Maryanne Matthews
Chief Executive Officer @Action In Rural Sussex
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Executive Officer @Action In Rural Sussex
Leading this c100-year old charity to grow its reach and impact, so that more rural communities across Sussex can survive and thrive.
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Politics
University of London
Post Graduate Certificate, Secondary Education
Kingston University
Master’s Degree, Business and Public Sector Strategy
ABOUT MARYANNE MATTHEWS
Maryanne has a long-held commitment to social justice & inclusion, and the belief that changing systems is key to a fairer, more equitable society. She has been active in this throughout her career, in both paid and unpaid roles, for over 40 years, across the public, private, voluntary and social enterprise sectors. Maryanne is an experienced Programme & Transformation director, having worked for both KPMG & EY, an Executive Coach & a Council Member of Queen Mary University of London. She is also a former Charity CEO, having founded the EY Foundation & built it into a national charity supporting young people living in poverty to access the labour market. Maryanne now works with organisations and individuals to improve their performance and Proven in designing, leading & transforming start up and existing organisations/programmes/operations, diversifying income streams, ensuring operating models fit for purpose, forging productive and trustful stakeholders relationships at all levels across complex organisations, including public, private and VCSE; communicating vision, building consensus and commitment to shared goals, and then leading implementation of those to deliver sustainable change, delivering internal and external benefits Strong track record and deep knowledge of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness Comfortable operating outside traditional roles and organisational boundaries, with strong influencing skills to drive collaboration, disrupt the status quo where needed, to enable change at both organisation and system level Named in Timewise 2020 Power 50 awards (top 50 UK executives who work part-time / flexibly) EY Partner Award Race & Ethnicity Network for progressing race Core Areas of Expertise: Effective leadership and financial management of multi-million pound organisational & programme budgets Robust business case development Strong engagement skills, creating & delivering communication strategies to facilitate change & collaboration across teams, organisations & sectors Coaching individuals & groups Impact-focused evaluation to provide evidence of change outcomes achieved High degree of emotional intelligence & diplomacy. If you would like to utilise my experience and skillset for leadership or interim roles as well as consultancy and executive coaching, please don\'t hesitate to connect with me.
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