Peter Evans

Current

Lecturer at University of Edinburgh

Past

Visiting Lecturer at University of Edinburgh
Project Manager at Napier University

Education

Graduate School of Business, Strathclyde University

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Peter Evans’s Summary

Project Management & Development:
- Facilitated and drove the development of project concepts into full business proposals, including options appraisals and cost-benefit analysis, in collaboration with internal and external business partners and taking account of multiple stakeholder requirements
- Managed projects over £1m budget delivered in partnership with other organisations and/ or through third party suppliers
- Leveraged project successes to secure new business opportunities and develop new service offers
- Introduced and embedded a structured approach to project management to support programme coherence and increase effectiveness in fulfilment of contract performance targets

Learning & Development
- Developed corporate processes for the evaluation of learning provision to support investment decisions and business growth planning
- Designed and delivered management development programmes including to postgraduate level
- Designed internal training programmes to support implementation of revised business processes
- Content development advisor to major public-sector e-learning project

Strategic Thinking
- Lead the initiation, development and implementation of a new strategy and business plan that secured over £1.6m of public sector contract tenders and grant funding from public sector sources
- Identified, initiated and developed effective strategic partnerships with public and private sector organisations

Research Analysis
- Developed and used organisational analysis methodologies and innovative diagnostic tools
- Undertook market segmentation and development needs analysis to inform the business case for the development of a new service offers
- Undertook the economic impact assessment for a proposed tourism service to inform the initial business case and to secure initial funding

Peter Evans’s Specialties:

project management; strategic business development; learning & development; e-learning development;

Peter Evans’s Experience

Lecturer

University of Edinburgh

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Developing lectures, seminars and workshops as part of the MSc in the Management of Training and Development. Also undertaking applied research in the field of human resource development
Visiting Lecturer

University of Edinburgh

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

March 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 6 months)

Occassional lecturer on MSc in Managing Training & Development accredited by the CIPD. Lectures and workshops developed and delivered on managing financial and statistical information, strategic approaches to human resource development.
Project Manager

Napier University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Project manager leading a portfolio of enterprise and learning projects funded by the European Commission. Also involved in transnational partnership development and developing grant funding applications of up to €4m