About

David Rose

Consultant

Lamide Kanua

Associate Consultant

Humphrey Couchman

Associate Consultant

We offer a purposeful, proven approach – from rapid discrete projects to long-term development and delivery of powerful, intelligent strategy and campaigns, and taking on challenging interim management roles.

Please take a look at the case studies and client quotes, which highlight our impact across varied organisations and sectors. This breadth and depth of experience means we bring exceptional expertise and added value to all projects, small and large.

Even time in local politics – working close-up with the public – has given us a different, valuable insight into what influences people and their lives, helping inform everything from policy to promotional campaigns.

We specialise in creating partnerships, steering and managing stakeholder relationships, and developing and implementing communications strategy and campaigns that deliver results and make a real difference.

We are a flexible team of highly experienced individuals who work in senior public sector roles, alongside offering consultancy and effective, focused, value-for-money external or interim in-house support. We tailor our resource to specific project requirements, so our innovation, experience and expertise are targeted, cost-effective and flexible.

We deliver measurable results and lasting impact.

Our clients include local authorities, NHS trusts, central government, housing associations, charities, private sector and non-profit organisations, businesses, and cross-sector partnerships. Services and expertise include:

• Planning and delivery of marketing, external and internal communications and engagement, behaviour change, and purpose-driven campaigns
• Strategy development, end to end from research to action planning
• External relations and stakeholder engagement
• Public affairs and policy
• Transformation, turnaround and change programmes
• Crisis and issues management
• Digital, from paid marketing to content creation and strategy
• Communications function review, audit, restructure
• Brand and organisational culture
• Interim leadership and management

Please read about our work and what clients say – and do get in touch for an informal chat, to find out more, or for a response to your challenge or brief.

David Rose
david@davidroseconsultancy.com
07976 658208

What clients say

As a CEO leading turnaround and transformation of complex, high profile organisations, when I bring in senior interim resources, I need people who can understand the challenges and add value quickly through consultancy and delivery. I value his advice, his rapid understanding of the challenges and drivers, and his ability to develop and then deliver solutions. Working in demanding, high profile environment makes it essential to forge positive relationships with internal, partner and external stakeholders. He brings these abilities, and the resilience to stay focused on the true objectives. David has these attributes and more, creating value for me as a valued member of my executive team.

Mark Grimshaw CEO, Business Banking Resolution Service
Formerly CEO, Rural Payments Agency

Makes connections and undertakes research to add extra value to whatever programme he’s leading. Ability to rapidly build relationships with key stakeholders and strengthen wider collaboration. If you want something doing rapidly and spot on, ask David. Regardless of the complexity, he rapidly evaluates the issues and convey the key elements of a case for change in a concise manner. David never fails to deliver.

Jeremy Walsh Managing Director, South London Mental Health and Community Partnership

Exceptional comms professional who brings an excellent strategic brain combined with the ability to deliver on his strategies. David excels at stakeholder management, quickly understanding stakeholder positions and calmly and professionally bringing them along with him.

Jayne Spence Head of Policy and Communications, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
Formerly Head of Communications, Rural Payments Agency

Develops and executes effective communications and engagement strategies and importantly has the relationship building abilities needed to gain internal and external stakeholders’ support for key organisational projects, change programmes, and buy-in to effectively involving staff and citizens.

Ranjeet Kaile, Executive Director of Communications, Stakeholder Engagement and Public Affairs, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Director of Communications and Engagement, South East London Integrated Care Board
Formerly Head of Communications and Engagement, London Borough of Lambeth

Sharp analytic understanding of public service provision (and the politics on which it depends) with practical experience and achievement in managing services - a rare combination which makes David distinct.

David Walker Formerly Managing Director, Communications and Public Reporting
The Audit Commission Chair, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Gravitas, skill and experience make him a key player in delivering major change.

Simon Cook Programme Director, Bath Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RUH)
Programme Director, University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS FT Warneford Park capital development programme
Formerly Programme Director, South London and Maudsley NHS FT Capital Programmes