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Genderwise
Professional Profiles - Shantona Women Center (Leeds)
Bajwa,Kuldeep
Cheethams, Rosalyn
Farrar, Guy
Farren, Patricia
Fuller, Pat
Hendrickson, Claude
Hogg, Marguritte
Khatoon, Abida
Loonat, Sayed
Miah, Waish
Momin, Abdul Khair
Norton, Richard
Rasool, Nahid
Silvestre, Raquel
Bajwa,Kuldeep
Contact Details:
Leeds Social Services Department
Equality Development Unit.
110 Merrion Centre, Merrion House
Leeds LS2 8QB
Tel: +44 (0) 113 2478077.
Current Work:
My Job title is Equality Development Officer (gender). I work for Leeds Social Service Department in the Equality Development Unit.
My role is to assist the Department in achieving equal opportunities in terms of employment and service delivery from a gender perspective, implement and monitor the departments Action Plans both of these areas in line with on-going legislative and other changes in the provision of social and health care.
In SSD I work as the Equality Development Officer looking at gender issues, My role involves looking at developing and monitoring the department's equal opportunities targets for employment and training from the perspective of gender in relation to :
- recruitment and selection;
- conditions of services;
- training (including positive action training)
I advise operational staff on aspects of service delivery relating to gender ensuring that specific needs of different gender groups are taken into account. I have a lot of knowledge of different BME community groups in Leeds and communication with these groups on a regular basis. I have a lot of experience of working with overseas project while working with the SEEM project within SSD
(SEEM looked at services for BME elders in Leeds and other European cities).
Past Work:
I have worked for SSD for the last 13 years, My first job in SSD was as the Asian Counsellor at Leeds Crisis Centre were I provided one to one counselling to Asian women who had mental health problems. After that I became the Carers Development Officer again with SSD department providing support to BME carers by informing them of which services were available to them as carers.
Before working for SSD I was the Homeworking Support Workers with the Low Pay unit, providing support to Asian homeworkers.
Education and Professional Training:
I have got a BSc (Hons) in Theraputic Counselling and have completed Stage 1&2 of my Teacher Training.
Professional areas of interest:
I have a special interest in working with different BME communities that can be; the Young ; the Elderly; people with mental health problems; carers and in particular women who experienced domestic violence.
I have worked with the media in all my different roles hightligting the needs of the BME communities and I also provide training to orgainsations on the cultural issues, equality and diversity issues, carers and mental health issues.
Areas of Expertise:
In the past I have run Basic counselling courses for BME groups and equality training for professionals and other organisations.
Language skills:
I speak fluently in Punjabi and I am able to communicate in Urdu and Hindi.
Websites:
This depends on what area I am working on but the government website is the one I use more often.
Networks:
I network with quite a few organisations not only in Leeds but in other cities too. I am on the management communittees of 3 organisations in Leeds and provide support to groups who need it.
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Cheetham, Rosalyn
Contact Details:
79 Roundhay Road , Leeds 7
Tel:+44 (0)113 2495787
Current Work:
I am a children's service manager in North East Leeds working for the Department of Social Services, Leeds city council. This means that I am responsible for the delivery of a social work service throughout the management of four social work teams and a range of budgets.
Past Work:
Previously I was a community care manager when I was responsible for home care and the community care budget in an area. Previous to this I was a team manager for a social work team in NE Leeds
Education and Professional Training:
BSC Hons Microbiology
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Certificate of Qualification in Social work
Postgraduate certificate in Management studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies
Masters in Business Administration- Public sector
Professional areas of interest:
Children, Young people and families
Areas of Expertise:
I am able to put service development into a wider context. I am also able to take a holistic approach to a variety of situations.
