Jez Hall
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RECENT EXPERIENCE

Participatory Budgeting Unit / Church Action on Poverty
Participatory Budgeting Associate (Aug 2000 - Present)
Working for the Participatory Budgeting Unit, analysing UK local government consultation and budget processes. Funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the work includes promoting good practise in local government accountability and participatory democracy. Interpreting service plans and building citizen engagement with local government budget. Liasing with and presenting to local and national public policy makers. Research into international models of citizen engagement and pro-poor policies delivered at local level. This work has led to travel in South America and Europe. I am currently focussing on the involvement of young people in democratic budgeting processes.
Read more on Participatory Budgeting at www.participatorybudgeting.org.uk.

Shared Future CIC
Director. (June 2009 - Present)
A new social enterprise established to undertake work contributing to social and enviromental improvement. Specialisms include community engagement, social enteprise, social research and evaluation, organisational development, community assets and buildings, corporate social responsibility, leadership development, youth engagement and local sustainability. More at www.sharedfuturecic.org.uk

Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development,
Lancaster University Management School (January 2007 - September 2008)
Social Enterprise Associate
Researching and disseminating information on social enterprise across the North West of England. Delivering organisational development programmes, running seminars and events and supporting student and community based social entrepreneurship, as part of the University knowledge exchange programme. Working alongside academics and researchers concerned to understand the principles, policy and practice of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, social innovation and leadership in the not for profit, community and third sector.
Read more on IEED at http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/socialenterprise

Community Technical Aid Centre
Project Development Officer (1999 - December 2006)
Advising community organisations in developing new capital projects, through project development, fundraising, consultation, and resource management, alongside professional architects and designers.
Developing and delivering training modules for community and voluntary organisations. Contributing to paid feasibility studies on behalf of charitable trusts, local authorities and non-profit bodies.
Undertaking community consultation and neighbourhood planning on behalf of local authorities, statutory bodies and community associations. Research into community building mamagement for the national Change Up programme. Co-ordinated the development of Information Technology within my workplace.

Central Manchester Primary Care Trust
Non Executive Director (Nov 2004 - Sept 2006)
My role as Non-Executive Director was to contribute to the strategic direction and governance of health care services within Central Manchester. I brought external expertise to support the Executive and Clinicians in managing this major public health body. My brief included patient complaints, the audit committee, community engagement and children and young people's services.

OTHER PAID EXPERIENCE.
URBACT European programme masterclass speaker. Nov 2009
Lancaster Council Community Empowerment Framework research, Jan 2009
Levenshulme Community Association Community Worker 1998 - 1999
Building and Carpentry as a self employed sole trader 1985 - 1995
Manchester Probation Service Vocational trainer 1988 - 1989

EDUCATION
1974-1980 City of London School
1981-1984 University of Manchester BA (Economics and Social Sciences)
(Specialising in politics of developing nations, environmental policy and economics)

VOLUNTARY WORK AND INTERESTS
I maintain a commitment to my community. I have had interests in a range of community groups, and was Chair of my local Community Association when in Manchester. Included periods as a community representative for an SRB Regeneration Executive and participation in various consultative forums.
Voluntary work at a community centre has included helping with building maintenance, setting up community art projects, staff recruitment and supervision, policy making, community networking and promoting community led public services.
I have been active in voluntary childcare groups, at one time being a local contact for the National Childbirth Trust. I have also volunteered with various community based organisations involved with international development and environmental issues.

Volunteering overlaps with my work interests, which focus around how people collective debate, design and act out ideas that work for them, within their personal and public roles, within community buildings and within institutions, in ways that generates positive social capital. I recognise the benefits that others and I gain from living in a diverse, stimulating and culturally rich world. I have seen the damage poverty and discrimination can inflict on individuals, excluding them from the benefits and opportunities enjoyed by others.

PERSONAL
I live in Lancaster and I am prepared to work across the country. My family connections overseas have led me to travel widely, both on work and for personal reasons.
I have no known medical conditions or physical disabilities and have a full clean driving licence. I was born in 1962.

Updated: February 2010