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Sarah Tanburn runs the consultancy Sarah Tanburn Associates.
She specialises in strategic development for regeneration, cultural projects and community participation.
Sarah also undertakes interim management for organisations in the process of change, with recent contracts in regeneration, environmental services, waste, cultural services and project management.
She has managed large scale resources of all kinds, with accountability for operations, maintenance, costs and performance. She has been responsible for turnover in excess of £100m, assets over £200m, programmes over £500m and over 1000 staff.
Achievements include innovative strategic development, radical improvements in performance, introduction of effective management, major project delivery and rescuing failing services and functions from sports centres and recycling to national campaigns. Sarah's wide-ranging expertise and excellent problem solving and negotiating skills illustrate her strong presentation and inter-personal abilities. Her flexibility and experience enable her to operate in a variety of roles, including management, advisory and troubleshooting contexts.
Sarah's consultancy work covers a wide range of specialist advice and organisational development. She is a skilled fundraiser, and has wide experience of writing strategic organisational documents. Sarah has also acted as 'trusted client' on behalf of public sector bodies and partnerships, overseeing contracts for masterplanning, regeneration and related activity. Recent projects include restructuring procurement for a London Borough, writing the strategic cultural and creative industries plan for the three regional development agencies in the London Thames Gateway, lecturing at the Cambridge University School of Architecture and successful fundraising for third sector arts, recycling and housing projects
Sarah's most recent interim assignment has been Director of Environment and Regeneration for the London Borough of Merton. In 2006 to 2007, she was Interim Director for Enterprise, Tourism and Environment for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Her track record in managing large front-line services as part of the corporate management of major unitary authorities makes her a valuable asset to organisations facing challenges and change.
