Systems Support Manager at UnLtd

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Systems Support Manager at UnLtd

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Alex is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager based in the West Midlands, working across the North of England. She has worked at UnLtd since 2015 and previously worked in Local Authorities and Housing Associations supporting community regeneration initiatives and even working in partnership with UnLtd to find, fund and support early stage social entrepreneurs. She is passionate about working with people in communities that have great potential but don’t realise that they are Social Entrepreneurs yet; and exploring how we can all contribute to creating systemic change to provide more equitable opportunities for all.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Amanda is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager and has been part of the Thematic team at UnLtd since May 2021. Prior to this she was co-CEO of a youth leadership charity in south London. She has over 15 years' experience in the creative, education and charity sectors working in start-ups and on growth projects in the UK and abroad. An avid reader, Amanda is interested in the power of storytelling to build support and sustainability of ventures. She also likes data, dogs and all things nature based – not necessarily in that order.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Amjid is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager based in West Yorkshire, working across England. He has been at UnLtd since 2012 and have worked on a range of programmes including Lead the Change, Solutions for an Ageing Society and the Social Enterprise Support Fund. He has a background in economic development with a focus on town and city centre regeneration, through working on Urban Renaissance at the Regional Development Agency in Yorkshire and Humber. He also has extensive experience of community development through being involved in the voluntary and community sector in Bradford. He has been part of setting up and running community enterprises as well as supporting others to establish and develop their community ventures. Outside of UnLtd, he is a Director at a not-for-profit enterprise and a trustee of Bradford District Community Foundation. In 2023, he received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for community and voluntary services in Bradford.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Ashley is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd working across England. He works on the frontline supporting social entrepreneurs, finding social entrepreneurs and helping them with funding and support to create great social impact. Over the last few years at UnLtd he has increasingly worked with social entrepreneurs who are repurposing built environment and outdoor spaces to better serve their communities and work towards a greener economy. Prior to UnLtd Ashley worked within a range of regional social enterprises in the North of England providing business support and incubation services. He also spent some time working in the areas of young people’s accommodation and support and family outreach support services. After collaborating with UnLtd to run a small Award programme in previous role and enjoying the experience and values led approach, he was lucky enough to join the staff team as an Award Manager back in 2014.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Jane has been fortunate to work for UnLtd since 2016, mainly supporting incredible social entrepreneurs in Wales. She loves the power of collaboration and works closely with team members from across the UK plus regional partners within Wales. With 30 years professional experience of working with communities and social enterprises in Wales, England and Africa in a voluntary, employed and self-employed capacity, she is deeply motivated by seeing people of all backgrounds make positive change in their communities. She also knows what it feels like to be responsible for setting up your own social enterprise directly. Outside of work she is a busy Mum and volunteers in a number of roles to support young people including as a member of the Children In Need Wales Committee, a Governor of a Welsh medium secondary school, and also as a junior football coach.

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Head of Social Entrepreneur Support at UnLtd

Joel Attar is the Head of Social Entrepreneur Support At UnLtd, with a focus on evolving our awards (grants) and support delivery across the UK to increase our impact and ensure the highest quality of support to social entrepreneurs. Joel has spent six years supporting social entrepreneurs himself, using a mix of coaching-led conversations, signposting, and business support. Before UnLtd, he worked across the charity sector, the public sector and for a profit-with-purpose enterprise. Joel has worked at a local, national and international level and across a broad range of social issues: ranging from social care, vocational education, youth homelessness, youth development and youth participation. He is a mentor with a young migrants charity and trustee at a local grant-making charity where he lives in South East London.

Social Entrepreneur Support Lead - Impact at UnLtd

Carol is the Thematic Team Lead for Social Entrepreneur Support at UnLtd. This means she works with a team of Social Entrepreneur Support Managers and User Journey Support Managers to ensure we are finding, funding and supporting the most impactful social entrepreneurs across two thematic areas: Healthy Ageing and Access to Employment. Carol has worked with social entrepreneurs since 2016, shaping and delivering tailored support for entrepreneurs to test and evaluate new solutions, as well as building a thriving, supportive community of social entrepreneurs. Before UnLtd, Carol worked in the charity sector, both national and international, with an education focus but also bringing in those broader issues to support children and young people to thrive. Also, in her former charity, Carol established and chaired for two years an affinity group for colleagues who, like her, were from low socio-economic backgrounds.

