Alvin Ramsamy
History and experience
Alvin Ramsamy has worked in private, education and union settings over his career and is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Queen Mary University of London Students’ Union. He has over ten years of experience of working in the Higher Education and Charity sector, and four years of experience in the private sector. Alvin loves to support and encourage people to grow both in their professional and personal lives and help organisations to operate efficiently.
After graduating with a BA in Media Studies and Performing Arts at the University of Chichester, Alvin went on to be elected Vice-President and then President of the Students’ Union there. Following this Alvin worked for Research in Motion (Blackberry) and then for Endsleigh Insurance in their Business Development team where he developed altruistic programmes to support the Higher Education sector in order strengthen Endsleigh's position as the lead insurer in the market.
Alvin has a Green Belt in Lean Sigma Six and has worked part-time for Queen Mary University within their Strategic Change Unit as a Process Improvement Manager. Alvin is committed to developing people, having mentored many people in the Students’ Union sector, and is now coaching people in the Higher Education sector. Alvin has an ILM level 5 Coaching qualification. He is also a Mental Health First Aider.
Alvin brings these skills together to offer one-to-one coaching and workshops on the themes of management, team building, diversity and inclusion, project management and building confidence. Through Itec @ the-centre, Alvin has worked with a variety of clients, such the British Film Institute and Quakers.
Clients
Alvin has delivered training, focus groups and coaching in all his previous roles. Amongst this, strengths coaching, humour and streamlining processes have been a common thread across all sectors.
For the last three years Alvin has volunteered to support the National Union of Students with their annual training programme of the newly elected officers. He delivers workshops on key topics such as inclusive leadership, systematic oppression, effective relationship building, creating impactful campaigns and influence, persuasion and negotiation.
Training style
Alvin’s approach is light hearted and relaxed; believing that people learn more when they are comfortable, able to participate in discussion, and allowed to let their personalities shine through. Alvin likes to make his workshops engaging and practical leaving people with steps or ideas to take away with them to implement or discuss.
Courses
Alvin delivers our entry level management courses such as Moving into Management, Team Leader skills and Supervision skills, using his own experience as a Senior Manager in an organisation where he manages and supports a large team of young managers. Alvin also delivers our Equality Diversity and inclusion course.