Experience

Innovation Unit

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Innovation Coach supporting adoption and adaptation of innovations in Children’s Social Care Innovation Coach supporting adoption and adaptation of innovations in Children’s Social Care



Freelance

• Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Project manager, executive coach and facilitator

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Current freelance work includes an evaluation of the Elgin Youth Development Group’s Listening Fund Project. For the last 12 months I have been working as an Innovation Coach for the Innovation Unit supporting Sheffield, Trafford and Manchester Children’s Social Care teams; mentoring a Charityworks graduate; undertaking an evaluation of 'Time to Shine' for the Rank Foundation, and the Dundee Community Development Foundation, and coaching a range of clients. Current freelance work includes an evaluation of the Elgin Youth Development Group’s Listening Fund Project. For the last 12 months I have been working as an Innovation Coach for the Innovation Unit supporting Sheffield, Trafford and Manchester Children’s Social Care teams; mentoring a Charityworks graduate; undertaking an evaluation of 'Time to Shine' for the Rank Foundation, and the Dundee Community Development Foundation, and coaching a range of clients.



Rank evaluations - Time to Shine, place-based

• Freelance evaluator

  • 2015 - Present



Clore Social Leadership

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellowship Director

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2013

  • Start-up design and delivery of £1M Fellowship Programme for aspiring leaders in the social sector (charity, voluntary, social enterprise, etc.) • Design and management of process for selection and appointment of the Clore Social Fellows (65 across four cohorts) • Design and delivery of Fellows’ residential training courses (three per year), in partnership with a wide range of training providers, presenters and facilitators • Design and delivery of a range of Fellowship workshops, recruitment and other events • Provision of ongoing challenge and support on content and timing of each Fellow’s personalised development programme • Deputise for Founding Director, Dame Mary Marsh • Manage staff including Programme Officer, Finance Officer and interns (in team of five) • Strategic liaison with key internal and external stakeholders, including CSLP Chair and Trustees, and a wide range of funders including Trusts and Foundations, corporates and charities • Manage evaluation, including partnership with The Work Foundation • Manage Fellowship budget, and all contractual agreements with providers Show less



Clore Duffield Foundation/NHS III

• Freelance consultant

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2011

  • For Clore Duffield Foundation: Editing and project managing Get It: The Power of Cultural Learning (published April 2009) • For NESTA: Learning portfolio review • For NHS III: Editing and advising on development of new patient-engagement web resource, Transforming Patient Experience and assessing innovation projects • For Clore Duffield Foundation: Editing and project managing Get It: The Power of Cultural Learning (published April 2009) • For NESTA: Learning portfolio review • For NHS III: Editing and advising on development of new patient-engagement web resource, Transforming Patient Experience and assessing innovation projects



Nesta

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Development Manager, Challenge Programme

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2008

  • Initiating and project managing major health innovation conference, Innovation Live, focused on service innovation and ways of working - delivered in partnership with NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement (QEII Conference Centre, London,12 November 2008) • Managing operational aspects of Challenge team, including operation planning and budgeting (Challenge budget £4M per annum) • Presenting regularly for funding and project approval to Innovations Programme Committee (chaired by Sir Michael Barber) and NESTA Trustees • Representing NESTA on Board of Innovation Exchange and Health Launchpad Investment Committee (chaired by Lord Norman Warner) • In early days of new programme, leading on strategic development and communication of start-up Challenge programme focused on innovation in response to major social issues • Leading on Health Challenge, including design of a major new programme: Innovations in Mental Health, a £750,000 scheme targeted at frontline workers, service users and carers, in partnership with Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Media, Mind, Rethink and Sainsbury Centre • Leading on management of a major partnership project with the Young Foundation focused on innovation relating to long term conditions (funding of £1.2M) • Leading on development of a new social investment strand of Challenge work leading to funding of £1.5M (launched November 2008) • Leading on partnership with the Office of the Third Sector-funded Innovation Exchange Show less



National Trust

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

• Centenary Press Officer

  • 1994 - 1996