Experience

StoryTerrace

• United Kingdom
• Book Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Writer

  • May 2022 - 1 year 8 months

  Remote



Muscular Dystrophy UK

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

• Editorial Lead

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

• Senior Content Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom

• Publications and Communications Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2019

  London, United Kingdom Within this active and effective charity, I lead on content development for online and offline communications, communications and marketing collateral. I write and edit our charity's flagship magazine and annual review, and copy-edit and proofread content from across the charity. In everything I ensure our communications convey appropriately the work, effectiveness, personality and brand of the charity and its valued supporters.



Mind

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Promotions Coordinator for Ecominds

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  This was a temporary contract with Mind, the largest mental health charity in the UK, working on their Ecominds scheme, a BIG Lottery-funded open grants programme. I managed Ecominds' internal, external and stakeholder relationships; managed the BIG Lottery Fund's and Ecominds' brand among all Ecominds funded projects; organised promotional activities such as e-newsletters, mailings, briefings, social media and website; attended internal and external meetings with Award partners and BIG Lottery… Show more This was a temporary contract with Mind, the largest mental health charity in the UK, working on their Ecominds scheme, a BIG Lottery-funded open grants programme. I managed Ecominds' internal, external and stakeholder relationships; managed the BIG Lottery Fund's and Ecominds' brand among all Ecominds funded projects; organised promotional activities such as e-newsletters, mailings, briefings, social media and website; attended internal and external meetings with Award partners and BIG Lottery Fund; and managed relationships with other Mind departments, external networks and funded projects, to share information and good practice. Show less



LifeLine/Childline Western Cape

• Head of Communications/Senior Manager, PR and Marketing

  • Aug 2001 - Feb 2009

  LifeLine/Childline Western Cape is the leading counselling and training NGO in South Africa. As one of a three-member senior management team (including Executive Director), I was involved in leading strategic planning and management of the organisation; line management of three department heads; strategic development and implementation of all public relations, communications, media, marketing and promotional activities.



Triple Trust Organisation

• Head of Public Relations

  • 1993 - 2000

  This non-profit organisation trained unemployed people to start their own small businesses. To achieve this, it ran business and skills training courses in disadvantaged communities. I joined this organisation as a development writer, and convinced the management of the strategic importance of PR and to create a public relations department. I headed this department, and took responsibility for all organisational activities relating to public relations, communications, media relations… Show more This non-profit organisation trained unemployed people to start their own small businesses. To achieve this, it ran business and skills training courses in disadvantaged communities. I joined this organisation as a development writer, and convinced the management of the strategic importance of PR and to create a public relations department. I headed this department, and took responsibility for all organisational activities relating to public relations, communications, media relations, stakeholder management and events. Show less