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Delivery & Execution
Turn strategy into clear plans, maintain visibility of progress, and strengthen accountability across teams.

Senior Operational Support · Fractional COO
It's less about fixing things, and more about the small, well-placed change that frees up real time.
20 years supporting senior leaders and business owners
Scaled operations as the team grew from 20 to nearly 70
Built a newly created role

Senior Operational Support · Fractional COO
About
I work with founder-led and mission-driven organisations as a senior operational partner, providing leadership and oversight without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
I bring structure, clarity and calm to day-to-day operations, so founders and leadership teams can focus on strategy, delivery and impact.
With over 20 years across charities, founder-led businesses and regulated environments, I bring discretion, judgement and the ability to work in close partnership with senior leaders from day one.
Where I add value
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Turn strategy into clear plans, maintain visibility of progress, and strengthen accountability across teams.
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Clarify roles, improve the flow of work, and introduce simple systems that support visibility.
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Maintain consistency through growth or transition, and make sure improvements are sustained over time.
What changes when I’m there
Before
After
Case studies
Recent operational work, and the difference it made.

The Issue
The team was growing fast, from around 20 to nearly 70 staff. Leadership had lost a clear line of sight on projects, events and risk, and operational pressure was mounting.
What I Did
Co-created and rolled out a new project management tool organisation-wide, then clarified workflows, defined ownership, and ran practical workshops so teams adopted it with confidence.
The Result
Organisation-wide visibility of priorities and risk, less pressure on senior leaders, and greater consistency in how work was done as headcount more than doubled.

The Issue
The organisation needed senior oversight across business systems, people processes and accountability, with too much day-to-day detail still sitting with senior leaders.
What I Did
Worked in close partnership with leaders to clarify priorities and restructure operational functions, defining roles, ownership and cross-team coordination, and leading core operations.
The Result
Pressures reduced and delivery stabilised. Leadership gained clear visibility of risk and priorities, and the freedom to focus on strategy rather than detail.

The Issue
Legacy practices and informal systems had created inconsistencies across document management, CRM data and digital tools, and teams had started using AI without any guidance.
What I Did
Set organisation-wide standards for information management, restructured SharePoint and clarified ownership. Wrote proportionate guidance for responsible AI, and piloted a use case with fundraising.
The Result
Reduced duplication and risk, better accessibility and reporting accuracy, and a more coherent digital foundation aligned with the organisation's needs.

The Issue
Recruitment had grown up informally over time, which led to inconsistencies in process and in how decisions were made.
What I Did
Redesigned the end-to-end recruitment process, clarified roles and responsibilities with teams, refreshed guidance, and updated onboarding so new starters were clear from day one.
The Result
Fairer, more accessible recruitment, greater consistency across the organisation, and managers with real confidence in the process.

The Issue
As the organisation expanded, informal processes created inconsistency, and policies and guidance were hard to find and harder to follow.
What I Did
Developed clear operational protocols collaboratively, restructured access to policies, and standardised information management, keeping everything simple and usable.
The Result
Stronger clarity and compliance, consistency without unnecessary bureaucracy, and changes that lasted rather than depending on one person.

The Issue
DEI needed to be meaningful and genuinely owned by the team, not imposed from above as a standalone initiative that would quietly stall.
What I Did
Co-created the work with staff through facilitated sessions, set up an internal oversight board, and had the team vote on priority actions with clear ownership agreed.
The Result
DEI embedded in day-to-day practice with real follow-through, owned by the team rather than dependent on any one individual.
Ways we can work together
Steady operational leadership, typically one to two days per week, embedded alongside your team.
A defined piece of operational improvement, scoped and delivered end to end.
An experienced pair of hands during change, transition or periods of real pressure.
How I work
I'm known for being reliable and calm, and for having good judgement. I'm at my best bringing order to complexity: simplifying processes, spotting where time can be saved, and clearing the bottlenecks and duplication that quietly slow everyone down.
I'll always tell you what I think. You deserve a clear picture, not a comfortable one.
When I take something on, I see it through. You won't need to chase me for updates or wonder where things stand.
Changes that are built together are more likely to work and to last, so I work alongside teams to shape solutions rather than imposing them without consultation.
Working closely with founders and senior leaders means being trusted with information that affects others, and I take that seriously.

Get in touch
Tell me where the pressure is, and I'll tell you honestly how I can help.
Available for project-based and fractional work.