Leon Shearer

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About Leon Shearer

Helping social organizations grow by designing development strategies, and building projects from scratch to support their mission // A determined professional with over 20 years of experience in the third sector. I have always been driven by a strong sense of purpose to contribute to the mission of empowering children, families, and communities. I dedicate my efforts to creating positive change in the third sector. So far, I have served as project manager and development officer, gaining valuable experience in operations management, proposal writing, and communication. During my professional journey, I have solved a series of complex situations successfully. Implementing new systems and enabling the collaboration and confidence of stakeholders are two of my secrets to success. Additionally, I bring extensive expertise as a trainer, accredited by the CPD Group and recognized as a Fellow of ITOL. I have designed and delivered over 15 workshops that align with the organization's values and goals, inspiring teams to cultivate the knowledge and skills needed to expand their mission. My workshops emphasize relationship building, leadership development, and achieving mission-driven results. I consistently strive to foster quality awareness while further enhancing my analytical skills. Feel free to connect to discuss opportunities for collaboration or ways to drive meaningful impact together. An accomplished professional bringing experience in leading operations, project management and training and development. Motivated and results-focused with a proven track record in both leading and inspiring high-performing teams, implementing process improvements and new systems, leading to enhanced operational efficiency, and directing complex initiatives from inception to successful completion. Highly skilled in project delivery and consistently ensures these are delivered in line with scope, budget, schedule, risks, outcomes, prioritisation, value and benefits. A strategic thinker able to excel in challenging environments as well as being a positive communicator whose is organised with strong analytical skills and a practical approach to solving problems.