Experience

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Funding Manager, Our Natural World

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  London, United Kingdom Primarily through grant-making, but also via research, events, pilot projects, new partnerships, and social investment, I deliver a roadmap of five interrelated priorities designed to restore the natural world in the UK. One of these priorities relates to nature friendly farming, which aims to help stimulate the necessary change and support measures to encourage farmers to farm agroecologically. This involves partnering with organisations such as Sustain, Nourish Scotland, Greener UK and the… Show more Primarily through grant-making, but also via research, events, pilot projects, new partnerships, and social investment, I deliver a roadmap of five interrelated priorities designed to restore the natural world in the UK. One of these priorities relates to nature friendly farming, which aims to help stimulate the necessary change and support measures to encourage farmers to farm agroecologically. This involves partnering with organisations such as Sustain, Nourish Scotland, Greener UK and the Environment Links network, who are working to influence post-Brexit food, farming and environmental policies and support schemes across the UK.

• Funding Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2023

  London, United Kingdom Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the UK’s largest independent funders. In 2021, we provided £51.6m in grant funding towards a wide range of work in support of our three main aims: to improve Our Natural World, secure A Fairer Future and nurture Creative, Confident Communities. We also have a £45m allocation to social investments. Our funds are generated by our investment portfolio.



Consultant / Freelance

• Management Consultant

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  London, United Kingdom A consultant working with multiple organisations. Clients have included: - Always Possible (see below) - Youth Music: (Funding Consultant/Assessor) - London Community Foundation (Senior Programme Manager / Assessor on behalf of The Mayor of London, Office for Civil Society, National Emergencies Trust Covid-19 response, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, The Home Office) - Armed Forces Covenant Fund (Funding Assessor)



always possible

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Brighton, United Kingdom always possible use facilitation, design, problem-solving, story-telling and research to help ambitious organisations shape the future. We are a team of specialist thinkers and do-ers balancing technical and human-to-human expertise. We join up the spaces between business innovation, skills, culture and place to make things happen. In this role I undertake strategic consultancy with a specialism in theory of change and evaluation. My clients have included: Institute of Physics… Show more always possible use facilitation, design, problem-solving, story-telling and research to help ambitious organisations shape the future. We are a team of specialist thinkers and do-ers balancing technical and human-to-human expertise. We join up the spaces between business innovation, skills, culture and place to make things happen. In this role I undertake strategic consultancy with a specialism in theory of change and evaluation. My clients have included: Institute of Physics, AudioActive, Croydon Council, Fareshare UK. Show less



Help Musicians

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Talent / Creative Programme Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

  London, United Kingdom Help Musicians UK is the leading UK charity for professional musicians of all genres, from those starting out through to retirement. This role involved managing Help Musicians UK's Talent / Creative Programme, which provides tailored schemes and funding directly to emerging artists and bands, and development opportunities via events, showcases and partner organisations. Operationally responsibilities included managing funding schemes and auditions, developing partnerships within… Show more Help Musicians UK is the leading UK charity for professional musicians of all genres, from those starting out through to retirement. This role involved managing Help Musicians UK's Talent / Creative Programme, which provides tailored schemes and funding directly to emerging artists and bands, and development opportunities via events, showcases and partner organisations. Operationally responsibilities included managing funding schemes and auditions, developing partnerships within the music industry, attending events, festivals and conferences, relationship management, and carrying out research. Further responsibilities included managing team transition through a restructure, recruitment of new staff, line-management of Talent Assistant, working closely with Senior Directors on programme development and strategic development, and working collaboratively across the organisation on charity-wide initiatives and campaigns. Show less



People's Health Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Grants Officer

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  London, United Kingdom Managing innovative funding programmes. Responsibilities included programme development, grant assessment, grant management, people management, project visits, resource planning.



Impact Music Management

• Company Director

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2012

  London, United Kingdom Owner and Artist Manager of a small music management and development agency working with songwriters and bands in the indie and folk scenes in London and Liverpool.



Musicians Benevolent Fund

• Awards Officer

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2010

  London, United Kingdom Supporting emerging musicians via funding and development opportunities: organising events and auditions, providing grants to outstanding musicians, organising showcases, undertaking research and projects in music/music education.