Leading on the development of a Jet Zero cluster in the EM3 region.

Responsible for the project management of a number of public and private sector contracts including three ERDF programmes, one as lead, two as delivery partnerSuccessfully delivered a £650,000 local authority grant programme, generating 88 jobs, the creation of more than 100 businesses and various other economic benefitsWorking in partnership with Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan managing an accelerator for women in social tech and a support programme designed to reinvigorate the high street through the provision of specialist advice and trainingLine manage 4 (12 until recent changes within the business) members of staff and guided these individuals through a period of change post merger Facilitate the delivery of the regions portfolio of training and workshops from inception to completionInfluential in the development of new business through pitching new ideas and leading inception meetings

Influential in the creation of the company’s overall strategy to become one of the capital’s biggest enterprise agencyBuilt strong relationships with public and private organisations, which led to Enterprise for London and consortia being awarded significant levels of fundingDelivered business advice and workshops to SMEs, aiding them to raise money through alternative finance options Designed and curate all marketing strategies and collateral including the Enterprise for London website, social media channels and production of video contentProject managed the implementation and delivery of new contracts, such as GLA funded Start, Scale, Grow programme including organising and managing the company’s portfolio of events and training courses

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Services, marketing the Government Growth Vouchers funding scheme and delivering business diagnostics in London and the East of England. Confident field based business advisor delivering one to one diagnostics to businesses owners at premises across London and the East of England. Creating and implementing engaging marketing and social media plans, as well as managing the official Growth Vouchers Twitter account and initiating #gvhour, a hashtag hour to offer support to businesses nationwide.Constantly evaluate campaigns and activity to ascertain what delivers the best results which can then be developed and evolved to deliver maximum return. Built a professional network of contacts from a cold start in London and collaborating with local councils and business support organisations to promote the programme.Organising and facilitating events to educate local businesses about the value of business advice and presenting to audiences of various sizes and profile. Line manage field based Business Events Advisor for Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.

Created from scratch a professional and dynamic events team of five, responsible for the management of all events across the Iliffe News and Media East portfolio of products. This includes the 2014 Daily Regional Newspaper of the Year, Cambridge News. In addition I led the activity of the company’s associated charity, Press Relief. • Execute circa 10 events annually which I project managed from inception through to completion. These varied in size from small bespoke dinners for ten delegates to a charity walk through the Cambridge colleges for more than 2700 members of the general public.• Safeguarded our brand lead in the marketplace by providing expert knowledge to ensure successful delivery of events which we are partnering, sponsoring or in which we have a vested interest. Directed the promotional launch, marketing and distribution of a new title formulated with three days’ notice in response to a competitor entering the local market. • Continuously developed a group of inexperienced individuals in to a highly functioning, efficient team, capable of delivering a complex variety of events to meet the project plan deadlines. • Transformed a loss making function into a commercially viable department achieving a profitable return on all of our events. • Persistent and tenacious sales developer, consistently raising income in excess of £250,000 per annum through sponsorship. • Pioneered the potential of new media as a resource for communicating with audiences. Promoted events through Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook, tweeting live from awards.

Promoted into a job specifically created for me, with responsibility for supporting the directors in the day-to-day running of the business. • Generated over £100,000 worth of revenue for the organisation in a single year through face-to-face sales.• Influenced decision making for purchase of new equipment, advertising, operational efficiency, staffing and scheduling. • Managed working sites including liaising with clients and supervising staff.