Experience

Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Officer - Place

  • Jun 2020 - Present



Shropshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Officer Place Shaping

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

• Executive Officer - Optimising Assets

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2018



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Bold Street Consulting

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  Bold Street Consulting undertook research, evaluation, and consultancy services for the voluntary and public sectors, using a variety of general and specific skills to benefit our clients. This included:• An understanding of the public and voluntary sectors, particularly in Wales.• A relaxed and friendly approach that gets the best out of everyone involved.• Excellent communication skills.• Clear report writing, tailored to suit different audiences and requirements.• An external and independent perspective to help you to see issues clearly.We helped organisations to evaluate projects, to research new ideas, and to gather the views of stakeholders. We helped clients to find out what was working, determine strengths and weakness and, perhaps most importantly, measure the impact they had on the people they worked with. As the Director of Bold Street Consulting. Sarah’s key skills included connecting with people, dealing effectively with large amounts of qualitative information, and translating the findings of her research into clear and accessible reports.



Welsh Government

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Regional Engagement Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

  Member of the Regional Engagement team within the Welsh Government, covering the mid Wales region. The role involved supporting Ministers, particularly the Minister for Business, Economy, Technology and Science, and the First Minister. It also included dealing with Assembly procedures, including written and oral questions, ministerial correspondence, and ministerial briefings and submissions. The role also involved work with stakeholders in the mid Wales region to ensure that they were linked in to the Welsh Government when planning their economic development policies, and delivering subsequent projects. These stakeholders included local authorities, economic fora, business groups, and other organisations. Finally, the role also involved working on direct project delivery in the region, including EU funded regeneration projects, and Welsh Government funded economic development activities.



Wavehill Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Senior Consultant

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2007

  Wavehill Consulting is a well-established company, evaluating and advising on both rural and urban regeneration initiatives. My role at Wavehill was: to take lead responsibility for the evaluation of European and Government funded projects; to undertake research and interviews for a range of projects; and to prepare performance measurement frameworks. This involved working with a range of clients at the strategic level, as well as beneficiaries (many of whom were socially excluded) at the delivery level. Whilst at Wavehill, I worked with a range of different organisations, including a number of county and borough councils, transnational arts organisations, regeneration organisations, county voluntary sector councils, and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action.



Powys County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Regeneration and Community Planning Officer

  • Jul 2002 - Sep 2004

  Responsible for the operational management and delivery of the statutory Community Strategy for the county of Powys, along with development of regeneration activities. This involved varied tasks, from line managing staff, to organising major events, and facilitating consultation with members of local communities. I also worked on the strategic side of the development process, engaging with partners across sectors, helping to develop links and to establish firm footings for the Community Strategy outside of the County Council framework.



Chwarae Teg

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Officer

  • 2001 - 2002

  Jointly responsible for the implementation of Chwarae Teg’s business plan in the mid Wales region, with a particular focus on enterprise development. Solely responsible for major areas of work, such as promoting non-traditional careers for young women, and for establishing women’s enterprise support networks. Jointly responsible for the implementation of Chwarae Teg’s business plan in the mid Wales region, with a particular focus on enterprise development. Solely responsible for major areas of work, such as promoting non-traditional careers for young women, and for establishing women’s enterprise support networks.