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UK

Leading the work of the British Army's grantmaking charity, awarding funding to projects and activities that contribute to the wellbeing of serving soldiers and their families.

Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom

Aberystwyth, Wales

Commissioner of RCAHMW since March 2016, appointed to provide oversight of the Royal Commission’s work as well as to provide guidance and support to staff, particularly in matters of fundraising and corporate governance. Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee since 2017, overseeing Audit & Risk, Finance, HR, H&S, General Purposes. The role involves.

Wales, United Kingdom

Member of the National Lottery Heritage Fund Committee for Wales since April 2023. Responsible for assessing funding applications and determining grant decisions in Wales up to the value of £10m, and advising the Board on UK-wide campaigns and reserved funding decisions.

Whilst living overseas I undertook a part-time distance-learning MA in Philanthropic Studies. Developed my intellectual understanding of, and professional practice within, the UK philanthropy sector, across fundraising, grantmaking and donor advice. Study areas included philanthropic behaviours, the art and science of fundraising, advising donors, global.

Expanded the role of the Philanthropy Team to take on partnerships funding and business development through earned income. Contributed expertise to the development of the Culture Recovery Fund and led the development of a range of multi-year funding bids as part of the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review. Continued to lead a professional team, forging.

Established a fundraising function and strategy for Historic England, putting in place the catalysts for securing philanthropic support. Led a small team of fundraising professionals focused on forging relationships with individuals, companies, trusts and foundations to broaden support for the work of Historic England, helping us to champion our historic.

National

Following the success of the New Model implementation I continued to be responsible for leading and delivering the most strategic and high risk projects and programmes on behalf of the Historic England Commission and Executive Board. During 2015/16 I was focused on the following corporate priorities:- Leading the Accommodation Strategy programme.

London, United Kingdom

Led the implementation phase of the innovative £80m programme established to deliver the vision of the English Heritage Commission and Government for a new model for the management of the National Heritage Collection of historic sites across England. The vision was for two organisations to be created from one: a new charity (English Heritage) charged with.

London, United Kingdom

Provided project management leadership for the major restructure of the National Planning and Conservation Department of 300+ staff, successfully delivering a £1m payroll saving within aggressive timescales. This required detailed planning across the full lifecycle of the change programme, and the development and delivery of a comprehensive stakeholder.

London, United Kingdom

Successfully established a new Government-funded traineeship scheme within English Heritage to challenging timescales, ensuring the first tranche of trainees started work within six months of project initiation. Developed strong and practical working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring a quality workplace training framework was established.

Led the work of the Development Department in respect of the Stonehenge Project. Worked closely with the Chairman and Chief Executive to develop and deliver the fundraising strategy for the Stonehenge Campaign, leading to an early £2.5m pledge for the Project.

Northampton, United Kingdom

Appointed in a part-time capacity and on a short-term contract to raise the sponsorship income required to deliver the Althorp Literary Festival in 2008. Delivered a significantly improved title sponsorship deal and worked closely with Lord Spencer to identify, cultivate and secure additional prospective sponsors and supporters.

As Head of Arts Development, established a vision for the critical engagement with, and education of, arts organisations across London. Led the work of the Arts Development Team within Arts & Business London and built strong relationships with key leaders across a diverse range of London arts organisations through the provision of advice on a range of.

As Sponsorship and Development Manager, led the work of the Sponsorship Department, delivering £300k p.a. in fundraised income across the range of Festivals promoted by Cheltenham Arts Festivals Ltd (Jazz, Music, Literature, Science).

Enjoyed a variety of roles throughout my early career in management consulting. Clients included American Express, Barclays Bank, Eagle Star and Barclaycard. In particular was responsible for supervising a range of composite teams on each client engagement, ensuring teams met project deadlines and that work was completed to the highest possible quality.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Philanthropic Studies

Grade: Distinction Recently completed an MA in Philanthropic Studies, including a research dissertation on how place-based philanthropy.

M.Phil, Archaeological Heritage Management, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Trinity Hall Boat ClubAchieved an M.Phil (Distinction) in Archaeological Heritage Management at the Department.

Ba Hons, History, 2:1

Activities and Societies: RAG President 1991-2, University of Bristol Boat Club 1992-3

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