Experience

Prior's Court Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trusts & Foundations Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present



The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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

• Programme Funding Officer

  • May 2017 - Oct 2019

  Responsible for development of a robust pipeline of funding opportunities from local, regional and national statutory and grant sources, in order to secure sustainable funding for Guide Dogs services and build strategic funding partnerships. Strong track record of successfully securing statutory, trust and major grant funding, based on strong research and writing skills and a proactive, self motivated approach.Working in collaboration with service delivery teams and other departments (legal, finance, procurement etc) to ensure rigorous account management processes are embedded and contractual requirements from secured funding are effectively met.Robust, proactive contract management of a range of local and national grants.________________________________________

• Statutory & Grants Funding Officer

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2017



Scout Enterprises (Western) Ltd

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • 1998 - 2012

  Experience across a broad range of responsibilities and roles including: - Bid Writing/Management including coordination of complex tender responses. Successfully tendered for Government/ESF funded contracts totalling £3.8m - Operational/Project Management including management of day to day operations across all aspects of company activity; contract management of Government funded contracts; implementation & management of a range of new programmes and projects - Quality Management including co-authoring of yearly Company Self Assessment Reports and Development Plans; led successful first accreditation of company against the Matrix Quality Standard; acted as Company Nominee for successful Ofsted Quality Monitoring Visit in 2007