Experience

Newark and Sherwood District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Regeneration Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Padley

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2023

  Rutland I provide property management and planning support for the property team. This broadly includes: LAND IDENTIFICATION Identifying, evaluating, and helping to secure development opportunities for our land bank. Being imaginative is vital, especially sourcing land that does not have an allocation or planning permission. Techniques I use include ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth and having the ability to interpret opportunities through Local Plans and their Evidence Base Works. LAND… Show more I provide property management and planning support for the property team. This broadly includes: LAND IDENTIFICATION Identifying, evaluating, and helping to secure development opportunities for our land bank. Being imaginative is vital, especially sourcing land that does not have an allocation or planning permission. Techniques I use include ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth and having the ability to interpret opportunities through Local Plans and their Evidence Base Works. LAND ACQUISITION Prepare and create professional land packs, ensuring accurate bids are placed, as well as materials for clients. I have a good creative flair and enjoy making materials look visually appealing. I can manage multiple tasks, assess priorities effectively, and work to tight deadlines. MAJOR PROJECTS I assist the team with the management of major projects within the property portfolios, both commercial and residential. This includes the coordination of key work from consultants to achieve project milestones, supporting each project’s financial position and scheduling both reoccurring and ad-hoc meetings for several projects and key stakeholders. Contributing to communications with external professionals, landowners, and planning authorities to help maintain and expand our key contacts. MARKETING Website management, marketing presentations and social media marketing are all used to help widen the reach of the company. OTHER General PA duties and administrative support to the office. Show less



Stamford Welland Academy

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Support Services Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  I was responsible for managing the support teams of the school to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, whilst delivering a high level of customer service. This included: HR and Recruitment – I was the main HR advisor at the school, managing sickness absence, occupational health referrals and performance support plans. I managed all recruitment, from initial budget approvals, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, and safer recruitment checks. I meticulously managed our Single Central… Show more I was responsible for managing the support teams of the school to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, whilst delivering a high level of customer service. This included: HR and Recruitment – I was the main HR advisor at the school, managing sickness absence, occupational health referrals and performance support plans. I managed all recruitment, from initial budget approvals, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, and safer recruitment checks. I meticulously managed our Single Central Record and led the Staff Wellbeing Group. Communications & Marketing – Raising the profile of the school through positive marketing via the school prospectus, the website, generating positive PR articles and social media. Site & Premises – I led a team of 4 site officers, ensuring that a programme of maintenance was adhered to in timescale and budget. Show less



Rutland County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economic Development Officer

  • May 2011 - Dec 2017

  I had two main strands of work within this role. First, to provide support to local businesses by helping to source grant funding, contributing to various bids to secure additional finances, undertaking statistical research, organising and advertising workshops/seminars, and promoting Rutland as a key place for business development. My secondary role involved business support for the Oakham Enterprise Park project. My responsibilities included: - Providing input into its budget… Show more I had two main strands of work within this role. First, to provide support to local businesses by helping to source grant funding, contributing to various bids to secure additional finances, undertaking statistical research, organising and advertising workshops/seminars, and promoting Rutland as a key place for business development. My secondary role involved business support for the Oakham Enterprise Park project. My responsibilities included: - Providing input into its budget management (rental forecasts, envisaged renovations, capital/revenue costs) - Managing numerous contractors (processing all invoices and scheduling access to site) - Preparing the Project Initiation Documents, the project plan on Microsoft Project, the financial spread-sheet and the risk register. In addition, I was responsible for updating the website, organising various Open Days which involved producing all the display boards, leaflets and media engagement material, and compiling technical maps created on MapInfo to support tenancy agreements across the site.

• Planning Policy Technician

  • Sep 2008 - May 2011

  I was responsible for managing the consultation processes for the Local Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents and Evidence Base Works. I would organise the consultation events and materials (including display boards, leaflets, press releases, website updates and consultation letters). Furthermore, I was responsible for stakeholder engagement, creating the technical maps on MapInfo, inputting into various evidence base works and monitoring the housing completions, commitments and… Show more I was responsible for managing the consultation processes for the Local Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents and Evidence Base Works. I would organise the consultation events and materials (including display boards, leaflets, press releases, website updates and consultation letters). Furthermore, I was responsible for stakeholder engagement, creating the technical maps on MapInfo, inputting into various evidence base works and monitoring the housing completions, commitments and completions.



Robert Doughty Consultancy Limited

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Town Planner Graduate

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2008

  Dealing with the submission of planning applications, Design & Access Statements, contributing to the design schemes, and managing client communications.