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Jim Simpson - Just arrived...

We are delighted to welcome Jim Simpson to the Partnership.

Jim is  graphic designer and brand creation expert, with long experience of both a domestic and international client base. Whether overseeing the creative management of design materials for a utilities authority in Abu Dhabi, a hotel complex in the Middle East, an English Local Authority or a dynamic rural charity - Jim brings a knowledge of design and brand principles that will enhance and compliment the work of our clients.

Jim's portfolio describes his work as a graphic designer as...'having extensive experience of delivering creative solutions to small, regional and global brands in the form of design for print, contract publishing and brand creation'.

We know that Jim shows excellent internal and external communication skills, with both partners and clients, and that he has the ability to organise and handle complex briefs from start to finish.

Whether from our Cambridge office or in the heart of the City of London, Jim is confident that his design skills can be useful and effective for Partnership clients, old and new. We are delighted that Jim has agreed to work wth our client portfolio with immediate effect.

You can contact Jim here... jimsimpson @ smithmartinpartnership.com



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Sue Martin

Sue Martin at SmithMartin Partnership LLP
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Sue's career profile has been formed from an extensive background in education and management, leading into development of childcare and children's services in diverse and disadvantaged communities.
 

A passion for encouraging creativity has enabled projects to develop a vitality and enthusiasm to sustain interest and effect long term future success. Visionary ideas, coupled with a pragmatic understanding have helped to turn concepts into successful realities and created opportunities in which children can shine.

With an understanding of working within a Local Authority structure, services such as Extended Schools and Children's Centres can be delivered within time scales.

Consultation with children and young people of all ages is best placed to enable effective and sustainable practice. It empowers stakeholders, gives a voice to even the youngest of children and brings a dynamism to the project.

We are committed to this being a 'First Step' in projects we undertake.

We can help you find your way through the web of procedures and funding streams to successfully create the ideas that you and the children need.
  • Project lead and change programmes
  • Buildings for children, from new nurseries to Children Centres
  • Recruitment campaigns for staffing
  • Sustainable services for the present and the future
  • Partnerships with voluntary,statutory and private sector
Within our partnership we have skills in children's services, education, childcare , business structures and third sector trading. This combination is now at the forefront of enabling projects to be both successful, inventive and sustainable.

The languages of business and education are connected.
If you would like to find out how, as a partnership we can help you, please get in touch.

Children's Centres, Extended Schools, Nursery and Out of School Provision, Innovative Projects


Tasha Smith

Tasha Smith coding a partnership web page...

The Partnership are delighted to announce that Tasha has joined us in a web development role. Tasha offers partnership clients expert knowledge in Java, Javascript, C, C++, HTML, CSS, and PHP. As our web business continues to expand, with Tasha's arrival so does our ability to integrate even more web facilities and solutions into the range of services that we can offer both exisiting and new clients.

Tasha has a background in the development of commercial back-office systems in the retail banking industry. Tasha has said that she is '...happy to use my expertise in the partnership sectors around schools and education, children centres and a range of community businesses'.

        

Tasha is hoping that her experince within the Partnership will help her in her professional development ambition to undertake post-grad learning in Computing Science, by broadening her knowledge of applications in both web applications and system development.

Sue Martin of the Partnership said '...we are really pleased to announce our new systems development function, which is an important part of the future service delivery we can offer to clients.Tasha is currently working on a number of projects, particularly focusing over the summer on the development of bespoke in-house shared workspaces and secure staff zone applications for a number of clients'.




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Tim Smith

Tim Smith SmithMartin Partnership LLP
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Tim has a background in commercial general management in the private sector, with many years experience of both organisational and trading development in the charitable and voluntary sectors. Co-ordinating a range of partnership resources - whether working with specialist associates, formulating complex bids or delivering web services to support and market projects.

Currently a proud member of a regional MicroCoach team - Tim supports individuals and boards of management through the establishment, growth and change of community business and social enterprise. Using the GROW methodology, developed at Anglia Ruskin University, to help both organisation and individual reflect and change.

Specialising in governance issues, community business and social enterprise development and funding, Tim also has wide experience of providing technical support to projects bidding for EU funds - ESF, ERDF etc., as well as providing a lead to the partnership on web technology and application.

Tim is also responsible for the partnership technical infrastructure - utilising voice over internet, collaborative shared workspaces and a variety of web applications - our partnership deploys the technology that it can bring to clients through our web design, web hosting and email service arm, Thirdsectorweb.

As a Partnership we aim to bring a range of knowledge and skills to the divide between the public and prvate sectors. Profits and surpluses need to be made in order to protect the sustainability of the organisation. The pursuit of these goals does not mean that the high values of trust, care - for both team members and customers - and the principles of best practice need to be forgotten.
  • Social enterprise and community development
  • Ethical distribution and service delivery
  • Governance and change facilitation in organisations
  • Funding and effective partnership formation
  • Business plans and operational delivery.
Our partnership is happy to discuss with you any aspect of business planning in the not for profit sector. We will advise on project finance and management reporting, working with your team to develop their skills. Let us help you to angle your whole organisation towards sustainability.