Experience

Manchester Youth Zone

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission at Manchester Youth Zone.Responsible for the strategic plan and growth and operational delivery of high quality, culturally relevant, and innovative youth and family provision.• Income £1.8m per year, • Staff team of 50+• Reach of provision 4,000 children and families • Targeted programmes - over 12 different high quality (award winning) programmes focussed on on disrupting serious youth violence and criminal exploitation, supporting young people in mental health crisis, improving employability, inclusion of disabled children and place based initiatives• Over 40 hrs of universal provision provided 7 days a week with World class sports, arts and media facilities.• Chairperson of the North Manchester Youth Partnership working with 20 different youth organisations to drive improvement in the delivery of services• Voluntary Sector strategic lead for child criminal exploitation, sexual exploitation and serious youth violence on range of Manchester strategic groups



Barnardo's

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

• Head of See Hear Respond Partnership

  • Jun 2020 - May 2021

  Headed up this exciting short 10 month England wide new DfE funded programme for children adversely impacted by Covid-19. Established a national referral mechanism and five regional hubs to receive at its peak over 5,000 referrals per week. Commissioned and managed 87 VCS partners right across the sector to find, engage and support over 100,000 children and families in 10 months, who were flailing without support during this pandemic. Developed the largest national data set of children and families experiences during the pandemic. A programme that aimed to put in the right support, by the right agency to make sure children and families know they were not alone at this very difficult time and received holistic, tailored multi systemic interventions.

• Assistant Director Impact - lead for child sexual abuse (CSA, CSE, HSB, CCE) and wider exploitation

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2020

  Collaborating with children, families, communities and Barnardo's specialist workforce - on an ambitious 10 year strategy- to create transformational change to the support and outcomes achieved for children at risk and child survivors of intra/extra familial sexual abuse, institutional sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, trafficking (where sexual violence is present), harmful sexual behaviours and criminal exploitation and county lines. New risk management, anti-victim blaming and teach into most marginalised and under identified groups of children including BAMER, children under 10, disabled children, developing innovative gender and culturally responsive trauma informed approaches.



Victim Support

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Programme Innovation

  • Jun 2012 - Apr 2017

  Strategic lead on key priority areas of national development across Victim Support. Ensuring strong influencing activity, high quality standards and innovative service delivery and commissioning for victims of crime across the range of priorities in my portfolio:- Hate Crime- Anti-Social Behaviour- Fraud- Cyber Crime- Children and Young People (all crimes including homicide, domestic abuse, serious youth violence, criminal and sexual exploitation).- Young and vulnerable witness service lead



Consultant / Self-Employed

• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant for Youth, Health and Social Care Services

  • 1995 - Jun 2012

  Specialising in youth, health and social care service development. Specialising in youth, health and social care service development.



Bolton Lads & Girls Club

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

• Head of Youth Projects

  • Feb 2010 - Nov 2011

  Implemented key actions as part of a strategic review process including re-structuring services, people management and delivery of strategic plan to take the organisation to its next level.Managed a large and diverse team of workers delivering participation projects, outreach and detached youth work, health and education programmes, outdoor education, volunteering and employment programmes. Implemented key actions as part of a strategic review process including re-structuring services, people management and delivery of strategic plan to take the organisation to its next level.Managed a large and diverse team of workers delivering participation projects, outreach and detached youth work, health and education programmes, outdoor education, volunteering and employment programmes.



Council for Disabled Children

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

• Senior Development Officer - National Transition Team

  • Nov 2008 - Feb 2010

  Developed and implemented the national transition programme with senior managers from health, social care and education in 24 Local Areas in line with Government policy and guidance. Developed and implemented the national transition programme with senior managers from health, social care and education in 24 Local Areas in line with Government policy and guidance.



Brent Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Work Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

  Created and managed a multi disciplinary team (allied health professionals, connexions PAs and social workers) and provided excellent safeguarding and support services for disabled children and families across Brent. Created and managed a multi disciplinary team (allied health professionals, connexions PAs and social workers) and provided excellent safeguarding and support services for disabled children and families across Brent.



Kids

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• National Project Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Jul 2007

  Developed a range of regional pilots with statutory and 3rd sector organisations to ensure disabled young people have inclusive youth and leisure opportunities nationally, published on line guidance regarding inclusive practice and facilitated disabled young people's involvement in co-design, implementation and evaluation. Developed a range of regional pilots with statutory and 3rd sector organisations to ensure disabled young people have inclusive youth and leisure opportunities nationally, published on line guidance regarding inclusive practice and facilitated disabled young people's involvement in co-design, implementation and evaluation.



UNICEF

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

• Social Work Programme Advisor Central Asia

  • Jun 2003 - Feb 2006

  International Consultant on Health and Social Care Programme in Central Asia. Specific focus on deinstitutionalisation, health programmes including HIV prevention, developing child protection systems, improving the juvenile justice system and promoting education International Consultant on Health and Social Care Programme in Central Asia. Specific focus on deinstitutionalisation, health programmes including HIV prevention, developing child protection systems, improving the juvenile justice system and promoting education



VSO

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

• Social Work Programme Advisor Central Asia

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2005

  Social Work Programme Advisor - led on development of legislation, systems and services to ensure de-institutionlaisation of children within large residential children's homes and children within secure and custodial settings. Social Work Programme Advisor - led on development of legislation, systems and services to ensure de-institutionlaisation of children within large residential children's homes and children within secure and custodial settings.



Action for Children

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Childrens Rights and Participation Manager

  • 2001 - 2003

  Provided advocacy for looked after children, care leavers, disabled children and children within child protection systems. Ensured that childrens voices were listened to and involved in key decision making in their own lives and system development across social care, education, health and criminal justice system. Provided advocacy for looked after children, care leavers, disabled children and children within child protection systems. Ensured that childrens voices were listened to and involved in key decision making in their own lives and system development across social care, education, health and criminal justice system.