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Neil Okninski

Project Director

Neil joined Local Partnerships in September 2013, having previously spent over 15 years advising on PFI/PPP transactions. His time in financial advisory was spent predominantly working for local authority clients in the Schools, Social Housing and Emergency Services sectors. Neil has also spent time on secondment at the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO, now DE&S) and in the Middle East, developing Business Plans for the Qatar Foundation.

Mobile: 07786 542 309

Telephone: 020 3970 1137

Email: neil.okninski@localpartnerships.gov.uk

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"The ability to lay out a compelling and convincing vision of how you see your place changing is critical to accessing government funding"- Strategic Director Martin Forbes gives some top tips for successful funding bids 👇 https://t.co/q5nDc0EKqv

About 2 days ago

Unsure of why power prices have surged so much recently? Richard Howard from Aurora Energy Research explained all in our climate action webinar on Monday 👇 https://t.co/9zubYJvUES

About 3 days ago

We'll see you on Monday at 11am for the last in our pre-COP26 webinar series, all about renewable energy. 🌍 Haven't registered yet? 👇 https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

Last week

Great insight from our Project Director Tristan Oliver. 📚 https://t.co/g5luBxefqZ

Last week

The last in our series of pre-COP26 practical climate action webinars with @themjcouk is on Monday at 11am. We'll be talking using renewable energy to meet your climate targets. 👇🌍 https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

Last week

Our third and final webinar in this series is next Monday. We'll be talking about using renewable energy to meet your climate targets. Register here 👉 https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

Last week

It was great to hear from @CornwallCouncil in our second pre-COP26 webinar on Monday about their decision making and governance strategies. If you missed it, you can watch now 🌍👇https://t.co/PRm0SlWnL1

Last week

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay today - although the conversation about mental health should be all year round, it's a good opportunity to check in with ourselves and those around us.💚

About 2 weeks ago

Our next climate action webinar is on Monday at 11am - we'll discuss the importance of robust business case development, decision making and programme governance. 🌍 Register here: https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

About 2 weeks ago

We had a really engaging and informative session for the first instalment of our action on climate crisis webinar series on Monday. If you missed it, you can catch up now: https://t.co/ijSpXOs4a5 🌍

About 2 weeks ago

Looking forward to being involved in @LGAcomms "local climate action planning" webinar tomorrow where we'll be discussing how to go about creating a local climate action plan.🌍 More info 👉https://t.co/a4z2jnhnF3

About 2 weeks ago

Looking forward to our follow up briefing with @NHSEngland tomorrow to Trusts and Foundation Trusts on how to deliver energy efficiency and decarbonisation improvements across their estate using the Re:fit Framework. 👏

About 3 weeks ago

Project Director Richard Evans talks about our work supporting Welsh Government in a number of energy related areas. Read more in our impact report for 2020-21 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

Last month

Join us and @themjcouk for a series of three webinars on practical climate action for councils in the run up to COP26, chaired by @HeatheratTheMJ Register now: https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

Last month

Project Director Richard Evans talks about our work supporting Welsh Government in a number of energy related areas. Read more in our impact report for 2020-21 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

Last month

We look forward to working with @NHSEngland next week to provide a follow up briefing to all Trusts and Foundation Trusts on how to deliver energy efficiency and decarbonisation improvements across their estate using the Re:fit Framework. 👏

Last month

Join us next month for our webinar series with The MJ for more: https://t.co/i9V90c8wPx https://t.co/KXnrc5T571

Last month

Project Director Linda Raynor outlines our new pilot initiative helping local authorities work with SMEs in their area to deliver affordable housing. Read more in our new impact report 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnGG9i

Last month

If you're a responsible body, join us and EBDOG for a webinar to understand how energy efficiency improvements and carbon emission reductions can be cost effectively achieved in schools. Register here: https://t.co/iA5bVFWxpR

Last month

Project Director Neil Okninski talks about our work on the 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme with Welsh Government. Read more in our impact report for 2020-21 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

Last month

Join @themjcouk and Local Partnerships for a series of three webinars on practical climate action for councils in the run up to COP26, chaired by @HeatheratTheMJ Register now: https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

Last month

Project Director Neil Okninski talks about our work on the 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme with Welsh Government. Read more in our impact report for 2020-21 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

Last month

Have you read our impact report for 2020/21 yet? Head of Marketing and Communications Caroline Hampden-White talks about why this year, communication has been more important than ever. Read more 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

About a month ago

Strategic Director David Crowe talks about how we developed training to help councils better understand the government’s Sourcing Playbook. Read more in our impact report for 2020-21 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnGG9i

About a month ago

Join us for a series of webinars in October, aimed at local authorities seeking to accelerate their action on the climate crisis through practical solutions. Register here 👉 https://t.co/i9V90cq8e7

About a month ago

Programme Director Martin Pollard explains how the pandemic affected waste collection in Wales, and how we tackled it. Read our full impact report for 2020-21 here 👉 https://t.co/ddDYZnp5hK

About a month ago