Sally Meecham

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Sally Meecham

• Interim IT Consultant
• Risk Taking for Beginners

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Mini CV

• 89-92 BA Hons Graphic Design Leeds
• 95-99 Set Designer employee
• 99-01 Founder/Manager Traveldonkey.com
  entrepreneur
• 01-05 Cabinet Office, Digital TV project and East
  Sussex County Council, Broadband Programme
  Interim Manager
• 06 Transport for London, e-Consultation scoping
  study Associate
• 07 NHS, Telecoms Framework and IPS, Remote
  Communities Interim Manager

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Employment Types

• Employee sick leave, pension, annual salary
• Consultant Big 5, Delloite, KPMG, Andersons,
  Earnst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers Full
  time employee, different assignments
• Associate Work for agency but go on assignment
  as a team, fixed day contract
• Interim Manager Freelance, min contract -3
  months, daily rate
• With last 2 types you may require
• An Accountant
• To be VAT Registered
• Limited Company
• Umbrella Company

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What is an Interim Manager

• Buy in a skills
• Hit the ground running
• Specialist in your field
• Project Manager, Technical Architect, Tester
  Strategist, Programme Manager, Business Analyst,
  Stakeholder Engagement
• E-Government, Energy, Health, Finance, Public
  Sector
• Register with an agency- Capita, Glotel, Tribal,
  Parity, Serco
• Visit websites such www.exec-appointments.com,
  www.jobserve.com or Google Interim Managers
• Have a good, standout CV
• Keep in regular contact with the agency (soul
  destroying)
• Know your price!
• Women Interim Managers network
  www.interimwomen.com

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Benefits of Interim Management

• Lucrative, attractive day rates
• Expenses through company, travel, IT equipment,
  food and drinks
• See how different organisations work
• Freedom to take time off Flexible
• Always learning multi skilled/tasked
• Trusted Respected
• Imparting knowledge to permanents
• 5 day contract termination period
• Agencies find you work
• Opportunity to travel
• Competitive
• Creative, dynamic, maverick
• Not respect/care about grades
• Stressful
• Exciting!

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Risks of being an Interim Manager

• You are alone, no union, no rights, the buck
  stops at you
• Limited support/guidance
• Burn out!
• Possible long periods without work
• Not understanding your worth
• Long periods away from home
• IR35
• Not seeing a project through to conclusion
• Seeing your good work being trashed
• Unscrupulous agencies
• Permanent staff angry/jealous/unhelpful
• 5 day contract termination period
• Agencies find you work
• Opportunity to travel
• Accepting unacceptable situations through fear.
• Competitive
• Stressful

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Approximately 10 of interim staff are women

• Very few women IT consultants over 45
• It is not a gender issue but women are less
  likely to take risks
• Women do not like to negotiate money
• It just reflects the number of women in IT
• IT Consultant does not accurately reflect most
  jobs
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