Jonathan Stephenson

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  • Brentwood Borough Council

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    Founder

    Public Sector Challenge

    - Present 2 years 9 months

    Health

    Further to developing a challenge at Rochford District Council and Brentwood Borough Council in 2022 to climb the Yorkshire 3 Peaks to assist in bringing both teams together as One Team and raise funds for charity (£12,000 in 2022) I created the Public Sector Challenge in 2022. In 2023 the inaugural Challenge was launched, the National 3 Peaks Challenge. The challenge was undertaken by over 150 people who work in or are associated with Local Authorities. The challenge raised over £60,000 for…

    Further to developing a challenge at Rochford District Council and Brentwood Borough Council in 2022 to climb the Yorkshire 3 Peaks to assist in bringing both teams together as One Team and raise funds for charity (£12,000 in 2022) I created the Public Sector Challenge in 2022. In 2023 the inaugural Challenge was launched, the National 3 Peaks Challenge. The challenge was undertaken by over 150 people who work in or are associated with Local Authorities. The challenge raised over £60,000 for Cancer Research UK. The rest is history! On to 2024's national challenge with a target of 500 participants and £250,000 to raise. Lets do this together

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    Non Executive Director (Solace in Business)

    Solace

    - Present 5 years 9 months

    Solace in Business (SiB), formerly Solace Enterprises Limited, is the commercial services arm of Solace, and is a well established and successful consultancy specialising in supporting the public sector. Solely owned by Solace, Solace in Business operates commercially on `not-for-profit`​ business principles, reinvesting any surplus income to fund public sector research, policy development and promoting the high level skills training needed to be a modern manager in public service.

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    Commissioner

    Essex Climate Action Commission

    - Present 4 years 4 months

    Environment

    The Essex Climate Action Commission was setup to advise Essex on tackling climate change. It was launched in May 2020 for an initial term of two years and has since been extended for a further three years. The Commission will run until 2025.

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    Peer Officer

    Local Government Association

    - Present 6 years 9 months

    Corporate Peer Challenges:
    Mansfield District Council (Oct 2023)
    Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils (March 2018)
    Copeland Borough Council (Nov 2018)

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    Member of the Board

    Suffolk New College

    - 2 years 6 months

    Education

    The Corporation is the Governing Body of Suffolk New College and comprises individuals drawn from local businesses, community organisations and local authorities as well as representatives of the staff and students. The prime responsibilities of the Corporation include determining the broad strategic direction of the College, ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources, stretching targets and monitoring student outcomes.
    Worked with the board to move the college from requires…

    The Corporation is the Governing Body of Suffolk New College and comprises individuals drawn from local businesses, community organisations and local authorities as well as representatives of the staff and students. The prime responsibilities of the Corporation include determining the broad strategic direction of the College, ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources, stretching targets and monitoring student outcomes.
    Worked with the board to move the college from requires improvement in 2019 to Good in 2022.

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    Mentor

    Solace

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Mentor for the national Solace Springboard Programme

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    Mentor

    District Councils' Network

    - Present 6 years 1 month

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    Awards Judge

    Local Government Chronicle

    - Present 1 year 8 months

    The LGC Awards as part of a panel of over 100 from within the sector.

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    Awards Judge

    TheMJ

    - Present 1 year 7 months

    Awards judge for the MJ annual awards.

Publications

Projects

  • Ravenswood Capital programme (Housing and Community Development)

    £30Million Capital programme delivering 1200 homes, Primary School, Road and Drainage infrastructure, Open space and play facilities, Care Homes, Community Centre, Public Art and Retail Centre.

