead project team delivering lead EDI support for high-profile NHS England programmes.
• Lead challenging EDI evaluations into high-profile and political spaces (such as the national new hospitals programme) to strengthen practices with significant vulnerability to a JR.
• Provided robust leadership and management to ensure project teams adhered to budget, timeline, and customer service specifications.
• Provided robust leadership and management to ensure project teams adhered to budget, timeline, and customer service specifications.
• Provided intervention on EDI strategy, OD Development and technical EDI process improvement to various clients being serviced, including ICB's and NHS Trusts
• Lead innovative internal collaboration on EDI and OD development to enhance the EDI offer to the NHS by pooling and expanding expertise.
• Achieved stringent performance indicators set by commissioning organisations through effective team leadership and applying robust project management techniques.
• Provided strategic technical EDI expertise for Midlands and Lancashire CSU and clients.
• Communicated project findings to diverse audiences, including stakeholders, boards, and potential media outlets.
• Managed resources of the Inclusion team efficiently, overseeing both personnel and financial aspects of projects.
• Developed marketing strategies and materials to promote Inclusion team's products effectively.

• Executed Strategic lead EDI role, ensuring compliance with legal and EDI commitments.
• Championed USW’s Strategic Equality Plan to enhance diversity initiatives.
• Developed, implemented, and assessed diversity and inclusion activities for all USW locations.
• Oversaw provision and analysis of relevant EDI data and intelligence.
• Led enhancements in producing Equality Impact Assessments to promote best practices.
• Reported to HR Committee and Executive on legislative compliance and statistical insights.
• Spearheaded various EDI initiatives, including Advance HE Race Charter and Athena Swan.
• Cultivated strong relationships with external organisations like HEFCW and Stonewall.

• Delivered outstanding customer service during complex planning law negotiations.
• Cultivated strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and planning teams to fulfil client needs.
• Exercised robust leadership skills to negotiate favourable outcomes for clients.
• Managed a busy department while achieving quality, performance, and delivery targets.
• Served as first point of contact for complex case issues requiring leadership and direction.
• Streamlined efficiency through strategic analysis, planning, and scheduling initiatives.
• Oversaw a challenging caseload, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and scope constraints.
• Developed reporting systems to keep clients and public sector bodies informed of deadlines.

• Provided key support to successful launch of Hooper Enterprise Associates Limited and managed departmental operations during development.
• Participated in company leadership team to shape strategic direction and oversight.
• Conducted interviews for associates to build a strong team dynamic.
• Developed business strategies to drive growth and expand market presence.
• Oversaw sales initiatives to enhance revenue generation.
• Designed systems to improve operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement.
• Engaged existing and prospective stakeholders to foster partnerships.

• Designed and implemented corporate strategy for equalities improvement across 7,000 employees.
• Leod on EDI service performance across all departments and services through targeted analysis techniques, interventions and insights.
• Lead large scale Public Consulation processes to inform EDI strategy development.
• Managed multiple high-level corporate projects at programme level - leading multiple project leads.
• Lead OD research and analysis projects to inform OD development.
• Applied consistent change management methodologies to support organisational transformation.
• Trained and mentored staff in implementing corporate objectives and equality improvements.
• Drafted cigh level orporate strategy and policies, providing guidance on implementation and processes that will deliver outcomes.
• Established equalities performance monitoring and targets within service improvement frameworks.
• Collaborated with HR to develop employee monitoring arrangements and policies.

• Revised Equalities Improvement Framework for Welsh public sector.
• Developed new national policy guidance and management tools for widespread application across Welsh Public Sector.
• Coached and mentored individuals at all levels on effective EDI leadershio and management in the public sector, including CEOs and Directors.
• Cultivated effective relationships with key stakeholders across Wales, for example, Welsh Government.
• Conducted organisational improvement audits to identify enhancement opportunities for development.
• Directed multiple corporate EDI improvement projects within Welsh Local Authorities.
• Disseminated learning outcomes and best practices throughout Welsh public sector.
• Designed streamlined management processes focused on generating equalities improved outcomes.

• Performed lead role for EDI Organisational Development and improvement across all service areas.
• Effective stakeholder management building rapport across all service areas at all levels, as well as partner bobies, regulators and Welsh Government.
• Lead the development and implementation of Corporate Equality & Diversity Strategy, Policies and improvement programmes.
• Monitored and supported the Council's compliance with its statutory equality duties and service standards.
• Designed training programmes and delivered training at all levels across internal departments
• Facilitated community engagement events, promoting awareness of Council's EDI strategy and progress.

• Similar role at more junior level to Organisational Development Officer.
• Working closely with performance management across all service areas

World travel and voluntary work including working in a boarding school for under-privileged Aboriginal children in Litchfield National Park. This sparked my interest for working in EDI.

• Marketing executive role in a creative reputable marketing agency with wide variety of clients, including, creative marketing strategy and design, campaign design, branding, events, market research and analysis.