Vanessa Sparkes

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Lewes, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Strategic Change Delivery
Education
- Haywards Heath Sixth Form College
  1999 - 2001
  A Levels (A,B,B) Business Studies, History, Psychology
- Bayes Business School
  2020 - 2023
  Executive MSc in Leadership (MBA equivilent) Distinction
- University of Surrey
  2001 - 2005
  BSc Psychology 2.1
Experience
- EDF (UK)
  Sept 2008 - Jun 2015
  Responsible for the end to end life-cycle management of EDF Energy’s residential product portfolio, from business case and commercial pricing through to multi-channel implementation, monitoring and control. Developed a new product and service architecture based on consumer insight and key market opportunities, in conjunction with the development of a three-year pipeline of PR-able initiatives to support brand, growth and margin objectives. Responsible for the end-to-end life-cycle management of EDF Energy’s residential tariff portfolio, supporting customer acquisition and retention to achieve customer number targets.
  - B2C Product Portfolio Manager
    Oct 2013 - Jun 2015
  - Innovation Design Manager
    Sept 2012 - Oct 2013
  - Senior Propositions Executive
    Sept 2010 - Aug 2012
  - Graduate Trainee (Rotational Scheme)
    Sept 2008 - Aug 2010
- EDF (UK)
  May 2016 - Jul 2016
  Project Manager
  Managed the design and development of a new energy company and alternative acquisition model.
- Toto Energy
  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
  Head of Projects and Customer Services
  Head of Projects and Customer Services for a residential energy start up.
- RSPCA
  Nov 2018 - now
  Led the transformation of the digital experience for our staff, supporters and partners Established and led the strategic, planning function for the engagement and income generation directorate Established and led the operational support function for high value fundraising. Deliverables included proposition development, prospect research, management of a donor funded project portfolio (estate development, fleet and business change initiatives), budget management and performance reporting. Responsible for managing the implementation of a new Salesforce CRM system.
  - Head of PMO
    Feb 2025 - now
  - Digital Transformation Programme Manager
    Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
  - Strategic Planner
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
  - Senior Planning and Resource Manager
    Jun 2017 - Dec 2021
  - Business Implementation Manager
    Nov 2018 - Sept 2019
- RSPCA Canterbury & District Branch
  Feb 2024 - now
  Board Trustee and Treasurer
  Charity trustee with a focus on finance, planning, risk and governance.
Licenses & Certifications
- Chartered Manager
  Chartered Management Institute
  Jun 2023
- APM Project Management Qualification
  Association for Project Management
  Dec 2017
- Change Management Practitioner
  APMG International
  Jun 2018