Rory Macfarlane

• Worked primarily on public health in the Health and Adult Services policy unit • Researched and wrote detailed policy briefings on a variety of health issues ranging from air quality to childhood obesity for London councillors • Secured £2.1m funding for an additional two years of a London-wide HIV Prevention Programme • Influenced the Mayor’s Health Inequalities strategy, through a place on their steering group, ensuring boroughs were fully engaged and that priorities were well aligned

• Work with Business Analyst to manage improvement programme for the repairs service • Manage 16 of the 34 projects within programme, that will deliver £1.3m savings by 2018 • Carry out business process reviews which lead to new processes being adopted • Manage network of task leads in order to regularly update each of my Project Plans • Draft reports, reviews and business cases relevant to the advancement of my projects

• Reported to the Lead Policy and Research Officer and Performance Analyst • Undertook research and reported recommendations on new initiatives • Worked with managers to develop their own local performance management systems • Produced and analysed performance reports to identify trends in performance

• Reporting to the Head of Organisational Development in a supportive role. • Project managing an e-learning contract valued at £15,000 for the organisation. • Achieved an increase of 136% of course completions from per month. • Successfully managed the design and implementation of SharePoint within HR & OD. • Research and produce reports for Directors on topics including recruitment, appraisals, the induction process and ensuring compliance with government legislation.

• Supported a busy team with general administrative tasks including directing calls. • Assisted in the organisation of events, including arranging travel and accommodation.

• Co-ordinated a collective of charity funders working on migration issues across Europe. • Organised and minuted a shared learning trip for 20 senior staff to Brussels.

• Researched and wrote reports on new funding areas, including youth employment. • Visited and assessed the potential of prospective and currently funded charities. • Collated evidence from final evaluation reports and produced reports on the outcomes. • Produced evaluation reports for specific aims on achievements and lessons learnt. • Analysed funding statistics to create a graphical representation of location of grants.