Rethinking Refugee Integration using Outcome-Based Commissioning, hosted by ACH.

Join us on the 13th, to explore how outcome base commissioning can be utilised to provide a holistic, person-centric approach to refugee integration service provision. Hear the perspective of both funders and practitioners, including individuals with lived experience.

This event will be chaired by ACH's Chief Executive Officer, Fuad Mahamed, who set up the organisation, recently awarded a Queens Award for Enterprise, to support the resettlement of refugees like himself.

Panel

• Peter Barnett CBE – Head of Service Libraries and Migration, Coventry City Council, recently awarded a CBE for his for Services to Refugees in Coventry, Peter has led Coventry City Councils pioneering work on refugee resettlement. He has helped the city bring in the MiFriendly Cities and Building Bridges projects, which celebrates the contribution refugees can make to their new home city, allowing individuals to develop their skills, and build links with others.

• Navjot Johal – Programme Manager, (Migration Team), Coventry City Council. Navjot has over 18 years’ experience in Programme and Project management in the public and voluntary sector supporting ‘vulnerable’ clients move into training, volunteering or employment. She has worked on both ESF and ERDF contracts and is currently on secondment with Coventry City Council’s Migration Team where she is overseeing multiple externally funded programmes.

• Tanyah Hameed – Public Policy Researcher, University of Oxford, Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab). GO LAB represents a ground-breaking example of research-to-practice innovation. They host the global knowledge hub for those considering, designing, and delivering new approaches to improve social outcomes. Tanyah will share some high-level learnings from the Finnish Social Impact Bond, learnings from key stakeholders and recommendations for future Social Impact Bonds.

• Steve Marsland – Director, Housing and Employment Social Outcomes Contracts, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, a social enterprise that works with Government, community groups and, specialist partners to create collaborative services to support people to improve their lives using outcomes-based contracts. Steve’s role as Director of Homelessness SIBs, is to provide capacity building and programme and performance management to a portfolio of charities. These charities deliver innovative solutions to prevent and relieve homelessness and increase the education and employment prospects of care leavers through outcomes-based contracting.

• Charlie Fraser – Co-Founder & Partnerships Director, TERN (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network), a social enterprise supporting refugee entrepreneurs in the creation and development of their businesses. Charlie will give an overview of why Social Impact Bonds are an important step forward in ensuring that enterprise delivery is effectively & substantially funded.

Register your place here, or alternatively, email marketing@ach.org.uk.