2buy2

Building and leading the Digital Experience Team to create world-class procurement products and services online. Overseeing the IT department and strategies that enable business to happen.

Head of IT and Digital Experience

Darren Kilford

Working with great clients on website designs and implementations, video productions, and various print media.

Freelance Designer and IT Consultant

AM Consultancy Ltd

Web Designer and Developer

ValueMetrix

Heading up communications and technology strategies at ValueMetrix.

Director

Freedom Media Jersey

Web & Technologies

Price Waterhouse Coopers

From supporting end users to installation of servers and networks and everything in between.

Senior IT Administrator

Head of IT and Marketing & Digital Experience at 2buy2

Experienced Entrepreneur and  Information Technology & Business Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the design, finance and charity industries. Skilled in design, web development, digital marketing strategy and business start-up & growth. Leading information technology professional with a passion for communication and helping startups and business leaders grow to their full potential.

Goodlabs Consulting Limited

Goodlabs helps organisations to maximise their social impact, helping them to 'do good better'. Our main focus is VCSE clients who deliver services commissioned by Local Authorities and/or funded by major Grantmakers. We also support commercial sector clients with their CSR/Responsible Business efforts. Our approach is to blend support with challenge, using smart diagnostic tools and putting in place monitoring & evaluation frameworks that increase operational effectiveness. We are an approved partner of the Lloyds Bank Foundation on their 'Enhance' programme as well as working with a range of other funders and umbrella bodies.

Managing Director

North Tyneside Council

I represent the Preston ward of North Shields. My wider portfolio involves: Chair of the 'Thriving' committee (Economy, Skills, Culture, Leisure); sit on Overview, Scrutiny & Policy Development committee; plus external appointments such as Governor of North East Ambulance Service.

Elected Councillor

TLG The Education Charity

Senior exec role leading an accelerated phase of national growth and development for this innovative education charity operating a network of alternative education centres. Growing an innovative Early Intervention coaching model delivered at KS2 through partnership with primary schools and local churches. Transforming the long-term outcomes for at-risk pupils by ensuring that their education gains traction in the early years.

Head of Partnerships

Safe Families for Children

Bringing about better life chances for children living in very challenging home situations and at-risk of being taken into Care. Working closely with a respected philanthropist and an experienced Executive Chairman to lead this startup charity from being an exciting concept to an operational success. Adapting the American model to suit the UK context working with leading Early Intervention experts to produce a pilot scheme ready to replicate from one base in the North East of England to several other city regions. Securing seven-figure DfE funding; recruiting, training and deploying core staff and network of volunteers; developing KPI metrics / balanced scorecard; building partnerships with local authorities; overseeing Marketing Communications.

Chief Executive

The Message Trust

In this role I developed of a network of award-winning youth and community projects in Britain’s most challenging urban priority areas. The projects involved schools work, mentoring, detached work, open youth clubs, trips and residentials, etc. When I took the job, the network was still at early stage with 6 projects in the Greater Manchester area. I was pleased to extend this to over 20 projects across 8 cities including London, Glasgow, Liverpool and Sheffield. The issues that we focused on included tackling truancy, raising aspirations, combatting antisocial behaviour and preventing young people getting into patterns of offending. In the course of this work I worked closely with partners to develop a young offenders training programme operating within a number of YOIs. This work triggered £1 million investment to form a brand-new 'Enterprise Centre' giving ex-offenders a pathway into employment upon their release from custody.

National Director: Eden Network

In these roles I was responsible for delivering public events within two inter-connected strands: community fun days in partnership with Local Authority community teams, and youth volunteering initiatives working with Greater Manchester Police neighbourhood teams. Over a five-year period I worked with stakeholders around region and beyond to engage around 40,000 young people in community social action and crime reduction projects. The campaign manager role involved building an in-house Comms team tasked with growing the mailing list, design and production of print materials, media planning and what was then emerging area of online engagement.

Events Manager and Campaigns Manager

SOVEREIGN CREATIVE MARKETING LIMITED

Responding to client briefs by delivering creative solutions for print media.

Graphic Designer

MD of social impact consultancy supporting organisations to 'do good better'. Expertise: Strategic planning, Outcomes frameworks, Evaluation projects, Managing impact via CRMs (Salesforce Certified). Also elected councillor in North Tyneside. Previously 20 years in social sector exec roles inc CEO.

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