Consultant providing marketing and communications support to UK and international based organisations. Specialising in Strategy, PR and Comms, Content development, Digital marketing and Brand development.

C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities, who are working todeliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis, and create afuture where everyone, everywhere can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed tousing a science-based and people-focused approach to help the world limit globalheating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities.

Leading strategic communications and brand focused on older people in humanitarian crises and international development.

Chair the Board of Trustees. Ensure that the trustees have a good governance process and are held accountable for their decisions. Support the chief executive and staff in the charity's activities.

Leading the Marketing and communications for a start up in the Humanitarian sector, focused on: Brand development, Marketing and Communications strategy, Digital engagement and content.

Develop the marketing strategy Emergencies and Humanitarian work including the recent Child Refugee crisis appeal, Nepal Earthquake, Ebola Outbreak and many others. Comms channel planning for an integrated organisation-wide including above-the-line advertising (TV, digital and outdoor).Key successes: increased digital engagement and brand awareness, increase in fundraising including regular givers.

Lead on social marketing campaigns such as Hands-only CPR featuring Vinnie Jones. Second phase of the TV ad campaign includes stories of survivors who were saved by a member of the public after watching the ads earlier this year. Www.bhf.org.uk/handsonlycpr Other assets include a mobile phone app, digital advertising and an online game all designed to train someone in Hands-only CPR.Previous campaigns include:- Take your meds (featuring the late Comedy legend Tommy Cooper), encouraging heart patients to call the BHF heart helpline for information and support on taking heart medication (radio and direct marketing campaign).- No Smoking Day, the most cost-effective smoking cessation campaign in the UK. Encouraged three-quarters of a million smokers to make a quit attempt on No Smoking Day in March 2012.The No Smoking Day charity has merged with the British Heart Foundation in October 2011. The British Heart Foundation is the UK's leading chairty on heart disease: funding pioneering research, supporting everyone living with heart disease and vital prevention activity.

Manage the No Smoking Day annual awareness campaign. Public relations, marketing and public affairs. Fundraising and income generation through sponsorship from corporate sector.

Lead the PR campaign for No Smoking Day including a digital and social media campaign

Pro-active and reactive media relations. Managing press briefings, comments, media training and acting as spokesperson.

Led the PR strategy for bpas including planning campaigns and parliamentary affairs.