Sam Smith

Consultant

Now in her eighth year with KKP, Sam provides project and research support across KKP’s full project portfolio, in particular PPS assignments and related specialist projects. Key roles include providing background research to establish the right context for key studies, consultation with a diverse range of stakeholders, coordinating and undertaking site audit assessments and producing needs assessment and strategy reports. When in her starting role at KKP, Sam undertook in excess of 1,500 assessments each year utilising the Sport England non-technical site assessment guidance. She is, thus, one of the most experienced site assessors in the industry. Her expertise extends to effective information gathering from key users, grounds maintenance staff and regularly working with regional pitch advisors to check and challenge assessments - linking to the FA Pitch Improvement Programme within the action planning stages. All this means that the playing pitch and outdoor sports needs assessments that she now project manages reflect the broadest possible subject matter understanding. Her success at the Company builds upon experience acquired before she joined KKP. Having completed an apprenticeship as a sport youth worker Sam moved up to become a sport lead officer at the Bolton Lads and Girls Club. This involved the preparation of sport plans alongside the conduct of a range of operational management duties. Sam has a longstanding and specific interest in grass roots football development and holds a range of qualifications from football coaching badges to a level 3 NVQ diploma in delivery of physical education and school sport and an NVQ certificate in activity leadership. She also played football to a semi-professional standard at Bury Ladies FC prior to retiring from the game due to injury. Key work areas:

Playing pitch and outdoor sports needs assessments and strategies
Data collection, input, and analysis
Site audit assessments
Stakeholder and community consultation

Email: sam.smith@kkp.co.uk