catherine pearson

founder

About

I specialise in public sector, non-profits and social enterprise. I am a strategist, problem solver and a starter. I love creating inspiring and innovative tools and experiences that can help ANYONE design transformative projects and change. I do all of this in order to see people, communities and the plant flourish. Specialties: Tool Design Service Improvement Process Mapping Event Management Project Management Strategy writing

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

non-profit organization management

Skill

project management, management, strategy, event management, team leadership, change management, public sector, social enterprise, governance, nonprofits, policy, program management, sustainability, stakeholder management, strategic planning, service improvement, microsoft excel, contract management

Experience

director

matryoshka haus

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

founder

goodmakers society

2020-1 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

associate - sustainability

reds10

2011-4 - 2011-9 · 6 mos

business analyst

department for work and pensions (dwp)

2004-8 - 2006-2 · 1 yr 7 mos

Information Technology Development Programme

business manager

clean for good - launching early 2016

2017-2 - 2018-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Ethically run cleaning company

services manager

the marylebone project

2013-1 - 2015-3 · 2 yrs 3 mos

uk director

nhs

2010-1 - 2013-9 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Sweet Notions is a Social Enterprise protecting the environment by recycling unwanted accessories and funding social change projects through sales of repurposed goods.

organisational director

matryoshka haus

2010-1 - Present · 16 yrs 8 mos

Matryoshka Haus is a small non-profit with big ideas to design creative sloutions for social change. My role is to add governance and structure to a rather organic, evolving network of people, organisations and projects.

made in marylebone manager

the marylebone project

2011-9 - 2013-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

Made in Marylebone is a social enterprise programme, running three small businesses in Westminster. MiM comprises of a catering company, a space hire facility and a line in handmade crafts. The enterprises are run by women from the Marylebone Project, the UK's largest women only hostel. I set these three enterprises up from scratch and have now handed them over to an operational manager who is taking them on to the next level.

work access manager

hackney homes

2009-10 - 2011-5 · 1 yr 8 mos

I Project Managed and delivered an ambitious Welfare to Work Programme to the residents of Hackney Homes. The project provide residents with an assessment of their barriers to employment and a strategic action plan to help them help themselves find work.