Theodore Spyrou Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

• Advisor to membership organisations and government agencies in development, sustainability, governance, change, social enterprises and mergers
• Advisor to the European Union for the European Social Fund (ESF)
• UK Ambassador to Japan for the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
• UK Ambassador to Europe for Euclid - the Pan European NGO Leaders Network
• Established one of London’s first Buildings Asset Partnerships worth £120 million
• Secured in excess of £4 million in funding and applied for £2.5 million in capital works

• Academic Lead on Social Enterprise MSc pathways in Voluntary Sector Management
• Peer learning facilitator and Executive MBA Mentor

London, United Kingdom

• Establishing largest Helpline Association. Deployed internationally recognised Quality Standard
• Absorbed the Mental Health Helplines Partnership & The Helplines Association through merger
• Developed sustainability strategy through restructure to Social Enterprise
• Grew the membership from 50 to 400+ member organisations,
• Tripled the organisations turnover to £1+ million and delivered financial sustainability
• Charity Staff Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2013

• Directly responsible for funding, finance, strategy, marketing, policy, and governance
• Radically restructured the organisation, instated new senior team and strengthen its Board
• Doubled turnover, secured in excess of £1.5 mil. contracts and applied £2.5 mil. in capital works
• Responsible for a team of 35 personnel, 3 departments and 3 senior managers, and 30 volunteers
• Establishing organisation as leading community anchor supporting 13 other local organisations
• Implemented the PQASSO quality standard

Reporting directly to the CEO, I was recruited to spin out an internal UK division as a standalone social enterprise worth £5 million.

Business development oversight of London’s first multidisciplinary arts therapy centre, £3 mil.

Specialising in ICT operations management

ICT specialist in International Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial

Specialising in commercial software application and customisation

Manager in technical workshops at Heathrow, specialising in electronic systems, capacity planning and workload modelling

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Management

Massp, Aeorospace Technology And Managment

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering