Experience

Brent Centre for Young People

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundrasing Manager- Trusts & Foundations

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Fundraising Officer

  • May 2017 - Mar 2022

  Cultivating and managing income generation from trusts and foundations and statutory sources and supporting the growth of unrestricted and restricted income by carefully researching opportunities, developing relationships, writing compelling and tailored applications and reporting on existing grants. Raised £735,000 in the last twelve months, including £400,000 funding from Big Lottery Fund.



Kasaw Consulting

• London, United Kingdom

• Principal Consultant

  • May 2015 - Present

  Engaged as independent consultant in programme development, monitoring and evaluation, applied research, managing front line advocacy, community development, capacity building projects. Multi-disciplinary knowledge and expertise in strategic project development and policy research and evaluation, Prince2 qualified Project Manager, over 13 years experience in UK Third Sector, multilingual- English/Bulgarian/Amharic/Tigrigna. Engaged as independent consultant in programme development, monitoring and evaluation, applied research, managing front line advocacy, community development, capacity building projects. Multi-disciplinary knowledge and expertise in strategic project development and policy research and evaluation, Prince2 qualified Project Manager, over 13 years experience in UK Third Sector, multilingual- English/Bulgarian/Amharic/Tigrigna.



Action Ethiopia - creating powerful partnerships

• Fundraising

• Chair of Board of Trustees

  • 2012 - 2021

  A sustainable development NGO supporting initiatives in Ethiopia. A sustainable development NGO supporting initiatives in Ethiopia.



Refugee Therapy Centre

• London

• Fundraising and Office Manager

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Developing and implementing a multi-disciplinary fundraising capability; securing funding to finance the smooth operation and future development of the Centre and managing the day to day operations of the Centre. Developing and implementing a multi-disciplinary fundraising capability; securing funding to finance the smooth operation and future development of the Centre and managing the day to day operations of the Centre.



North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Non Executive Director Intern

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

  Promoting a patient cantered, integrated, excellent and equitably accessible healthcare service. Promoting a patient cantered, integrated, excellent and equitably accessible healthcare service.



Praxis Enterprise CIC

• London, United Kingdom

• Senior Programme Manager

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Established an English School and Language Gym social enterprise. • Created a community Interest Company (CIC) raising the Companies profile. • Supported the CEO in negotiating and securing £290,000 start-up investment funding. • Securing contracts worth £42,000 from UK Charitable and EU funds to kick start and bolster initial trading. • Built the staff team and managed the launch of the enterprise. • Managed the assembling of state of the art online learning environment… Show more • Established an English School and Language Gym social enterprise. • Created a community Interest Company (CIC) raising the Companies profile. • Supported the CEO in negotiating and securing £290,000 start-up investment funding. • Securing contracts worth £42,000 from UK Charitable and EU funds to kick start and bolster initial trading. • Built the staff team and managed the launch of the enterprise. • Managed the assembling of state of the art online learning environment and its population with learning materials. Show less • Established an English School and Language Gym social enterprise. • Created a community Interest Company (CIC) raising the Companies profile. • Supported the CEO in negotiating and securing £290,000 start-up investment funding. • Securing contracts worth £42,000 from UK Charitable and EU funds to kick start and bolster initial trading. • Built the staff team and managed the launch of the enterprise. • Managed the assembling of state of the art online learning environment… Show more • Established an English School and Language Gym social enterprise. • Created a community Interest Company (CIC) raising the Companies profile. • Supported the CEO in negotiating and securing £290,000 start-up investment funding. • Securing contracts worth £42,000 from UK Charitable and EU funds to kick start and bolster initial trading. • Built the staff team and managed the launch of the enterprise. • Managed the assembling of state of the art online learning environment and its population with learning materials. Show less



Praxis Community Projects

• London, United Kingdom

• Programme Manager Language and Cohesion

  • 2009 - 2013

  • Developed and managed an interpreting social enterprise serving public services with £300,000 annual turnover, 6 salaried and 75 freelance staff. • Developed a quality management system and secured ISO 9001 accreditation and industry membership with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. • Increased service take-up by 44 %, efficiency by reducing waste in interpreter waiting and travel time by 27 % during 2012/13 • Net contribution to Praxis’ central budget (£88,000 in… Show more • Developed and managed an interpreting social enterprise serving public services with £300,000 annual turnover, 6 salaried and 75 freelance staff. • Developed a quality management system and secured ISO 9001 accreditation and industry membership with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. • Increased service take-up by 44 %, efficiency by reducing waste in interpreter waiting and travel time by 27 % during 2012/13 • Net contribution to Praxis’ central budget (£88,000 in 2010/11, £108,000 in 2011/12, £103,000 in 2012/13) • Developed dedicated website: http://www.praxis.org.uk/praxis-interpreting.html Show less • Developed and managed an interpreting social enterprise serving public services with £300,000 annual turnover, 6 salaried and 75 freelance staff. • Developed a quality management system and secured ISO 9001 accreditation and industry membership with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. • Increased service take-up by 44 %, efficiency by reducing waste in interpreter waiting and travel time by 27 % during 2012/13 • Net contribution to Praxis’ central budget (£88,000 in… Show more • Developed and managed an interpreting social enterprise serving public services with £300,000 annual turnover, 6 salaried and 75 freelance staff. • Developed a quality management system and secured ISO 9001 accreditation and industry membership with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. • Increased service take-up by 44 %, efficiency by reducing waste in interpreter waiting and travel time by 27 % during 2012/13 • Net contribution to Praxis’ central budget (£88,000 in 2010/11, £108,000 in 2011/12, £103,000 in 2012/13) • Developed dedicated website: http://www.praxis.org.uk/praxis-interpreting.html Show less



Praxis Community Projects

• Programme Manager New Resident & Community Development

  • 2005 - 2008

  • Integrated a programme of nine advice & orientation and community development projects with a combine average annual budget of £550,000, 2 coordinators, eight staff and benefiting up to 200 service users per month. • Incorporated the provision of advice, employment training, support in accessing health, housing, community capacity building and leadership development services. • Secured funding from the Border & Immigration Agency, Tower Hamlets Council, Tower Hamlets Primary Care… Show more • Integrated a programme of nine advice & orientation and community development projects with a combine average annual budget of £550,000, 2 coordinators, eight staff and benefiting up to 200 service users per month. • Incorporated the provision of advice, employment training, support in accessing health, housing, community capacity building and leadership development services. • Secured funding from the Border & Immigration Agency, Tower Hamlets Council, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust, London Probation Service, Comic Relief, Trust For London, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The City Bridge Trust, Esmee Fairbairn, and Tudor Trust. • Managed a five year Comic Relief funded project providing advocacy and capacity building support to Human Rights and reconciliation initiatives in Liberia with an annual budget of £60,000. • Conducted and administered programme /project monitoring and evaluation. • Introduced matrix management and restructured management and operation of services.

• Research & Policy Officer

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Developed an in-house for research and consultancy projects • Secured research and consultancy contracts worth £365,000 • Established a bank of 35 associate community researchers covering 22 languages • Successfully managed a number of commissioned research & consultancy projects on a wide range of practical service development and policy issues.