Experience

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  Association of British Insurers

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Policy Adviser

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Policy adviser on property insurance.

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  Defra

  • United Kingdom
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Career break

    • Feb 2015 - Jun 2021

  • Team Leader - Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

    Management of Defra's portfolio of waste Private Finance Initiative projects, including scrutiny and oversight of budget, spend and any contract variations.

  • Head of Recycling and Markets Team

    • Sep 2010 - Mar 2014

    Recycling and waste policy, including developing markets in recyclates and introducing new regulations to improve the quality and transparency in recycling facilities. Working closely with the waste and resource sectors and local authorities.

  • Head of Water Framework Directive and EU engagement

    • Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

    • Working with the Environment Agency to implement the Water Framework Directive, including development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans and catchment level plans.• Stakeholder engagement – working with NGOs, farming sector and water industry to help deliver River Basin Management Plans and improve water quality.• Negotiating at European meetings including EU Water Directors, ensuring Commission decisions balanced robust evidence, with costs and environmental improvement. • Lead responsibility for the Nitrates Directive implementation, working with the NFU and EA.• Policy lead, working with the farming industry, Natural England and Environment Agency to develop policy to tackle water pollution from agriculture, including successful increase in funding agri-environment schemes (England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative.

  • Team Leader - Hampton Implementation and Better Regulation

    • Sep 2005 - Sep 2007

    • Delivery of Defra Hampton Review, including mergers and other strucutural changes to Defra delivery bodies• Developing a cost benefit analysis to inform decisions of mergers of delivery bodies;• Defra lead on enforcement and civil sanctions elements of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions (RES) Act to ensure they balanced burdens on business with effective regulatory powers and interventions by the regulator;

  • Policy Advisor - Transposition of the Foot and Mouth Disease Directive

    • Sep 2004 - Sep 2005

    • Transposing the FMD Directive, by working with lawyers vets, stakeholders, economists and devolved administrations to develop regulations and Impact Assessment that were fit for purpose • Worked with lawyers and vets on legislative requirements to vaccinate.• Led briefing for Permanent Secretary’s appearance before the Public Accounts Committee - 5 years on from 2001 FMD outbreak, including delivery of briefing pack, oral briefings and attendance and support at the hearing itself

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  HM Treasury

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Policy Advisor - Environment

    • Sep 2003 - Sep 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Worked in Environment and Agriculture Spending Team during the 2004 Spending Review, experience includes local government finance, Private Finance Initiatives, central government spending rules, government and Environment Agency funding.

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  Defra

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Policy Advisor – Common Agricultural Policy Reform

    • Sep 2002 - Sep 2003
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Briefing the negotiating team during CAP reform negotiations, including co-ordinating input from key policy areas.• Briefing MEPs during European Parliament scrutiny and debates.• Briefing Secretary of State prior to Agriculture Council and meetings with stakeholders• Briefing Ministers in Commons and Lord on CAP provisions of Accession Bill.