Paul Roberts: Chief Executive Officer Expand Paul is the Chief Executive Officer of the Oxford City based homelessness prevention and employment support charity, Aspire Oxfordshire. Aspire empowers people facing homelessness, poverty and disadvantage to find dignified employment and secure housing. Paul is also a co-founder of the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement, a Director of Makespace Oxford (Community Interest Company), a Director of the Oxfordshire Social Entrepreneurship Partnership (OSEP CIC), and was a founding Trustee of ‘Flo’s the Place in the Park’ (a charitable Community Benefit Society). Prior to joining Aspire in 2013, Paul was a British Diplomat. Paul previously volunteered at Asylum Welcome in Oxford and as a Generalist Adviser for Citizens Advice. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy.
Christina Rofique: Chief Programmes Officer Expand Christina has over 20 years experience of employment support, at Aspire and in her previous employment with DWP. She has worked at Aspire for 7 years and has led on the programme delivery of all Youth Service activity, including creating employment and training opportunities for young adults. Christina is now responsible for all Aspire Education, Training and Employment programme delivery to include Get Connected, Restart, Social Prescribing and Aspire's core ETE team. Christina is also the senior manager with overall safeguarding responsibility.
Justin Bevan: Chief Operating Officer Expand Justin, who joined Aspire in 2021 to lead finance, human resources, information technology and facilities, loves using his skills and experience to bring value and continuous improvement into the third sector. He is a Chartered Management Accountant, holds a Masters in Business Administration and has over twenty years experience working in both commercial and non commercial environments, including ten years in one of the UK's leading international charities and an extended period volunteering outside the UK, with a Christian charity, focussed on supporting breaking the cycle of poverty caused by leprosy through the provision of healthcare and schooling.
Jessica Collins: Deputy Chief Programmes Officer (housing & homelessness services lead) Expand Jessica has been on her Aspire adventure since 2018. Initially within the Trailblazer Project, through supporting the establishment, and delivery of, Aspire's own Homelessness Prevention service to, most recently, extending her oversight to all Housing and Homelessness Prevention services at Aspire. Our accommodation focuses on progression support - enabling our residents to grow their confidence and abilities and to embrace options and opportunities to move on to safe, secure and stable lives. Jessica also works in collaboration with The Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance in our collective provision of Homelessness prevention and Housing First. Jessica has spent 10 years working in services offering support to overcome exclusion.