I help charities, students’ unions and social enterprises make a bigger and better impact on society.
I’ve been working in the charity sector for over a decade, in the students’ unions of two of the UK’s foremost universities. That means I know first-hand just how important, misunderstood and underappreciated students’ unions are - experience that ensures I ‘get’ these complex and diverse organisations, no matter how big or small.
The lessons I’ve learnt in students’ unions are applicable across the rest of the charity world, in particular those who serve a defined membership, value internal democracy, and have legions of volunteers.
Work history
Head of Student Voice & CommunicationsImperial College Union
- London, United KingdomFull Time
/ Member of strategic management group in students’ union of globally-ranked university, an independent social enterprise with 60+ staff and annual turnover exceeding £8m
/ Orchestrated major programmes of work across four teams - Marketing & Communications, Education & Welfare, Democracy and Advice - each with a complex suite of channels, audiences and stakeholders
/ Leader of eleven-strong division with four direct reports, offering a diverse range of services and supporting 500+ volunteers
/ Developed and implemented organisational values, embedding them in people management processes, communication (internal and external) and recruitment, ensuring engagement and participation from staff and volunteers across the organisation
/ Extensive participation in the development and execution of organisational strategy, operational planning and financial modelling, ensuring their alignment with strategic goals and values
/ Developed and delivered business cases involving income generation, redundancies, consultations and other significant change management challenges
Education & Welfare ManagerImperial College Union
- London, United KingdomFull Time
/ Led development & execution of policy regarding academic and wellbeing issues
/ Launched Academic Representation Network, Liberation Zones, Teaching Awards and other projects, each engaging several thousand students every academic year
/ Grew and relaunched Advice Centre assisting students on wide range of issues, such as housing rights, money advice and academic integrity
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Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Analysis
- Strategic Marketing
- Policy Development
- Campaign Delivery
- Political Campaigning
- Change Communications
- Change Management