Experience

Synchronicity Earth

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Philanthropy

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Philanthropy Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022



ClientEarth

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2020

   Responsible for the generation of new income from Trusts, Foundations and institutional sources· Leading the fundraising efforts and contributing to the programmatic design of new/special initiatives and major organisational project renewals · Responsible for identifying and developing a cultivation plan for new sources of funding towards diversifying existing trusts and foundations portfolio, and providing multi-year and/or unrestricted financing· Responsible for project-managing and generating content for the development of major funding proposals to new statutory sources Key achievements· Established the Business Development Unit (BDU) and associated organisational processes (including coordination with the other income generation streams such as high-net worth individuals), databases (e.g. 100+ prospect cultivation pipeline) and policies (e.g. corporate funding policy)· Secured the renewals of multi-year grants from UK DFID (£2.9m) and £1.5m from a UK-based foundation, and secured funding for new initiatives: UK Environment (£340,000 p.a.) and biomass initiative (£179,000 p.a.)

• Development Manager

  • May 2014 - Sep 2017

   Responsible for the maintenance of existing and generation of new grants and trusts income· Managed a team of three responsible for renewing and generating 80%+ of the organisation’s income representing a portfolio of 45+ grants from £10,000 to multiple £1m+ p.a. value· Oversaw the implementation of each programme’s development activity and strategy, capacity needs, prospective funding opportunities and emerging NGO partnerships in cooperation with senior programme staff· Designed and implemented stewardship and fundraising activity (e.g. reports and proposals) planning, tracking and analysing tools informing reports to senior management and the development of the fundraising strategy Key achievements· Modelled five-year grant outlook directly feeding in to the organisational five-year strategy (2017-2022)· Supported three major external strategic evaluations from the Adessium Foundation (2014), the CIFF’s strategy evaluation (2015-2018) and annual performance review (2015)· Oversaw growth in grants and trusts income from £3.86m (at Dec 2014) to £5.85m (at Dec 2016)

• Development Officer

  • Jun 2012 - Apr 2014

   Responsible for the maintenance of existing income for the Energy, Health and Justice programmes· Identified, prepared, and submitted comprehensive fundraising applications from foundations and governments from initial enquiry to final contract that meet funding requirements within the deadline· Managed existing relationships with major trusts and foundations to ensure that funders are aware of project performance and budget alterations, and receive regular updates in compliance with grant agreements· Maintained accurate, up to date records of fundraising activity through dedicated tools such as funding prospects tracking chart, income and reporting schedule, and grant profiles  Key achievements· Increased ECF annual support to ClientEarth from €423,000 p.a. (2011) to €851,000 p.a. (2014)· Secured funding contributing to the kick-off and growth of ClientEarth’s flagship clean air campaigning work· Arranged meetings for CEO’s first US visit with 12+ prospect funders

• Development Assistant

  • Oct 2010 - May 2012

  · Identified relevant funding prospects and produced thorough research and profiling of prospect donors· Built and maintained ClientEarth’s first prospect database of 200+ relevant prospects prospect funders



European Movement UK

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaign Officer

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  - Assisted the Movement’s chair in the communication of the organisation: wrote publications, reported minutes of the meetings and edited the Euromove website.- Organised campaigns and events for the European elections. - Designed informative flyers about the European Union and spoke in Secondary schools. - Assisted the Movement’s chair in the communication of the organisation: wrote publications, reported minutes of the meetings and edited the Euromove website.- Organised campaigns and events for the European elections. - Designed informative flyers about the European Union and spoke in Secondary schools.



PAMAC (UNDP)

• Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2007

  - Helped the Support Program of Community and Associative World in fight against the HIV-AIDS in Burkina Faso. - Visited the associations, collected and formulated their needs. - Helped the Support Program of Community and Associative World in fight against the HIV-AIDS in Burkina Faso. - Visited the associations, collected and formulated their needs.