Experience

Collective Impact Agency

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

• Associate

  • Apr 2021 - Present



Just Fair (ESCR in the UK)

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

• North East Regional Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Initiating, developing, and coordinating an alliance for social rights advocates across the North East of England.• Engaging individuals, VCS groups, local authorities, charities and businesses in campaigns and activities run by the alliance. E.g. the recently launched Better ConNEcted campaign.• Developing and facilitating workshops on a rights-based approach to social justice. Sessions were of varying size and with community groups and local organisations.• Monitoring and evaluating to support project development and effectively capture the experience of partners, activists, and staff.



uS Charity

• Referral and Keyworker Coordinator

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Supporting 12-25-year olds with mental health issues to engage in a variety of appropriate sporting activities, from yoga to rock climbing.• Liaising with mental health charities/organisations and social work departments to ensure the young people referred feel safe and comfortable in activities.• Capturing data in order to effectively monitor and evaluate the success of the project. • Supporting 12-25-year olds with mental health issues to engage in a variety of appropriate sporting activities, from yoga to rock climbing.• Liaising with mental health charities/organisations and social work departments to ensure the young people referred feel safe and comfortable in activities.• Capturing data in order to effectively monitor and evaluate the success of the project.



Ouseburn Farm Charity Ltd

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

• General Project Worker

  • May 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Creating and delivering educational workshops for school groups and adults with learning difficulties and disabilities on a variety of topics including healthy eating, gardening, and biodiversity.• Supervising and training adults with learning difficulties/disabilities to carry out practical tasks around the farm and garden.• Generating greater bonds and cohesion amongst staff, volunteers, and adult placements to help everyone work together more effectively and ensure a smoother running of the farm.• Employing safeguarding policy and practice to ensure the safety of trainees, workshop participants, volunteers, staff, and visitors.



The Anne Frank Trust UK

• United Kingdom
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• North East Project Officer & Freelancer

  • Sep 2014 - May 2018

  • Developing, coordinating, and delivering the ‘Free to Be’ project across the North East. This included delivering workshops on homophobia, Islamophobia, and gender expectations in primary and secondary schools.• Effectively liaising with and engaging schools, local authorities, and community groups in our projects.• Developing new resources and workshops for use in schools and training events around challenging prejudice and discrimination.• Educating and training young people to deliver tours of an exhibition about Anne Frank and the Holocaust.• Giving one-to-one or group support to the young tour guides, helping them to articulate their needs and challenges, and increase their confidence to share their knowledge with their peers.• Delivering workshops to classes on a variety of themes including prejudice, equality, discrimination, migration, and human rights.



Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

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

• North East Regional Support Worker

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Supporting people/groups/businesses to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) and to work towards creating safe and welcoming environments for all people.• Communicating with people from all sectors, including local authorities, schools, community groups, prisons, emergency services, libraries.• Designing and fcailitating workshops on the Holocaust and other genocides to suit the needs of a variety of stakeholders • Supporting people/groups/businesses to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) and to work towards creating safe and welcoming environments for all people.• Communicating with people from all sectors, including local authorities, schools, community groups, prisons, emergency services, libraries.• Designing and fcailitating workshops on the Holocaust and other genocides to suit the needs of a variety of stakeholders



NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

• Junior Youth Group Coordinator

  • Apr 2010 - May 2012

  • Successfully implementing and expanding a global programme within Shetland to assist young people in the development of their own characters and their communities through peer-empowerment groups.• Accompanying volunteers to initiate, sustain and improve the quality of groups through regular gatherings and visits.• Playing a pivotal role in identifying and training new volunteers to contribute to the development of the programme. • Successfully implementing and expanding a global programme within Shetland to assist young people in the development of their own characters and their communities through peer-empowerment groups.• Accompanying volunteers to initiate, sustain and improve the quality of groups through regular gatherings and visits.• Playing a pivotal role in identifying and training new volunteers to contribute to the development of the programme.