Vicki is a Programme Leader in Local Innovation and joined the Young Foundation in January 2006.

Vicki leads the Young Foundation's work on local government innovation, helping to build an understanding of what drives and stimulates innovation at a local level and develop resources to support public sector agencies with new approaches to service delivery.

This includes the Recovery Network, a new consortium for leading local authorities responding to the recession in bold new ways; work to introduce innovation methods to local government and develop new ideas for example on youth crime through the Innovation Catalyst or schemes to tackle worklessness through the London Collabortive; and a steady flow of interviews and focus groups with residents to inform the work - for example she led research into the lives of teenage parents commissioned by the London Borough of Lewisham.

Vicki has also worked with national government departments including a series of think pieces for the Cabinet office on working with civil society; advice for the Australian Goverment on world leading unemployment and education interventions; and authoring guidance for the Department of Communities and Local Government on how to develop a local charter (or community contract).

Previously Vicki worked with communities on tackling entrenched conflicts, Neighbourhood Taskforces and carried out research into neighbourhood structures and community empowerment in 15+ UK local authorities as part of Transforming Neighbourhoods and the Neighbourhood Action Network. 

Before joining the Young Foundation Vicki worked in regeneration at Sheffield City Council and in policy and representation at the University of Sheffield.

Contact

vicki.savage@youngfoundation.org or call 020 8709 9298