Toulouse, Occitanie, France
10+ years’ professional experience in leadership and management roles
Executive Assistant to the Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability and Executive Director of the Airbus Foundation
• Coordinating the SA Upgrade Programme (SLUS) team governance activities (Performance Review Meetings, action tracking and progression) • Reporting of the SLUS Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Managing the visual management tools for SLUS teams (Digital Control Room and piloting new visual management tools) • SLUS Toulouse plateau office management and resources • Supporting process setup and launch of new business deals • Travel to Hamburg to support multinational team activities • Establishing new project management initiatives and tools.
After re-locating to Toulouse, I took some time to be at home with my young children.
Provision of a range of consultancy services to support the new Chief Executive Officer in post, including: • Financial management, budget and cash flow projections • Creation and execution of funding and tender applications • Restructuring of the organisation, including workplace redundancy consultations • Investigation and purchase of new office premises
Leading and managing a registered charity, and company limited by guarantee on behalf of the Board of Trustees: management of 35+ staff, 14 volunteers, and an annual budget of £1.2million Achieving financial growth and sustainability through restructuring of staff and services, securing contracts and grants: 20% growth in 18 months Strategic planning and delivery of advice centre and outreach services and projects, ensuring their relevance and accessibility to customers Representing the public profile of the organisation, building and maintaining relationships with media outlets (TV and radio); commissioners, partner agencies, and customers to develop and promote integrated and inclusive services Representing the voluntary sector and money advice services on strategic bodies across the West of England region: e.g. Bristol Joint Planning Board, Welfare Advice Partnership, Advice Centres for Avon Setting up systems, processes, policies and procedures, to ensure the effective running of the charity and its operations.
Day to day running of the organisation, including operational aspects of financial management and budget control; resource management and deputising for the CEO. Organisational performance development and evaluation to ensure delivery against a range of funding contracts and service level agreements. Implementing digitalisation strategies Strengthening understanding of advice services across local organisations, evaluating and publishing examples of good practice. Marketing & social media activities (rebranding website/ writing articles/ writing and designing annual charity report) Promoted to Chief Executive Officer