Experience

Every-One

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

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Leading the evolution of this responsive charity to provide person-centred health and social care based services and projects. Focusing on unpaid family carers, co-production and lived experience narrative to influence policy and delivery as well as delivering training and services around health, wellbeing and caring. Leading the evolution of this responsive charity to provide person-centred health and social care based services and projects. Focusing on unpaid family carers, co-production and lived experience narrative to influence policy and delivery as well as delivering training and services around health, wellbeing and caring.



Lincolnshire Carers and Young Carers Partnership

• Chief Exective Officer - Charity

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

  Lincolnshire Carers & Young Carers Partnership (LCYCP) is committed to supporting all unpaid family carers in Lincolnshire by offering advice and information and working closely with partners to improve services. LCYCP is a registered charity and is funded by Lincolnshire County Council to act as strategic advisor on carers to the Local Authority. In this role we have raised and developed the understanding of carers and their issues and needs and the carers agenda in general both locally and nationally.



South Holland District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Democratic Services & Legal Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

  Innovative shared senior management arrangement of two local authorities in Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Internally promoted to member of Corporate Management Team and to manage a range of services. Held roles of personal responsibility including Monitoring Officer, Data Protection Officer and Returning Officer.

• Assistant Director Democratic Services

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2014

  As above

• Community Development Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2011

  Local Authority in south Lincolnshire. Managed range of services and large scale projects and events, with extensive partnership working with statutory partners, voluntary sector and the community.Key achievements:* Promoted partnership working with public, private and voluntary sectors. This included leading an overhaul of management of Service Level Agreements and funding arrangements based on agreed outputs and outcomes.* Oversaw both strategic and day to day running of Grade 2* listed medieval building as a museum, collection management and events programming enabling local community access and engagement with an site of national historical significance.* Negotiated and won a range of external funding pots including European funding, Lottery funding and private sector sponsorship to enhance service provision and address issues such as community cohesion between indigenous and migrant population. All outputs and outcomes of funding conditions were successfully achieved.* Headed a range of large scale events including Spalding Pumpkin Parade, attracting approx 10,000 people per annum. This required management of all aspects of event from health & safety to marketing and working with various volunteer groups such as the Rotary Club etc.



Breckland Council

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Director Democratic Services

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2014

  Managed Communications, Performance, Member, Elections and Legal Services across two Local Authorities as part of an innovative shared management arrangement. Monitoring Officer for both Authorities, member of CMT and Returning Officer to South Holland District Council. Managed Communications, Performance, Member, Elections and Legal Services across two Local Authorities as part of an innovative shared management arrangement. Monitoring Officer for both Authorities, member of CMT and Returning Officer to South Holland District Council.



Paston Ridings Primary School

• Chair of Governors

  • 2003 - Jun 2013

  As Chair of Governors of this large Primary School in Peterborough, I was required to hold regular update meetings with the Headteacher providing support and challenge to performance and issues. Lead meetings of the Governing Body. As Chair of Governors of this large Primary School in Peterborough, I was required to hold regular update meetings with the Headteacher providing support and challenge to performance and issues. Lead meetings of the Governing Body.



Fenland District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Arts Development Officer

  • Feb 2001 - Apr 2005

  First position within Local Government (Cambridgeshire). Delivered number of initiatives, projects and events securing external funding, effective partnerships and promotional campaigns. Managed a number of Service Level Agreements with local arts and heritage providers.Key achievements:* Delivered arts and heritage projects on both small and large scale including innovative arts and technology initiative entitled ‘G8WAY’ using mobile phone technology to address rural isolation and providing a demonstrable reduction in anti-social behaviour issues with young people according to the local Crime and Disorder Partnership.* Devised and marketed annual programme of activities targeting a variety of community sectors working in partnership with wide range of local providers including voluntary arts groups, artists and commercial service providers.



Director

• Peterborough Dance Agency

  • Feb 1997 - Feb 2001

  Peterborough Dance Agency was a registered charity that enabled and developed dance and arts activities for people of all ages and abilities to promote physical, mental and social well-being. The work of the organisation covered Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. I managed this organisation for 4 years successfully attracting lottery funding and developing the provision to a County wide service. Received grants and funding from various sources including Local Authorities. Key Achievements:*Developed lottery funding for Positive Action - All Male Dance Company.*Extended coverage of work to include Cambridgeshire*Achieved National Lottery funding for large scale millennium project entitled Rootz 2000. Provided a 12 month dance project targeting intergenerational work, including dance for boys, people with disabilities and culminated in a high profile, innovative, site specific dance performance in Serpentine Green Shopping Centre.