Darren Burns Email and Phone Number

Volunteer at disasters and humanitarian charity Disasters Emergency Committee. Stakeholder and community engagement advisor.

Council lead officer for NW Dumfries ward supporting local communities to achieve their great ideas. Lead for community development, community engagement and placemaking. Lead for Local Place Plans and Place Standard. Lead officer and clerk to Dumfries Common Good Fund.

Interim manager appointed to lead marketing, communications and public health messaging for the council during the Covid pandemic. Chief communications and public relations advisor to the council. Founding editor weekly printed and digital community bulletin focused on public health information and community resilience. Member of People and Transformation senior management team. Co-sponsored a consultancy led review of marketing, communications, social channels, and brand architecture across the council, including the region’s 113 schools.

Lead officer and clerk to Dumfriesshire Educational Trust Scheme 1961 charity.

Owner-partner and director of brand, marketing, communications and product design at family-owned manufacturing and retail business.

Project Manager / Improvement Manager appointed to lead transformation of people and service delivery, and to improve communities’ offer and experience of the community learning and development services in the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway.At the follow-up inspection the service passed with the official report noting:• 'There is strong and effective partnership working'• 'The learning community now has a much clearer sense of direction.• 'Leadership has improved markedly'• 'Staff are much clearer about their roles and this is leading to an impressive improvement in the space of a year'.

Council lead officer for European policy and funding Also, State aids specialist, lead officer for industrial communities, strategy development, tourism, renewables, business and social enterprise, and events. Expert member of UK government, Scottish government, and European Commission advisory committees and working groups.

Senior manager of the 75M GBP European infrastructure, economic regeneration and community development programme. Lead for funding, marketing and communications. State aids specialist. Chair of funding committees. Founding chair of South of Scotland labour market and economic intelligence partnership. Member of European Commission advisory committees on regional development, best practice communications and State aids. Expert member of UK government, Scottish government, and European Commission advisory committees and working groups. South of Scotland European Partnership was an operationally independent unit of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Seconded in 2001 to develop a community and economic recovery plan and funding programme for Dumfries and Galloway partners' response to the foot and mouth disease outbreak. Liaison with Scottish Government and partners. Chair of partnership funding committee.

Lead officer for community learning and development programmes of action and activities in the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway. Lead officer for community initiatives forum and associated funding programme.

Lead for youth work services (Glasgow west)