Honors & Awards

  • Municipal Journal -Senior Leadership Team of the Year Finalist (2023)

    The MJ

  • iESE International Public Sector Transformation Awards 2023-Gold Winner Community Focus Award

    iESE

    This award is for the initiative that does most to reinvigorate the local community. This might be for a major programme of regeneration that creates economic opportunity for the local area or initiatives that engage the local community, creating greater resilience, better life chances and less dependency on public services. #communityenablement #vibrantcommunities

  • Armed Forces Covenant -Gold Award recognition 2022

    Armed Forces Covenant

  • Customer Services Excellence Standard

    Customer Service Excellence

  • PPMA 2021-Best Partnership / Collaboration

    PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2021

    This award is open to two or more public sector or public / private sector bodies working together. As public services seek to provide more seamless, efficient and integrated service and systemic leadership they are increasingly working with other public sector bodies across traditional organisational boundaries. This award is open to partnerships centred around either the joint work of two or more public / private sector or around the joint work of several organisations collaborating together.

  • PPMA 2021-Overall Gold Award

    PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2021

    Awarded to the best overall PPMA winner, the winner of this award will be selected from all of the categories winners.

  • iESE Certificate of Excellence 2021

    iESE

    iESE Certificate of Excellence Award to mark significant innovations in transforming public service

  • iESE 2019 Inteligent Council Category (Bronze Award)

    iESE

    Awarded for the implementation of the Exacom database to assist planning delivery payments (CIL, S106 etc). The system has led to greater transparency and access to information for residents.

  • iESE 2018 Working Together category (Silver Award) Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils

    iESE Public Transformation Awards

  • iESE Council of the year 2018 (Silver Award) Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils

    iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards

  • Gold Award-Chartered Institute for Waste Management (Large Authority) Category for Street Cleansing- London Borough of Enfield

    Chartered Institute for Waste Management

  • Green Flag Status (London Borough of Enfield)

    The Green Flag Award Scheme

    The Green Flag Award Scheme recognises and rewards the best open spaces in the country. Enfield is one of the greenest boroughs in London and the council manages many acres of parkland and open spaces for the public to enjoy and explore.

    In 2015 the Council gained Green Flag Status for 8 of its parks. Bush Hill Park, Trent Country Park, Jubilee Park, Oakwood Park, Town Park, Forty Hall Park, Grovelands Park and Pymmes Park.

  • East of England -Award for Excellence (Best Event or Festival) Ip-art festival

    Regional Enjoy England

  • Tourism in Suffolk Awards (Best small attraction) Ipswich Museum

    Archant Suffolk

    This award is for Visitor Attractions with less than 50,000 visitors per annum. The award covers venues that can be visited within its published opening times and offers visitor activities as part of its overall experience. Attractions will be judged on the overall quality of the experience they provide.

    Attractions must be signed up to the recently established VisitBritain Code of Practice for Visitor Attractions or be part of the VAQAS standard. Short listed entries will demonstrate…

    This award is for Visitor Attractions with less than 50,000 visitors per annum. The award covers venues that can be visited within its published opening times and offers visitor activities as part of its overall experience. Attractions will be judged on the overall quality of the experience they provide.

    Attractions must be signed up to the recently established VisitBritain Code of Practice for Visitor Attractions or be part of the VAQAS standard. Short listed entries will demonstrate innovation and improvement in some or all of the following areas:

  • Tourism in Suffolk Awards 2009 (Festival or Event of the year) Ip-art festival

    Archant Suffolk

    This award is aimed at recognising the organisers of special events created or developed in Suffolk that make a real difference. Whether providing increased national awareness for Suffolk or simply motivating a community to raise its game the judges will be looking for innovation and the return on investment relative to the size of the event.

  • Green Apple Award (Ipswich Borough Council)

    The Green Organisation Limited

    Bellway Homes and Ipswich Borough Council won a Green Apple Award for our 1,000-home Ravenswood community on the 260 acre (105 ha) site of the former Ipswich Airport.

    The award, sponsored by the Environment Agency, for placing 'the protection and support of the natural environment right at the top of the agenda' in creating a sustainable residential development.

    Ravenswood was Bellway Homes largest redevelopment project in the south-east.

Organizations

  • SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives)

    Member

    - Present

  • Britannia Primary School

    School Governor

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    Member of the Finance, Property and Human Resources Committee

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