Dave Lewis

Director of Operations at Earth Trust

Greater Oxford Area

About

Focused, highly organised and abatable individual who has a record of meaningful impact within organisations. A proven and committed team player who has continually demonstrated drive and enthusiasm to solve problems. A passionate, positive and loyal champion of value-driven organisations, I have sought to ensure that operations, activities, projects and plans are delivering objectives that are focused on delivering for stakeholders and members. I have nurtured and supported excellent and high performing individuals to deliver complex strategic plans and solve problems. As a senior manager working across organisations and funders, I have enabled colleagues to develop their learning and understanding of what can work in different contexts. I have a MSc in Voluntary Sector Management at Cass Business School where I received a distinction, enjoy understanding how other organisations work and cycle when I can.

Experience

  • Director Of Operations at Earth Trust
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Earth Trust helps nature and people thrive through our green spaces. As Director of Operations I work with our incredible staff team, volunteers, supporters and stakeholders to help us work even better. That involves what we do about our visitor spaces, volunteering, systems, processes, education activities, public programming, IT and admin as well as construction and infrastructure projects.

  • Shared Parental Leave at Home
    Feb 2022 - Aug 2022 · 7 mos

    At home full-time sharing parental leave for our daughter

  • The House of St Barnabas (London, England, United Kingdom)
    • Director of Operations & Hospitality
      Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

      A new role to help the team achieve all sorts of amazing things from managing the Grade I listed building and our recently in-housed £2m turnover hospitality function to the systems needed for successful HR and member management

    • Director of Engagement
      Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 · 9 mos

      Maternity cover contract. Supporting the team to break the cycle of homelessness. Our team helps the House engage, grow and diversify its community to increase its impact, income and influence. We shape the membership offer, communication strategy and income generation to curate a space that delivers meaningful change.

  • Director of Operations / Programme Management Officer at PTEN Research
    Sep 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Maternity cover contract. Working with the team to make sure £40m endowment funds global research that delivers targeted treatments for PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome (PHTS) by 2028. They funded academic and clinical research projects, providing support for building networks between clinicians, researchers, corporate partners and patients My role within the charitable foundation was to lead and manage the operations - making sure its using its resources effectively, that the grant funding processes are working and we had the highest levels of governance to support the mission.

  • Chief Executive at Goldsmiths Students' Union
    Aug 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Help the Board, officers and staff do some great things for students at Goldsmiths. Responsible for the day to day operations of the charity. The team manages delivery across areas including commercial development in a bar and shop, to membership services and the activities to deliver networks. These are done through developing an evidence-base, appropriate plan and the right reporting of projects and programmes to ensure strong governance. Take the organisational lead on issues from HR and people to legal and project planning.