Louise Garner Email & Phone Number

Overseeing grant programmes and processes, leading grants team and assessors, developing Match Trading and other grant structures.

Consultancy for charities, voluntary sector and social enterprises, particularly in the areas of grant management and legal structures for charities and social enterprises. Recent work has included development of the Social Enterprise Support Fund, training on legal structures for a variety of organisations, finance, and governance, a wide range of project management and programme development roles, support for social enterprises on financial strategy and systems, grant programme management on a range of projects with the School for Social Entrepreneurs and support with governance and structures for a large number of start ups. In the past I have also worked on social investment development and managed a Legal Support Project for Clinks. I have been freelance since 2011 and set up my company in April 2013.

London, United Kingdom

As Head of Projects and Services, managing the Organisational Support team, including business advice and training, networks and policy. Work areas included, fundraising, contract tenders and management, strategic management, partnership development etc. As Head of Operations and Deputy Director, managed IT, finance, and HR, including outsourcing and restructuring.

Notting Hill, London

Grant assessment and management for a wide range of UK and African programmes, including grant programme development.

Catford, Lewisham

Director of a local CVS, with experience in management, fundraising, partnerships, strategy, finance

Notting Hill, London

Working with a wide range of refugee and migrant community groups on advice support and training, including developing accredited training programme for refugee communities.

New Cross, London

Management of hostel for street homeless people in South London.

Various

Management of Bosnia Project hostel and resettlement programme for West London, as part of Refugee Council Housing Division (later Refugee Housing). Prior to this, rehousing newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in South London.

Mumbai Area, India And London

Volunteer health worker in India for about a year, then co-ordinated volunteer programme in UK on a voluntary basis for a few years!

Paralegal Qualification In Company Law

Certificate, Charity Law And Governance

Postgraduate Certificate, Cipfa Certificate In Charity Accounting And Finance

Postgraduate Certificate, Not For Profit Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Philosophy, 2:1