- Lead on and oversee the organisation's strategy development and implementation, finance, executive governance, talent, culture and leadership development- Strongly focused on business and strategic partnership development across all of our focus markets and with a eye on the global market- Strongly focused on the development of new mentoring pathways, products and programmes to enable us to achieve our mission of building conducive mentoring environments that enable effective mentoring to be accessible and available for all entrepreneurs and leaders- Act as Project Director for MENA and sub-Saharan mentoring programmes , overseeing the development, design, implementation and evaluation activities with clients such as the World Bank, European Commission, FCO/DFID, UN Women, EBRD, SANAD Impact Fund, Argidius Foundation, MAVA Foundation and Swisscontact- Actively engage with the ecosystem and key networks to further place mentoring at the heart of entrepreneurship support programmes as well as building and developing partnerships for joint bids in large scale consortium projects- Actively represent The Human Edge (formerly Mowgli Mentoring) through event attendance and as a speaker, raising awareness and showcasing the evidence base for mentoring at conferences/events with donors such as GIZ led Beyond the Known Conference, African Philanthropy Forum and Sankalp East Africa Conference- Led the organisation to achieve its European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) accreditation as well as two further impact and network related awards- Led the organisation to expand into North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as focus our programmes on new sectors and sub groups, such as women, youth, climate change, agribusiness, tech and conservation leaders

- Led on all internally focused areas including HR, IT, internal process re-engineering and programme delivery and quality management - Continued to actively engage within the ecosystem to further place mentoring at the heart of entrepreneurship support programs as well as building and developing partnerships for joint bids in large scale consortium projects- Continued to lead on on the collection and synthesis of market research to support the business development function- Continued to lead on the development and execution of The Human Edge’s (formerly Mowgli Mentoring) communications and marketing strategy and tactical plans, including the development of impact and thought leadership reports

- Actively engaged within the ecosystem to further place mentoring at the heart of entrepreneurship support programs as well as building and developing partnerships for joint bids in large scale consortium projects- Led on the collection and synthesis of market research to support the business development function- Led on the development and execution of The Human Edge’s (formerly Mowgli Mentoring) communications and marketing strategy and tactical plans, including a rebrand and brand management, development of thought leadership and impact reports and increasing our presence and activity on key social media platforms

Selected and trained to deliver 1-day forum training workshops for new members to orient them as they join their forums/peer mentoring groups to enable them to explore and understand the foundations of successful and effective peer mentoring and learning groups, prepare their mindset for their unique EO journey and be able to fully leverage all of the learning and growth that the EO community has to offer

Developed and managed the data analysis and thought leadership development function of the business, including the development of data collection and analysis systems as well as quality control and report writing processes

Project managed research and consulting projects across the Middle East, ensuring the provision of robust, fact based, primary research driven insights and solutions that were in full alignment with the customer's needs. Key areas of focus and expertise include:- Market identification, sizing, diversification, entry and go-to-market strategy development- Competitor profiling, assessment, analysis and benchmarking- Supply and demand analysis and market scenario development- Value proposition identification, stress testing and development- Risk assessment, scenario planning and the development of robust strategies- Knowledge management strategy development and implementation

Led on the research component of consulting projects focused on:- Market identification, sizing, diversification, entry and go-to-market strategy development- Competitor profiling, assessment, analysis and benchmarking- Supply and demand analysis and market scenario development- Value proposition identification, stress testing and development- Risk assessment, scenario planning and the development of robust strategies- Knowledge management strategy development and implementation

Organised and managed over 30 health, construction, media and technology conferences in the UK

Trained existing and new customers of the CMI platform within Asia and the Middle East on the platform features, analysis and reporting tools to ensure they were able to gain full ROI on their investment. Developed training manuals and materials to accompany the sessions

- Educated 300+ secondary school students about HIV/AIDS and other health/social issues by creating innovative and non-formal lesson plans to effectively communicate and reinforce the key messages- Established trusting relationships with the students which enabled me to act as a mentor and counsellor

Co-designed the front-end design and development of the energy industry’s first online business planning, project tracking, analysis and business development platform, Contax Market Intelligence (CMI) and managed the operations of the business. This business was subsequently sold to EMAP and branded as MEED Projects