Leading Note Strategy EU (formerly Fleet River Ventures Ltd) is an independent consultancy providing is an independent consultancy providing data-informed services in business strategy, programme development and partnerships.• Served 9 not-for-profit clients since December 2014 with assignments in:Key assignments include facilitating the new business model strategy for HelpAge International; the UK government account strategy for Oxfam GB; and facilitating strategic planning for IRC's… Show more Leading Note Strategy EU (formerly Fleet River Ventures Ltd) is an independent consultancy providing is an independent consultancy providing data-informed services in business strategy, programme development and partnerships.• Served 9 not-for-profit clients since December 2014 with assignments in:Key assignments include facilitating the new business model strategy for HelpAge International; the UK government account strategy for Oxfam GB; and facilitating strategic planning for IRC's European network. www.leadingnote.eu Show less

Designing and delivering an income strategy for global diversification to resource HelpAge’s strategic shifts.

I am supporting the scale-up of Plan Finland's programmes for climate change adaptation, youth enterprise and empowerment,and girls' rights. Also supporting partnerships and funding strategy development for humanitarian work in food security, innovative education and youth economic empowerment in crises. Geographic focus: Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Plan Finland focal point for EU funding.

Led programme design team taking Save the Children innovations to scale in health, education, nutrition and livelihoods: winning and launching over £220 million in new awards over four years. Personally facilitated programme design processes in Nigeria (nutrition, social protection, health); Afghanistan (girls' education); and Pakistan (Health). Personally negotiated partnerships between Save the Children and programme management consultancies, UN agencies and governments.Strong… Show more Led programme design team taking Save the Children innovations to scale in health, education, nutrition and livelihoods: winning and launching over £220 million in new awards over four years. Personally facilitated programme design processes in Nigeria (nutrition, social protection, health); Afghanistan (girls' education); and Pakistan (Health). Personally negotiated partnerships between Save the Children and programme management consultancies, UN agencies and governments.Strong knowledge of global policy and financing for sustainable development. Managed key stakeholder strategy for the UK Government's aid programme.Establishment from start-up the programme development and commercial team (recruited team of 10: comprising commercial managers and technical advisors in health and nutrition, food security and and livelihoods, education). Also managed 9 person proposal writing/programme administration team. Worked with Financial Controller to develop processes for managing project finance risks.Safely managed a highly deployable team travelling to fragile and conflict affected states and working with children and other vulnerable populations. As Head of DFID Partnership and New Business from October 2012 to December 2014; Head of New Business and Tendering Support Team from October 2009 - October 2012. Show less

• Developed partnerships strategy with commercial legal sector and financial services to co-create schools enrichment programmes: employee volunteers delivering high quality educational resources on law and economics in schools. Brought on board 19 new partnerships over three years. • Faciliated planning and mobilization of new corporate strategy and programmes in (1) youth leadership for social cohesion (2) developing pedagogy in Citizenship Education (3) web-based citizenship education… Show more • Developed partnerships strategy with commercial legal sector and financial services to co-create schools enrichment programmes: employee volunteers delivering high quality educational resources on law and economics in schools. Brought on board 19 new partnerships over three years. • Faciliated planning and mobilization of new corporate strategy and programmes in (1) youth leadership for social cohesion (2) developing pedagogy in Citizenship Education (3) web-based citizenship education delivery. • Supporting the planning and promotion of new curriculum resources, CPD resources and other publications. • Management of communications function, focusing on (1) media outreach to teachers/school leaders/parents (2) outreach to the education policy audience and peers (3) stakeholder outreach through (new at the time) social media (4) media partnerships with financial services partners. Show less

Facilitate development of large international health programmes, linking community based organisations to policy processes and funding for health rights.Managed key accounts with USA and EU aid agencies.Embedded new guidelines for working with pharmaceutical companies.Re-designed processes for project development leading to increase in success rate (55% to 82%), turnover of $61m by end 2006; Support to partner-led strategic planning processes in Nigeria, the Philippines.

Worked cross-organisationally to increase support from international alliance organisations, large trusts; and high value individual donors and stabilise key grants.Developed strategy for US market and launched new office: WaterAid AmericaRelaunched high value individual donor cultivation programmeGrowth in funding by 80% over a two year period (across all income streams within team, 200% on high value donors).

Excellent institutional knowledge of European Commission development policy and funding.Developed good understanding of social marketing and behaviour change communicationAward management of European block grants.Rapidly coordinated fundraising and communications campaign on a crisis in reproductive health funding. Developed a new strategic relationship with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs Assistant Programme Manager (Africa and Asia teams) 1997 -… Show more Excellent institutional knowledge of European Commission development policy and funding.Developed good understanding of social marketing and behaviour change communicationAward management of European block grants.Rapidly coordinated fundraising and communications campaign on a crisis in reproductive health funding. Developed a new strategic relationship with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs Assistant Programme Manager (Africa and Asia teams) 1997 - 1998Support to partner programmes on award management, reporting, procurement. Monthly monitoring of regional KPIs. Show less