Meet the Partnerships Team

Simon Parker

Senior Bid Partnerships Manager

I am the Senior Bid Partnerships Manager covering the UK and providing a local focus on the West and East Midlands. I joined PeoplePlus in 2018, and I have worked in and around public services and the justice sector for last twenty-five years, my role involves establishing and maintaining successful partner and stakeholder relationships and leading on the design and development of partnership solutions for bids.

Louise Lake

Partnerships & Development Manager

I am a Bid Partnerships Manager covering the UK , providing a local focus on the North East , Yorkshire and Humberside. I joined PeoplePlus in 2021, my role is to build and maintain relationships with key partners and stakeholders, developing partnership solutions to support bids across our employability, justice, enterprise and communities’ services. Prior to my current role I worked for thirteen years building and maintaining both local and national partnership relationships within the public and private sector.

Andrew Turnbull

Business Development & Partnerships Director

Andrew has been with the business since 2016 and has over 15 years’ experience of leading business development teams, developing growth strategies and managing large scale complex bids in a range of sectors, including justice, welfare to work, skills, financial and legal advice, and health and social care.

James Clark-Allan

Strategy, Solutions and Partnerships Director

As Strategy, Solutions and Partnerships Director, I’m passionate about making sure we work collaboratively with partners, sharing ideas, best practice and opportunities to help change the lives of every customer that we work with every day. I have over 20 years’ industry experience supporting partnerships and stakeholder management both in operational roles and latterly in Business Development functions, for Prime organisations across the UK and Ireland. I am also an ERSA board director, so have a wide knowledge of our sector through working for and with the 300+ ERSA members which span the private, public and voluntary sectors, from multi-national businesses to charities and community enterprises.

Claire Nicholls

Head of Bid Partnerships

I have worked for PeoplePlus for over 12 years and have operational experience through employability contracts and for the last 7 years have worked within the Partnerships team, supporting with national and local bids within the Justice, Employability and Health and Social Care sectors. As Head of Bid Partnerships, I am passionate about supporting the team to build strong partner and stakeholder relationships.

Katie Lloyd

Partnership & Development Manager

As a Partnership and Development Manager, I am passionate about building meaningful partnerships that adopt a joined-up approach, to maintain high standards of practice and positive outcomes. I specialise in employability in the South East and nationally, and have worked with voluntary, public and private organisations, building collaborative projects that support the employability landscape. I have additional experience working in the Education, Enterprise, and Health and Social Care sectors, and have been with PeoplePlus for 5 years.

Alistair Kerr

Partnerships & Development Manager, PeoplePlus Scotland. Chair, Community Wealth Advocacy Group.

I am the Partnerships and Development Manager for Scotland, with a focus on supported employment partnerships. I have 20 years experience in the welfare to work environment, developing and creating opportunities for disabled or disadvantaged groups. I am an industry specialist in community wealth building and sustainable procurement duties. 

I am proud to Chair the Community Wealth Advocacy Group and play my part in the strategic group responsible for its development. This growing group has a strong focus on creating inclusive employment opportunities for disadvantaged people or groups in communities across Scotland. 

Sustainable, meaningful employment is a proven enabler for the achievement of individual goals and ambitions, contributing to a vibrant and socially just Scotland.