Alan Jones Associates
Strategic Consultant
Alan Jones
BEd MEd, Strategic Leisure Consultant
Alan was educated at the Universities of Glasgow and Stirling with a Batchelor of Education Degree in Physical Education and a Masters Degree in Education .He taught physical recreation at Stirling University for 3 years before becoming the first full time Sports Officer for a District Sports Council in Scotland. Alan was Director of Leisure and Recreation for Inverness District Council from 1987–1996 and Director of Cultural and Leisure Services for the Highland Council from 1996–2002.
Alan has experience of strategic management, policy formation and performance management. He has experience in organisational development and change management having set up 3 new leisure departments. His services covered all aspects of cultural and leisure activities.
Alan is the past Chairman of the Scottish Association of Directors of Leisure Services,(now VOCALS, and is a former member of the Board of sportscotland.
Alan not only delivers the strategic direction but has been singularly successful in attracting a capital spend of approximately £27 million of external funding to the Highlands over the past ten years.
Since leaving the Highland Council in 2002 Alan has been working on the following projects:
- An Options Appraisal for a new Football Stadium for Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC.
- An investigation into the Sport of Bandy and it’s potential introduction to Scotland.
- A feasibility study for a new Ice Centre for Aviemore.
- A Lottery application for a new Indoor Riding Arena for Viewfield Riding Club.
- An assessment of the Adequacy of the Invernesshighland Bid to become European Capital of Culture for 2008.
- Workshops for West Lothian Council in creating a Cultural Strategy.
- Workshops for West Lothian Council in building their Health Improvement Team.
- A feasibility study for Auldearn Community Trust in developing a new Community Park and Sports Facility.
- A feasibility study for a new Art Gallery for Inverness.
- A Strategic Change Fund application to develop Leadership Capacity for 26 Museum Curators.
- Business Plan Advisor to East Ayrshire Council for their Football Academy application.
- Highland Junior Golf Development Strategy
- Scottish Sales Executive to Summit Structures on pre–tensioned fabric buildings for sports training.
- Project Manager of the Re–Development of Garthdee Sports and Alpine Adventure Park, Aberdeen City Council
- Preparation of Risk Registers for 20 Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport, sportscotland.
- Preparation of a Business Plan for the West of Scotland Institute of Sport.
- Preparation of workshops on Risk Management for Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport
- Preparation of a Feasibility Study for a swimming pool for Raigmore Sports and Recreation Club
- Preparation of a Feasibility Study for a Community Leisure Park at Broadwood Stadium, North Lanarkshire Council
- Project Manager for Highland Disability Sport It’s a disabled knockout and wheelchair curling event
- Associate consultant to SOLACE(Society of Local Authority Chief Executives)
- Project Manager for Auldearn Community Trust in developing a new Community Sports Park
- Preparation of Sports Lottery application for an £800,000 refurbishment of Bearsden Ski Club
- Feasibility Study of a community sports club model for Gael Force Ten Coaching Development Programme
- Project Manager for the Heart of Moray Sports Project and Moray Council’s PPP £50 million
- Feasibility Study for Persimmon Homes on the adequacy of pitch provision at Bute Drive Muirton Perth
- Best Value Review of Leisure Services East Ayrshire Council
- Sports Lottery application to refurbish Doon Academy swimming pool East Ayrshire Council.
- Best Value Review of Protective Services East Ayrshire Council
- Exhibition Organiser for the Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils National Exhibition.
- Publicity Co–ordinator for Moray Quality of Life Paths Project
- Feasibility Study Aviemore Sports Centre Project
- Culcabock and Drakies Community Council Community Consultation exercise of use of Public Open Space for 1200 residents
- Culcabock and Drakies Community Council Securing funding for Children’s Play Area
Alan has now set up his second company Globally Connected Ltd. This company matches buyers to sellers on a commission basis in a whole range of services. For further information use the contact details above.
Services
- Archives
- Arts
- Best Value Reviews
- Communications
- Capital Project Funding
- Culture
- Facility Management
- Gaelic Development
- Golf Development
- Grant Aid
- Heritage & Museums
- Leadership Training
- Leisure
- Marketing Strategies
- Libraries
- Play
- Sport
- Tourism
- Business Plans
- European, Lottery & Other Funding
- Feasibility Studies
- Impact Assessments
- Lottery Applications
- Option Appraisals
- Policies & Strategies
- Contract Management
- Project Management
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Alan Jones Associates
62 Boswell Road
Inverness
IV2 3EJ
Scotland
T: 01463 718 715
M: 0771 882 8088
alanjonesassociates@btopenworld.com