PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT and Career MANAGEMENT    EXPERT

Summary

Nick Townend
Everyone has interests, skills, values and beliefs - I want to help you make informed decisions based on those criteria.
I am an experienced career management consultant and chartered accountant with over 30 years experience in professional services industries. Since 2002 I have been working within career management and talent development consultancy delivering 1 to 1 and group coaching and facilitation to all levels of corporate executives and employees, as well as private individuals. Before that I spent 20 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in a range of audit, tax advisory and training and development roles, latterly leading and managing the training team delivering tax technical and personal development training for the UK Tax Practice.

My areas of expertise include career coaching, how to be successful in your job search, business start-up training and coaching in a range of personal and organisational development areas. I am challenging and encouraging in my approach and have helped many individuals achieve success in their careers and personal lives.

Timeline

  1. -
    Early Career, Price Warerhouse

    I joined Price Waterhouse in 1981 on a graduate student contract and progressed through regular promotions in audit and tax to senior manager level moving into a career in training and personal development in 1994.

  2. -
    Early Career, Price Warerhouse

    I joined Price Waterhouse in 1981 on a graduate student contract and progressed through regular promotions in audit and tax to senior manager level moving into a career in training and personal development in 1994.

  3. -
    Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse

    I worked as part of the training and development team delivering tax technical training to over 500 partners and staff

  4. -
    Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

    I led a Training and Development team of 20 people with a training budget of £8million, delivering management development and tax technical training to the UK Tax Practice, comprising over 3000 partners and staff.

  5. -
    Development and Career Consultant, NT Career Management

    I delivered personal development and career management advice to individuals as they looked for new jobs, or started their own businesses.

  6. -
    Principal Consultant, Right Management

    I was responsible for managing the delivery of personal development and career transition advice to individuals as they seek new jobs or start their own businesses.

  7. -
    Development and Career Consultant, NT Career Management

    I provide 1 to 1 coaching to individuals as they make decisions about their future career direction I also facilitate a number of workshops to support individuals as they seek jobs or start their own business.

Experience Highlights

  • Auditor
    price waterhouse
  • Corporate Tax Cosultant
    pricewaterhouse
  • Training and Development
    Pricewaterhousecoopers
  • Development and Career Consultant
    Right Management
  • Development and Career Consultant
    NT Career Management

Education Highlights

  • 4 'A' Levels + 9 'O' Levels
    st josephs grammar school, blackpool
  • BA Economics + Social Studies (1st)
    Manchester university

Skills

  • networking
  • career counselling
  • training
  • Coaching

Questions & Answers

What makes you want to get up and go to work?

As I run my own business I have some choices about what |I do - so I focus on what I enjoy but structure it within other personal activities.

What are you working on right now?

I am helping a number of people make the right career choices and giving them the tools to achieve success.

Why did you initially move into Training?

I did a 12 month training secondment at PW and got the chance to join the team on a permanent basis - I jumped at it - the buzz, the adrenalin, the satisfaction of seeing people 'get it'! 

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom