Strategic Communications Officer

• Jan 2022 - Present

Groundwork, a UK based non-profit, is mobilising practical community action on poverty and the environment. Working directly with individuals and communities, we support them to take positive action to improve their prospects, live more sustainably, and make their neighbourhoods greener and more resilient to climate change. Based remotely, my caseload consists of community volunteer projects in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Kingston, as well as an urban regeneration project with CLEVER Cities in Thamesmead. I design printed and digital assets using Adobe Suite, write and edit blogs, and plan social media content using a content management platform (Sprout Social), as well as monitor analytics. Show less

Operations & Community Manager

• Mar 2020 - Feb 2023

The Climate Venture Collective is an entrepreneurial community, designed for people from different backgrounds, bringing a range of skills and experience, to start impactful and innovative projects to tackle climate change. Projects include tech for good, such as apps and games, as well as digital campaigns. My role has developed concurrently with the social enterprise, having streamlined and managed daily operations since it was founded in March 2020, including communications on Slack and a monthly newsletter with Mailerlite (previously Mailchimp). I design and facilitate workshops and events to introduce new members to the community and provide support in helping them become active members and empower them to bring their own ideas to the community and start their own projects. Through creating engaging content and designing a recruitment and onboarding strategy, I have increased the size of our community and attendance at workshops and events. Show less

Director

• May 2020 - Jan 2022

The People's Plan is a grassroots campaign using gamification to engage marginalised communities in a localised and nationwide conversation to tackle climate change. Starting as the Operations lead, I designed and implemented a recruitment process to bring on new members and instil our culture and values at the core. I facilitated group onboarding sessions and trained others in facilitation, agenda writing, and meeting organisation I soon took on the additional role of Research lead where I led and collaborated with the team to conduct meticulous research, which included identifying 10 sustainable policies the People's Plan is built on as well as a detailed report on public engagement I completed the administration necessary to register the People's Plan as a Community Interest Company and became a Director. In this role I developed and implemented our overarching strategy to support our mission as well as to engage and mobilise volunteers. Show less

Volunteer Relations Coordinator

• Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

I managed operations and logistics, liaising with on and off program teams, organising transport and events. I also onboarded and supported 30+ volunteers on a disaster recovery program in The Bahamas, providing pastoral care with attention to mental health in a challenging living and working environment. I managed operations and logistics, liaising with on and off program teams, organising transport and events. I also onboarded and supported 30+ volunteers on a disaster recovery program in The Bahamas, providing pastoral care with attention to mental health in a challenging living and working environment.

Media & Communications Coordinator

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

I progressed quickly in this role, from freelance writer to Newsletter Editor, to Editorial Coordinator and then Media & Communications Coordinator. As a freelance writer, I submitted mostly short form articles and blog posts, and occasionally longer pieces. I carried out research on climate issues, received critical feedback and worked to improve my writing skills. As the Newsletter Editor, I continued writing articles but also took on the lead for producing the monthly newsletter. I grew the subscribers from fewer than 1000 to nearly 5000 in less than a year, by producing informative, engaging, and fresh content, and collaborating with the Social Media team to promote new editions. As the Editorial Coordinator, I further honed my research and writing skills. Researching, writing, and editing articles, blog posts, social media content with a climate impact focus, and engaging and empowering messaging. I collaborated with the Messaging team to develop our narrative and campaign strategy and led my team to implement it seamlessly and effectively. As the Media and Communications Coordinator, I led teams to deliver our campaign strategy, engage members. I facilitated weekly meetings to ideate on creative campaigns, fundraisers, and writing themes. I led content writing workshops to develop the teams’ skills and confidence. I also created a community mobilisation strategy and recruitment process. Show less

Volunteer Programme Coordinator

• Apr 2019 - Jan 2021

Recruiting 160 international volunteer annually, from processing applications through to interviewing and assisting with visas and other sensitive documents Organising and managing volunteer arrival weekends, including travel, catering, accommodation, entertainment Supporting volunteers for the duration of their placement (8-12months), including writing the newsletter Continually working to improve, develop, and promote the international volunteer programme. For example, I created and implemented a new feedback system to help make improvements. I also designed and produced a comprehensive e-guide for each of our 9 activity centres Liaising with Marketing, Logistics, and Finance departments, as well as colleagues based in England and Scotland, including frequent travel and remote working Representing Scout Adventures to the wider Association as a member of the Employee Forum to review policies and promote change Show less

Co-founder & Project Manager

• Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

Launching and running a grass roots social media food waste campaign, creating awareness of the social and environmental issues associated with food waste Including desiging, implementing and managing recruitment and campaign strategy Building an online following and engaging and empowering the community Managing and building PR networks Designing new and informtative social media content, including research and creating infographics Launching and running a grass roots social media food waste campaign, creating awareness of the social and environmental issues associated with food waste Including desiging, implementing and managing recruitment and campaign strategy Building an online following and engaging and empowering the community Managing and building PR networks Designing new and informtative social media content, including research and creating infographics

Team Leader

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

Training, developing and coordinating a team of 12 UK and Nepali volunteers (aged 18-25 years) Project managing 35 beneficiaries in a rural village over 3 months - responsibilities included practical building work (polytunnels and animal sheds), budgeting, report writing, blogging Managing internal and external relationships, including the local community and project partner (NGO) Prioritising and delegating the workload, adapting to short deadlines due to the NGOs’ frequently changing schedules Planning and organising daily schedule and special events, such as awareness raising and training Sustainable establishment of a community women’s group and youth club Show less

Service & Operations

• Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

Guest Services & Ski Rep

• Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

Children's Outdoor Education Instructor & Group Leader

• Jan 2011 - Oct 2013