Hurst Farm is a 700 house strong community located in Matlock, a rural town in the Derbyshire Dales which is surrounded by beautiful woodlands and natural resources. A long term regeneration project aims to improve the environment, people's quality of life and create new opportunities for the community to thrive.In 2022 the project secured 1.2million of National Lottery Heritage funding to deliver the Hurst Farm Heritage Trail project, to improve accessibility in the woodlands and connect four local heritage sites; Baileys Tump, the Wishing Stone, the John Bowne Memorial and Lumsdale Industrial Heritage Site. This project has already created volunteering opportunities and offers local residents the chance to gain skills and qualifications in areas such as woodland management, dry stone walling and delivering forest schools.My remit is to develop Hurst Farm Regeneration Ltd t/a Wild Works - this is a Community Benefit Society owned and operated by local people to care for the landscape around Hurst Farm, Matlock, Derbyshire. The aim is to create sustainable income streams, bringing opportunities to create prosperity for local people and enable the community to manage it's own assets in the future.

In this role I have had the chance to develop my consultative sales experience and skills through extensive Sandler Sales training and training in our psychometric tools - MBTI Step I & II, FIRO-B, CPI 260 and TKI.As part of a team of two I look after our Public Sector clients, surfacing opportunities for training, consultancy and product sales, and managing through a Salesforce pipeline. Creating and executing strategies to achieve quarterly and annual targets.

My role at Investors in Community was to build new and repeat business as we rolled out the SAAS platform.

Whirlow Hall Farm Trust provides a variety of curriculum based programmes in an engaging environment for children and young adults, including those with learning difficulties and children at risk of exclusion. My role as fundraiser was to work in a small team to exceed an annual income target, through engagement with local businesses and community groups, and to lead on creating, promoting and executing special events throughout the year.

We Are Branding was a busy and successful branding agency and I led on Account Management of key accounts. I managed budgets, deadlines and projects across internal departments to deliver strategy and deliverables such as billboards and bus advertisements, websites, brochures and a tv advert.

At The Whole Caboodle I managed digital projects including software applications and website and app builds, and ongoing Account Management. As a full service marketing agency we covered a range of specialisms.

Having relocated, and as I love to travel, I took on this role as a travel consultant for a short period.

At The Whole Caboodle I managed digital projects including software applications and website and app builds, and ongoing Account Management. As a full service marketing agency we covered a range of specialisms. (I returned to this role later)

Key areas of responsibility:• Working as an integral part of a small team of four, responsible for an increasing fundraising target. Specifically accountable for half of the general fundraising budget and events programme. • Generating income for the charity through corporate and community fundraising. This involves presenting to corporate groups and organisations, networking and nurturing relationships with donors and supporters.• General PR and marketing of the charity to raise profile through media, including copy writing, press releases, co-ordinating advertising campaigns and managing the social media presence. I also regularly talked on local radio interviews and panel shows.• Writing, designing and distributing the charity’s quarterly newsletter.• Organising fundraising events for the charity both on and off site. Events-based responsibilities:o Planning and delivering a programme of events to generate income and raise the profile of the charity. o Proposing and developing business cases for the introduction of new events and opportunities that I have devised and delivering successfully. This encompasses a variety of children’s, adult’s and sporting events. o Pre and post event marketing and PR encompassing the use of printed, online and social media.o Working to an annual target, including managing budgets to ensure that each event meets or exceeds the set target.o Securing sponsorship for events to maximise income.o Securing a full range of entertainment, activities, exhibitors and prizes.o Being the main contact on the day, responsible for risk assessment and adhering to relevant legislation.• Managing volunteers both in small teams on a day to day basis and in larger teams on event days.• One of the new events I successfully led and delivered was the ‘Big Running Weekend’, which was promoted heavily through social media. The event introduced a new demographic to the charity and generated more than budgeted income.

Jagged Globe is a world-leader in the provision of mountaineering expeditions & treks, alpine climbing, off piste skiing & ski mountaineering courses.My role expanded during the time I worked with the company, and included:• Direct contact with clients, in person and on the telephone, selling Jagged Globe’s products and services to new and repeat clients, to ensure continued growth in skiing and mountaineering sectors.• Representing the company at client events, promotional events and lectures.• All aspects of arrangements: accommodation, flights, local guides, transport, visas and health requirements and collating paperwork for Jagged Globe expeditions and courses as part of a small team.• Writing blog reports for the company website.• Organising and attending client pre-expedition training sessions, as a company representative.• Assisting with developing and implementing the marketing plan for the re-launch of the ski courses programme.• I took on the role of Assistant Leader with groups on expeditions and courses both in the UK and overseas. This included working with youth groups between the ages of 14-18 within the ‘Adventureworks’ school trip branch of the business. My main achievement with Adventureworks was co-leading a school expedition to Ecuador in 2009.• Managing hospitality in country for off-piste ski groups in Tignes, France in 2010.• Working to measured Key Performance Indicators including client feedback.• Processing bookings and payments and maintaining the central database with client reservations and lead contacts.

I have always had a strong work ethic. Between January 2002 and July 2006, as a school and university student and in my gap year, I held various part time roles in a veterinary clinic, retail outlets and the hospitality sector. This includes a seasonal position in 2004 when I worked as an 'Activity Leader' in the French Alps, with children between the ages of 6 weeks to 12 years. My key responsibilities were designing and implementing fun, safe activities and encouraging older children to interact with the outdoor mountain environment.