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Helen

Digital inclusion Project Manager

I am the Digital Inclusion Project manager, supporting people’s access to Digital Tools – laptops, smart phones, smart speakers and many other devices to help them connect with their communities, friends and family.

I’m an expert in working with people who have disabilities, life limiting conditions and health conditions and understand the impact of these factors on the wellbeing of these people and how to help empower them to live their best life.

Since university, where I studied Media Communications with Combined Arts at Cheltenham and Gloucester CoHE, I’ve completed several Professional Development qualifications including Business and Administration Level 3 and Management Level 3, Advice and Guidance level 4, Understanding Autism Level 2, plus I’m currently studying Management Level 5.

I’m a local Parish Councillor, Vice-Chair to the council, with knowledge of Local authority policies and regulations. I’m also the Chair of the Climate Change Working Group, where I lead our Parish in becoming more environmentally aware across all our work to become Carbon Neutral by 2030.

I’m also Chair of our local PTA Charity, where I organise fundraising events, manage volunteers and venues.

I’ve previously worked at Gloucestershire County Council, Libraries and Information, and Teaching in the Race Equalities and Diversity Service, as well as at Charities in Gloucestershire, working with adults and children with additional needs.

I have years of experience with standard Employment Law and HR policies through working in Supported Employment.

I am part of another CIC as Director, where I continue to learn a combination of skills on best practise in Business planning, strategy, structure and growth research.

In my current work, I have been successful in starting a new programme, contract winning through Bid writing, fundraising, networking and forming countywide partnership to enable the programme to become sustainable and benefit the bigger organisation through professional links and agreements.