Language skills:
English
Websites:
Department of health website
Networks:
Health colleagues, education colleagues, voluntary sector colleagues
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Farrar, Guy
Contact details:
Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region (OCNYHR)
4 College Close, Leeds LS6 3QS
Tel: +44 (0)1132 283 7460
Fax: +44 (0)113 283 7461
Email:g.farrar@leedsmet.ac.uk
Current work:
I am a development worker with responsibility for developing accredited learning opportunities through a credit and qualifications framework for member organisations (approx 100) from higher education, further education, public and voluntary and community sectors. I help develop partnerships and collaborative arrangements for learning providers (e.g. community and voluntary organisations) and offer them quality assurance support. I help develop national qualifications, partnership approaches and collaborative initiatives between our members. I provide some accredited training (e.g about quality, assessment of learning) and the OCN is active in the local, regional and national agendas for promoting social inclusion, wider participation in learning and community transformation.
Past work:
I have over 25 years work experience; I have managed a national consortia education project, a local adult learning centre (Swarthmore) and various community development projects and centres in London. I have helped set up projects (e.g. after school clubs) have held representative positions on Primary and Secondary School Boards of Governors and community projects and have campaigned on various local, regional and national issues. I have a wide ranging knowledge and interest in education and learning issues.
Professional areas of interest:
I am interested in the role of people in community transformation in urban, rural and multi-racial contexts (who have traditionally not accessed mainstream education) and the particular role of young and older men in this process. I am interested in developing mechanisms to capture and recognise creative and innovative ways to engage people in learning and promote their achievements. I am particularly interested in ways to involve people from disadvantaged communities in these processes (e.g. people with disabilities, offenders, users of the mental health system, lesbian and gay community).
Areas of Expertise:
Project management; representation; communication and marketing; people management; group development; campaigning; community development
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Farren, Patricia
Contact Details:
Tel: + 44 (0)1484 727 500
E-mail: Tricia.farren@connexionswestyorkshire.co.uk
Current Work:
Training and Development Manager, Connexions West Yorkshire.
Responsible for managing the training and development strategy for all Connexions Service providers in West Yorkshire. This covers professional qualifications, skills and knowledge courses. I also manage a number of Personal Adviser contracts in Leeds.
Past Work:
Professional Development Officer, igen/Leeds Careers - Responsible for managing the t and d programme for the organisation. Coordinated the NVQ Centre.
Career Management Consultant, igen/Leeds Careers
Devised and delivered career management workshops for "under employed" graduates. Developed mentoring programme with local recruitment agencies
Education and Professional Training:
BA Hons Religious Studies
Post grad Diploma in Careers Guidance
Chartered Institute of Personnel, Licentiate Member, specialising in T and D
Professional areas of interest:
Working with individuals to support their personal and professional development, original expertise was with 11-19 year olds, but role extended to working with adults. Current interest is in organisational based development.
Areas of Expertise:
Trainer, facilitator, advice and guidance, mentoring, report writing, contract management
Language skills:
English, Basic French
Websites:
Networks:
Working across West Yorkshire I deal mainly with Training and Development Managers, or senior managers who are responsible for the line management and professional development of their staff.
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Fuller, Pat
Contact Details:
E-mail: p.fuller@bradford.ac.uk
Current Work:
Community Associate, University of Bradford, Centre for Community Engagement.
Past Work:
Course tutor, B.A. & M.A. Youth and Community Development Courses, Bradford College
Education and Professional Training:
B.A. Social Sciences, M.A. Education, PGCD (teaching certificate), Spanish language to Level 1 undergraduate
Professional areas of interest:
Working with young people, community development
Areas of Expertise:
Research, education and training, community and youth development
Language skills:
English, Spanish to Level 1 (as above), basic conversational French and Italian
Websites:
This is really hard - I use a lot of websites - I use the university's site a lot for essential work info, the Community Development Journal website for updating in this area of work, government websites for policy information and have recently used a distance learning website called Optima because I was involved in a transnational project which used this platform to develop a cross national training programme for young people.
