Meet the Team

Kelly Jennings-Robinson, our Executive Director, and Helen Arlett, Mentoring Project Coordinator, work together to support our mentoring projects. Kelly focuses on matching mentors with mentees, ensuring the right fit for meaningful and impactful relationships, while Helen ensures each project is well-supported and stays on track, providing ongoing assistance to both mentors and mentees throughout the journey. Together, Kelly and Helen create a strong foundation for successful mentorship and professional development for charity leaders.

  • Executive Director

    Kelly Jennings-Robinson spent 20 years in international educational publishing before moving into the charity sector in 2018. Alongside her role supporting Charity Mentors Oxfordshire, she is a passionate fundraiser with expertise in major donors, trusts, and foundations. Kelly lives in East Oxford with her husband and two cats and is currently studying for an MSc in Charity Marketing and Fundraising at Bayes Business School, University of London. When she is not working or studying, she loves reading, and is a co-founder of Interview Room One, a crime fiction festival for readers and writers.


  • Mentoring Project Manager

    Helen, originally from Oxford, moved to London to pursue a 17-year career in publishing, working across religion, tax, and education sectors. She spent 13 years at Pearson, focusing on educational books before taking voluntary redundancy in 2018 for a career change.

    Helen then became Office Manager at Travelodge's head office, overseeing 400 employees and managing the building's refurbishment. Since 2015, she's lived in Steeple Aston with her two children, serving as Welfare Officer for her son's football club.

    Currently, Helen is Office Manager at Gresford Architects Ltd in Oxford, managing a team of eight architects specializing in sustainable residential housing.