Experience

Blood Cancer UK

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

• Senior Regional Relationships Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Responsible for leading a national team of fundraising managers and a network of over 600 volunteers to deliver annual income of over £2million Key achievements: • Led a national restructure of the Regional Relationship Team and developed new internal processes to launch and embed a 5-year growth strategy in regional fundraising • Development and launch of Community Group product, introducing a standardised volunteer framework and journey and growing our community volunteer base by 20% in 12 months • Developing and implementing a standardised In Aid Of supporter journey, growing annual income by £150,000 (59.2%) in 12 months



Tesco Charity Partnership - Diabetes UK and British Heart Foundation

• Senior Stores Account Manager - UK

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2018

  Representing both Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation, I led a national team of nine regional fundraising managers and developed and implemented the stores fundraising strategy to raise £17.3million across a network of nearly 3,000 stores and over 350,000 colleagues over three years. Through developing strong relationships with a variety of senior stakeholders and key decision makers at Tesco, identifying new opportunities for fundraising activity and events (including high-value mass participation events such as the Great Tesco Walk, which generated over £1.2m and is the largest event of its kind in Tesco’s history) and an ability to take an analytical and objective view to developing solutions to complex problems, I generated an additional 15.3% against the original £15million stores income budget and contributed 69.2% of the £25million total raised by the Tesco National Charity Partnership.



Diabetes UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• National Account Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for generating £850k per annum across a portfolio of 120 large retail outlets across Scotland through the Tesco National Charity Partnership. In addition, responsible for the development and implementation national employee fundraising initiatives across the UK network of Tesco stores. Additional line management responsibility of line management of two Regional Fundraising Managers in North England. Responsible for generating £850k per annum across a portfolio of 120 large retail outlets across Scotland through the Tesco National Charity Partnership. In addition, responsible for the development and implementation national employee fundraising initiatives across the UK network of Tesco stores. Additional line management responsibility of line management of two Regional Fundraising Managers in North England.



Children 1st

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

• Corporate Fundraiser

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

  Responsible for developing a corporate partnerships strategy within the SME marketplace and supporting SME’s in Central and Southern Scotland to meet their corporate social responsibility objectives through their support of CHILDREN 1ST. Responsible for developing a corporate partnerships strategy within the SME marketplace and supporting SME’s in Central and Southern Scotland to meet their corporate social responsibility objectives through their support of CHILDREN 1ST.



British Red Cross

• Senior Community Fundraiser

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2013

  Responsible for planning and managing the community fundraising strategy for West Scotland to achieve all area income and expenditure targets as agreed. Part of this strategy involved identifying and maximising opportunities to raise income working with volunteer groups and third-parties including local SMEs and educational institutions. Also responsible for recruiting, managing and motivating volunteers through effective line management to ensure fundraising targets are met. Responsible for planning and managing the community fundraising strategy for West Scotland to achieve all area income and expenditure targets as agreed. Part of this strategy involved identifying and maximising opportunities to raise income working with volunteer groups and third-parties including local SMEs and educational institutions. Also responsible for recruiting, managing and motivating volunteers through effective line management to ensure fundraising targets are met.



SECC

• Ticketing Development Executive

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2012

  Responsible for devising and executing marketing strategy to encourage growth of high volume Group Bookings for events by identifying key target markets and generating leads via direct marketing and establishing and maintaining strong client relationships Responsible for devising and executing marketing strategy to encourage growth of high volume Group Bookings for events by identifying key target markets and generating leads via direct marketing and establishing and maintaining strong client relationships