Experience

Connected by Data

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocacy and Campaigns Director

  • May 2022 - Present

  Building a new campaign to ensure communities have power and influence over how their data is collected, processed and used in a just, ethical way and for the common good. Building a new campaign to ensure communities have power and influence over how their data is collected, processed and used in a just, ethical way and for the common good.



Shelter

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

• Head of Campaigns

  • May 2018 - Jun 2022



The Fairtrade Foundation

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Campaigns (job share)

  • May 2013 - Apr 2018

  Leading the development of the public movement for fairtrade in the UK. Enabling citizens and consumers to campaign for justice for small producers and workers in the global trading system. Privileged to share this challenge with my job share partner, Kevin McCullough, Director of Photovoice and Ex-Head of Campaigns at CAFOD. Leading the development of the public movement for fairtrade in the UK. Enabling citizens and consumers to campaign for justice for small producers and workers in the global trading system. Privileged to share this challenge with my job share partner, Kevin McCullough, Director of Photovoice and Ex-Head of Campaigns at CAFOD.



Public Education, Campaigns and Communications Consultant

• London

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  • Mar 2012 - May 2013

  - Providing strategy, creative development, learning and evaluation and project management for public education, campaigns and communications initiatives. - Working mainly on poverty, social justice and environmental issues, both UK and International. - Experienced with a broad range of target audiences from senior policy makers to children and young people. - Latest Projects: Reviewing Action Aid's offer for 16-25 year olds. Helping Global Poverty Project explore the use of immersive cinema to recruit and retain supporters. Project managing a major coalition campaign for the Incorporated Society of Musicians to get creative subjects into Government's new EBacc proposals @ www.baccforthefuture.com Helping UNICEF UK identify the key political and sectoral trends and opportunities for development advocacy over the next 4 years. Show less



Save the Children UK

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

• Head of UK Campaigning

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2012

  Leading campaigning on child and maternal mortality and supporting UK child poverty work. Building a movement of 150,000 active campaigners. Developing creative approaches integrated across channels including digital, social media, grassroots networks, print dm, pr and events. Managing seven staff and an annual budget of £530k. Leading campaigning on child and maternal mortality and supporting UK child poverty work. Building a movement of 150,000 active campaigners. Developing creative approaches integrated across channels including digital, social media, grassroots networks, print dm, pr and events. Managing seven staff and an annual budget of £530k.



Help The Aged

• Head of Campaigns

  • 2008 - 2009

  Leading campaigning on age equality and care. Managing 5 staff and an annual budget of £680K. Leading campaigning on age equality and care. Managing 5 staff and an annual budget of £680K.



Comic Relief

• Fundraising
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Education Manager

  • 1999 - 2008

  Leading campaign strategies for children and teachers including Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, Global Campaign for Education and Fair Trade. Managing up to nine staff and an annual budget of £800k. Raising half of this through corporate or government sources. Leading campaign strategies for children and teachers including Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, Global Campaign for Education and Fair Trade. Managing up to nine staff and an annual budget of £800k. Raising half of this through corporate or government sources.



Christian Aid

• Youth Advisor

  • 1989 - 1999

  Delivering campaigns for young activists on Burma, Fair Trade, Debt and Indigenous People. Raised £200k EU funding and launched Global Gang – a popular children’s magazine. Under took trips to India and Burma to source stories for magazine. Delivering campaigns for young activists on Burma, Fair Trade, Debt and Indigenous People. Raised £200k EU funding and launched Global Gang – a popular children’s magazine. Under took trips to India and Burma to source stories for magazine.



Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

• London, United Kingdom

• Fundraiser

  • 1987 - 1989