Networks:
University staff - especially in the School of Lifelong Education, local strategic partnerships (e.g. Bradford Vision, Regen. programmes, Bradford Council (esp. Inclusion and Diversity team) and local voluntary organisation (e.g. Keighley CVS, Sangat Centre, Bradford CVS,)
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Hendrickson, Claude
Contact Details:
Website: www.leeds.gov.ukwww.thomasdanby.co.uk
Current Work:
YesCyber Manager
Past Work:
Chapeltown Young peoples10-2 club: Club Development Manager Working through the Enterprise Centre and responsible for reaching and motivating underachieving and disadvantaged young people at the Club, and young people in general in the inner-city communities, providing mentoring, advice and guidance regarding routes for personal development and access to training and jobs. Working with local youth clubs to develop management committees, projects and capacity building.
Frontline Community Self Build Housing Association LTD
Project Coordinator. Initiated and organized Leeds based self build housing project involving 12 unemployed young people building 12 houses: coordination included Housing Association formation, organisation and legal arrangements, partnership funding (£436k), sponsorships, contracts, land and building arrangements, on-site NVQ Level&2 training and public relations.
Education and Professional Training:
NEBSM Introductory Supervisory Management - 1995
NEBSM Supervisory Management 1998- 2000 (pass)
Common Purpose Community Leaders Course 2004 -2005 (completed)
Community Management Directory for social change
Diploma Community Regeneration (Doing at present at Northern College)
Professional areas of interest:
Vision for the community, I believe that young people should get involved in decision making processes, taking active roles in their communities and being consulted in discussions around issues about their livelihood. E.g. becoming members of management committees; volunteering in their communities
Areas of Expertise:
Working with young people around Training, employment and education
Language skills:
English
Websites:
Networks:
Head of Youth service Leeds, Local Councilors, Local College
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HOGG, Marguerite
Contact Details:
Tel:
+44 113 2846208
E-mail: Marguerite.hogg@thomasdanby.ac.uk
Current Work:
European Projects Co-ordinator, Leeds Thomas Danby College, Leeds, UK
Responsible for embedding a European dimension in the curriculum within Leeds Thomas Danby. This is done through seeking out new EU funding opportunities and successfully applying for funding to Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius and Grundtvig. Delivering projects at an operational level. Responsibility for and monitoring of all EU project budgets. Responsibility for financial and qualitative reporting on EU budgets. Responsibility for incoming students and staff from EU partner institutions. Responsibility for writing and implementing the college's European & International Strategy. Responsibility for chairing the cross-college European Strategy Group. Liaison with host families, employers, students, teachers, college senior management, other European Co-ordinators within the UK, EU partner institutions, Department for Education & Skills (DfES), the British Council, the European Commission.
Education and Professional Training:
Diploma of Higher Education in European Marketing (including 3 month placement in France) - Humberside University, Hull, UK;
Royal Society of Arts Diploma in Languages for International Trade - French language (including 3 month study in France);
Chartered Institute of Marketing exams
Professional areas of interest:
I have spent the last 10 years working with EU funded education and training programmes (mainly Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci). During the course of my career I have had the opportunity to participate in Leonardo da Vinci Trainer projects to Sweden and Italy. I have also visited many partner institutions all across Europe.
The British Council (UK National Agency) now regard me as an 'expert' in Leonardo da Vinci mobility projects. I am regularly asked to help them with changes in national documentation and reporting guidelines and also to deliver workshops at national conferences and seminars on their behalf.
I was asked, as an experienced project promoter, to contribute oral and written evidence to the EU Select Committee Inquiry at the House of Lords (UK government) into the new EU Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme for 2007-2013.
Subsequently, I had my name put forward to the European Commission by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as an expert on the working group consultation process for the new EU Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme, which has involved research and meetings at the European Commission's directorate for education & training in Brussels along with representatives of other National Agencies from across Europe. The working group was asked to look at the bureaucracy of the present programme and how it can be improved for the next phase.
I am also a member of the UK New Programme Steering Group led by the DfES, which is looking at how the programme will be implemented in the UK.
