Experience

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  Rascal Ventures

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Product Director - HiCarer

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

    • Spearheaded the vision, established the company and drove the creation of HiCarer, an innovative app designed to revolutionise the way individuals receive, access, and manage their care.• Conducted in-depth market research to gain a comprehensive understanding of user needs, pain points, and market trends, ensuring HiCarer addressed real-world challenges in health and social care delivery.• White Paper development, and conference speaker regarding the specific problems facing the sector and how we need to think differently to help mitigate the crisis facing health and social care. • Cultivated strategic partnerships with universities, local authorities, NHS trusts, Charities and Primary Care Teams, fostering collaboration and alignment to drive adoption of HiCarer within various health and social care settings.• Secured grant funding and managed grant projects, demonstrating the ability to attract financial support and execute projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.

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  KFC Youth Foundation

  • Trustee

    • Jul 2020 - Present

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  Society of Leadership Fellows, St George's House, Windsor Castle

  • Leadership Fellow

    • Mar 2018 - Present

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  You're the Boss

  • Hampshire

  • Managing Director

    • May 2011 - Present
    • Hampshire

    Delivering options for individuals providing care and support.

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  Step by Step Partnership Ltd

  • Head of Income Generation

    • Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

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  Conict

  • Director

    • Apr 2010 - Mar 2022

    Owner and Director of Consultancy and Training Company providing support to the Housing, Care and Support Sector and to third sector organisations. Providing - Strategic development and business planning- Policy development and implementation- Service user empowerment- Fundraising and marketing support, including strategy, events and trust applications - Facilitation and training- Tendering and commissioning advice and support- Interim and project management

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  Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

  • Elected Governor for Eastleigh, New Forest and Test Valley

    • Mar 2009 - Sep 2013

    With the other Council Members responsible for - Advising the board of directors of the views of the membership community;- Commenting on the development of strategic plans for the hospital; and- Acting in a trustee role making sure the hospital meets its obligations.- Appointing the chair and non-executive directors of the Trust;- Agreeing the appointment of the chief executive of the Trust; and- Appointing the Trust's auditors

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  The YOU Trust

  • Trustee

    • Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

    The YOU Trust is Charity which operates across the UK; it has a turnover of over £12.5m. YOU provides person-centred support to people who have a disability or face social exclusion. Trustee Responsibilities With the other Trustees and the Chief Executive, formulate and review the organisation's vision, values and long-term strategy and policies for its implementation. Ensure that the organisation complies with regulatory and statutory requirements. With the other Trustees exercise overall control over the organisation's financial affairs.

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  ROCC

  • Chief Executive

    • May 2003 - Mar 2010

    Charity Development • Developing funding streams to enable ROCC to maintain and increase it's position as a leader in the sector. • Increasing the geographic reach of the Charity.• Ensuring expert knowledge of developments in the housing, care and support sector. Partnership Building • Developing a range of mechanisms in which providers of services can feed into and influence commissioning decisions in the Housing, Care and Support sector. • Working with Local Authority Commissioners to develop strategic reviews of Supporting People Services. • Gathering, analysing and evaluating policy and good practice information then disseminating it in a variety of forms to enable members to effectively deliver their services.• Developing member charities to enable them to sustain and deliver effective services.• Developing and piloting mechanisms to allow users of services to be involved in commissioning and delivery of service at a strategic level. Supporting the Third Sector• Developing ROCC’s training programme to provide high quality training at affordable prices in the Sector• Advising on future strategic direction for organisations.Training and Consultancy for Third Sector Organisations, Local and National Government, and Private Organisations.

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  O-Regen

  • Business Development Manager

    • Jan 1999 - Apr 2003

    O-Regen is a social regeneration charity based in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.As a member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for fundraising and marketing for the Organisation, also for obtaining and developing new business for the Charity.

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  Macmillan Cancer Support

  • Community Fundraiser

    • Jul 1995 - Dec 1998

    Duties Included • Day to day management of three fundraising appeals. • Management of Appeals Assistant. • Managing seventy volunteers based throughout Cambridgeshire.• Manage and service existing fundraising committees and develop new committees.• Create, plan and organise events.• Support public in their fundraising efforts on behalf of the Charity.• Promoting the Charity through public speaking at various events.