Jo brings extensive experience in partnership development within the financial services sector, having worked at well-known brands such as Comparethemarket.com, Allianz Insurance, and Willis Towers Watson. Jo has developed partnerships with a diverse array of organisations, including online marketplaces for buying and selling homes, major high street banks and brands, trade associations, franchise groups, and consultancy firms. Jo is deeply committed to building strong partnerships and collaborating to achieve common objectives, particularly those centered on the development on sustainability skills and knowledge. Jo holds a BSc Honours Degree in Earth Science and is an Associate Member of IEMA (AIEMA).

Alan leads on IEMA's relationships with our range of organisational partnerships – from both the public and private sector, along with national and international enterprise partners from a broad spectrum of industry sectors including environmental consultancy, food & drink, retail, manufacturing and the built environment. Alan has a background in marketing and communications and combined with extensive experience of managing effective partnerships is focussed on supporting IEMA’s growing number of corporate partners. Alan regularly talks to partner organisations about the need to build green skills capability across their organisations, supporting their strategic ambitions to deliver training, learning and upskilling across a broad spectrum of job families. Outside of supporting IEMA’s corporate partners, Alan also represents IEMA as an associate member of the City of London Corporation’s, Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce.

Claire joined IEMA in 2023 supporting the Corporate Partnerships Team as a dedicated Healthcare Partnerships Manager. Claire’s background is rooted in outsourcing consultancies within the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sector, which has equipped her with valuable insights and her diverse experience extends to other areas including account management, recruitment and performance management. Healthcare and the NHS contribute significantly to the UK’s carbon emissions and Claire endeavours to facilitate and encourage their workforces to embrace sustainability, fostering the acquisition of essential skills, and encouraging Professional recognition for those who work within sustainability.

Ciaran joined IEMA at the beginning of 2024 as Corporate Partnerships Manager. Ciaran manages a portfolio of relationships within the IEMA Corporate Partnerships programme, supporting its objectives to grow and build a diverse range of partners to help support its commercial goals. Ciaran has a background in partnerships within the financial services industry, most recently as the B2B Corporate Partnerships Manager at MarkerStudy. Prior to working in corporate partnerships, Ciaran was responsible for driving customer loyalty and creating programmes and processes for both leading retail and high street banking brands.

Carley’s role with IEMA is to ensure the Corporate Partnerships team runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible through operational support and process improvement. By maintaining regular contact and support, Carley aims to ensure a continuing high level of value for IEMA members. Carley has a background in administrative and operational support, with a particular focus on problem solving, system management, and stakeholder communications.