I spent many years in business and the Civil Service as a project manager. I have a Prince 2 Foundation certificate, and have received formal training in MSP99 (CCTA Managing Successful Programmes methodology).
In the last few years I have been:
• Appointed co-ordinator of Poetry on Loan, 2008-2019. Poetry on Loan promotes contemporary poetry through libraries in the West Midlands
• Project manager for Fulfilling their Potential
implementation for The Reading Agency – North West region, 2006-7; and for Yorkshire and Humberside
region, 2007-8.
• ArtShape, Gloucester (part-time, June 2002 - Feb 2003). Managing arts
projects with a charity whose aim is to promote accessibility to the arts
for those facing disabling barriers.
I spent two years
(part-time) as Reader and Literature Development Officer for Herefordshire;
starting August 2004.
I have managed a number of the projects on which I have worked - determined
aims and objectives, devised the project / action plan, conducted risk assessments,
managed budgets, conducted and analysed evaluations, written final reports
and recommendations.
Such projects include:
• Reader in Residence with a group of carers, in association with Gloucestershire
Libraries and a Dursley doctors’ surgery, spring 2006.
• Reader in Residence for Gloucestershire WI Big Read project, October
2005 - June 2006.
• Reader in Residence, Booktrust Bookscapes project, 2005-2006, working
with young mums-to-be to develop a creative response to reading.
• Writer in Residence for Dorset, October 2005 - June 2006. This included
co-ordinating tutors, venues and publicity for six 10-week creative writing
courses (one of which I delivered) and six masterclasses for adults; running
6 full days of creative writing workshops for children; devising and creating
a creative writing training pack for teachers and running teachers’
training sessions.
• Writer / project co-ordinator for Reading Arts’ Young Reviewers
Project, January-July, 2004 (continued to Phase 2, October 2004 - June 2006),
working with teenagers.
• Reader in Residence for Young People, Gloucestershire, 2002-2003.
• Reader in Residence for the Third Age, Worcestershire, 2002
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