Claire Turner
Associate
Claire has a law degree from the University of Northumbria and joined GENECON in 2007 from Barnardo's Policy and Research Unit. She brings a social perspective to physical and economic regeneration projects and is developing the firm's services in the area of social regeneration.
Claire has extensive understanding of social exclusion issues and has a particular interest in equity and ‘wellbeing' measures as outcomes for regeneration projects and programmes. She has expertise in community engagement gained through consultations and primary research across a range of communities and with children, young people and their families. In addition, she has also supported several user-led research projects.
Claire was previously a Policy and Practice Officer at Barnardo's where she led a national change management agenda focused on wellbeing and social inclusion. In this role she gained extensive experience of strategy development, policy analysis and programme development. Prior to this Claire worked as a researcher and has managed a number of large-scale social research projects including commissions from the Welsh Assembly; Department of Health; Social Exclusion Unit; and the Social Care Institute for Excellence. Claire also managed a number of programme evaluations associated with key strands of social policy.
Since joining GENECON, Claire has worked on a number of commissions focused on sustainable communities. This has included developing the neighbourhood renewal and social inclusion aspects of a 20 year masterplan vision for Gainsborough, social regeneration strategies fron urban and rural communities and economic appraisals to support key interventions in the Government's defined ‘Growth Areas' and priority regeneration areas. She has advised on the management and delivery arrangements for large scale public realm projects, including for Bradford Centre Regeneration.
Claire's blend of expertise in the social and economic dynamics of regeneration and community development enables her to advise on a wide range of issues pertinent to the Government's Respect, Social Exclusion and Sustainable Communities, Neighbourhood Renewal, Community Cohesion and Respect policies.