Experience

Tavistock Institute Of Human Relations(the)

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Researcher / Consultant

  • Mar 2017 - Present

• Researcher

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017



Zinc Arts

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Led the organisation through significant change, as it inhabited a new arts and residential centre• Developed a new business plan and organisational policies, building networks and partnerships with leading artists, health and social care partners, government and voluntary sector bodies • Successfully led business development and financial management during a tough financial climate• Enabled team members to develop new activities, skills and experience within a supportive environment

• Head of Creative Education and Learning

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  • Led the education and learning portfolio, delivering benefits to the 'hardest-to-reach' learners whilst achieving strong financial management and payments by results • Managed delivery of multiple EU employability and skills contracts, focused on preventing and supporting ‘NEET’ young people, collaborating with education, YOTs & youth services, managing £1.8 million budget.• Monitored and reported on achievement against tough educational targets, ensuring all contractual requirements were exceeded• Led staff team of 20, setting up and delivering induction, training, CPD and supervision• Developed arts and mental health research programme, commissioning academic research team



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Project Manager and Trainer

  • Mar 2006 - Jan 2009

  Clients included: • Arts Council England East & Creative Partnerships Thames Gateway (Young People's Programme Consultant)• Arts Marketing Association (Co-author of 2007 Conference Report) • Audiences London and East-15 Acting School (Trainer/facilitator)• English National Ballet (External Evaluator)• Essex Dance (Interim Director)• Momentum Arts (author of ‘Turning the Tide’, with Jonathan Goodacre and Sarah Bedell) Clients included: • Arts Council England East & Creative Partnerships Thames Gateway (Young People's Programme Consultant)• Arts Marketing Association (Co-author of 2007 Conference Report) • Audiences London and East-15 Acting School (Trainer/facilitator)• English National Ballet (External Evaluator)• Essex Dance (Interim Director)• Momentum Arts (author of ‘Turning the Tide’, with Jonathan Goodacre and Sarah Bedell)



Momentum Arts

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inclusion and Regeneration Project Manager

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2006

  • Managed the Being Here programme involving over 40 projects, 20 project partnerships, a team of over 25 people • Reported to funders and met a range of complex funding and stakeholder targets • Fundraised for and managed a budget of over £600,000. • Being Here was identified nationally as a model of good practice • Managed the Being Here programme involving over 40 projects, 20 project partnerships, a team of over 25 people • Reported to funders and met a range of complex funding and stakeholder targets • Fundraised for and managed a budget of over £600,000. • Being Here was identified nationally as a model of good practice