Operational Leadership Team
Meet the Nexus Operational Leadership Team
Operational Leadership Team
Meet the Nexus Operational Leadership Team
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Meet the Operational Leadership Team
Our Operational Leadership Team consists of our Senior Managers, Service Managers, and Operational Leaders. The function of our OLT is to share information and offer clear direction on the development and delivery of our services. They work collaboratively to improve our existing processes and systems, reinforce our Vision, Mission, and Values, and equip the whole organisation to strive for excellence in our performance and service delivery.
![Charlie Bradford-Gibbs - Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead](https://nexusni.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Charlie-1.png)
Charlie Bradford-Gibbs
Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead
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Janine Cranston
Early Intervention & Prevention Services Co-Ordinator
![Vanessa Higgins - Counselling Co-Ordinator](https://nexusni.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vanessa-Higgins.png)
Vanessa Higgins
Counselling Co-Ordinator
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Charlie Bradford-Gibbs
Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead
Charlie has worked as a marketing and communications professional for the past six years in a range of roles, including in the legal, hospitality, arts and voluntary sectors. As Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead, Charlie supports the Communications and Engagement Lead in the delivery of Nexus’ communications strategy, operational plans and engagement campaigns, specialising in digital communications. Prior to joining Nexus, she worked at Women’s Aid, where she developed a passion for using her skills to create engaging communications for good.
Charlie is currently studying part-time for a Master’s in Digital Marketing Communication and Leadership alongside her role at Nexus. Originally from the sunny south coast of Devon, England, she’s happiest when she’s by the sea.
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Janine Cranston
Early Intervention & Prevention Services Co-Ordinator
Janine joined the Early Intervention Prevention Service (EIPS) team at Nexus in 2021 as the Project Lead/Trainer for the Child Sexual Exploitation Project. In her role as EIPS Co-ordinator, which she took up in mid-2024. Janine works closely with the EIPS Manager to ensure the effective delivery of Nexus’ training programs.
Prior to joining Nexus, Janine was a solicitor, initially within Commercial Law Firms in England and Wales before returning home and working as a Public Prosecutor within the Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland for over 9 years.
Janine completed a Psychology Degree in 2017, as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Counselling Studies and Therapeutic Communication in 2020. Outside of work, Janine loves sports, travelling and ongoing learning.
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Vanessa Higgins
Counselling Co-Ordinator
Vanessa joined the Clinical Team in 2023 as Counselling Co-ordinator. She is responsible for leading and managing a team of counsellors, and mental health and wellbeing practitioners, to deliver the highest standard of counselling and therapeutic support to clients.
With a background in Psychology and Neuroscience, Vanessa has worked as a professional counsellor for just under ten years alongside other therapeutic roles in the field of Cancer Support, Autism and Mental Health support. Ensuring that every client receives the therapeutic support they require in a way that is accessible, appropriate, and centred around their individual needs, is key in how Vanessa works and leads her team.
Outside of work Vanessa is passionate about ongoing learning, reading, going to the theatre, and travelling with her family.