Areas of Expertise:
- Outstanding organisational skills
- Innovative thinking and a high level of personal initiative
- Experience of successful EU curriculum bid writing and excellent report writing skills
- Excellent understanding of certain EU funding criteria, budget management in Euros and other currencies, balancing and allocating budgets and producing reports including well-kept audit evidence for numerous project budgets
- An ability to liaise with people at all levels (students, parents, College management and other staff, employers, EU partners, funding bodies like the British Council, other educational providers, host families, UK government)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to co-ordinate several different projects simultaneously whilst maintaining a high standard of quality
- Mentoring skills (both for students and staff)
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict and competing deadlines
Through decisions made significant opportunities are created which impact on:
- Our own students and staff
- Local industries by providing a potential workforce with EU work experience and increased motivation and self-confidence
- EU partners by developing relationships
- British Council in that the college is now seen as an experienced promoter and national example of good practice.
I have a responsibility for the mentoring of both UK students who participate in European projects and also incoming EU students and staff. In reality this can mean being on call by mobile phone 24 hours a day when students are on placement. I also provide advice and guidance to UK staff who will be accompanying students on placement or who will be participating in their own EU projects.
Language skills:
English and French
Websites:
Networks:
I sit on the national New Programme Steering Group led by the DfES which is looking at the implementation of the new EU funded Lifelong Learning Programme 20070-13.
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Khatoon, Abida
Contact Details:
Tel: +44 (0)113 2497120
E-mail: abida@shantona.co.uk
Current Work:
Development coordinator- To assist the Director in managing and developing staff, develop and deliver the projects and deputise the Director work in her absence. There is responsibility for ensuring and facilitating the participation of service user's especially elderly women and to ensure a high professional profile for the Centre's work with relevant agencies and funders
Past Work:
Minorities police liaison committee, Project worker:
- Community based seminars to build trust and confidence between the police and the minority ethnic communities
- Advice and Guidance
- Access to information on police recruitment events
- Disseminating data gathered
- Overview of programmes to be carried out
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Planning, preparing and delivering events effectively
Saheli Group Voluntary organization, Treasurer:
- Devising activities
- Working with women and children understanding their cultural needs and barriers
- Compiling reports
Promotions for social services:
- Working with other organization promoting social services
- Setting up social promotions
- Working under pressure meeting targets
Education and Professional Training:
BA Honours Applied Criminal Justice Studies
Professional areas of interest:
My interests are working with local communities helping them by providing opportunities that will benefit their lives for the better In all aspects from education, training, employment, health, family and health.
Areas of Expertise:
Working in partnership with other organisations, Securing funding in developing and implementing services in education and training, community and youth development.
Language skills:
English, Urdu, Punjabi
Websites:
Networks:
Thomas Danby College, Social services, Connexions, Qed,Leeds city council, Local Voluntary/community sectors.
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Loonat, Sayed
Contact Details:
Tel: + 44 (0)113 3059775
E-mail: sayed.loonat@leedsnortheast-pct.nhs.uk
Current Work:
Diversity & Equality Adviser, I lead on all aspects of Equality & Diversity on behalf of the Leeds North East PCT
Past Work:
My previous post was Race & Health Project Manager in North Kirklees and I led on Race equality issues and Health Inequalities.
I also held a post of Joint Planning officer for Kirklees Social Services and that included developing relevant client based strategies and user/carer involvement and I also had a brief for BME Communities and Equality/Inclusion.
Education and Professional Training:
I have undertaken various training and education: Professional Diploma in Management at Leeds Met Uni, Management in Advanced Care Practice, NLP, Certificate in Social Care, NVQ in Social Care, Training for Trainers etc and various other training modules including all aspects of equal opportunities, research, training, health inequalities, design and planning of relevant projects/schemes, monitoring and data analysis and many others.
