Jane has over twenty years’ experience of working in and with voluntary and statutory organisations in the field of social care.  She has supplemented this practical experience with academic work with both the Centre for Voluntary Organisation, London School of Economics, and the Institute for Voluntary Action Research at Birkbeck College. She has worked as a senior manager in voluntary organisations in the field of homelessness, domestic violence and substance misuse, and as head of a policy and grants team for the Association of London Government (now London Councils), overseeing the management of grants to voluntary organisations.

Jane specialises in evaluation of projects and programmes, financial and cost-benefit analysis, strategic planning and supporting inter-organisational partnerships. She has worked for Cordis Bright since 1999 and has undertaken a wide range of consultancy and research assignments. Recent projects have included:

• Working with councils and primary care trusts in the East Midlands on making a strategic shift towards investment in preventative social care services
• Supporting voluntary organisations to review the efficiency of their operations
• Undertaking financial due diligence as part of the process of preparing for merger
• A research project for the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the impact of personalisation on marginalised groups
• Leading on the evaluation of two local ‘Partnerships for Older People Projects’

Jane has a B.A. in English from Durham University and a master’s degree in Voluntary Sector Organisation (with distinction) from LSE. She is also a chartered management accountant.