I am the Employment and Youth Enterprise manager for Hull City Council. In this role I take responsibility for * everything relating to supporting Hull’s enterprising young people including the establishment of the Hull Youth * Enterprise Partnership which has established an evidenced based Youth Enterprise Strategy for Hull * area based one stop shops throughout the city of Hull. * we have also established a Youth Enterprise Bank that gives grants to young people wishing to develop their enterprising idea. I am an active advocate on behalf of the voluntary youth sector previously serving as the founder chair of the Hull Council for Voluntary Youth Service. In this position I advocated the adoption of an integrated delivery plan and partnership between the voluntary and public sectors, enabling joint working to provide improved services to young people. To enable them to move into the world of work from either full-time education or from a period of economic inactivity, by developing and supporting programmes that helps them to realise their potential, such as the establishment of a Youth Council in Hull. I was also Co-Chair of the Yorkshire and Humberside Connect Youth International Exchange Committee for two years. In this capacity …