Jenny Stevens
Jenny is a freelance consultant and project manager with considerable experience of the strategic development of media and educational services. She has wide experience of working with a range of major national and international agencies on social action and educational campaigns. She has developed and produced numerous multi-media projects, including high-profile television and radio series. She has worked extensively both in the UK and overseas and much of her work has been in collaboration with other agencies including NGOs, national governments and international agencies.Contact:jenny@jennystevens.net
Main expertise
- Consultancy: strategic and organisation reviews, problem solving, facilitation, training, coaching and advice
- Project Management: especially awareness-raising campaigns and education projects for adult audiences or executive production of broadcast ventures; she specialises in innovative and complex project development
- Research: feasibility studies, project conceptualisation, especially in relation to media and communications
Career background
- Trainer in training department of a large multinational company
- Director of a pioneering adult literacy tuition scheme in the voluntary sector
- Educational adviser and development manager for BBC Education
- TV producer/director (BBC) specialising in adult education and in all programme genres (documentary to drama and light entertainment)
- BBC Executive Producer responsible for multi-media projects on subjects as diverse as health, parenting, science, basic skills and leisure interests, and encompassing television, radio, print and online/CD-ROM; wide experience of social action and campaigning broadcasting
- First Head of Education at BBC World Service developing educational policy, strategy and services for the BBC's millions of international radio audiences
- Director, One World Broadcasting Trust (educational charity related to broadcasting)
- Freelance media and education consultant and project manager for past 5 years. Recent work has included the development of e-learning websites, TV-based campaign planning, an investigation into knowledge management, and the development of employer involvement in workplace learning.