Chris Paul

Current

• Director (sole proprietor) at Creative Difference

Past

• Head of Service at Centrepoint
• Finance Manager at ToCaDI Community Development Trust
• Hostel Manager at Novas Ouvertures

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Education

• The Open University
• The Open University
• University of Exeter

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Recommended

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Connections

65 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Blog
• twitter

Chris Paul’s Summary

A skilled manager in the voluntary sector, both in homelessness and community development charities in the UK and abroad. Strong skills in leadership development, facilitation and training, action learning and organisational development, project management and partnership development. Able to turn around services and manage change at a strategic level. Wide knowledge of outcome focused support models, homeless prevention services and client risk management.

Chris Paul’s Specialties:

Facilitation and training, client risk management, partnership development, needs mapping, service design, quality system design.

Chris Paul’s Experience

• Director (sole proprietor)

  Creative Difference

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Available for short or long contracts, focusing on organisational development and project management, in particular facilitating management development and quality systems improvement. Also available for interim operations management.
  
  Assignments include:
  - Senior Strategy Consultant for South London YMCA
  - Facilitating the development of an NFP organisation's business plan
  - Project Management of new business at Metropolitan Support Trust
  - Setting up a volunteer service providing ESOL support
  - Project managing implementation of an ICT strategy
  - Training front line staff in support work
  - Running an action learning set for managers
  - Project Manager, Assessment & Outcomes Project, Centrepoint
  - Reviewing the volunteering and mentoring functions within an NFP organisation

• Head of Service

  Centrepoint

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 2002 — May 2008 (5 years 10 months)

  Centrepoint is a national youth homelessness charity. I managed their emergency and rough sleeper's services, led on corporate relationships with Westminster, Lambeth, Peabody Housing Association, Soho Housing Association, ProspectUs, and Caterplus. Delivered training for front line staff, facilitated in house management development programme based on action learning and coaching. Led several projects, including move on from hostels to the private rented sector, development of outcomes measures, review of Centrepoint's "toolkit" for delivering support services to young homeless people.

• Finance Manager

  ToCaDI Community Development Trust

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  May 1999 — March 2002 (2 years 11 months)

  Working for the community development charity owned by the Kalahari San in Botswana. Office and finance management, set up and management of savings and loans project, desing of HIV/AIDS project in alliance with local and international NGOs.

• Hostel Manager

  Novas Ouvertures

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 1997 — March 1999 (2 years )

  Management position at a direct access hostel for single homeless men, managing 45 staff and a budget of £1.2 million.

Chris Paul’s Education

• The Open University

  Master of Business Administration , Business Management , 2008 — 2009

  Course completed May 2009, 3 Distinctions and one Merit from the 4 post Diploma courses. Overall Distinction.

• The Open University

  Diploma in Business Administration , Business Management , 2005 — 2007

• University of Exeter

  BA (Hons) , English Literature , 1983 — 1986

Additional Information

Chris Paul’s Websites:

• My Blog
• twitter

Chris Paul’s Interests:

SF Writing (short stories and novels), yoga, chess, RPG

Chris Paul’s Groups:

•    Open University Business School Alumni Network
•    The Transformational Change Group

Chris Paul’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch