Director of Impact and Engagement

• Aug 2021 - Present

Responsible for overseeing the quality and effectiveness of JET’s programmes and supporting the charity’s growth and sustainability through fundraising from institutions, trusts, foundations and corporates. With functional responsibility for programme design and innovation, corporate, trust and foundation fundraising, programme quality, impact and innovation. Developing a culture of high impact, high quality, cost effective provision with inbuilt monitoring and evaluation. ensuring that JETs youth programmes targets are delivered safely, to schedule and on budget. An ambassador for JET and its work with young people, continually seeking out opportunities to expand the organisation's network and advocate for the cause. A member of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for contributing to organisational strategy development, as well as ensuring the strategy is being effectively implemented whilst monitoring progress and managing and mitigating risk. Show less

Strategic Project Lead

• Apr 2020 - Aug 2021

Leading on the design and implementation of the Trusts response to COVID-19 and Organisational Strategy. Development of innovative and agile approach to service delivery that delivers short, medium and long term solutions, enables wider reach, addresses the increased need for services and supports wider initiatives to overcome youth unemployment and disengagement from education resulting from the pandemic.Maximise income generation by managing Corporate partnerships and Trust and Grants strategy in order to ensure long term financial sustainability.Shaping and influencing of organisational strategy and change managing implementation. Show less

Area Director Central

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2021

The Jon Egging Trust exists to inspire Young People through developing teamwork, leadership and employability skills and instilling a sense of belief in themselves.I am delighted to have joined the JET team as Area Director Central. It is my job to enable, through strategic leadership the most effective use of our internal and external resources, ensuring the quality and sustainability of our work with young people across the UK continues. I am proud to lead a passionate and dedicated team who are already successfully delivering our programmes within Lincolnshire, Norfolk and the West Midlands. Holding the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead it is my job, alongside fellow Area Directors, to ensure the Trusts policy and procedures are appropriate, are reviewed regularly and implemented effectively, along with providing staff and volunteers with the training and support that they require to carry out their roles safely.Recognising the work of the Trust I knew instinctively that it was something I wanted to be a part of. Through our shared core values and by harnessing my experience as a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and most recently the Charitable Sector in support of the Armed Forces Community, ours is a partnership that delivers great results.Change Management: Building and leading a team through a period of significant organisational change. Quickly assessing the business needs, gaining situational awareness, challenging exisiting process and applying this to the writing and implementation of a robust and innovative 3 year strategy that will drive the Trust forward.Fundraising: Bridged the gap between staff and strategic changes within the fundraising directorate. Applying for and reporting on Trust and Grants in order to deliver on my objective to secure long term financial sustainability. Managing and developing corporate fundraising streams. Show less

Member Board of Trustees

• Feb 2022 - Present

Advice and Information Team Leader - Somerset and Wiltshire

• Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

Responsible for the provision of effective advice, information and guidance through leadership and management of a team of Welfare Case Officers, Advice and Information Officers and Volunteers working across the area of Somerset and Wiltshire. Developing the areas outreach locations to ensure maximum reach across the two counties whilst ensuring that each office delivers high quality, person centred advice and support to beneficiaries, members and the public in a coordinated way; serving as an effective public face of the Royal British Legion. Lead on recruitment of staff and volunteers, selecting candidates and assessing suitability. Relationship building with external agencies, Armed Forces establishments and the five local authorities serving the area. Working to influence social policy and liaising with local authorities to collaboratively support the Armed Forces community. Implementation of local and organisational policy and procedure to ensure most appropriate service to beneficiaries. Constantly striving for excellence seeking out ways to improve service delivery; I became involved in numerous working groups to address internal procedure, influence grants strategy and ensure policy and process were fit for purpose in order to meet the changing needs of the beneficiaries. Implemented Outcome Star to ensure a holistic approach to welfare case management - Completing train the trainer course being deemed as "highly competent" during practical delivery. Within the set parameters, tailored the training approach accordingly to staff and volunteers ability and learning style. Key representative for the organisation locally; with experience including tv, radio and newspaper. Delivering key messages in order to promote the work of The Legion appropriately. Working across directorates to ensure adherance to policy; involved in working groups to review practice and influence strategy. Often relied upon as a sounding board to advise senior management. Show less

Career Consultant and Trainer - Career Transition Partnership

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

Facilitation of Career Transition Workshops supporting service leavers in their transition to civilian life and employment. Identifying and evaluating the skills and qualities they have gained during their time in the services and supporting them to develop self-marketing material so as to bring them to the attention of potential employers. Individual Career Consultancy providing one to one support to clients and working together in forming a career plan specific to the individual. Facilitation of Core Recovery Events for Wounded Injured and Sick Personnel at the Personnel Recovery Unit in Sennelager. CV writing, Interview Techniques, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Experienced in career guidance with an in depth knowledge of job search techniques, sector information, employment trends and resettlement training/qualifications. Show less

Commissioned Officer - Royal Corps of Signals

• Jan 2005 - Dec 2011