Experience

Guts UK Charity
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Income Generation Board Trustee

  • Sep 2021 - Present


ActionAid Ireland

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Fundraising

  • May 2022 - May 2023

  Maternity Cover Post Maternity Cover Post



CPRE The countryside charity

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

• Head of Income Generation

  • Jun 2019 - May 2022

• Income and Engagement Senior Project Manager

  • May 2018 - May 2019



CharityComms

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

• Mentor

  • Nov 2018 - May 2022

  Mentor to fellow peers within the not-for-profit sector Mentor to fellow peers within the not-for-profit sector


Refuge
• United States
• Hospitality
• Events and Community Fundraising Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2018


Breast Cancer Now

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

• Community Engagement Manager / Officer

  • Nov 2013 - Jun 2016

  Promoted to manager from officer to cover for sabbatical leave. Key responsibilities include: • Leadership of Community Engagement team • Management of £2.6million income budget. • Developing and delivering the regional community engagement strategy. • Developing the team’s KPI’s and income and expenditure budgets. • Working closely with the Charity’s directors and other department heads. • Developing new business and volunteering strategies. • Strategic planning, budgeting and reporting. Achievements include: • Implementation of corporate relationship management processes, including Strategic, Employee Fundraising, Charity of the Year and Cause Related Marketing partnerships. • Enhancing departmental relationships to ensure opportunities are maximised and the organisation is working cohesively. Officer role key responsibilities include: • Presenting high impact and tailored propositions for mutually beneficial partnerships. • Developing and managing community engagement marketing and communication plans. • Key account management with robust planning, implementation and evaluation activities. • Volunteer recruitment, training coaching and management. • Fundraising product innovation and development. • Strategic planning, budgeting and reporting. Achievements include: • Managed and coordinated the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Garden, designed by Ruth Willmott for the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show, where we won a People’s Choice Award and a Silver Gilt Medal, as well as raised £20,000 within just 3 weeks. • Designing and developing a robust field-based volunteer strategy and implemented processes and training programmes. • 100% retention of key accounts through a charity rebrand launch in 2014 and throughout a charity merger in 2015. Show less



Visionet - Casa Niñas

• Consultant

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  Providing strategic advice on charity start-up and fundraising aspects Providing strategic advice on charity start-up and fundraising aspects



Macmillan Cancer Support

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

• Fundraising Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2013

  Responsible for growing income within Birmingham and the Black Country through community support, corporate partnerships and campaigns. Other responsibilities include:• Corporate partnership development and management• Increasing local knowledge, awareness and support of Macmillan • Developing media partnerships• Working closely with the regional team as well as wider Macmillan departments• Recruitment and training of fellow employees• Recruitment, training and management of volunteers Achievements include:• Increasing income within my area by over 20% in 2012 compared to 2011 • Increasing income within my area by 5% in 2011 compared to 2010• Worked with over 100 local corporate partnerships over 3 years, including a £50K partnership with HSBC Midlands and £30K partnership with Wragge & Co• Developing and managing a social media platform for the team Show less

• Fundraising Support Assistant

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  Responsible for providing administrative support to the wider community fundraising team, as well as being the first point of call for supporters, within Worcestershire. Achievements included:Increasing Gift Aid income in the area through new initiativeEditing SHOUT (internal national community fundraising newsletter)Developing relationships with third party event supporters

• Office Volunteer

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2009



Enterprise Rent-A-Car

• United States
• Real Estate

• Assistant Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

  Completed Graduate Programme, in October 2008. I was then promoted to Assistant Manager in one of the top performing branches. Duties include: corporate account development and management, marketing, resolving customer service issues, running a fleet of over 100 vehicles and training new staff. Achievements include: being one of the top ten employees for 5 months. being in the 'Elite Club' numerous times and winning 5 new corporate accounts Completed Graduate Programme, in October 2008. I was then promoted to Assistant Manager in one of the top performing branches. Duties include: corporate account development and management, marketing, resolving customer service issues, running a fleet of over 100 vehicles and training new staff. Achievements include: being one of the top ten employees for 5 months. being in the 'Elite Club' numerous times and winning 5 new corporate accounts