Experience

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Jan 2019 - Present



The Wildlife Trusts

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

• Head of Partnerships

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

  To lead on the development and management of key national relationships with businesses and grant funders.

• Head of Living Landscape

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2016

  UK-wide role championing TWT central conservation mission of A Living Landscape, including leading development and advocacy of policy on key national and international conservation issues such as agriculture, planning and water, natural capital and ecological networks. Duties include advocating Trust views to ministers and civil servants, building and maintaining relationship with partner organisations, acting as national media spokesperson and high level representative, running and chairing conferences and events, managing a departmental budget, contributing to the development of the RSWT strategic plan, acting as terrestrial policy lead to the 47 Wildlife Trusts, horizon scanning and maximising the strengths of the organisation. Show less



East of England Widlife Trusts

• Regional Policy Director

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2009

  Driving the development of conservation policy and advocacy and deepening collaboration and communication across The Wildlife Trusts in the East of England. Duties included leading the development of policy and positions statements on key issues, leading regional advocacy, coordinating relationships, effective governance of the regional Wildlife Trust committee, leading regional advocacy with politicians and civil servants, building strong relations with statutory agencies and other relevant parties, facilitating communication between senior conservation, reserves, fundraising and community staff. Show less



Norfolk County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Norfolk Biodiversity Coordinator

  • 2002 - 2005

  Led the establishment and development of the county’s first partnership to secure delivery of national and international biodiversity commitments. Duties included establishing and coordinating governance structures (steering group and key working groups), proactively managing relationships with high level stakeholders and funders, creating and maintaining a strong influencing network, managing , preparing plans for the conservation of priority species and habitats, development and maintenance of partnership website, production of publications, organising events, development of funding streams and establishing the county’s first community conservation award. Show less