Senior all round communications and stakeholder engagement for a major FTSE 100 business.Communications messaging, planning and content for employees, suppliers, social media and MPs/Ministers during COVID-19 pandemic.Secured and delivered VIP site visits, including Prime Ministers, Chancellors and Housing Ministers.Briefing and support for senior leaders for high profile events/meetings, including Conservative Party Conference fringes, Housing Select Committee, BEIS Green Jobs Taskforce, Net Zero All Party Parliamentary Group and a range of direct stakeholder engagement.Supported creation of Barratt’s Opportunity Action Plan, working with former cabinet minister Rt Hon Justine Greening, as part of the Social Mobility Pledge. Ensured plan delivery, working with leaders and specialist, as well as successful launch event alongside engaging social and traditional media.Produced creative content, including a suite of employee-focused films for NHBC’s Pride in the Job winners, wrote media opinion pieces and internal emails for the CEO, and responsible for Barratt PLC website.

Secondment to the Future Homes Hub, providing strategic communications advice and supporting the industry-wide transition to low carbon, nature-friendly homes and places.

Led charity to ‘excellent’ rating across all areas in ‘in-depth assessment’, including leadership, governance and financial strength - which were retained in the second year.Hosted The Princess Royal and four MPs as part of charity's 70th year celebrations.Appointed and set objectives for a new Chief Executive Officer. Recruited new Board members, after identifying skills gaps, so it’s fit for the future needs of business, clients and funders.Oversaw successful tender for three year (plus one year extension) contract with Wokingham Borough Council.

All things PR, digital, research and public affairs for one of the largest housing associations in the country - managing 59,000 homes, building 2,000 new homes p.a., underpinned by strength of a FTSE 250 business.

Responsible for internal communications, press and PR as well as positioning and building the reputation of Sovereign among our key stakeholders, whether they are government ministers, local authority executives and councillors, developers or industry specialists.My team and I did this through storytelling, targeted media work, digital engagement, stakeholder and shareholder engagement, events and conferences. As well as proactive work, I managed the team through the flooding in February 2014, which brought national attention to the plight of our homes on the Buckskin estate, Basingstoke.I also oversaw Sovereign's internal communications, which is integral to great external communications and influencing.

I managed the National Communications team - a multidisciplinary team which protects and enhances the reputation of the HCA through our staff, partners, the press and online.Multi-disciplinary communications: As well as my team I worked on specific accounts and themes within the business to provide a holistic approach to communications.Media: I work with national and trade journalists to promote the HCA, its objectives and its achievements, as well as informing the sector of relevant news. This has included major government announcements on housing, land and economic growth, as well as the Get Britain Building programme. Managing a busy press office, I work well under the pressure of short deadlines.Employee engagement: I had overall responsibility for internal communications and developed the first Employee Engagement strategy. This included advising senior managers on a clear vision, linked to business priorities, while refreshing the internal communications channels to create an informed culture of collaboration, piloted an internal social network, the design and build of a new interactive intranet, and digital newsletter.Staff survey: I developed and introduced the first all staff survey in two years, which achieved an 80% response rate from the c. 850 staff in 2012. I introduced two pulse surveys, the first achieving c. 80% response rate from a representative sample of staff. I project managed a team from across the business to ensure the resulting publication and action planning cycle was an effective, open and transparent process for all staff.

Part of the Senior Management Team, reporting to the Head of Communications, responsible for all PR and communications for Government housing and regeneration agency across South East England.Responsibilities include developing and implementing communications strategy; generating positive media coverage; managing internal communications; coordinating high-profile visits from MPs and Ministers.

Developed new all-round communications role, delivering on press, internal and external communications and marketingJoined Environment Agency as Senior Press Officer and also carried out assignments as External Relations Team Leader and Media Team Leader.

Trainee reporter promoted to senior reporter of the Richmond Informer before joining the newly launched Maidenhead Express as senior reporter.