My 25 year career brings special knowledge of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in all its forms, alongside cross-sector roles in the public, private, arts and university sectors. I've served as Chief Executive of multiple charities and social enterprises, held senior leadership positions in many more, and provided expert leadership and management consultancy services to organisations from £100k to £80m turnover. Deeply driven by social justice and equity, I bring pragmatism alongside creavity to achieving ambitious goals.➡️ A dynamic, strategic, change leader, foregrounding strong communications and vision, with the emotional intelligence to bring people on a journey. ➡️ Leadership and management skills, inspiring and developing high-performing teams and organisations with an authoritative but highly approachable style.➡️ A confident strategist, delivering organisational growth based on high quality analysis and stakeholder involvement.➡️ Expert networking and influencing skills, nurturing strong relationships across multiple sectors. A partnerships expert, especially cross-sector collaboration. ➡️ A no-nonsense approach to finance with an enterprising business mind. An eye for detail and costs as well as the big picture.➡️ Extensive business development, income generation, and fundraising experience, raising £millions for various organisations from public, private, charitable sources, diversifying income and securing investment. Income generation strategies are a key specialism. ➡️ Powerful, flexible communications specialist and storyteller - able to make a case that wins hearts and minds.➡️ Extensive grantmaker strategic experience with multiple funders and as a local authority commissioner.➡️ Wide range of causes: arts, welfare, youth to elderly, health and wellbeing, LGBT➡️ Professional researcher: extensive cross-sector evaluations and in-depth qualitative research across vast range of areas.➡️ Passionate advocate for social equity: from internal EDI, to external thought leadership on equity issues.➡️ Policy development and influencing skills, and an accomplished published writer. Media trained. ➡️ A talented facilitator, trainer and professional teacher - including leadership and management, fundraising, storytelling and communications.➡️ An authoritative but approachable consultant able to quickly develop relationships, map territories, analyse issues, and make clear comprehensive recommendations