Joe Sammon Email & Phone Number

Community Engager / Volunteer Manager / Event Manager with over 18 years’ experience in community engagement with extensive knowledge in delivering innovative projects, volunteer & staff management, funding sourcing, budget control. Recognition at Government level (Every Child Matters project) and being awarded the 2013 Bucks Sports Award (Olympic Legacy Project). Skills• Managing recruitment, training and development of volunteer cohort (250+)• Devised and implemented department-wide Volunteer Management Policy• End to End Project Management Experience: water based / sport / community engagement• Volunteers Systems Management (including CRM)• Developing & managing activity events and projects (500+ participants) incl. Marketing• Experience of team management: diversely skilled volunteers and/or employed staff • Multi Agency Collaboration (Sport England, NGB, NHS, LA, Clubs, Charities, Education)• Budget management experience (£600k)Volunteer & Development Officer Slough Libraries (Slough Borough Council)(December 2018 – present)Achievements and responsibilities:• Volunteer management, recruitment, retention and training (250+ cohort)• Devised and implemented Libraries (service wide) Volunteer Management Policy • Management of projects utilising volunteers across the Library service of Slough• Volunteer Database management • Duty Manager for Library Theatre (volunteer supported)• During COVID19: Track & Trace & Council Call Centre: managing the distribution of food and medicines to vulnerable residents of SloughSTEM Events Project Manager, Adviza (Yearlong contract)(late 2017 – December 2018)Achievements and responsibilities:• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Events management (careers fairs)• Sub-contractor management / Client liaison: schools / STEM industry businesses• Managing £600k+ budgetParticipation Manager, Canal & River Trust (Formerly British Waterways) (2yr 8mth contract)(March 2015 – Nov 2017)Achievements and responsibilities:• Organisation lead on Sports and Physical Activity at the Canal & River Trust• Managing a Sport England funded £200k Sports Events Programme• Deliver mass participation events (1000+ participants): Half Marathons / 10k’s • Key liaison on Health & Safety related to participation events• Managing projects partnering Sport England, NGB, NHS, LA, Volunteers, Charities • Deliver inclusive element of the Let’s Fish National Angling Programme (1000+ participants)• Marketing design and innovative copy, use of Social Media, Press and Radio

Listed skills include Local Government, Public Sector, Policy, Event Management, and 5 others.