Employment, skills and offender rehabilitation experts Working Links have appointed a new Director of UK Employability
Darren Tranter, joins from G4S where he spent more than three years in a range of roles, most latterly as Chief Operating Officer of its Immigration and Border services. Previously, he has held roles at Capita, Becta, Birmingham City College and Stoke-on-Trent College, among others.
Based in Derby, Darren will be responsible for the delivery of Working Links’ operations including the Work Programme, Work Choice and Family Support contracts as well as a number of more localised services.
Darren said: “I am delighted to have joined Working Links, especially at such an exciting time for the organisation. Working Links has a strong history of delivering results on behalf of its funders and we are confident of that trend continuing following our recent contract awards.”
“Working Links has a unique public, private, voluntary structure and over a decade’s experience supporting people with complex needs, including long-term unemployed people, young people, people with disabilities and people with convictions. I look forward to working with our passionate frontline teams and our extensive partnership network to help more people turn their lives around.”
Since its launch in 2000, Working Links has helped more than 300,000 people find work. To find out more about how Working Links helps communities, call 0800 917 9262 or visit www.workinglinks.co.uk