Professional areas of interest:
My area of interest are as follows: All aspects of Equality & Diversity, Inclusion, Communication, Design and delivery of Training and awareness modules and programmes, working with a diverse range of people, Health Inequalities and Health and Social Care etc.
Areas of Expertise:
Equality & Diversity legislation and policy development, impact assessment, training, communication, performance management
Language skills:
English, Gujarati, Urdu, Dialect of Punjabi.
Websites:
CRE, EOC, DEC, DOH,
Networks:
Director of Public Health, West Yorkshire Diversity & Equality Partnership, Communication and Business Manager
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Dr. Momin, Abul Khair
Contact Details:
Dr Abul KM Momin
Research Officer
Disability Rights Commission
Arndale House,
Manchester. M4 3AQ
Current Work:
Research Officer, Disability Rights Commission:
My main job is to manage research work in the area of education, health, employment and access to goods and services on disability issues as well as giving expert advice to external agencies on disability issues.
Past Work:
I worked for Leeds Health Focus as a Researcher to conduct a research on Drugs, with collaboration with the University of Central Lancashire, sponsored by the Department of Health.
Prior to that, I worked as the Director of a National Specialised Spinal Injury Hospital in Bangladesh. I was responsible for the overall management of the hospital, training institutes and the community based programmes for inclusion of disabled people in mainstream society as equal member of the society.
Besides this, I was responsible for the coordination for the collaboration with the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trusts.
Education and Professional Training:
I did my Masters in Health Management, Planning and Policy and PhD on Sociology, from the University of Leeds.
Training on Neuro-Diversity, 'Using your Rights, Disability & Equality, Sexuality & Equality, Equality & Diversity, Organised by DRC
Disability and Development, Social Policy, Organised by Politics of Disabled People, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds
Professional areas of interest:
My professional interest is on equality and human rights.
Areas of Expertise:
My area of expertise is management and research work.
Language skills:
Bengali and English
Websites:
Networks:
I am a member of the Institute of Health Management, and Social Policy Association and an Associate member of Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds.
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Norton, Richard
Contact Details:
Archway
95 Roundhay Road
Leeds LS8 5AQ
Tel: +44 (0) 113 3833910
Fax: +44 (0) 113 3833909
E-mail richardn@archway-leeds.org.uk
Current Work:
Project Director, Archway
Overall responsibility for strategy, planning, development, liaison and partnership working, management of staff team of 45, funding, fund-raising and financial control, delivery of services.
Past Work:
Manager, Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau - responsibilities similar to above.
Chair, Leeds Voice - chair of Board of Directors/Trsutees of local voluntary sector umbrella body.
Education and Professional Training:
BA Modern Languages
Certificate in Youth and Community Work
Extensive in-service training
Professional areas of interest:
Work with young people;Regeneration of communities; Diversity, equal opportunities and community cohesion, Role of voluntary sector in partnership working and planning and in service delivery.
Areas of Expertise:
Areas listed in Current Work and Areas of interest.
Language skills:
English, French (limited)
Websites:
Networks:
Children Leeds and Commexions partnership, Leeds Initiative - regeneration partnerships, Supporting People networks.
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Rasool, Nahid
Contact details:
Shantona Women's Centre
C/O Bangladeshicommunity Centre
Roundhay Road
Leeds LS8 5AN
Phone: +44 113 249 7120
Current work:
Director,Duties involve: Overall Project Managements including Financial Management, Staff management, Strategic planning includes internal and representation in external such as local governments planning.
Past work:
a) Freelance Trainer Cultual diversity
b)Lecturer: ESOL & Numeracy , City & Islington College, London
c)Lecturer: Kingsway Camden College, London
d) Family Support work and researcher on domestic violence
e) Yorkshire Television, Leeds LS3 - November 1995 - February 1996. Duties include Editing, translating programme on Bangladeshi people and how people survive through the natural dieaster.
f) ) Supplementary School Teacher BWA, London 11/87 - 12/87
g) Woman Development Officer Weavers' Youth Forum, London (funded by Tower Hamlets Council, London)
Educational and Professional Training:
B.A. (Hons) in General History, 1989; Dhaka University, Bangladesh
R.S.A. TESOL Certificate, 1991; Jack Ashley School, Finsbury Park, London.
