DWP Partnership/Relationship Managers Angela Roberts Partnership Manager (Beds & Herts district)

Our Role To build and manage effective relationships between The jobcentre; (training) Providers; and (local) Employers (our national partnerships team engages with national employers; then such agreements are filtered to local areas for our own engagement). We work closely with Skills brokers/training providers (private companies as well as local colleges) to ensure that local provision meets the needs of all customers; Employers to ensure that we source provision that meets their recruitment needs; also in liaison with Partners/forums such as Local Authorities; Local Drug/Alcohol; Mental Health; and Carers; To address worklesness in local areas (in essence – addressing skills gaps by matching employer requirements with claimant needs, in partnership with local (training) providers.

Contact us if: You want to discuss working with Jobcentre Plus. You may Wish to promote courses/opportunities for our Claimants; Wish to discuss a sector based work academy Have a query with regards to training provision, the local labour market and Jobcentre Plus; Need to resolve issues between yourself and the jobcentre; or even if You are not sure who in the local Jobcentre you need to speak to. Where possible, ALWAYS use the Partnership/Relationship managers as your first point of contact.

East of England Relationship Managers Contact Details and Lead Responsibilities Geographical Area Name Contact Details District Lead Areas Dereham, Diss and Thetford Jan Jeffrey Jan.jeffery1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07554 334797 CIPD mentoring DWP work internal experience Peterborough Julie Coleman Julie.coleman@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: Mob: 07825 907675 Carers ESF provider lead for Peterborough Social Fund Reform for East Anglia Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Sudbury, Mildenhall and Newmarket Anne Cutts Anne.cutts@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01440 753923 Mob: 07855 319490 Mental Health Kings Lynn & Wisbech Linda Green Linda.green1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01603 248664 Mob: 07900 030407 Princes Trust Childcare ESF Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon Neil Nineham Neil.nineham@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01223 545205 Mob: 07800 676076 Care sector Drugs and Alcohol ESF provider lead for Cambridge, Huntingdon and Ely Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Beccles Anne Rawstron Anne.rawstron@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01493 633381 Mob: 07887 988312 Energy sector Apprenticeships Norwich, Cromer and North Walsham Carole White Carole.white4@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01603 248602 Mob: 07971 996490 Armed Forces Data sharing ESF provider lead for Norfolk

East of England Relationship Managers Contact Details and Lead Responsibilities (cont’d) Geographical Area Name Contact Details District Lead Areas Ipswich, Felixstowe, Stowmarket, Woodbridge and Leiston Jeannette White Jeannette.white@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01502 504035 Mob: 07971 996100 National Careers Service Citizens Advice Bureau Norwich and Fakenham Kim Wright Kim.wright@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 01603 248691 Mob: 07776 166443 Offender agenda MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements) Social Justice

Beds & Herts Partnership Managers Contact Details and Lead Responsibilities Jobcentre Name Contact Details District Lead Areas Bedfordshire Steve Perry steve.perry1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07879 667381 Senior Partnership Manager (Bedfordshire) Bedford Gill Mason gill.mason@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07769 530088 Disability Employment Advisers Mental Health (Beds) Jenny Harwood jenny.harwood@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07917 473801 Military Veterans Bedford, Biggleswade Joe Richardson joe.richardson@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07776 462890 Data Sharing Skills for Care/Carers (Beds) Leighton Buzzard & Luton Rob Mayhew rob.mayhew@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07971 996164 EURES NCS & Skills Conditionality (Beds) Luton Angela Roberts angela.roberts@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07717 851469 Universal Credit Ambassador (Beds) Drugs & Alcohol Louise Peck-Cooper louise.peck-cooper@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07919 558606 Wage Incentive Deprivation & Poverty – Debt (Beds)

Beds & Herts Partnership Managers Contact Details and Lead Responsibilities Jobcentre Name Contact Details District Lead Areas Hertfordshire Jane Devlin jane.devlin@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07867 550166 Senior Partnership Manager (Hertfordshire) Hatfield & Letchworth Jackie Royal jackie.royal@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07867 373505 Creative Employment Programme Hemel Hempstead Marie Green marie.green@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07920 596448 - Hertford Kate Ashcroft kate.ashcroft1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07826 890445 Skills for Care/Carers (Herts) Herts County Council Stevenage Vina Patel vina.patel@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07770 843216 Princes’ Trust Apprenticeships Borehamwood & St Albans Susan Platten susan.platten@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07917 040056 Mental Health (Herts) Work Programme Completers Waltham Cross Lena Brooks lena.brooks@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07917 473815 Universal Credit Ambassador (Herts) Deprivation & Poverty – Debt (Herts) Watford Sue Coster sue.coster@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Mob: 07826 893562 NCS & Skills Conditionality (Herts)

Essex Relationship Managers Contact Details Area Name Contact Details Clacton, Harwich & Rayleigh Carole Fuller carole.fuller@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 07747 627 859 Colchester and Canvey Nigel Warren nigel.warren@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 07800 676 167 Southend Sarah Newham sarah.newham@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 01702 575 742 Harlow, Braintree & Witham Liz Hand liz.hand@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 01279 693 039 Chelmsford & Loughton Jackie Phillips jackie.phillips@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 07966 339 975 Grays & Brentwood Pauline Nischal pauline.nischal@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 01375 815 143 Basildon Leeroy Fogg leeroy.fogg@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 01268 365 535