Need senior level support?

Have a story to tell or a particular issue to fix?

 
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- You need -

  • A calm and experienced pair of hands

  • Someone who can hit the ground running

  • A fresh perspective and sounding board

 

Support for a project will add to your capacity, provide expertise, and deliver results

 
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As a part of your team, I can:

 
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Assess your communication needs:

  • Messaging and communications audits

  • Audience analysis

  • Stakeholder mapping

  • Checking your communications capability ahead of recruitment

  • Crisis communications planning and management

Provide PR and comms support:

  • Develop and distribute pitches and press releases

  • Manage media requests

  • Create and manage website content, newsletters, and social media

  • Draft and edit reports, presentations, and key materials

Lead public affairs and influencing activity:

  • Political monitoring and intelligence gathering

  • Stakeholder mapping, analysis, and insights

  • Parliamentary engagement and events

  • Government relations

  • Strategic lobbying advice

  • Political campaigns

Act as a senior member of your team:

  • Interim senior communication roles

  • Mentoring

  • Half-day coaching sessions for one-on-one guidance on specific challenges or key projects

 

We've been very pleased with Helen's expertise in helping our small charity gain valuable coverage in the press and media. As a health-related charity, Helen was very mindful of, and sensitive to, the needs of our beneficiaries and worked with us and the familes we support in a caring and professional way. We feel that Helen went above and beyond every step of the way and we are truly grateful.

- Rebecca Beesley, Co-Founder, Juvenile Arthritis Research

 

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How does it work?

 
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We'll start with a free chat to understand your goals and where you are now.

 
 
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I'll then provide a proposal tailored your needs and outline the exact process and plan of actions.

 
 
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I’ll deliver your project and measure its impact. All my activity includes evaluation to inform your work in the future and highlight lessons learnt.

 

 

 

Get in touch

If you want to see how an extra pair hands can deliver the support you need, or if you have more questions, get in touch.
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 “It's a pleasure working with Helen. She is calm, organised and seemingly unflappable and I trust that we will make the most of opportunities to get our message across when working with her”

- Susan Morgan, Chief Executive, SongBird Survival