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Kyla has been working as a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd since 2021. She is based in the North West and is part of the Thematic team who specialise in supporting social entrepreneurs nationally who work in Healthy Ageing, Health Equity and Access to Employment. Prior to UnLtd, she spent ten years leading business development, operations and programme and project management and delivery for start-up and scale-up social enterprises and charities, primarily in the health and wellbeing space. She is motivated by seeing social entrepreneurs create and disrupt systems and services that address health and wealth inequalities; and so far has had the pleasure of working with over 60 UnLtd Award Winners doing just that! She also cares deeply about the intersections of social and climate justice, having recently completed a course in sustainable business management; leads our carbon footprint work at UnLtd and volunteers on a food security project close to home in Liverpool.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Thomas is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd, working on the frontline supporting social entrepreneurs from across Scotland. His job is to find social entrepreneurs and help them with funding and support to make big things happen. He's interested in finding solutions to spark more social innovation in our most deprived communities, which are often areas that could benefit most from social enterprise activity. Prior to UnLtd he worked in the private sector in logistics and supply chain management. As you can imagine, logistics isn’t the most exciting job and so he decided to re-train and did a postgraduate qualification in Community Development and worked in a number of community development and regeneration roles. He then found UnLtd and has enjoyed working with and supporting social entrepreneurs since 2007.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Tim is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd. He works as part of our Thematic team and specialises in investment readiness, health, and sporting sectors. During his time at UnLtd since 2017, he has helped to manage the Transform Ageing programme and has supported many social entrepreneurs within the sector to grow and scale their impact. He is really interested in how social entrepreneurs can work to address health inequalities and deliver preventative practices that improve quality of life and reduce pressure on public resources. Before UnLtd he worked for Brunelcare, a care charity and housing association for people in later life in Bristol, which is where he first became interested in the ageing sector. Prior to this he went to Exeter University and during his time there founded two (largely unsuccessful) social enterprises through Exeter’s Enactus programme.

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Victor has spent many years working within social and community regeneration across the UK. He has worked within large local authorities, social enterprises, long-standing charities, and small businesses, providing development support. Victor has had the pleasure of working with and supporting innovative start-ups and social enterprises, created, or led by inspirational individuals. The people behind the many projects worked with have been from a diverse background, some with challenging lived experiences. Victor has been with UnLtd for over five years, working with those who wish to make a difference and give back to society in some meaningful way. His work with social entrepreneurs has taken him all over the country, helping to underpin the knowledge gained and appreciate the determination shown by so many to try and succeed with their social venture and making a change for the better.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Nuala started her career as an awareness raising officer supporting young people considering self-employment as a career option, she then went on to work on the community business start-up programme in Belfast. Before joining UnLtd in 2003, she worked for an all-island peace building charity on cross border economic programmes and opportunities. She is a passionate member of the team and is motivated by seeing the difference an UnLtd Award can make to the lives of our social entrepreneurs and in turn their beneficiaries. Nuala is married with two teenage children, trained as a dementia friend, and has recently taken up cycling.

Social Entrepreneur Support Lead - England at UnLtd

Sarah Rafique is an award-winning social entrepreneur and business consultant with extensive experience in supporting purpose-driven leaders to grow impactful ventures. She is the Lead for Social Entrepreneur Support in England at UnLtd, where she empowers social entrepreneurs to navigate challenges and scale their impact. Previously Sarah was COO of Generation Medics, a multi-award-winning social enterprise she helped build from the ground up. She also runs a boutique consultancy, guiding organisations to harness AI and emerging technologies for growth and innovation. Passionate about systems change and sustainable impact, Sarah is dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs create meaningful change.

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Jo’s career started in social housing, supporting individuals and communities to realise their potential. This included helping to establish several community businesses and supporting those running them to develop sustainable and long-lasting employment and training opportunities. Before joining UnLtd she worked as a self-employed business trainer helping small to medium size businesses, public services and third sector organisations improve their systems, develop clear vision and strategy and ultimately improve the customer journey. Jo is a voluntary Director for a small CIC and is passionate about helping individuals and groups in the community develop creative and impactful ideas that will benefit the wider locality. Jo joined UnLtd in 2022 as a Support Manager and now works in the Thematic team. She recognises the value created by having the right expertise and support for new and existing entrepreneurs. Jo really enjoys meeting with social entrepreneurs, understanding what their venture does and the social impact it is having in the community. Jo enjoys walking with her schnoodle (that’s dog!) travelling, gardening and cooking.

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