Oliver Fitzgerald

Senior Lived Experience Coordinator @Shelter

Manchester, GB

Leading regional programmes that centre people with lived experience in the fight against housing injustice, aligning activity with national campaigning and policy priorities.• Driving organisational culture change by embedding meaningful co-production practices across Shelter’s services and advocacy work.• Delivering training and building capacity across staff teams to ensure community voices shape decisions, narratives, and campaigning efforts.• Line-managing a team of coordinators to deliver high-impact regional engagement and organising initiatives.• Supporting grassroots leadership by creating pathways for participants into advocacy, campaigning, and leadership roles.• Coordinating national cross-directorate projects, bringing together service delivery, insight, and influencing.• Designing monitoring frameworks to evidence impact and promote accountability to the communities Shelter serves.• Acting as a connector between communities, senior leaders, and external stakeholders including local authorities, policymakers, and campaign allies.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Contemporary Dance