I am a community focused operational manager and versatile partnership strategist with a reputation for excellence in delivering innovative social and cultural engagement projects. I have over 20 years of experience across the statutory and voluntary youth sector, building strong relationships and engaging participation across diverse communities in London. I have significant experience leading and managing teams, developing high impact national strategies, developing partnerships and growing new business. I am an exceptional project manager, responsible for the delivery of successful national and international events and programmes. For the Festival of Youth Arts celebration in Trafalgar Square, I production managed the visual arts events, attracting a footfall in excess of 20,000 people.A skilled fundraiser, I assessed youth and community grant applications as a member of the British Council panel of experts. As a passionate advocate for my sector, I write for journals and publications, have been invited to present workshops for Partnership for Young London and the GLA at City Hall, acted as a spokesperson for Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion and have been invited as a guest expert on the BBC World Service.As Operations Manager for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, I managed and supported a pan-London network of over 300 staff and volunteers engaging participation at 150 different partner organisations. Over 12,000 young people were engaged annually across my networks, giving them the opportunity to develop skills for life and work.As a Fine Arts graduate, my background and specialisms were initially in the use of arts based engagement and retain a broad base of creative, illustration and graphic design skills.
Listed skills include Creative Writing, Fundraising, Social Media, Youth Work, and 22 others.