Experience

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN)

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

• Founder & Chief Executive

  • Feb 2007 - Present

  Founder and Chief Executive of one of the UK’s most prominent youth charities which over the last 15 years has grown from the original founders to a diverse team of 40 staff. As Chief Executive I have attracted over £7 million worth of income into the charity through the strength of my relationships with decision makers and stake holders across Greater Manchester and my vision to support and engage with young people throughout the region. I have worked closely with the Trustee Board to lead on the strategic direction of the charity to maintain its outstanding reputation for quality. I oversee the Senior Management Team, frontline delivery staff, business development, operations, communications, fundraising and finance. Creating new partnerships and exciting youth programmes to support the development, empowerment and progression of disadvantaged young people. - Setting up the company from nothing and transforming it into one of the most exciting and innovative growing youth charities in the UK. - Led GMYN to attain the level 2 PQASSO quality standard - Led the charity to win the best social media and digital media award in the 2018 North West Charity Awards - Led the charity to win the highly commended award for fundraising in the 2019 North West Charity Awards - Developed various income streams to help sustain and grow the charity including bidding for grants, trading, fundraising, commissioning and gaining funding from the private sector - Designed and developed innovative youth volunteering and enterprise programmes to support and enable disadvantaged young people Show less



BBC Children in Need

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

• Chair - North Grants Committee

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Volunteer position. Reviewing grant applications and presenting at committee meetings. Making recommendations to the trustees of BBC Children in Need on grant awards for the North. Acting as ambassador to support other organisations apply for CIN funding across Greater Manchester. Providing strategic input as to the needs of disadvantaged young people. Volunteer position. Reviewing grant applications and presenting at committee meetings. Making recommendations to the trustees of BBC Children in Need on grant awards for the North. Acting as ambassador to support other organisations apply for CIN funding across Greater Manchester. Providing strategic input as to the needs of disadvantaged young people.



Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales

• Non-profit Organization Management

• Grant Making Advisor

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2019

  Voluntary position reviewing grant applications considered at peer review meetings, contributing opinions on the merits of each application, playing an active role observing and advising at the final decision making stage of grant panel meetings. Voluntary position reviewing grant applications considered at peer review meetings, contributing opinions on the merits of each application, playing an active role observing and advising at the final decision making stage of grant panel meetings.



GMCVO

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

• Board Trustee

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2018

  I was a board member of GMCVO from June 2012 to December 2018 and provided strategic support to the CEO, trustees and sub committees including finance, HR, strategic panning and risk management. I was a board member of GMCVO from June 2012 to December 2018 and provided strategic support to the CEO, trustees and sub committees including finance, HR, strategic panning and risk management.



Staffordshire University Students' Union

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Trustee

  • May 2012 - Mar 2017

  I was a board member of the SUSU board of Trustees since from 2012 - 2017, providing strategic support on charity management/leadership, youth voice, commercial trading outlets, HR and finance. I was a board member of the SUSU board of Trustees since from 2012 - 2017, providing strategic support on charity management/leadership, youth voice, commercial trading outlets, HR and finance.



Toucan Europe

• Senior Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Apr 2007

  Responsible for the management of different projects within the UK and Europe including the National Millennium Volunteers award across the whole of Greater Manchester, The ESF funded 2.2 million pounds ECUBE project where I managed a partnership of 21 organisations and various transnational projects. - The management and training of different staff teams - Project and budget management for various projects - Designing and implementing monitoring information systems to record details and improve management information - Developing project ideas and writing bids for funding, - Coordinating health and safety - producing management information reports for contract managers and funders - Organising and managing European youth exchanges, study visits and volunteering projects, - Designing and creating marketing/publicity materials - Developing new training volunteering opportunities in the local area. Show less



Staffordshire University Students' Union

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Jul 1999 - Jul 2001

  Elected managerial position, with overall responsibility for the Stafford Campus. Duties included sitting on Executive, setting budgets and targets for more than three million pounds, management of staff, monitoring of expenditure and trading patterns, supporting and representing students both locally and nationally, health and safety officer for the executive, strategic planning, producing reports for the University Executive, event management, creating customer care packages, marketing and creation of advertising and promotional material for the Students’ Union. Show less