Experience

Beat

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Jul 2015 - Present



Coram Voice

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

• Chief Executive

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2015

  I was appointed with the particular brief of ensuring Voice’s survival in the face of lost contracts, increased competition and shrinking income:- Amalgamated Voice into the Coram Group of charities, with Voice remaining a separate charity and company, retaining our brand, values and strategy, and reducing operating costs by more than £160,000. - Addressed the root causes of three years’ operating deficit; adopted a new approach to business development, innovation and fundraising, delivering almost £1m in new funding in the first year of operation.- Clarified Voice’s vision and values, focussing our strategic priorities, and introducing a people-centred approach to management in which staff are empowered to make decisions and work towards agreed objectives.



UNICEF UK

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

• Innovation and Strategy Director

  • 2007 - 2011

  Part of a five-person executive team jointly responsible for the overall leadership, direction, performance and management of UNICEF UK. Includes working with the Board of Trustees, representing UNICEF UK with external stakeholders, and leading or supporting the development and implementation of major cross-organisational initiatives and policies. Specific responsibility for strategy development and operational planning; Trustee and Achievement reports and Key Performance Indicator reporting; driving, enhancing and supporting a culture of innovation and creativity; organisation development and staff engagement; ongoing specialist input to the work of the UK programme teams.

• Communications and Programme Director

  • Dec 2005 - Jan 2007

  Maternity cover. Specific responsibility for Communications and Programme work, planning and organisational development. Line management of the Heads of four Programme teams (Baby Friendly Initiative, Education, Public Affairs, Youth Engagement) and Communications (Media Relations, New Media, High Profile Supporters).Introduced a new results and impact-focussed approach to annual reporting; regular media appearances and meetings with ministers and senior civil servants.

• Fundraising Director

  • 2007 - 2007

  Sabbatical cover. Specific responsibility for delivering fundraising strategies and meeting income targets (£38m in 2007). Line management of the Heads of UNICEF UK’s six fundraising departments (Direct Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Donor Development, Community and Events Fundraising, International Programme Liaison and Trading)



UNICEF UK

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

• Programme Director, Baby Friendly Initiative

  • 1995 - 2005

  I was given the brief of adapting this global initiative to be relevant and attractive to the NHS in the UK; gaining support from the wide variety of NGOs and professional bodies with an interest in the area; promoting the initiative to Government, the NHS and health professionals while achieving full cost recovery. I built the programme from scratch to employing 20 staff with a £1 million turnover, built a nationally respected team delivering high quality audit, accreditation and training services, built powerful collaborative relationships with the UK’s four Departments of Health, NHS Trusts and NGOs, developed an evidence base for the uniquely strong, practical and measurable impact of the programme, successfully promoting it for endorsement by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and inclusion in the national infant feeding strategies for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Major contribution to an 18% increase in UK breastfeeding initiation, against a backdrop of no significant movement in the rate for two decades and no increase elsewhere in Europe.



Baby Milk Action

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK Coordinator

  • 1990 - 1995

  Appointed initially as campaigns coordinator and administrator, I was promoted to joint responsibility for management and strategic direction in 1992. The role included research into the marketing activities of the infant feeding industry and the development and delivery of successful public and parliamentary campaigns. Appointed initially as campaigns coordinator and administrator, I was promoted to joint responsibility for management and strategic direction in 1992. The role included research into the marketing activities of the infant feeding industry and the development and delivery of successful public and parliamentary campaigns.