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United Kingdom

Leading our BD, acquisitions and communications functions globally, with responsibility for client offices in Australia, the US and EU. Member of the Senior Management Team.

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Practice lead for poverty and social protection (interim basis) supporting globally-based team deliver complex social services, poverty-reduction, shock responsive social protection and child protection based projects. Responsible for business development across our client base, strategic planning for FY24/5, commercial review of all projects and bids, team leadership, and delivery oversight for projects in Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Rwanda and MENA, amongst others. Supported a great team be even better!

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Delivering Procurement Services for Aid (DPSA) is an AECOM led alliance specialising in procuring goods and equipment that are critical for delivering aid programmes worldwide. With the frequency and impact of natural and human-made disasters increasing and with much development assistance now earmarked for fragile and conflict-affected states, we are able to apply our expertise in procurement, supply-chain management, international development and crisis management to help deliver critical aid when and where it is needed around the world.AECOM, with its Partners TWI, Damco, Eagle Scientific and Olive Group, has recently been awarded a four year contract by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) to utilise DPSA to support its global procurement and logistics requirements. DPSA will provide goods, equipment and related advice to all DFID country offices and programme suppliers worldwide, supporting them in the fight against world poverty.As Director for the programme globally, I lead a team managing communications, engagement and customer relations across all DFID countries, and oversee business development and new client engagement. I am a Director of AECOM managing transformation and engagement within the Procurement team.

London, United Kingdom

One of 15 applicants on this six-month creative writing course run by Curtis Brown. Editing first novel: Where Skateboards Go To Die. YA.

Staines

As part of the CA team I am responsible for successful development, planning and delivery of the British Gas strategy for Corporate Affairs, working with colleagues across CSR, communications, public affairs, legal, insight, regulatory and marketing.Achievements include:* BG's first reputation tracking and measurement framework (adopted Group-wide - US, Ireland, UK)* Development of CA reputation strategy* Management Information - governance and reporting * Accreditation of Living Wage employer status* Crisis simulation testing * Efficiency review* Development and implementation of knowledge sharing tools* Learning and development strategy development cross team* Agency management * Mentoring and coaching

London, United Kingdom

Lead for communications and stakeholder engagement for clients across the private and public sector, such as Network Rail, Qatar Public Works Authority, British Council and government departments. Training and development for colleagues in all aspects of communications. Designed and delivered a business development training programme across the UK business up to and including MD/CEO level. Core member of a five-company turnaround team on a time-critical project with multiple nationalities and complex engagement challenges reporting directly to the global CEO, which successfully developed and obtained client buy-in for a three month rapid response plan. Developed a change communications approach for Network Rail Buildings and Civils Asset Management Project across all routes to support the team embed change successfully. Led a multi-disciplinary team to support development of model for roll out of computer based testing globally across all British Council locations with variations in test centre delivery models. Development of a 'Culture to Deliver' toolkit and guidance handbook for TfL/LOHAC stakeholders to support their transition from current to new ways of working and engaging, covering cultural, communications and engagement activities across multi-stakeholder environment. Lead practitioner for communications and engagement supporting development and up-skilling of team, design of new IP and training.

After travelling around Asia, Australia and New Zealand, I did an MA in Creative Writing at University of Kent. Currently editing 95,000 words of my first novel. Also supporting colleagues and contacts with communications and marketing consultancy on a freelance basis.

Asia, Australia, New Zealand

Travelling, taking photos and trying to speak Mandarin (badly!) - China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand.

At PwC since April 2005 during which time I have been promoted twice and am now Senior Consultant within the Government and Public Sector team, focusing primarily within Education. Member of the change management competency group, I am subject matter expert for the G&PS team and specialise technically in communications, stakeholder engagement, events management and planning and associated training. Skills include; presentational and events management training, press handling, media crisis management, internal relations, stakeholder identification, assessment and engagement, strategic planning, skills transfer, establishing processes and structures to fit client needs and copy and content writing for articles, interviews and web content.Senior coach for Velocity in house business development programme. Working with Partners, Directors and teams UK-wide on high priority bids and key account management across local and central government, and the private sector.

One and a half year secondment - facilitating new Departmental initiative for schools sector. Management of business relations, communications, governance and measurement. establishing all communications structures and processes as they fit within a government department, external and internal relations, strategic planning and extensive stakeholder engagement. Training and mentoring several staff and skills transfer including presentational skills, events planning and management and stakeholder identification, assessment and engagement.

Phd Part-Time, Ngo/Donor Trust And Power

Phd, Disaster Psychology

PhD focused on stress, loss and coping within natural disaster environment (flooding in UK) and thesis examined primarily the works.

Ma Creative Writing, English Language And Literature/Letters, Ma With Merit

Editing first novel, writing the second!

Bsc (Hons), International Disaster Engineering And Management (First Class Degree)

Subjects studied include: Press and public relations, engineering (both structural and hydrological), politics (including developing.