MBA(Part-time) Leeds Metropolitan University - Currently undertaking
Professional areas of interest:
Main areas of interests are as follows:
- Promoting cultural diversity and improving community cohesion
- Establish Women's right and how to challenge stereotype views
- Voluntary sector and Active role in its strategic development.
Areas of Expertise:
Community work,Project Management, Strategic Management and Human resources, BME Issues including cultural diversity.
Language skills:
English, Bengali (speaking, writing) Hindi, Urdu(speaking only)
Website:
Networks:
CYPSP ( Children and Young People Strategic Partnership) Voice Representative for Voluntary sector East Leeds
St James Partnership, Employment and Business support working Group
Narrowing the Gap
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Silvestre, Raquel
Contact Details:
Tel:+44 0113 277 2227
E-mail: Raquel.silvestre@leedsvoice.org.uk
Current Work:
Community Participation Coordinator - Leeds Voice
Negotiate & secure representational places for Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector on local decision-making structures i.e. East and North East Leeds District Partnerships. Once these places have been secured I facilitate elections to recruit representatives.
Also facilitate wedge based forums which act as a feedback mechanism for elected representatives. These forums are also used as a consultative forum for VCF input into partnership actions.
In a more operational ground I look for innovative ways and mechanisms to involve a greater diversity of small organizations that may not have the capacity or interest to participate in more strategic forums.
Past Work:
African AIDS Advisor (portuguese/ english) of Black Health Agency, Manchester
Capacity Building Coordinator in Cape Verde and Brazil (4 month each)
Volunteer Community Development Worker in Mozambique (1yr)
Education and Professional Training:
MSc (Masters of Science) in Management and Implementation of Development Projects, Manchester University
BA in Development and Peace Studies, Bradford University
Diploma of Higher Education in Development Studies, Leeds University
Professional areas of interest:
Power relations and social dynamic
Community participation and empowerment
Social inclusion, culture and community cohesion
Areas of Expertise:
Community participation and empowerment,
Human development, poverty and sustainable livelihoods in Developing Countries,
Programme management and implementation.
Language skills:
Portuguese - mother tongue
English - fluent written and spoken
Spanish - very good spoken
French - average written and spoken
Networks:
East and North East:
Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector - Community Empowerment Network
District Partnerships Executive boards ( Leeds City Council, Education Leeds, NHS-PCT, Social Services, Housing Associations, Job Centre)
East and North East Area Management teams (LCC)
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Miah, Waish
Contact Details:
Tel: + 44 (0)113 2044150,
Mobile: +44 (0)7891 272 319
Current Work:
Currently working as an Education Welfare Officer with Education Leeds my responsibilities are service delivery to schools it statutory duties to look after childrens' welfare, and help and secure their regular attendance and achieve their maximum potential.
Past Work:
On voluntary bases I have worked for the CAB as benefits advisor worked in the community helping people which included taken them to hospital, police, benefits office.
On paid capacity I have worked for the Home office, Managed my own business for 20 years, worked for the Leeds City Council Housing Department as Benefit Development Officer for 2 years.
Education and Professional Training:
I left school with no formal education qualification. Through my work I have gained Management, Counselling, Social work status, this resulted in pass grade also many other work relevant training.
Professional areas of interest:
Work with socially disadvantaged people of all ages and social background. Help and develop to achieve and better their life.
Areas of Expertise:
Able to disseminate information information's, Training others, I have been known for very good negotiation skills, stand up and talk to public.
Language skills:
Sylhety Bangla/ Bengali, Urdu, Hindi and English.
Websites:
DfeS, Education Leeds.
Networks:
Police, Social Services, Youth offending Teams, Schools and other statutory Agencies.
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