Ian Green

Dear Hiring Team

The key benefits I can bring to your organisation are my significant senior management experience, knowledge and insight in public relations, marketing, digital media, media relations, social media, and crisis communications. I can demonstrate how I have helped organisations uphold their reputation and achieve success as thought leaders in their market and win new business.

I am currently Head of Communications with Atalian Servest on a fixed-term contract having previously worked as Head of Communications at Research Data Scotland with the Scottish Government and Interim Policy & Communications Manager with Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the largest pension pools in the UK responsible for all internal and external communications across both companies.

At Atalian Servest I am responsible for the:

• Development of strategy and planning for engagement with stakeholders and external and internal audiences. 

• Implementation of external communications and content plan, including press and media engagement, social & digital media management, video production, media monitoring and reporting, materials development, and issues management 

• The end-to-end development and management of events, both internal and external

• Management of all digital content for internal and external assets including website, video, podcasts, and social media

• All internal communications via SharePoint, video, podcasts and eshots

• Managed internal media training with external partners for key executives

• Procurement and management of external supplier with budget management

I began my career as a journalist holding senior roles as business editor of Yorkshire Post, Northern Echo, editorial director at Insider magazine and Venturedome.com.

I also have wide experience of working in agencies including GREEN Communication, the full-service media and communications agency looking after a diverse range of clients including Warburtons, LINPAC, Above&Beyond Architecture, Lathams Architects, Wensleydale Creamery, Northern Gas Networks, Quest International and Yorkshire.

A consistently dependable team player, I enjoy the challenges of managing a team. I lead from the front and by example and help mentor and support those who I am managing while advising and supporting board members. I am comfortable in meetings, making presentations and sharing knowledge with others and continue to look forward to my own personal career development.

Interim Head of Communications, Atalian Servest

September 2022 to present 

Contracted Head of Communications at Atalian Servest, a global leader in the delivery of facilities management services working across a wide range of sectors from education, healthcare, corporate and logistics. 

At Atalian Servest I am responsible for the:

• Development of strategy and planning for engagement with stakeholders, policy makers, external and internal audiences. 
• All internal communications and maintenance of Sharepoint intranet and content
• Implementation of external communications and content plan, including press and media engagement, social & digital media management, media monitoring and reporting, materials development, and issues management 
• The end-to-end development and management of events, both internal and external 
• Management of all digital content for internal and external assets including website, video, podcasts and social media
• All internal communications via SharePoint, video, podcasts and eshots
• Managed internal media training with external partners for key executives
• Procurement and management of external supplier with budget management

Interim Communications Director, Research Data Scotland

August 2021 to July 2022 

Contracted Communications Manager at Research Data Scotland. The Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver Research Data Scotland featured in the Programme for Government in September 2019 and recognised the social and economic benefits that the new service could bring. RDS is being developed as a not-for-profit organisation. It is a partnership that includes the Scottish Government, other public bodies such as PHS (eDRIS), NRS, EPCC and working in partnership with Scottish Universities. 

At RDS I was responsible for the:

• Development of organisational strategy and planning for engagement with stakeholders, policy makers, external and internal audiences. 
• Implementation of external communications and content plan, including press and media engagement, digital media management, media monitoring and reporting, materials development, and issues management 
• The end-to-end development and management of events, both internal and external 
• Management of all digital content for internal and external assets including website and social media
• Developed of content for print and video
• Managed internal media training with external partners for key executives
• Procurement and management of external partners along with budget management
• Soft launch of RDS with key audiences during COVID through virtual conference 
• Creation of launch video and other supporting materials

Interim Communications Manager, Border to Coast Pension Partnership

September 2020 to August 2021 

Interim Policy & Communications Manager at Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the largest pension pools in the UK. One of eight national Local Government pools, Border to Coast oversees the investment of pensions assets, bringing together £45 billion investments of 11 like-minded Local Government Pension Scheme funds. At Border to Coast I was responsible for:

• Development and implementation of external communications and content plan, including press and media engagement, digital media management, media monitoring and reporting, materials development, and issues management 
• Implementation of internal communications plan – for Border to Coast employees and with our Partner Funds
• The end-to-end development and management of events, both internal and external (conferences) 
• Development and delivery of the annual report and stewardship investment reports and quarterly stewardship report
• Management of all digital content for internal and external assets including website and social media
• Developed Investment Insight content for print and video
• Managed internal media training with external partners for key executives
• Procurement and management of external partners along with budget management
• Introduced weekly media monitoring for Border to Coast and peers

Corporate Affairs Manager at Interserve plc (now Interserve Group Limited) 

November 2016 to September 2020 

Corporate Affairs Manager with Interserve Group Limited responsible for all media and corporate relations including political engagement with Whitehall, Westminster and local authorities. This covered:

• Daily crisis communications function during the company’s fraught transition from a FTSE-100 business through to its re-financing and pre-pack administration.
• Raised the profile and protected the reputation of the company’s divisions in the face of negative press and parliamentary comment
• Busy press office during a 12-month period for the business during a hostile take-over bid while liaising with lenders, shareholders and staff
• Managed and successfully delivered the communications plan regarding Interserve Construction’s delivery of the NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham during the COVID-19 crisis achieving coverage in national, regional, trade and broadcast media
• Delivered crisis communications response following major cyberattack on Interserve Group Limited which disrupted the business for more than six weeks
• Developed a thought leadership profile for key directors with op-ed articles placed in key trade titles

Interim PR & Digital Communications Manager at Zen Internet 

December 2015 – November 2016

At Zen I introduced, for the first time, a content management and PR programme for each division of Zen Internet.

• Successfully raised profile of Zen in the UK’s crowded ISP market achieving Which? Recommended Provider for Broadband
• Established the company’s first style guidelines, social media policies, messaging matrices for each division and developed SEO friendly content and managed all social media engagement and industry award submissions

Interim Marketing & Communications Manager at Ramsden International

November 2014 – December 2015 

Key achievements at Ramsden included increasing Christmas sales by 42 per cent with revamped customer-centric brochure and ordering system and Easter sales by 52 per cent with the company’s first dedicated seasonal brochure and associated digital campaign.

• Responsible for all marketing and PR activity within the business with a specific focus on strategy which supported the company’s key business objectives and values. 
• Recruited team of communications, marketing and web professionals

Director at GREEN Communications

August 2004 – November 2014

At GREEN, with owner Andy Green, I helped grow the business to a £600,000 turnover PR and communications company.

Editorial Director at Venturedome.com

January 1999 - January 2004

Editorial Director at Newsco

September 1996 - January 1999

Business Editor at Yorkshire Post

November 1993 - September 1996 

Business Editor at The Northern Echo

January 1990 - December 1993 

Various Editorial Positions at numerous titles in UK regions and London

July 1986 - November 1990

Interim Head of Communications, Atalian Servest

September 2022 to present 

Contracted Head of Communications at Atalian Servest, a global leader in the delivery of facilities management services working across a wide range of sectors from education, healthcare, corporate and logistics. 

At Atalian Servest I am responsible for the:

• Development of strategy and planning for engagement with stakeholders, policy makers, external and internal audiences. 
• All internal communications and maintenance of Sharepoint intranet and content
• Implementation of external communications and content plan, including press and media engagement, social & digital media management, media monitoring and reporting, materials development, and issues management 
• The end-to-end development and management of events, both internal and external 
• Management of all digital content for internal and external assets including website, video, podcasts and social media
• All internal communications via SharePoint, video, podcasts and eshots
• Managed internal media training with external partners for key executives
• Procurement and management of external supplier with budget management