Experience

Our Lady's Catholic High School

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  I manage Finance, HR, Premises, and Operations in a successful secondary school in Hackney. In the last two and half years I have played a central role in staff restructuring to reduce costs, a large scale IT project, complex contract negotiations over our facilities management provision, as well as a number of initiatives in HR, health and safety, and procurement.



British Council London

• Learn English Select Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

  During my final 6 months with the British Council I led 2 projects connected to our online learning products.



British Council Colombia

• Deputy Director / Teaching Centre Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2016

  I expanded the largest British Council Teaching business in the Americas from 2 to 6 branches with 60% growth in student numbers and class hours in 3 years, and the introduction of remote teaching and remote placement testing options for our customers. I managed a diverse team including over 60 teachers across 5 sites, who I also led through a challenging tax localisation process.I also delivered a large scale premises expansion project in Bogota which included market research, business case, premises scoping, and project delivery and managed a diverse and complex team. The project was successful and we opened the new teaching centre in Salitre on 28/03/16 with more than 650 students now registered.



British Council Jordan

• Teaching Centre Manager Jordan and Lebanon

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2012

  I managed a large Teaching Centre operation including Adults. Young Learners and Corporate clients I led a large scale project with Youth Work Jordan helping young unemployed Jordanians access better life opportunities through English for the Tourism Industry. I also managed our smaller Teaching centre in Beirut, maintaining operations in challenging circumstances. I introduced interactive whiteboards and helped manage a premises project that integrated our front of house, began year round Young Learners courses, launched a professional development / soft skills centre, and oversaw a period of solid and successful growth.



British Council Portugal

• Director Porto

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2009

  The Teaching Business in Porto was one of the largest in Europe with a main centre and a branch in a partner school which had nearly 1000 students. In addition to my main role I also managed our country examinations business and country marketing, as well as overseeing premises refurbishment and a number of complex HR challenges.



British Council Czech Republic

• Teaching Centre / Exams Manager Czech Republic

  • Sep 2002 - Aug 2006

  In my first Teaching Business role I managed our centre in Prague and 2 smaller branches in other cities. In 2003 we moved premises completely in Prague and I oversaw the modernisation of our classrooms with the introduction of Promethean interactive whiteboards.



British Council

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

• Assistant Director of Studies, Barcelona

  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2002



British Council

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

• Senior Teacher HR

  • Jul 1995 - Jul 1999



International House

• Teacher of English

  • Aug 1990 - Jun 1995