Experience

National Housing Federation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Policy & Research

  • Mar 2023 - Present



The Guinness Partnership

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of External Affairs and Social Investment

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Head of External Affairs

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2020



National Housing Federation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Policy

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

  The National Housing Federation is the voice of affordable housing in England. We believe that everyone should have the home they need at a price they can afford.I lead the Federation's policy work on supply, and health and social care.

• External Affairs Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  The National Housing Federation is the voice of affordable housing in England. We believe that everyone should have the home they need at a price they can afford.I led on engaging with housing associations across the South East of England, and worked with those organisations to help formulate and shape policy and practice. I regularly engaged with local authorities and local enterprise partnerships to help promote the work of housing associations and explore opportunities for collaboration.The Federation's members provide two and a half million homes for more than five million people. And each year they invest in a diverse range of neighbourhood projects that help create strong, vibrant communities. Show less



Shared Intelligence

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Consultant

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

  Shared Intelligence is a strong team of experienced professionals with the ambition and confidence to help our clients address their most pressing challenges and research requirements. We are passionate about economic development, local government, tackling inequalities, the health and wellbeing of local communities and the use of evidence to inform policy-making. We are committed to helping organisations change to deliver improved outcomes for the people and communities they serve. Shared Intelligence is a strong team of experienced professionals with the ambition and confidence to help our clients address their most pressing challenges and research requirements. We are passionate about economic development, local government, tackling inequalities, the health and wellbeing of local communities and the use of evidence to inform policy-making. We are committed to helping organisations change to deliver improved outcomes for the people and communities they serve.



Solon Community Network

• London, United Kingdom

• Senior Consultant

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2013

  Solon Community Network promotes greater resident involvement in urban regeneration and community development. We give people a say in what happens in their communities. We are a leading national resident involvement consultancy and have extensive experience of reaching those who are traditionally excluded form real choice and opportunity in housing, employment and in the way their communities are run. We offer a wide range of skills covering capacity building, mediation, change management, relationship building and effective consultation. I worked across a range of areas at Solon: co-regulation including tenant scrutiny; independent advisor to tenants and leaseholders; lead advisor to tenant management organisations; and, undertaking independent reviews of resident involvement strategies, governance arrangements and tenant management organisations. Show less



Peabody

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Head of Neighbourhoods

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  As Assistant Head of Neighbourhoods at Peabody I managed a team of six neighbourhood managers and one support officer.As a team we delivered housing, estate and neighbourhood services to our residents, as well ask working with partner organisations to improve the quality of life for all members of our communities.

• Neighbourhood Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2011

  Managed three estates in South Westminster.Successful and thorough estate and tenancy management.Strong partnership working with statutory and voluntary bodies.Community development and neighbourhood working.Developed new neighbourhood charter model for department.



Shared Intelligence

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2009

  1) Delivered consultancy in: neighbourhood management; community cohesion; regeneration and local government 2) Project managed national network of regeneration leaders 3) Facilitated creation of Neighbourhood Charters for national pilot programme 4) Project managed full peer review of UK Film Council 1) Delivered consultancy in: neighbourhood management; community cohesion; regeneration and local government 2) Project managed national network of regeneration leaders 3) Facilitated creation of Neighbourhood Charters for national pilot programme 4) Project managed full peer review of UK Film Council



Cantilever Partnership

• Education Partnerships Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

  Delivered community leadership programme for 40 community leaders from across London. Led Third Sector engagement for secondary schools in Lewisham as part of the Buildings Schools for the Future programme. Delivered community leadership programme for 40 community leaders from across London. Led Third Sector engagement for secondary schools in Lewisham as part of the Buildings Schools for the Future programme.