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Responsible for generating income from non-statutory sources. Thames Reach is a London- based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Thames Reach vision is to end street homelessness.

London, United Kingdom

Providing independent fundraising consultancy.

London, United Kingdom

SpecificSecured £400k stage 2 BLF reaching communities grant.

London, United Kingdom

SummaryImplemented Fundraising and Development Management strategy£300k applications

London, United Kingdom

SummarySuccessfully achieved £1m stage 1 BLF reaching communities applications (2 time £500k)Researched £500k new trusts and foundations

London, United Kingdom

• Summary:1 year interim role to implement fundraising function at the Centre for Mental Health (mental health research and policy charity), previously funded by the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust and historically.
• Successfully implemented fundraising function, capturing the entire fundraising lifecycle.
• Developed transitional fundraising strategy.
• Obtained buy-in across the organisation; Executive Team, Trustees, Programme Managers and Associates.
• Implemented major donor and major trusts strategy based on bespoke research and six degrees of separation.
• Met and exceeded fundraising targets.

• Increased the audited annual income from £15k to £250k in first year of managing charity.
• Achieved annual fundraising targets of £250k
• Developed and implemented charity’s fund raising strategy, resulting in alignment of overall goals and objectives.
• Management of the charity’s accounts and income and expenditure of all restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Managed events and publicity to successfully promote the cause: http://www.thebridgelondon.co.uk/mediaroom_video_details.php?videoid=9928
• Successfully developed and maintains relationships with major donors, corporations, sponsors, grant making trusts, foundations, local businesses and volunteer network.

• Responsible for the development of the Borough’s inclusion policy, specifically in the creation of the Autism Outreach service for mainstream schools in Islington.
• Successfully developed and implemented strategy for the re-launch of the professional training centre, increasing turnover by 300%.
• Managed transition from non profit-making, 2 person operation, offering 5 x core SEN courses with a small customer base, into a profit making, diverse operation offering 15 distinct courses employing 8 lecturers across.
• Development of borough-wide, multi-agency training courses for Islington parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders as part of a strategic health, education and social services initiative.
• Implemented skills survey and wrote up personal development cycle for all staff across 3 school sites (120 staff); generating school-wide ‘Skills Yellow Pages Directory’.

London, United Kingdom

• Volunteer SEN Teaching Assistant 2 days a week 2002Hands-on, practical classroom and outdoor experience in special community school working with autistic pupils with complex needs, all key stages from early years to.
• Practical experience of Makaton
• Picture Exchange Communication System
• Objects of Reference
• Story-board practice and development

• Project Manager 1998 – 2001
• Successfully project managed the organisation’s transition to the Financial Services Authority as the single regulatory body for financial institutions in the UK for 1,000 employees (200 investment professionals)..
• Successfully project managed £5m corporate governance project, impacting diverse groups of business users, lawyers, fund and client managers.

• Business Analyst 1993 – 1998
• Managed close-knit team of analysts supporting investment/order management systems delivering real-time support.
• Provided real-time education (post-training) support, post implementation of Order Management system.

• Analysed and developed financial services banking system.

• Developed internal banking systems.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Buiness Strategy

Mba, Business

Open University: MBA October 2003 Strategic Management Post Graduate May 2002 Creativity, Innovation and Change Post Graduate October 2002.

Sen Training

The Bridge School Professional Training Centre Courses: Team Teach; MAKATON; Signing, PECS; Objects of Reference; English in the Special.