Siobhan Edwards
Senior Associate
Siobhan Edwards has been working as a Senior Associate at Innovation Unit for over ten years. As a freelance coach and facilitator based in Edinburgh, Siobhan brings over 30 years of experience working in innovation, leadership and change management across the voluntary and public sectors.
For the last six years, Siobhan has worked with Edinburgh’s Health & Social Care Partnership and the voluntary sector on a range of partnership projects focused on developing community and inpatient mental health support for citizens – building on the legacy of the Lottery-funded Living Well programme.
Over the last year, Siobhan has worked on the design and delivery of IU’s System Shifting Leadership programme in Greater Manchester, and is currently coaching leaders in the third cohort.
Other recent projects include working with the NHS Confederation as a learning partner, building capability and confidence around facilitation and Action Learning. In Children’s Social Care, Siobhan supported coaching and learning on the four-year DfE’s Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme, working closely with North Yorkshire County Council on the adoption and adaptation of the No Wrong Door model.
Prior to working at Innovation Unit, Siobhan was the founding Fellowship Director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme, a leadership programme for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors, after a period working on social innovation funding and support at Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency.