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London, United Kingdom

Managing the BBC Election Results Service to provide swift and accurate pre-election data and election results for BBC programmes and online content.Mediating between BBC editorial teams and system supplier to assess editorial requirements, as well as planning technical and staff resources for effective service delivery. Leading results service operational team of up to 450 staff, contractors, and freelancers at election results HQ and election counts across the UK. Steering data research and analysis, in liaison with nearly 400 local authorities.

50:50 The Equality Project aims to radically increase diversity in media and communications so they fairly reflect our world.Planning and strategy for the award-winning project.Devising and developing new pan-BBC systems for diversity databases and performance tracking.

Strategically planned effective space utilisation in BBC Broadcasting House driven by BBC World Service 2020 expansion. Liaised with News departments, communicated difficult messages to editorial leads, recognised concerns, brokered agreements, and implemented solutions. (4 month attachment)

Supported divisional Chief Operating Officers to plan critical savings across 10 BBC divisions. Developed processes, workshops, tools and templates to drive and capture divisional efficiency plans. Managed and analysed large and confidential staff data sets. Career Path Framework planning for Business Management & Administration. (5 month attachment)

London, United Kingdom

Planned departmental objectives and performance metrics. Implemented agile working across the department, tackling widespread resistance. Created systems for robust financial monitoring of £11m budget. Led the administration team and improved recruitment, resource planning, and risk management processes.

Management of the BBC Blast outreach service inspiring young people to get creative, including an award-winning 8-month nationwide tour and 200 annual work placements at the BBC.Supervised £3million department budget and fostered best practice in project management, administration, event operations, and leadership across a varied team of 40 personnel.Brokered partnerships with organisations including British Film Institute, Thames Festival, Natural History Museum.

Project management of learning and outreach strategy across a broad division including Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4, BBC Proms and BBC Performing Groups.Developed, steered, and evaluated innovative partnership projects such as ‘U Takeover’ which trained twenty-one young people to take over a national radio station, and 'Sing Hallelujah' which engaged 60,000 people in singing activity across the UK

Leadership of the Blast Tour Event Producer team of 16 based across UK. Executive production of learning events for young people across two nationwide tours, involving 150,000 people in creative activity.

Designed and implemented new interactive experiences reaching 100,000 people across the UK to increase awareness of broadcasting history.

Directed all communications activity on £80m EU-regulated procurement project including briefing events for bidders and all communications to staff, internal stakeholders, and press.

Created and delivered ‘White City Summer’, a five-month festival of events to connect with local communities.