Partnerships with leading-branded organisations
In order to better support IMA individual members in their professional and career development, we have entered into carefully selected partnerships with leading-branded organisations. These include:
The Open University
With over 5000 employees, 200 000 students, 12 regional centres and a primary University centre in Milton Keynes, the Open University offers a blend of outstanding strength and quality.
We chose the Open University (OU) to work with us on your behalf, because they offer a unique set of learning opportunities that are suitable for busy Interim Managers. The Open University already caters to the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of thousands of executives and professionals by offering flexible, accessible and value-for-money courses which individuals can study in and around their work commitments.
Every course is based on the ability to blend learning delivery according to personal situations rather than requiring regular classroom attendance.
Saville Consulting
A leading international psychometric and assessment business are considered by many to be the primary experts in the UK in building bespoke competency models and assessment tools for business and academic organisations.
With an existing database of several thousand profiled executives, managers and professionals, Saville Consulting start with a hugely impressive baseline of knowledge in terms of what makes a successful senior management candidate.
Applying this expertise to the specific profession of Interim Management in an extensive research project, they have been able to identify the key drivers of interim success and build a model, and an easily accessible assessment instrument to illustrate how aligned to Interim each individual may be and how interims differ in behavioural and aptitude terms from permanent executives.
Zircon
Established in 2000, Zircon Management Consulting Ltd is an organisation of Chartered Occupational Psychologists and HR professionals, with over 170 consultants located throughout the UK.
Zircon's trained and qualified coaches have experience of working with senior Management and Director level professionals across all industry sectors, helping them to establish skills and behaviours to drive change and personal success.
Specifically Zircon will be providing IMA-Institute members with targeted 1:1 support for individuals who wish to maximum personal benefits from the Saville Consulting Competency Profiling Expert report.
DWF LLP
A leading, full service law Firm, provides a full range of legal services to businesses and private clients across the UK. Employing 897 people, including 127 Partners and with 524 fee earners, DWF is ranked as one of the largest full service law firms in the UK.
They are able to serve clients on a national basis from offices in Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Preston and internationally through relationships with law firms around the world. DWF are our partner of choice to assist members with legal commercial advice and litigious support.
DAS
As the pioneer of the UK legal expenses insurance market, DAS has remained at the forefront of the industry by providing innovative legal expenses and assistance solutions. By maintaining growth and establishing a strong financial base, DAS has been able to invest in the development of market-leading products and services.
The DAS group in the UK forms an important part of a larger international group. From its origins in the Le Mans 24-hour race, DAS has become Europe's largest legal expenses insurer.
Based in Bristol, DAS UK has regional offices in London and Manchester, as well as a specialist in-house claims operation in Bedwas, South Wales.
PFPS
Private Financial Planning Service Limited (PFPS) is a Partner of St James Place Wealth Management Group. They offer a wide range of high quality wealth management services to businesses and individuals.
With over 400,000 clients and £21.4 billion funds under management, St James Place Wealth Management Group are well established as one of the UK's leading wealth management organisations.
PFPS also bring over 35 years financial service experience, and are trained to prepare solutions and financial plans covering a range of options, ensuring that you are given the most suitable advice in all cases. PFPS are also fully licensed and regulated insurance brokers and look after our relationship with HCC who provide our Professional Indemnity Insurance.
REC
The IMA is a sector group of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which is the trade body that supports and represents the recruitment industry.
The REC's membership is made up of over 8,000 recruitment agencies and businesses (corporate members) and 6,000 recruitment professionals (individual members). The REC remains fully committed to supporting the IMA in this new venture.
IT Answers
One of the leading IT Support and Development Consultancy in the North-West. They specialise in providing end-to-end IT solutions for SME’s, from daily pro-active IT Support (Microsoft, Linux and Apple Mac) to developing bespoke business applications. We chose IT Answers as our IT partners, because of their excellent attention to service and quality of delivery.
QuadroNation
QuadroNation is the web division of IT Answers the leading IT Support and Development Consultancy in the North-West, QuadroNation specialise in providing:
- Web development & Web Design
- Coorporate Branding & Digital marketing
- Optimisation & Social Networking
- E-Commerce
- Mobile Devices - App Development
COMPETEX
Competex Ltd is a firm of Chartered Accountants offering a friendly service to interim managers who are required to operate through a limited company. Competex will incorporate your own company or take over an existing one for a fixed fee with no hidden extras.
The complete package includes company formation, company secretarial, variable payroll with related HMRC returns, accounts and company taxation.
Above all, their advice line is free of charge and it handles all the day-to-day issues of concern to interim managers. Established in 1997 as a specialist resource for interims, Competex is one of the leading suppliers providing support to the interim management industry; we invite you to visit their website www.competex.co.uk ,which is packed with information.
The IMA is the professional membership body representing experienced and new career Interim Managers.