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Seeking interim or permanent opportunities to add value to strategic communications or change management projects. October 2016 – September 2017 Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).End to end development and delivery of strategic digital content marketing for key strategic campaigns (including video and social).

- Led the central function responsible for aligning a restructured Communications Directorate with business priorities and overseeing strategic communications for DECC, leading to a single Departmental communications strategy. - Led the transition of the Directorate to a campaign-centred model in line with the Government Communication Service (GCS) modern communications operating model; embedded it across DECC through practice, process, behaviour and action.- Oversaw business planning… Show more - Led the central function responsible for aligning a restructured Communications Directorate with business priorities and overseeing strategic communications for DECC, leading to a single Departmental communications strategy. - Led the transition of the Directorate to a campaign-centred model in line with the Government Communication Service (GCS) modern communications operating model; embedded it across DECC through practice, process, behaviour and action.- Oversaw business planning, GCS professional standards, Digital and Departmental Correspondence functions. Show less

- Led an embedded multidisciplinary function to develop and implement at pace an integrated marketing and communication strategy for awareness and take up of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.- Developed and co-ordinated a strategy to grow awareness and understanding of the Government’s Green Deal initiative, its broader aims, and progress on household energy efficiency ranging from paid for advertising to Parliamentary and statutory reporting and involving an extensive, integrated… Show more - Led an embedded multidisciplinary function to develop and implement at pace an integrated marketing and communication strategy for awareness and take up of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.- Developed and co-ordinated a strategy to grow awareness and understanding of the Government’s Green Deal initiative, its broader aims, and progress on household energy efficiency ranging from paid for advertising to Parliamentary and statutory reporting and involving an extensive, integrated stakeholder engagement programme. - Oversaw contract management for the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS) ensuring effective partner engagement and value for the Household Energy Efficiency Programme. Show less

- Led a project to improve performance of the correspondence, complaints and public enquiry functions in the new DECC by establishing an in-house function from approval to live in six weeks. - Developed and delivered DECC’s corporate communication strategy and programme- Devised and delivered Departmental corporate stakeholder engagement strategy and delivered a department-wide good practice programme.

- Devised external engagement programme and internal strategy to support BERR mission as ‘the voice for business’ - Merged and refocused Corporate Relations and Internal Communication functions better to support Departmental objectives - Co-ordinated Departmental briefing for three Machinery of Government changes 2007-9

- Led the transition of BIS Communication Directorate to a single function on strategy, governance, business planning and finance following the Department’s creation in 2009.- Developed Departmental core narrative and new Permanent Secretary’s early days communication plan.

- Led Programme Office - Led work-streams on Departmental culture change for better policy making; Communications and stakeholder engagement;Governance and challenge. - Developed and implemented a department-wide culture change strategy to put DTI at the forefront of light touch, evidence-based policy making, gaining committed buy-in from the Departmental board downwards, and ministers.