Helen Lye
About Helen Lye
Helen Lye serves as the Interim Head of Planning & Delivery at Save the Children UK, where she has held various roles since 2015. With a background in marketing and fundraising, she has contributed significantly to the organization's mission over the past eight years.
Current Role at Save the Children
Helen Lye serves as the Interim Head of Planning & Delivery at Save the Children UK, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she oversees strategic planning and execution of initiatives aimed at enhancing the organization's impact. Additionally, she has been a Senior Marketing Manager at Save the Children UK since 2020, where she has contributed to marketing strategies and campaigns that support the organization's mission.
Previous Positions at Save the Children
Helen Lye has held multiple roles at Save the Children UK prior to her current position. She worked as a Humanitarian Fundraising Project Manager from 2017 to 2020, focusing on fundraising initiatives. Before that, she served as a Regional Fundraising Manager from 2015 to 2017, and as a Humanitarian Fundraising Donor Engagement Executive for a brief period in 2017. These roles have provided her with extensive experience in fundraising and donor engagement.
Educational Background
Helen Lye studied at Bournemouth University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from 2007 to 2011. She furthered her education at Oxford Brookes University, completing the Humanitarian Operations Programme and achieving a Post Graduation in 2016. This educational background has equipped her with the skills necessary for her roles in marketing and humanitarian operations.
Previous Experience in Marketing and Fundraising
Before joining Save the Children, Helen Lye worked as a Marketing Manager at Riddlesdown Collegiate from 2013 to 2015. She also held a position as Fundraising Manager (Maternity Cover) at CLIC Sargent in 2015. These roles contributed to her expertise in marketing and fundraising, which she has applied in her subsequent positions at Save the Children.