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Director at Fortify Estates Services Ltd (2022-01 – Present)
Family-owned fencing business
Career break (2015-06 – 2022-01)
Career break to be a full-time parent to our three children, now all at school
EA to Head of Heritage at Church of England (2014-06 – 2015-03)
Traditional EA duties including handling enquiries by phone and email, gatekeeping, diary management, booking meetings and travel, note-taking, expenses, event organisation as well as ad hoc tasks including photography management for a publication on cathedrals and liaising extensively with stakeholders across England; also supported another senior staff member on 'Bats in Churches' requiring efficient time management and prioritising of complex work load
Sabbatical (2013-04 – 2014-05)
Sabbatical to travel world with husband
Deputy Director at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2012-05 – 2013-04)
Worked closely with Director on managing vision of charity, strategising and working on key campaigns; event organisation, website management, book launches, handling enquiries from the public and stakeholders
Senior Case Officer at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2012-03 – 2012-06)
Research, working as a team with other caseworkers and planning and heritage policy
Buildings at Risk and Case Officer at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2011-02 – 2012-03)
Corporate Communications Department - Campaigns coordinator on Heritage at Risk Campaign at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)
Regional Press Manager for Yorkshire and West Midlands at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)
Press Assistant at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)
Supported busy department in administration including handling phone and email enquiries and compilation of a daily press book
Residential Press Manager at Knight Frank, London (2006-12 – 2008-02)
Various office temping positions (2006-04 – 2006-11)
Cataloguer at The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (2005-10 – 2006-03)
Six-month contract as a cataloguer for library and database
BA Hons in History of Art – University of Bristol (2002 – 2005)
A-Levels – St Leonard's School, St Andrews (1996 – 2001)
GCSEs – St Leonard's School, St Andrews (1996 – 2001)
