To provide strategic oversight and leadership for the National Trust's portfolio in the South Midlands, including Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire and Birmingham. Supporting the General Managers, their teams and volunteers across some of the most special spaces and places within this region.

Voluntary position on the Board of Trustees for the Nene Rivers Trust

Voluntary position on the Board of Directors for the River Nene Regional Park Community Interest Company

A newly created role within the Trust, with the aim of developing innovative new income streams aligned to the Trust’s charitable objectives, putting the Trust on a long-term sustainable footing as typical sources of funding decline, such as those from agri-environment schemes. Responsibility for 14 FTE.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic lead on business development supporting work across departments.o Line management of the Head of Wildlife and Community and… Show more A newly created role within the Trust, with the aim of developing innovative new income streams aligned to the Trust’s charitable objectives, putting the Trust on a long-term sustainable footing as typical sources of funding decline, such as those from agri-environment schemes. Responsibility for 14 FTE.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic lead on business development supporting work across departments.o Line management of the Head of Wildlife and Community and strategic lead for the Trust’s award winning education and community programmes, including its education and visitor centres.o Line management of the Head of Communications championing internal and external communications. o Line management of the Great Fen Project Officer.o Member of the Trust’s Executive Board. Show less

Strategic lead for the operational teams across three counties including nature reserves, wider countryside, education and community, monitoring and research, records centres and the Great Fen totalling 72 FTE.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic lead on conservation delivery and policy, community engagement and educationo Overall responsibility for the Trust’s land holding, asset management, maintenance, health and safetyo legal compliance and… Show more Strategic lead for the operational teams across three counties including nature reserves, wider countryside, education and community, monitoring and research, records centres and the Great Fen totalling 72 FTE.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic lead on conservation delivery and policy, community engagement and educationo Overall responsibility for the Trust’s land holding, asset management, maintenance, health and safetyo legal compliance and land terrier across an estate totalling over 4,000 hectares (126 sites) and nine operational offices.o Oversight of nine Living Landscape schemes and county Local Wildlife Site programmes.o Line management responsibility for two county Conservation Managers (Cambs and Beds / Northants), o Research and Monitoring Manager, Head of Education and Community and Great Fen Restoration Manager all SMT members.o Establishment of the Trust’s first visitor centre and the acquisition and establishment of three new nature reserves and accompanying financial sustainability.o Responsibility for a revenue budget of £3m and income budget of £2m (unrestricted) and the largest nature conservation grant ever given by the Heritage Lottery Fund of £7.2m.o Sanford Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to heritage education and learning.o Hosted three Ministerial visits to exemplar projects delivered by my teams.o Member of the Trust’s Executive Board. Show less

Responsibility 25 FTE across a range of disciplines including a Reserves Team, Wider Countryside Team, County Records Centre and Conservation Grazing Programme, as well as staff for the Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area. Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic development and delivery of the Wildlife Trusts conservation objectives in the Northants.o 42 nature reserves (approx. 1,000 ha) and three Living Landscape programmes.o Led on securing one of the first… Show more Responsibility 25 FTE across a range of disciplines including a Reserves Team, Wider Countryside Team, County Records Centre and Conservation Grazing Programme, as well as staff for the Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area. Key responsibilities and achievements:o Strategic development and delivery of the Wildlife Trusts conservation objectives in the Northants.o 42 nature reserves (approx. 1,000 ha) and three Living Landscape programmes.o Led on securing one of the first 12 national Nature Improvement Areas from over 60 national applications.o £1m Heritage Lottery grant for new reserve acquisition and restoration.o Member of Senior Management Team.o County revenue budget (£750k) and capital programmes including income generation. Show less

Management of a Projects and Strategy Team and associated revenue budget. Lead on the development and delivery of new policy and projects across Islington Council's award winning Environmental Sustainability Team. Part of Senior Management Team.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Two Project Officers, borough Biodiversity Officer, two Sustainability Planners, a Climate Change Adaptation Officer, Policy Officer and a Seasonal Health and Affordable Warmth… Show more Management of a Projects and Strategy Team and associated revenue budget. Lead on the development and delivery of new policy and projects across Islington Council's award winning Environmental Sustainability Team. Part of Senior Management Team.Key responsibilities and achievements:o Two Project Officers, borough Biodiversity Officer, two Sustainability Planners, a Climate Change Adaptation Officer, Policy Officer and a Seasonal Health and Affordable Warmth Officer.o Islington's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan including Islington's Biodiversity Partnershipo Sustainable planning policy and evidence base for the Local Development Framework.o Islington Food Strategy and Edible Islington Community Food Growing Pogramme.o Green Infrastructure Strategy and Greening the Grey Programme.o Climate Change Fund and Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.o Islington's Affordable Warmth Programme, Green Economy and Environmental Inequality action planning. Show less

Key responsibilities and achievements:o 5 nature conservation rangers.o Islington Ecology Centre and three Loval Nature Reserves, education and community events programmes.o Chair, Islington Biodoversity Partnership and the London Biodiversity Forumo Green Flag award at Gillespie Park for five consecutive years and the Gilespie Festivalo £1m greening the grey and forgotten corners programmeo Islington Forest School Programmeo Development of Islington… Show more Key responsibilities and achievements:o 5 nature conservation rangers.o Islington Ecology Centre and three Loval Nature Reserves, education and community events programmes.o Chair, Islington Biodoversity Partnership and the London Biodiversity Forumo Green Flag award at Gillespie Park for five consecutive years and the Gilespie Festivalo £1m greening the grey and forgotten corners programmeo Islington Forest School Programmeo Development of Islington Friends of Parks Networko Member of Association of Local Government Ecologists Show less

Key responsibilities and achievements:o Delivery of the Lottery Funded Access for All Programmeo Greenspace engagemnet programmes targeting hard to reach groups, including BAMER communities, young people and those with disability. o Formal environmental education for schools and out of schools hours programmeso Islington Employee Of The Year for ‘boys need to succeed’ initiave with Islington Behavioural Unit

Key responsibilities and achievements:o Estate based environmental community greening and inclusion projects including after school clubs and environmental youth projects.

Key responsibilities and achievements:o Develop and deliver a wide range of engaging broad based environmental activities for 11 – 16 year olds, providing opportunities for disaffected young people or those in danger of exclusion to become involved in the development of their environment within an urban setting.

Key responsibilities and achievements:o Postgraduate research on coral spawning and feeding mechanisms

Key responsibilities and achievements:o Research, development and evlaution of science centre exhibitions and education programmes for a new millenium project science centre.