My expertise:
Charity and not for profit Senior Leadership
Navigating organisational, team and personal transitions
Leadership coaching
Strategic fundraising management for sustainable funding
Financial planning & management of strategic programmes
Understanding of campaigning and advocacy for change
Board, organisational and staff development
With over 20 years’ leadership experience gained in the not-for-profit sector, I understand acutely the challenges and opportunities you might face when implementing organisational change processes.
My breadth of experience and depth of expertise informs a keen interest in working with both individuals and organisations to successfully negotiate points of inflection and transformations.
Qualifications, credentials & memberships
I hold a MsC in Social Development Practice from University College London and a PGCert in Coaching Psychology from the University of London’s world-renowned Department of Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck. I’m also a qualified Analytic-Network Coach, training directly under the internationally acclaimed academic and coaching practitioner, Dr Simon Western.
I am a member of the UK Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Association for Coaching and adhere to the AoC Code of Ethics for my coaching.
I am also fluent in Spanish and French with a first degree in both languages, and considerable experience gained from living and working in Spanish and French speaking countries.
Background
I have played pivotal roles within the senior management team at a number of major international NGOs to contribute to societal and environmental impacts.
As Director of Development at one global organisation, I built sustainable funding by combining an understanding of campaigning and advocacy for social change with my proficiency in strategic programme and financial planning & management. To achieve this, I established a successful team to increase income and diversify funding streams - increasing income from £4.5m to £10m over a seven year period including achieving a £13.5m fundraising campaign and leading the process to win the TED prize and Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
I am driven by expediating the achievement of social justice, bringing particular knowledge of human rights, environmental, anti-corruption and humanitarian issues.