Investment Manager - Heritage Lottery Fund
(2026-04)
- Assessing grant applications for funding from across all of Scotland, providing robust and balanced analysis for key decision makers.
- Managing a portfolio of post award work by monitoring ongoing projects, identifying risk and addressing queries from grantees to ensure project delivery is successful.
- Providing support and guidance for funding and project management, for prospective applicants and grantees alike.
- Participation in the development of policies and procedures in the Area team
- High quality customer service and engagement with applicants, grantees and key external stakeholders, delivering information and resolution promptly for a wide range of queries.
- Confidently presenting projects in meetings recommended for award, expertly detailing the issues and opportunities they present.
Business Support Assistant - Education Scotland
(2025-05 - 2026-04)
- Develop, maintain, communicate and continuously improve essential processes and practices to support the central management of Education Scotland's Strategic Business Unity department.
- Support the directorate, collating and relaying feedback, and reporting back from key meetings and forums to keep staff in touch with organisational strategies.
- Event planning and management, ensuring projects are in line with budgetary limits and that access needs for delegates are met.
- Collating and processing data as well as regularly maintaining databases such as survey and evaluation responses, event attendees and engagement.
- Raising, tracking and receipting purchase orders as well as arranging the payment of invoices from key external stakeholders.
Membership Support Co-ordinator - Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
(2023-06 - 2024-12)
- Provided high quality support for 150+ member organisations and freelancers, advising on a number of areas including policy, recruitment, business development and fundraising.
- Monitored, assessed and analysed the youth theatre sector, providing the team comprehensive overviews of varying circumstances, needs and opportunities for development.
- Developed policies focussing on equality, diversity and inclusion, which aided in the organisation achieving its LGBT Youth Scotland's Silver Award accreditation.
- Delivered impactful outreach projects targeting rural communities and cities outside of the Central Belt.
- Advocated for youth theatre funding and policy development.
Communications Officer (North Team) - Arts Council England
(2018-12 - 2022-12)
- Managed effective media relations to highlight arts and cultural investment, with a particular focus on the north of England, achieving extensive coverage from broadcast and print media.
- Wrote compelling copy for quotes, case studies and promotional content.
- Co-ordinated internal communications across three regional offices.
- Constructed social media campaigns as well as comprehensive comms plans ahead of significant funding announcements.
- Engaged with the arts and cultural sector, maintaining an awareness of artistic opportunities and exciting new work, capturing the artistic landscape of the north.
Assistant (North Team) - Arts Council England
(2016-12 - 2028-12)
Administrator (Customer Services) - Arts Council England
(2015-06 - 2016-11)
Customer Service Advisor - The Co-operative Bank
(2014-11 - 2015-06)
