Steve Smythe
“I have been involved in the charity sector since 1984. Seeing the difference I could make to people’s lives by working in the sector led me to seek paid employment in it. I used my IT background to help ensure that the organisations for which I worked gained the maximum benefit from IT. This, in turn led to a job with Sayer Vincent as an IT Consultant.”
Steve is one of our IS consultants, he provides consultancy to charities and other not-for-profit organisations to help them with IT strategy reviews, accounting and database systems selection, and information security management audits. Prior to joining Sayer Vincent in 1998, Steve worked for 14 years in the not-for-profit sector, holding chief executive positions in two different charities.
As a PRINCE2 accredited project management practitioner, Steve is well-equipped to manage all client assignments to the highest professional standards. Steve has run seminars on various topics including project management, information security management and software selection and implementation.
Steve has worked with a wide range of clients including Relate, Institute of Physics, Football Foundation, Bible Society, Tommy’s, the baby charity and the Chartered Institute of Marketing
Steve's extensive knowledge and skills in information security enables him to give clients jargon-free and practical advice to help identify and combat the whole range of information security risks that charities face. As well as helping clients to identify the most appropriate system for their needs, with Steve's advice, clients can expect to achieve the most advantageous price and contractual arrangements from suppliers.
Steve has held many different voluntary positions, including being Chair of governors of a special school and serving on various management committees.