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Key skills

- Careers education and learning design
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership building
- Project management and risk management
- Customer and user experience improvement
- Team leadership and operational planning
- Negotiation and delivery against KPIs

Experience

always possible (Head of Project Delivery, 2019–2024): Led £2m+ in business support and engagement contracts; managed a 12-person team; pioneered curriculum co-design with STEM and construction experts; oversaw customer experience improvements that helped secure Company of the Year (Gatwick Diamond) and Best Professional Services (Sussex, 2022).

Brighton MET College (Careers & Employability Manager, 2018–2019): Improved employability across a large college group; led T-level infrastructure projects; advised senior leadership; managed a team of careers and work-based learning specialists.

East Sussex County Council (Enterprise Coordinator, 2015–2018): Built and trained a network of 40+ business advisers; facilitated partnerships with 30+ schools and colleges; represented Sussex at national level on education-business innovation.

DV8 Sussex (Employer Relationship Manager / Centre Manager): Managed key employer relationships in creative, tech and STEM sectors; oversaw operations at a busy creative industries training centre.

Other achievements: Co-designed social mobility and tech skills festivals in Essex; supported firms such as Ford and Paxton in education partnerships; developed a virtual work experience programme for ten schools; created East Sussex’s first apprenticeship graduation events; led UK redesign of Careers & Enterprise Company recruitment campaign.

Qualifications

- BSc (Hons) Sociology, Culture & New Media – University of Surrey
- NVQ Level 4 – Learning, Development & Support Services
- NVQ Level 3 – Information, Advice & Guidance
- NVQ Level 3 - Lean & Agile Project Management

Honours and contributions

20+ years’ experience spanning further & higher education, local government and private sector

Specialist in long-term partnerships between business and education

Delivered award-winning projects recognised for business excellence and professional service impact