It’s been a big week. Firstly, I’ve been accepted as an associate with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), providing consultancy services and short-term management support to CIPFA’s clients across the public sector. I don’t like to boast, but CIPFA describes its associates as ‘the best of the best’, offering exceptional talent, experience and taking pride in the work they do. Aw, shucks…
And secondly, I’ve been accepted as an associate consultant with Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS). SUMS is a specialist higher education management consultancy firm that is owned and operated by a group of over twenty universities. It combines a deep knowledge of higher education with specialised expertise in strategy implementation, business improvement and organisational transformation.
These are both excellent opportunities for me personally and for Sockmonkey Consulting, as I work to establish myself and the firm as a provider of intelligent research and consultancy services and to develop a broader network of relationships across the public, not-for-profit and social enterprise sectors. I look forward very much to working with both CIPFA and SUMS in the months ahead.