• High level strategic relationships broker – Local Authorities, Universities, Colleges, DfE, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and Arts Council England• Major funding expertise – new build capital, trusts and foundations, statutory• Business development including maximising commercial income• High level networking and advocacy with stakeholders and funders• Specialist in FE and HE partnerships• Financial acumen – managing significant budgets, planning, risk, new opportunities• Setting strategic objectives, policy and targets for the business• Develop and deliver business plan• Major and complex partnerships development• Strategic leadership in dance development including regional and national infrastructure building• Programming national and international dance performance• Audience development expertise• Producing and commission new dance works• Working in partnership with dance artists and makers to develop the ecology• Delivering inspiring leadership, team building, staff development, and mentoring• Social impact development including local and regional buy-in to organisation’s mission

• Transformed organisation from Essex Dance to DanceDigital• Major strategic initiatives and leadership role in dance and technology• Develop delivery of work across Essex, Hertfordshire, nationally and internationally• Major fundraising for projects• Building and sustaining relationships with major stakeholders• Write new business and finance plan to grow the organisation• Fundraised for and opened new dance studio

• Developed organisation with focus on professional dance artists development• Developed professional dance programme at 5 venues across Gloucestershire• Restructured and reorganised to maximise impact• Led on creating business plan, budgets & strategy documents• Built new infrastructure through partnership working• Manage day to day running of the organisation including leading staff team• Commission new work from local and national dance artists• Major fundraising for projects• Sat on County Cultural Strategy steering group• Chair South West Dance Promoters Forum• Chair Gloucestershire Dance Promoters Forum