Wendy Jackson Email and Phone Number

• Designing, delivering and facilitating creative networking events programme (up to 100 guests), including council-supported SE15 networking events.• Building links and partnerships with artists, arts organisations and community groups. • Managing and coordinating the Seniors Creative Network programme.• Fundraising for creative workshops and events programme - generated nearly £11, 000 of funding.

• Secured £6000 of funding towards the festival’s dance programme, including the Big Dance Bus, and the on-going management of the festival. • Designed and delivered a diverse programme of dance workshops and performances for the festival linking in with the Arts Council’s London-wide Big Dance initiative.• Liaised and built relationships with partner organisations such as T-Mobile Big Dance Bus, Kilburn Festival committee and participating dance groups.• Managed budgets, co-ordinated invoices and compiled evaluation reports for funders.

• Managed, administrated and developed the ‘Busy Living’ programme, a contemporary Caribbean dance and health programme for older people in Southwark and London.• Researched sheltered housing schemes and other potential partner organisations to identify possible collaborations, residency programmes and one-off events. • Conducted outreach meetings with sheltered housing and day centre managers to raise awareness of the Busy Living programme and other opportunities for older people. • Built relationships beyond the arts sector with housing associations, community centres and other providers of older people’s services to organise residency programmes, workshops and events.

• Supported the campaigns and programmes teams.• Provided HR, IT and facilities function for the organisation, including managing health and safety.• Managed the internship scheme – recruited and supervised interns.

• Liaised with teaching staff, events team, education and community department and external artists to create the student programmes of study.• Line managed the Assistant Schedule Co-ordinator and the Scheduling Graduate Assistant.• Ensured smooth running of the department by overseeing its activities and streamlining procedures.

• Developed consumer and stakeholder relations.

• Support and co-ordinating role working with the media, publications and parliamentary teams.

• Provided admin support to the merchandising and buying teams.