Roxane C.

Director of Strategy and Operations @Spread A Smile

London, GB

As part of the executive leadership team, I lead organisational strategy, operations, and growth to strengthen our impact for children with serious illnesses and their families. My leadership is values-led — rooted in equity, collaboration, and purpose.Key responsibilities and achievements: • Strategic leadership: Delivered a multi-year organisational strategy focused on sustainability, service excellence, and measurable impact. • Growth, fundraising & partnerships: Expanding income generation through strategic partnerships and diversified funding streams, driving sustainable growth and resilience. • Operational excellence: Strengthened governance, financial planning, and performance frameworks to improve efficiency, accountability, and impact reporting. • Service development: Improving key services to ensure they are safe, scalable and shaped by the lived experiences of children and families. • People, culture & HR: Leading HR strategy, workforce planning and professional development to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture where people are empowered to deliver their best work. • Change management: Direct organisational change programmes, aligning people, systems, and strategy to deliver sustained improvement and stronger outcomes. • Additional roles: Mental Health First Aider; Designated Safeguarding and Data Protection Lead.

Psych Logical

Advanced Training

Cass Business School

Outstanding Leadership Programme

UCL

BA with Honours

NSPCC

Safer Recruitment

Mental Health First Aid England

Mental Health First Aider