Experience

Greenwich Hospital (charity)

• Charity Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Lead on developing the organisation’s grant making strategy, including internal and external consultation • Manage the charities grant programmes and individual benevolence to Royal Navy and Royal Marines • Design and implement policy, strategy and processes to support the Charity’s objectives, governing legislation, policies and budgets • Help shape GH’s charitable work, whether delivered with/through others or directly • Identify emerging need and develop new partnerships to deliver maximum impact to beneficiaries • Staff management, including acting as Director of Grants in the postholders absence Show less



WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST LIMITED and WATES FOUNDATION

• Grants Manager/Acting Director

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2021

  Supporting Trustees of Wates Foundation and Wates Family Enterprise Trust (both grant and strategic meetings) Trustees Committees and Servicing Grants Committees including development and presentation of policy papers, and applications for approval Support and development of three strategic themes, working closely with Trustee Leads and negotiating partnerships and measuring long term impact Interim cover for the Director whilst on long term sick leave Manage all stages of the grant giving process for both charities; due diligence, site visits application assessment, producing recommendation papers Trustees, grant payments, monitoring delivery and grant closure Policy development, and update of internal processes including, GDPR, Conflict of Interest and Loyalty, Safeguarding, Gifts and Hospitality, Grant-making Manage the annual audit of both charities including grant testing and providing figures to ensure smooth financial close of grants Staff management of Grants Officer, Grants Administrator and Finance and Admin Manager Show less



British Heart Foundation

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

• Interim Operations Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Direct manage a team of 5 grant and helpline Administrators 1 Grants Supervisor and a Finance Officer, manage £3 million operation costs, and £5 million grant giving budget, and contract management of the grant software and support • Lead on the development, implementation and improvement of the assessment and monitoring procedures within grant giving and across the operations function, managing/mitigating risk and ensuring compliance • Operation Management across the Service, Innovation and Evaluation Department; monitoring the Prevention, Survival and Support Directorate’s KPI’s • Lead on several projects including cross departmental working, streamlining grant giving processes, financial management and IT delivery support of Grant Tracker. Show less



Community Development Foundation

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Program Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Managed £30 Million England wide Community First Grant Programme, £9.5 Million Neighbourhood Planning Grant Programme and £4.3 Million Our Place Grant Programme • Financial, statistical and grant management reporting to Government Departments (DCLG and the Office for Civil Society) using GIFTS • Manage a team of five Programme and Grants Administrators • Relationship Management with community panels, designated fund holder organisations and organisations providing local support to grantees and decision making panels • Financial grant reconciliation and management of internal and external audits Show less



THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST LIMITED

• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vision Strategy Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2014

  • Lead/Chair of strategic cross sector planning groups to develop Vision Strategy Evidence Bases, Action Plans, eye health and sight loss support pathways across Greater London Boroughs; Engaging with Senior level staff (Public Health, Social Care Directors, Hospital Clinicians, Commissioners, Advisory Agencies, CCG’s, Healthwatch) • Develop cross sector, Vision Strategy evidence bases and accompanying action plans, and support local implementation • Lead on visually impaired resident consultation events to identify Vision Strategies priorities • Liaise with service providers on behalf of local residents with a visual impairment to address barriers to service access and independence • Developed templates to enable other Vision Strategy Managers and groups across the UK to gather evidence and develop their own Evidence Base and Action Plan Show less



RNIB

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

• EPIC Project Manager, UK Vision Strategy

  • Oct 2009 - Aug 2012

  • Manage £350k Department of Health Funded Project to implement the UK Vision strategy • Design the approach and support strategic cross sector partnerships with statutory, health, voluntary and private sectors to jointly develop, implement and evaluate Local Vision Strategies across England, including Chairing area planning groups, and relationship management • Provide strategic advice to planning groups on the changes in Health and Social care • Using Prince2, develop project management and implementation methodology • Identify and negotiate joint approaches to address barriers to eye care and sight loss support identified by planning groups members and resident consultation • Grant and financial monitoring reporting to the Department of Health. • Service the cross sector Project Board including drafting of Board papers and managing meetings Show less