South East Wales District

South East Wales consists of the unitary authorities of Cardiff, Newport, Monmouth, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan.

• District Manager
• External Relations Manager
• Local Partnership Manager
• District Marketing Manager
• Childcare Partnership Manager
• Background
• Partners

District Manager

Ian Williams is the District Manager for Jobcentre Plus in South East Wales. He is responsible for the operational delivery of Jobcentre Plus business within his command, including External Relations, Jobcentres, the Recruitment team and projects aimed at helping people back to work.

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External Relations Manager

Geraint Lewis is the External Relations Manager. The role of the External Relations Team is to support the business in promoting the profile of Jobcentre Plus and conveying the direction and purpose by:

• Managing relationships with appropriate stakeholders
• Linking internal and external business relations
• Managing marketing campaigns and controlling branding
• Communicating messages to internal and external audiences
• Managing the partner provision that supports job seeker needs
• Promoting childcare in conjunction with external partners

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Communications Manager

The communications Manager is Ceri Jenkins.
The role of the Communications Manager to distribute information to staff in clear and coherent way. She is also responsible for liaison with external partners and investigating customer complaints and resolving them.

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Local Partnership Manager

Rudolfo Barinowsky and Lesa Crowley
The role of the Local Partnership Manager is to establish productive partnerships with external organisations and develop effective ways of working together.

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District Marketing Manager

Liz Owen is the District Marketing Manager for South East Wales.

The DMM is responsible for the procurement of marketing collateral, event management and procurement of media as appropriate.

Childcare Partnerships

Amy Davidson is the Childcare Partnership Manager for South East Wales

The role of the Childcare Partnership Manager is to help Jobcentre Plus customers find accessible, affordable and good quality childcare so they can make the most of opportunities to work, train or study. Their role is also to support the growth of the Childcare sector by working alongside Children's Information services, Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships, and also support employers in the childcare sector regarding recruitment. They work with other organisations such as NCMA to promote careers in working with children.

• SEWales.ERT@Jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Background to District

South East Wales District consists of five local authorities.

Cardiff

• Cardiff statistics on Nomis
• Cardiff City Council website

Newport

• Newport statistics on Nomis
• Newport City Council website

The Vale of Glamorgan

• The Vale of Glamorgan statistics on Nomis
• The Vale of Glamorgan Council website

Monmouthshire

• Monmouthshire statistics on Nomis
• Monmouthshire Council website

Torfaen

• Torfaen statistics on Nomis
• Torfaen Council website

Population

These five local authorities are made up of 138 wards, ranging from Castle (in Monmouthshire) with a population of 487, to Plasnewydd (in Cardiff) with a population of 16,339. Of these 138 wards, 19 are receiving additional support from Deprived Areas Fund.
As a whole, South East Wales District is home to over 730,000 residents, with nearly 430,000 of working age.

Partnerships

Contracted partners

• A4E
• BTCV Cymru
• CSV Training Wales
• Dash Training
• Track 2000
• Quadrant Media and Communications
• Vale of Glamorgan Training
• Careers Wales
• Turning Point
• Working Links
• DrugAid.

Local partnerships

• Cardiff County Council
• Vale of Glamorgan Council
• Newport City Council
• Monmouth County Council
• Torfaen County Council.

We also work in partnership with a wide range of organisations, including other government departments, voluntary organisations and charities. These organisations offer support in the following areas:

General advice and guidance

This includes support for a wide range of issues such as Homelessness, Substance Misuse, Childcare Issues and Debt Management.

Job search advice and support

This includes organisations that offer Job search Advice, CV Writing, Internet access, stationary and access to vacancy information.

Self-employment advice

Self-employment including information on how to set up in business, useful contacts and sources of funding.

Basic Skills and ESOL

Access to Basic Skill assessments and community based training, also support for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).