Results driven, innovative professional with over 25 years’ public, private and voluntary sector experience, including international development work in Africa and Asia. Extremely organised and highly self-motivated with a proven background in operating at Director and Chair level. Currently provides senior level strategic and operational leadership across an academic faculty within a high-performing international research environment. Also holds Non-Executive Director and Chair position with large charity which generates and delivers services to support those experiencing disadvantage, exclusion and vulnerability.Skilled in all aspects of strategic planning and change management, planning resources according to requirements, managing multi-million pound budgets, reporting to donors and achieving objectives whilst remaining focused on compliance with regulations. A proven track record of identifying emerging trends, building relationships, delivering on outcomes, measuring performance and impact on the organisational strategy.Key achievements as executive:- Growing a centre of excellence from an original £5m funding and 10 staff to £32m portfolio and 100 staff in 11 countries - Managing complex programmes and clinical trials in Low-Middle Income Countries delivering high quality research and contract outputs for the funder - Designing and managing operational procedures, systems and processes in a complex academic research environment - Working with a network of volunteers, patients and community representatives to promote research take-up through policy briefs and appropriate communications of complex information.- Delivering high quality reporting to funders evidencing the impact of public funds on health outcomes.-