Experience

Business in the Community

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

• Head of Advisory Services

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  BITCI is a network of Ireland's progressive companies leading on sustainable and responsible business practices. Sitting within the Management Team, I lead, design and manage the advisory services for our corporate network members including responsibility for the Leaders' Group on Sustainability. Working with Ireland’s largest multi-national and indigenous companies, the services team support companies to develop, measure & report on their corporate social responsibility and sustainability strategies. I sit on a number of forums including: CSR Stakeholder Forum of the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation; Sustainability Expert Working Group of Chartered Accountants Ireland; Sustainable Business Council of Chambers Ireland; and Steering Committee of the Irish Forum on Natural Capital. I actively engage with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as part of our partnership. Show less



Western Development Commission

• Ireland
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Executive

  • Jun 2005 - Mar 2012

  Design and management of strategic economic development initiatives with specific expertise in the renewable energy sector - Managed a business development support programme for the bioenergy sector - Lead programme designer of an EU project application (RASLRES) securing €2.8 million under the Northern Periphery Programme and facilitated the partnership and negotiations process - Initiation and delivery of the Wood Energy Strategy for the Western Region together with convening the accompanying Industry Steering Committee - Member of the Bioenergy Working Group convened by the Department of Energy as part of the National Renewable Energy Action Plan - Managed the Community Investment Model Project, funded by SEAI, assessing policy and practice issues for development of community-based wind farms Show less



BNS Rural Development Ltd (subsequently Kilkenny LEADER Partnership)

• Enterprise Development Officer

  • Sep 2001 - May 2005

  - First point of contact for private sector enterprise clients to the LEADER programme- Responsible for supporting private clients through the grant application process - Design and delivery of industry support programmes in response to identified client and sector needs, with particularly focus on the tourism, food and renewable energy sectors- Managed the secretariat and acted as first point of contact for Meitheal na Gaoithe, the Irish Wind Farmers Co-operative Society- Lead on delivery of actions under the EU FINESTRA Rural Tourism Project and a regional INTERREG 4A project Show less

• Economic Researcher

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2001

  - Impact evaluation of the LEADER II Programme- Writing, co-ordination and socio-economic research required for the EU LEADER + application