Our partnership team
Our partnership and development team works across all our delivery, bringing together the very best in public, private and voluntary organisations to deliver excellent results.
They are here to help deliver existing contracts, embed new ones and create new opportunities to help even more people. They currently work with more than 150 different organisations who play a part in active contract delivery, and work with an even wider number of stakeholders across Britain.
Our team have specialist knowledge of the sectors and geographies they work in.
Your partnership and development team:
Emma Grigson
Head of Partnerships
Emma Grigson
Head of Partnerships
As Head of Partnerships and Development, I’m passionate about making sure we work collaboratively with partners, sharing ideas, best practice and opportunities. have over 20 years’ experience supporting partnerships and stakeholder management for large organisations. I am also a Director of a small CIC in the South West which is dedicated to supporting people with disabilities and learning differences, so I also understand and recognise the day-to-day practicalities involved in running a smaller partner organisation.
Laura Flannery
Partnerships and Development Manager, North West
Laura Flannery
Partnerships and Development Manager, North West
I am the Partnerships and Development Manager for the North West and specialise in employability. I have worked at PeoplePlus for nine years, building and maintaining the local partner relationships in my region and nationally for our employability division.
Kelly Player
Social Value Manager
Kelly Player
Social Value Manager
As Social Value Manager I am keen to ensure that our service delivery is optimising added value to society. I am passionate about building relationships and working collaboratively with likeminded individuals and businesses to achieve great things, with people always at the front and centre
Simon Parker
Partnerships and Development Manager, Midlands
Simon Parker
Partnerships and Development Manager, Midlands
I am the Partnerships and Development Manager for the Midlands, covering both the West and East Midlands specialising in the Justice sector. I have worked at PeoplePlus for two years, and in the Welfare to Work sector for more than twenty years, my role entails the building and maintaining of local partner relationships in my region and nationally for our Justice division.
Louise Lake
Partnerships & Development Manager - North East
Louise Lake
Partnerships & Development Manager - North East
I am the Partnerships and Development Manager for the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber specialising in the Skills division. I have recently moved to PeoplePlus but I have worked for 13 years building and maintaining both local and national partners in the public and private sector.
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