Nicole Walsh

Head of Rape Crisis Centre and London Survivors Gateway| Youth Specialist | Gender Based Violence Consultant and Trainer

Waltham Abbey, England, United Kingdom

About

“Every Child has a right to childhood; to have fun, to be safe and to be heard”. Ensuring that Children and Young People can live freely is my main priority. I am a highly analytical and compassionate professional with comprehensive experience in providing leadership and direction in equitable partnership building. I have repeated success in building strong business relationships with clients and closely working with them to achieve long-term goals and objectives. I excel in maintaining high-level stakeholder satisfaction levels by addressing clients' inquiries, concerns, and requests timely and accurately. I am instrumental in performing assessments to determine the weaknesses and strengths of existing procedures as well as executing strategies to optimize training services. I am skilled at supporting programmes, which leads to maintaining strong relationships with existing funders to identify and develop programme funding proposals. Connect with me today to find out how I’ll make your mission my mission, to help bring ALL of your business objectives into focus! Some of my Key Achievements and Publications are as below: • Seeing the inner me - what young women want from child sexual abuse and exploitation services. • WGN Parents and Carers Guide Supporting Young Women Around the Issue of Gender-based Violence. • Why We Shout Black Lives Matter - Football Association and Tackling Racism.

Experience

  • Head of Services (West London RCC/ London Survivors Gateway) at Women and Girls Network
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Specilaist Consultant [Youth/ Gender/ Intersectionality/ Safeguarding] at Centre & Amplify
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Mental Health Practitioner (Bank) - The Circle Hub, Crisis Prevention at Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind (HFEH Mind)
    Mar 2024 - Jan 2025 · 11 mos

  • Head of Youth Programmes at Hackney CVS
    Apr 2024 - Aug 2024 · 5 mos

  • Deputy Director of Youth Services at Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind (HFEH Mind)
    Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Major Responsibilities: • Strategic oversight and engagement of Youth Engagement and Participation. • Demonstrated expertise in delivering effective youth services and promoting well-being. • Collaborated with stakeholders to develop partnerships and expand services • Implemented approaches aligned with national guidance to foster well-being cultures in schools. • Managed staff development, procedures, and workforce planning for optimal performance. • Provided expertise in designing youth mental health services for funding and bids.