Experience

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  Department for education

  May 2007 - Mar 2012

  Head of comms unit / deputy director

  Selected for Deputy Director after a successful start with brand and internal comms, taking on change incl. 2010 change of govt, digital and speeches, and leading a dispersed team of 28 people.

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  Royal mail

  Mar 2012 - Apr 2014

  Head of content

  Head-hunted to join RMG’s communication leadership team for two years and help to sell the company.Strategic and creative comms campaigns, internal and external, across group and operations to engage 150,000-strong workforce in the need for business transformation and external investment, and customers in company and market developments - IPO launched 2014 as planned.Matrix-managing 11 regional comms/HR leads, as well as core HQ comms team.Executive comms and coaching for CEO, CFO and Company Secretary. Show less

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  Various

  Jan 2015 - now

  Communication and change consultant

  Providing expertise and leadership to business and project owners on an ad hoc or fixed term basis, including commercial and public sector clients, private individuals, charities and start-ups.Supporting the set up of a new Community Interest Company since 2021 with marketing and fundraising; launch and introductory programme successfully delivered; continuing advisory role and marcoms activityHandling Lloyd's Register's global executive team reorganisation announcement, reinvigorating global ERP change programme communication strategy, and improving company / supplier and HQ / country relations ahead of final push roll out in 2018Advising Volunteer Centre Camden health, education and cultural charities on brand and social media throughout 2015-2021 to focus resources on most effective engagement platforms by target audience (clients, volunteers, media and funders)Presentation coaching, producing content and delivering repeat success business development events to potential City clients for Menara, a risk consultancy operating in London, the Middle East and North Africa throughout 2015-2019Leading security and crisis communication internally for Transport for London 2015-2016, including Europe’s largest disaster response and recovery exercise with regional emergency agencies. Show less