Emma Sparrow

Background

About Emma Sparrow

25+ years experience in youth social action, volunteer management, children's rights, youth work and community development. Sectors include the Police, Local Authorities, the NHS, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Freelance work, Children's Services/Social Care/Youth Services and small, medium and large charities.* An experienced manager and leader working in local authorities in Children’s and Community Services and the Voluntary Sector at a local/national & UK wide arena, in particular service user involvement and co-production; consultation, service user led campaigns, service user led action forums, strategic planning, business and administration, performance management, budget and people management * Support for public and voluntary sector on creating sustainable and meaningful engagement strategies for service user involvement with demonstrable impact, outputs and outcomes * Working with public and voluntary sector to drive improvements in service user involvement including child/youth/family led quality assurance programmes, child and youth led commissioning / funding programmes, critical friend role in planning/delivery of work; analysis and use of information; strategic thinking and taking initiative; working with others across the wide spectrum of partners * Ability to identify needs within a service, propose time specific, measurable solutions and project manage through to completion * Successful leadership across internal and external stakeholders to create a shared vision for children/young people and family involvement in decision making * Knowledge and skills in frontline service user involvement delivery through to leadership and management of agendas and strategy locally and UK wide * Ability to create/co-produce and deliver consultation and research programmes at a local, regional and national level * Skilled in enthusing stakeholders of all levels from children to senior managers, elected members to business, internal and external partners to engage in a joint outcome