Donna Spowart

Contracts as Studio Manager (On-site, City of London) Location XR, (experiential agency) Structural support for workforce planning and delivery with daily stand-ups, diary and travel (including VISA arrangements), oversaw and negotiated in-contract management of suppliers to include building servicing (secure facility) recruitment and HR. Project Manager (Hybrid, Manchester) Wimbledon Tennis Championship Driver (Onsite). Payroll Officer (Remote, Mat Cover) In 2023 I became a landlord, researched tenancy law, responded to difficult tenants at distance providing insight for an innovative FinTech solution (sense-checked at Nordic Fintech, Copenhagen and Finovate, London). KEY SKILLS : STRATEGIC PLANNING, INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING, RESEARCH & ANALYSIS, NEGOTIATION, INNOVATION.

As major shareholder, I led two co-directors to found a company offering business resilient solutions to clients faced with project(s) failure(s). At pace, I sourced Public Sector and Global IoT clients, local SMEs and charities. Achieved a National e-Government Award in the category 'Innovation In Strategy at a Local Level' for a police-led multi-agency digital project. Hailed as a best practise example by the Home Office. I co-authored a white paper and spoke at National Police Webmasters forum. KEY SKILLS : LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY, CLIENT SERVICES, PLANNING, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION.

Increased turnover from £900k to £1.5M retained and sourced clients such as the AA, NHS, Oxford Bus Company, Police and Probation Services. Set up, managed and motivated teams (up to 20 commercial, creative and technical personnel) to deliver high quality, digital solutions. Sought and responded to bids and tenders, plus RFQs, RFPs for public and private sector producing innovative business cases. Created roadmaps, supporting delivery with planning, risk assessment and evaluation. KEY SKILLS : BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, BIDS & TENDERS, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, CHANGE PROGRAMMES.