Chief Executive
Winchester Area Community Action
• leading a £1.3m+ turnover charity, managing 40 staff and 70 volunteers with 9 direct reports - delivering services including advocacy, transport, counselling, training and volunteering• Working with Chair and Board to deliver strategic change against a background of 100% cuts to core funding – resulting in a merger with a larger organisation • bid writing – leading team to win £1m+ of competitive tenders to deliver new services, achieving 4 successful National Lottery funding bids totaling £0.6m and securing long-term Government funding from Home Office and Ministry of Justice • developing effective performance monitoring methodologies – including social impact reporting • building successful partnerships with Winchester City and Hampshire County Councils at Member and senior officer levels; businesses, social enterprises, education and charities • leading Hampshire CVS Network through transformational change - chairing the Hampshire Council of Voluntary Services network, Winchester Housing Board; Young People’s Agency Group; Vice-Chair of Winchester District Strategic Partnership