For twenty years, I have been managing music education organisations, including strategic leadership of a large music education partnership for over seven years. Previously, I managed European-funded projects for Eastern Arts Board, Essex Returners’ Unit and Essex Training & Enterprise Council.

My experience is broad as well as deep, covering project development, fundraising, governance, finance management, business planning, line management, running a building and managing health & safety.

If you need additional capacity or help in any of these areas, I can help:

Business planning

Written business plans in the music education sector to satisfy Arts Council England requirements

Service planning within local authority environments

Critical friend and supportive challenge to strengthen draft business plans

Business continuity planning

Level 3 business planning qualification (1996), exceeded by experience

Budgeting

Service budgeting

Project budgeting

Budget monitoring and reporting

Charity governance

Former involvement in establishing new arts charities and in re-establishing an existing charity at risk

Experienced trustee and chair (small charities)

Policy review

Can review any policies with a particular focus on HR

Partnerships, project development and funding

Managed multiple partnerships over 25 years

Success with a variety of UK government, Arts Council, trusts and foundation funds

Former successful experience in applying for and managing European Social Fund projects, mainly in employed-status training and development

Data collection, cleansing and analysis

Microsoft Excel analysis and presentation of data to enable informed decisions

Microsoft PowerPoint visuals, using creative, customised layouts

Health & Safety

Creation and review of risk registers

Workplace H&S inspections (office environments)

Risk assessments

IOSH Managing Safely 2014, renewed 2018 (Institute of Safety and Health)

Seven years’ experience of direct H&S management for a building and a dispersed team

IR35 protection

I am as committed to ensuring compliance with IR35 regulations as you will be, so we will jointly undertake due diligence prior to contracting to minimise risk in this area.