Experience

Community Action: MK

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

• Interim Chief Executive Officer

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

• Growth Programme Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  I project managed a large Community Development programme in the Expansion Areas of Milton Keynes. Responsible for design, development and delivery of programme. Including staff management, stakeholder and delivery partner relationship management, business development and policy interpretation. Best bit: Annual Film making.

• MK: Smart Programme Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2016

  I managed the Citizen Innovation element of the MK:Smart Programme as a partner of the Open University, Milton Keynes Council and others. Responsible for budgeting, reporting and programme design. Citizen Innovation engaged residents of MK to collect ideas for how we tackle city issues in thoughtful and enterprising ways. (Maternity leave between April 2015-May 2016) Best bit: Working with inspiring people who believe anything is possible.



Community Action: MK

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Officer

  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2013

  For the majority of this time I worked in a small team to set up our Community Development Programme in New Housing Developments. This involved interpretation and translation of plans and policy to support local communities get involved in the growth issues facing MK, supporting Community Mobilisers in their outreach to new residents, building relationships with partner organisations and annual reporting. During the last part of this period I worked with colleagues to develop the Five Year Strategic Plan for our organisation. This included developing the vision, strategic objectives along with outcomes and performance measures to ensure that we achieved our NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) Quality Award. Best bit: Running a workshop about 'What Makes a Good High Street?' and hearing from a group of older ladies that a good high street definitely includes a place for buying sturdy knickers.



GEMK (GLOBAL EDUCATION MILTON KEYNES)

• Resource Library Assistant and Administrator

  • Jul 2002 - Jan 2005

  GEMK was an International Development Education Centre and housed a library of resources to support local schools enhance their Citizenship teaching. I was responsible for coordinating the PQASSO quality assurance framework and managed the office administration including: payrol, managing invoices and payments, fundraising and preparing newsletters. Best bit: Getting seconded to The Living Archive to manage their 'Multi Ethnic Milton Keynes' project GEMK was an International Development Education Centre and housed a library of resources to support local schools enhance their Citizenship teaching. I was responsible for coordinating the PQASSO quality assurance framework and managed the office administration including: payrol, managing invoices and payments, fundraising and preparing newsletters. Best bit: Getting seconded to The Living Archive to manage their 'Multi Ethnic Milton Keynes' project



Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Curriculum Coordinator, Academic Department of Surgery

  • 1997 - 2000

  I worked in a small team who coordinated the surgical curriculum for undergraduate medical students. This involved working with clinicians, timetabling, organising exams and preparing written communications; including a departmental newsletter. Best Bit: Based at the Royal London Hospital, there are not many jobs where you have a cupboard full of rubber body parts and a helicopter lands on the roof. I worked in a small team who coordinated the surgical curriculum for undergraduate medical students. This involved working with clinicians, timetabling, organising exams and preparing written communications; including a departmental newsletter. Best Bit: Based at the Royal London Hospital, there are not many jobs where you have a cupboard full of rubber body parts and a helicopter lands on the roof.