Consultancy
We offer consultancy services to meet the developmental needs of organisations, partnerships and networks. These services are offered through our trading arm, “VAC Enterprises”. Our trading arm enables us to offer specialist, often intensive support tailored to the needs of our clients, who range from local groups and networks, to local authorities, strategic partnerships and NHS Trusts across London and further afield.
We offer trouble-shooting support to help organisations respond to a problem or a change in their circumstances;
We facilitate strategic and business planning activities such as organisational or partnership reviews or away days;
We support organisations and partnerships to work more efficiently or effectively; and
We offer workforce development – enhancing the skills and knowledge of staff, volunteers or trustees through in-house training, coaching or mentoring.
Our portfolio of services covers the following areas:
- Organisational Development
- Financial Services
- Partnership Development
- Workforce Development
- Management and Leadership Programmes
- Stakeholder Engagement
Bespoke business solutions to help organisations:
Plan for success (eg. Start-up support and business planning)
Strengthen their infrastructure (Policies and procedures, ICT consultancy services)
Adapt and thrive (Partnerships and consortia, Change management)
Prove your worth (Monitoring, evaluation and research, Quality assurance and value added)
Financial Services
Delivering specialist financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises:
- Full range of accountancy services – eg. book-keeping support, establishing and maintaing robust financial systems
- Salary administration service
- Training in financial management and planning
- Conducting financial health checks
Quality Assurance
Helping organisations increase, measure and demonstrate their effectiveness
- Advice and training on implementing quality assurance systems
- Advice and training on monitoring and evaluation processes
- Developing outcome and impact measurement tools and supporting organisations to engage with outcome-based funding and commissioning opportunities
Workforce Development
Supporting workforce development at all levels within the public and community sectors
- Training for staff and volunteers – including in-house, tailor-made training
- Team building – including negotiation and communication skills
- Accredited management training – including project management, organisational and strategic management courses
Coaching and Mentoring
Developing and strengthening leadership skills within the voluntary and community sector through coaching and mentoring:
- Affordable individual coaching for managers and trustees which can be focused on tackling specific issues (for instance, conflict resolution, problem-solving, change management) or more generic coaching to support the development of effective management skills
- Mentoring – we offer confidential, non-managerial support and supervision for managers of voluntary and community groups from experienced managers within the sector.
Stakeholder Engagement
Helping organisations and partnerships effectively engage their service users and/or their wider community. For instance, we can offer:
- Training in user involvement
- Community engagement – undertaking community consultations on behalf of organisations or supporting organisations to undertake their own engagement or consultation activities with communities or interest groups
- Organising stakeholder events
- Support and advice on marketing and communications strategies and issues
Contact us:
For more information, contact Simone Hensby
Tel: 020 7284 6555. (Typetalk: 18001-020 7284 6555)
Email: shensby@vac.org.uk