Experience

Headway Somerset

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Present



Somerset County Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ceremony Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Present



National Trust

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

• Membership and Retail Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2019



Save the Children UK

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

• Regional Retail Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2018

  Developing and recruiting effective volunteer leadership and strong sustainable shop teams; to enable them to raise as much money and awareness as possible for Save the Children’s work across Somerset and East Devon Developing and recruiting effective volunteer leadership and strong sustainable shop teams; to enable them to raise as much money and awareness as possible for Save the Children’s work across Somerset and East Devon



Way Ahead Care

• Taunton, United Kingdom

• Home Care Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Feb 2015

  Manage the day to day operation of all adult and elderly care services operated to ensure the professional and efficient delivery of the service required in accordance with the contract specifications and regulatory requirements. Overseeing recruitment and training of all Care Staff and office staff. Manage the day to day operation of all adult and elderly care services operated to ensure the professional and efficient delivery of the service required in accordance with the contract specifications and regulatory requirements. Overseeing recruitment and training of all Care Staff and office staff.



Knightstone Housing

• Community Empowerment Officer

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

  Working to empower and support communities to engage with the wider neighborhood and work together to improve their lives and that of their families. Working to empower and support communities to engage with the wider neighborhood and work together to improve their lives and that of their families.



Self Employed

• Third Sector Consultant/ trainer/project manager

  • Jun 2008 - Jan 2012

  Self employed consultant to the voluntary and community sector specialising in: volunteer management, recruitment and training, assessment, research, facilitation, interim project management, evaluation, action learning and senior level supervision. Previously worked for Children in Need as a Grant Assessor, working with charities and community groups to assess the suitable of their funding applications Volunteer Manager Taunton Women’s Aid Recruiting, training and selecting volunteers to work with women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. Including their ongoing management, training and supervision The Place 2 local community charity Self employed Interim Development Manger Assessing the viability of the organisation this short term role was to support the closure of a charity both in an operational capacity with staff, volunteers and service users and in an advisory role to the trustees.



CleanupUK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2011

  Recruiting and managing teams of volunteers to support Keep Britain Tidy's Big Clean Up campaign Recruiting and managing teams of volunteers to support Keep Britain Tidy's Big Clean Up campaign



Involve Somerset

• Director

  • Oct 1998 - Jun 2008

  Somerset mental health charity working with groups and individuals to promote consultation and representation. As the most senior officer within the organisation, I had responsibility for: • All recruitment, selection and induction of new staff and volunteers • Line management of senior staff their support, supervision, training and annual personal reviews. • Staff training to meet the needs of the organisation and personal development needs • Being the public face of the organisation, publicising its work and managing events. Representing the organisation on local and regional strategic partnerships. • Overseeing all funding applications, review and negotiate all commissioned contracts and service level agreements. • Working with the Board, staff, volunteers and project members on strategic policy development. • Keeping abreast of developments in the mental health field, local, regional and national, with particular reference to changes in mental health law. Ensure that new developments are communicated widely within the organisation. • Taking the lead in local campaigns and promotion. • Overall operational responsibility. • The strategic and action planning of the services and ensuring that all agreed targets are met. • Setting and controlling all revenues and project expenditure.