Experience

Smart Money Cymru Credit Union

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Service Development Officer

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Age Cymru Gwent

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Lead

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  Team Leader for the Community Support Programme, supporting older people in the Monmouthshire Area. Managing a team of workers across the borough, working closely with Social Services, other Third Sector organisations and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Line Management of three staff members and a host of volunteers. Team Leader for the Community Support Programme, supporting older people in the Monmouthshire Area. Managing a team of workers across the borough, working closely with Social Services, other Third Sector organisations and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Line Management of three staff members and a host of volunteers.



Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communities First Coordinator - Prosperity

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

  Leading the Prosperity team on 5 projects, including Social Enterprise development, Employment and Training, Essential Skills and youth employment. Running local job clubs and working with the community in building skills and confidence. Developing a training plan for case loads of myself and my team. Working with the youth team on their training and employment programmes. Line management of 3 team members.

• Communities First Development Officer

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Community development officer for Communities First Caerphilly Basin area. Working with community groups on sustainability, governance and funding. Training groups on their roles within a committee and how to manage finances. Developing sustainability plans and governance documents with community groups.

• Senior Community Development Officer

  • Apr 2009 - Jan 2013

  Senior Officer for Communities First for Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO). Line manager for 9 Communities First Coordinators across the Gwent area. Main contact for GAVO to Welsh Assembly Government. Quality Control of all quarterly and annual reports from 9 Communities First partnerships boards. Member of the Senior Staff team. Completion of Regional reports to Welsh Government and to GAVO Board.

• Community Development Officer / Apprentice

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

  Community apprenticeship moving on to development officer. Working towards various qualifications and work experience placements in community development. Working across Blaenau Gwent with community groups on governance, sustainability, funding and policy development.