Talent Bank Expert

Paul David Kingston

Specialisms

I specialise in the following areas:

  • Career Coaching
  • Change and Resilience Training
  • Communications Training
  • Community Engagement
  • Consultation Support
  • Executive Coaching
  • Governance
  • Housing
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Organisational Development
  • Training for Housing Professionals
  • Transformation

Paul has been working in the social housing industry for over 40 years in both the Local Authority, Registered and Charitable Provider sectors. Positions held at Executive level include 27 years as Orwell Housing Associations Director of Housing and Care Services responsible for 4500 properties including 1000 supported homes and a staff team of 550. Paul has also been a Non-Executive most notably at Estuary housing association where he chaired the Housing, Support and Care Committee and was Vice Chair of the Board. During his time at Orwell Paul played a leading role in Orwell’s diversification into support and care services growing that part of the business to a turnover of £17m. He also led Orwell’s programme of insourcing services. Paul has also been active with the Chartered Institute of Housing as a member of the Eastern Branch chairing it twice and a member of CIH national Council. More recently Paul has focussed on interim and consultancy work in the case of the former being employed as Chief Executive at Norwich Housing Society and Director of Housing, Health and Communities at Uttlesford DC. Recently Paul has undertaken consultancy work at ASH Shahada having completed a governance and supported housing review and Board away day facilitation and training. Paul is an inspirational, experienced project manager and strategic leader, a team player who loves working with others to get the job done always with the aim of achieving great customer service and processes that work for them and the organisation.’

Key Strengths/Area of Expertise

  • Leadership, strategic and change management Social Housing, Support and Care Services.
  • Improving governance working with Execs and NEDs
  • Motivational leadership
  • Creation of innovative solutions that work
  • Relationship building
  • Development of systems and processes that work for both the organisation and its customers

Professional Qualifications

  • Master in Business Administration
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing
  • Diploma in Management Studies
  • Certificate in Management Studies

Notable Achievements/Value Added

  • Improving governance of organisations including working with Execs and NED’s to improve performance and behavioural management
  • Leadership and management of insourcing of Support, Care and Estate services including successful integration and motivation of TUPE’d staff
  • Leading a very successful performance driven Social Housing, Support and Care service.
  • Influencing Care Quality Commission with regards to fee structure and communication of evaluations
  • Providing strategic oversight and leadership to both local authorities and housing associations at times of change
  • Provide leadership and support to charities in difficulty
  • An accomplished and proven Executive and NED with a solid track record of performance and solution driven approaches

Relevant Sector Knowledge

Worked in and with Local Authorities, Housing Associations , Support and Care charities. Providing and improving performance driven services ensuring customers are respected, listened to, communicated with and are placed at the heart when considering and managing change

Training/Coaching Programs/Workshop offers

Not a qualified coach, trainer or mentor but have delivered lively participative and thought provoking training sessions on a variety of topics covering social housing, good to great governance, leadership, strategic development, change and project management.

LGR Experience & Expertise

Worked for 3 Local Authorities located in Norfolk and Cambridge. Worked in partnership with a great many others throughout the East Anglian region on a variety of social housing and supported housing projects

Availability

Available mostly for shorter term consultancy and interim work