Experience

Burma Campaign UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Administrator

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Lady of the Grapes

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sommelier

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Organic wine bar that supports female winemakers - Balanced revising for my master's exams while working in the wine industry - Completed the WSET Level 2 (90) and Level 3 (Pass with Merit) - Promoted to supervisor as well as sommelier - Organic wine bar that supports female winemakers - Balanced revising for my master's exams while working in the wine industry - Completed the WSET Level 2 (90) and Level 3 (Pass with Merit) - Promoted to supervisor as well as sommelier



Humanists UK

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Young Humanists Ambassador

  • Jan 2020 - May 2021

  - Representing the 18-35 age group at Humanists UK events and meetings - Conducting research to devise a questionnaire measuring the sense of community and event preferences within NI Humanists, in particular amongst the 18-35 age group - Chairing online events, for example, a pub quiz for YH members - Completing training to become an approved School Speaker, enabling me to run classes on humanism - Undertaking ‘One Life: An Introduction to Humanism’: a six-week, in depth course - Attending lectures which apply a humanist perspective to topical issues such as vaccine hesitancy



Oxfam Ireland

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  - Administrative support to the public engagement/supporter services team - Using CRM for numerous functions including processing tax relief appeals, gift aid, donation batches and updating supporter information - Operating Microsoft Office packages to complete mail merges and extract data from spreadsheets - Administrative support to the public engagement/supporter services team - Using CRM for numerous functions including processing tax relief appeals, gift aid, donation batches and updating supporter information - Operating Microsoft Office packages to complete mail merges and extract data from spreadsheets



Hospitality

• Belfast; Newcastle upon Tyne

• Various Customer-Facing Roles During Studies

  • 2013 - 2020

  - Worked part-time in hospitality alongside my studies since I was 16, learning to manage my time to balance studying, work and numerous volunteering positions, while still excelling academically - Increased ability to work positively and productively in groups through working as part of a team in all of these roles in addition to leading a number of society committees - Built capacity to deliver excellent customer service in very busy, high pressure environments - Improved my confidence and interpersonal skills, developing from shy and quiet to friendly and talkative - Discovered a passion for wine by working in an enoteca (‘wine library’), attended monthly wine tastings in my last position and frequent wine tastings since with the Bacchus Wine Society



Oxfam

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student On-Campus Campaigner

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  - Founded and led Newcastle University’s Oxfam Society - Raised significant funds for causes such as the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the Indonesia hurricane and tsunami emergency appeal - Campaigned in line with Oxfam’s annual projects including Stand as One and Behind the Barcodes - Organised events: an ‘OxJAM’, rally, pub quiz, talk with the student coordinator and petitioning stalls - Chaired meetings and undertook administrative work, specifically completing handover documents and applying for grants - Collaborated with other societies and local Oxfam groups, for instance, the Amnesty International society as part of the Stand As One campaign - Recorded a webinar detailing advice on running an Oxfam society for the other student campaigners