Experience

Support Through Court

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fundraising Manager, Corporate Partnerships and Community North

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Support Through Court is an independent charity that supports people going through the court process without legal representation.

• Regional Manager North East

  • May 2017 - Nov 2017

  I oversaw the delivery of the Leeds and Newcastle services, with line management responsibility of staff; in addition to directly managing the Sheffield service - role listed below.

• Service Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

  I managed the Sheffield service with the responsibility for recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers. I, along with the volunteer team, gave practical and emotional support to litigants in Civil and Family cases; helping with legal forms and applications, moral support in hearings, and signposting to advice agencies. I had accountability for the delivery budget and community fundraising. The development and maintenance of strong relationships with local corporates and the judiciary was also key to the success of the unit.



British Red Cross

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Education Coordinator

  • Dec 2011 - Mar 2015

  The British Red Cross is part of a global voluntary network helping people in crisis, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. I developed and facilitated interactive Crisis Education sessions for children and young people across South Yorkshire to help build resilience. This focused on the key themes of Disasters and Emergencies, Refugee Anti Stigma, HIV Anti Stigma and First Aid. I was also responsible for the recruitment and training of a volunteer team to enable the service to expand and meet local need.



Eclipse (Innovative Project Design) Ltd.

• Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Freelance Facilitator

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Eclipse IPD created education and training solutions to optimise the potential of the people within an organisation. After identifying an organisation's needs and expectations, I created packages to best meet the brief. Our work was guided by the principle that, as the people within the organisation grow, the organisation itself will flourish. Examples of clients I regularly worked with include the long term unemployed, The Prince's Trust, RAF cadets and corporates. Eclipse IPD created education and training solutions to optimise the potential of the people within an organisation. After identifying an organisation's needs and expectations, I created packages to best meet the brief. Our work was guided by the principle that, as the people within the organisation grow, the organisation itself will flourish. Examples of clients I regularly worked with include the long term unemployed, The Prince's Trust, RAF cadets and corporates.