rebecca david-knight governance at a glance · 2016. 5. 30. · rebecca david-knight is director of...
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Achieving citizen outcomes
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BioRebecca David-Knight is Director of Public Governance Wales. She provides training, research and hands-on advice on methods and tools to improve public accoun-tability, citizen engagement and evidence-based decision making in public services. She was previously Head of the Scrutiny Support Programme in Wales for the Centre for Public Scrutiny and worked for Welsh Government as their policy lead on democratic accountability. Rebecca has extensive experience in public scrutiny in Welsh Govern-ment and local government demonstrating how trans-parency, inclusion and accountability may lead to cultural and behavioural change. In her role as Governance International Associate Rebecca supports the development of the CitizenPoweredCouncil programme in Wales. This highly innovative public service transformation programme aims at bringing citizens in public services to improve public outcomes. This initiative takes forward the approach outlined in a briefing paper by Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler, commissioned by the Welsh Government in 2014. The methodology is based on the Co-Production Star Toolkit which has been widely introduced in Scotland.
Expertise — Development of collaborative governance arrangements — Corporate governance and financial scrutiny — Citizen engagement and co-production — Democratic Renewal — Policy framework for Welsh public service reform — Evidencing impact of Third Sector in strategic decision making
Career HistoryFrom October 2015 Principal Consultant – Wales, Centre
for Public Scrutiny From April 2015 Director and Owner of Public
Governance Wales 2012–2015 Head of Scrutiny Support
Programme in Wales, CfPS, December 2012
2010–2012 Scrutiny Policy Lead / Special Projects Officer, Welsh Government
2004–2010 Scrutiny Manager, Bridgend County Borough Council
Education and Qualifications2012–2013 Post-graduate Certificate in
Psychology, University of Derby 2004–2010 MSc – Policy Research Methods,
University of Bristol2001–2003 MA (distinction) – Medieval History,
Cardiff University1998–2001 BA (hons) 1:1 – History, Cardiff
University
Director Public Governance Wales
Personal DetailsNationality:
British
Address:24 Llwyn Arian
Neath Port TalbotSouth Wales, SA13 2UP
Phone: 07841 595654 Mobile: 01656 746116E-mail: [email protected]
Rebecca David-Knight at a glance
Civic Engagement — Director, Y Bont, September 2008 – present Rebecca has played a significant role in leading the organisation through significant change given the reduction of public funding available for supporting children with disabilities. In February 2016 her input in strengthening Y Bont’s governance arrangements was recognised by the Wales Council for Voluntary Council by a national award for ‘exemplary governance’. — Listening and Outreach Volunteer / Trainer – Samaritans, September 2012 – January 2015