Christopher Allan Powell & Associates
Management & Local Government Consultants
Christopher A. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Objective
To offer Management and Local Government Consulting Services to individuals and organizations throughout the Caribbean region. My Background
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Nova Southeastern University Florida, USA , specializing in International
Business and Finance
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom , specializing in Employment Law
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) from Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA specializing in Management
Certificate in Lean Organization Management Techniques from the London Learning Consortium, London, United Kingdom
Certificate in Fundamentals of Community Economic Development, University of Waterloo, Canada
Certificate in Municipal Finances: A Learning Program for Local Governments, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
Certificate in How to use the Power of Citizens in Local Governance, The Hague Academy for Local Governance, The Hague, Netherlands
Certificate in Municipal Management from the Korea International Corporation Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Certificate in Training of Trainers, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC, USA
Career Highlights
Former Local Economic Development Specialist for the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED) in Jamaica
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Municipal Corporations of St. James, Manchester, St. Catherine in Jamaica
Former Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in Jamaica
Former Team Leader of the Local Government Reform Unit in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Jamaica
As a Management Consultant, I will provide strategic, unbiased and objective advisory services which assist organizations in improving productivity and overall performance. Institutional and Capacity Building Projects worked on
Caribbean Local Economic Development (CARILED) Project, a Local Economic Development Project funded by the Government of Canada ( 2014 – 2015)
Organizational Analysis of the Local authorities in Jamaica with the Price Waterhouse Coopers(PWC) Team which was an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Project on Local Government Reform ( 2004 -2009)
Rural Economic and Social Infrastructure Development Project (RESIDP) for Jamaica’s traditional Banana growing communities/parishes which was a European Union (EU) funded project (2009-2010)
Local Government Experience
Seventeen (17) years of experience working in the Local Government System in Jamaica
Extensive knowledge of all the Laws/Regulations and processes involved in the workings of Local Government in Jamaica. I will provide advisory services on how to smoothly navigate the processes within the local government system in Jamaica. I will lead all client/s activities from the initial applications to final approvals with all the state agencies namely the Municipal Corporations, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), National Water Commission (NWC), National Works Agency (NWA) and the Jamaica Public service Company ( JPSCo.) to name a few. To international investors, I will be your first point of contact in providing information/advice on all the steps necessary to obtain the necessary approvals before your project/s can commence. Advisory Services offered in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean:
Organizational Development and Design
Change Management
Human Resources
Local Economic Development
Conveyancing
Industrial Relations Facilitation
Training
Productivity and Training Needs Analysis
Project Management
Corporate and Strategic Planning
Building and Subdivision applications
Major construction projects
Government Tender preparation
Property Taxes
Trade Licences Applications
Spirit Licences Applications
Barbers and Hairdressers Applications
Budgeting
Public Consultation Planning
Writing By-Laws
Writing Project Proposals
