Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Greg Campbell
Greg established Greg Campbell Management Consultancy, the forerunner of Campbell Tickell, in 1998. A strategic management consultant, he has an extensive background in social housing, local government, the voluntary sector, and broad knowledge of the private sector. As a consultant over the past 10 years, he has worked directly with more than 150 organisations, tackling a wide range of strategic and operational matters.
He has comprehensive experience in such areas as governance and strategic planning, policy and strategy development, regulation and inspection, risk management, Best Value, tendering and procurement, stock transfer, housing management and maintenance, communications and PR, regeneration and community development, and human resources.
He was formerly a Board member and Chair of Personnel for Tower Hamlets Community Housing, and a Board member of Co-op Homes.
Project management
Greg has project managed many schemes and initiatives in a range of environments. For instance:
- he led the team putting in place partnered housing management contracts for 20,000 Hackney Council properties;
- he project managed the selection of a transfer landlord and housing management and maintenance and PFI contractor for the Stonebridge Estate regeneration in Brent, and the work of establishing a community based housing association there;
- he led the team developing good practice in involving BME housing associations in stock transfer, in a two year national Housing Corporation/CLG (ODPM) project;
- he led the team that undertook an evaluation in 2006 of the Housing Corporation's new approach to investment, focusing on grant to commercial developers;
- he recently led teams undertaking two homelessness related projects for the Corporation, on bringing together RSLs and the private rented sector, and in developing a model protocol for information exchange and benefit liaison.
Communications and public relations
As a communications specialist, Greg has developed PR and marketing strategies, run media campaigns, managed events programmes, written and produced publications, annual reports, speeches and presentations, and conducted communications audits. He wrote The Business of Communication - a handbook for strategic communications, published by the National Housing Federation.
Performance and procurement
Greg has undertaken a raft of Best Value reviews and option appraisals of a range of service areas for housing associations and councils. He has managed and advised on numerous procurement, market testing and contracting exercises for local authorities and housing associations. He has also led teams carrying out pre- and post-inspection healthchecks and improvement programmes, for housing associations, ALMOs and local authorities.
Human resources and recruitment
He has an extensive background in HR and recruitment, stretching back over 25 years. He has managed recruitment exercises for senior permanent and interim roles, and undertaken executive search exercises. He has conducted reviews of staff structure, pay, organisational development, internal communications, HR policies and procedures, health and safety arrangements, and advised on staff recruitment and TUPE transfers. He has undertaken job evaluations in the local government, RSL and voluntary sectors, and has presented evaluation appeals.
His past experience includes managing all the high-level decision making and negotiations machinery for a London Borough, as well as final stage disciplinary, grievance and job evaluation appeals. He also advised the Local Government Employers on TUPE and on pensions matters.
Governance, groups and mergers
Greg has a long track record in governance and corporate strategy. He has advised on governance matters in local government, housing associations and the voluntary sector. He has managed company secretarial functions, and conducted governance reviews or a range of organisations. He has worked with housing associations and voluntary organisations to review and develop their business plans and corporate plans.
He has extensive national networks across the housing sector and beyond. He has worked with a number of associations and groups on a range of assignments in relation to mergers, partnerships and new business opportunities. This has included identifying and profiling potential group/merger partners, brokering deals, and project managing the grouping/merger process.
