Experience

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  Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Mentor

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  lululemon

  • Canada
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • IDEA Senior Manager - EMEA

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • IDEA Business Partner to EMEA

    • Jan 2021 - Apr 2023

    Develop, manage, and implement diversity, inclusion, equity & action (IDEA) programs (including but not limited to core programming, role training and on-going development)Collaborate with global and regional partners to inform the local IDEA strategyUpdate all program assets & learning materials ensuring relevancy and accuracy as requiredContribute to elevating diversity and inclusion programs by curating and authoring new materialDemonstrate subject matter expertise and the ability to speak on behalf of department(s) at internal and external events on the subject of IDEAEngage with and enroll partners across the business, including senior leadership team members, to ensure understanding and enrollment within the IDEA strategy and program intent, philosophy, outcomes, enrollment & registration process, timelines, individual accountability, and measures of success Gather industry research to identify gaps and opportunities and make recommendations to inform the

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  European Immigration Network

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Expert in LGBT+ Rights

    • Jan 2019 - Aug 2022
    • London, United Kingdom

    As an expert endorsed and advertised by EIN's experts directory, I am acknowledged as an influential voice in the UK and the US. My work is primarily focused in the protection of Human Rights in the international scenario, working with a wide variety of immigration and asylum matters, work as a researcher and as a consultant aiming to provide expert reports. "With practise both in Brazil and in the UK, the expert is skilled to deal with intricate issues and experienced in cases brought to the Supreme Court and to International Courts and aims to find trans and multi-disciplinary approaches involving Law, Critical Theory and International Jurisprudence".

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  Pride in London

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Deputy Head of Policy

    • Nov 2019 - Apr 2021
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    At Pride in London I work in the Communications Directorate with the Head of Policy to lead on policy development for domestic issues spanning every nation of the UK and international issues affecting LGBT+ people globally. My activities include:*Development of key positions on Pride's priorities, influencing areas to drive and support public affairs, campaigns, media and other relevant work.*Work with senior leaders in the Communications and Marketing teams to share and develop cutting-edge ideas and policy, through debate generation, thought leadership and publications.*Development and pursuit influencing strategies with key stakeholders and decision makers in order to create an environment conducive to change, to achieve the specific changes in policy which Pride in London wishes to achieve. *Work to use evidence-based research to inform our policy development.*Identification of the evidence needed for effective influencing, working in close partnership with the Head of *Strategic Development and Insight Manager, and support key influencing related projects to develop thinking and best practice in relevant areas.

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  The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Project Manager (Consultant)

    • Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

    At CSP I bring all the internal staff and external member-facing elements of the EDI work into one coherent strategy with clear aims, objectives, performance indicators and milestones, to complement their corporate strategy.Whilst project managing the development of the EDI Strategy, I develop a comprehensive project plan which identifies clearly the project scope, key milestones, budget, risks, issues, resources and stakeholders. My priorities include:• Provide advice and guidance on EDI best practice with the CSP as required to inform our plans, work and impact assessments.• Identify, monitor and actively manage/mitigate risks to delivery of the project - adapting the plan where required in response to emerging risks.• Develop a communications plan for the project – working closely with our communications team and manage staff and member communications - to engage, maintain momentum and keep all informed of project progress.• Establish an internal and external reference group to ensure the EDI Strategy is informed by their view and perspectives. Engage members in SWOT analysis and create reports with the results to inform the strategy and prioritise future work.• Drive the empowerment of Diversity Networks and build trust with staff and regulated members, basing the approach in a collaborative approach that considers lived experiences, particular needs and expectations and the directions of the Equality Act.

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  Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

    • Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    I work with the Head of Future Talent to ensure the successful delivery of RICS diversity and inclusion strategy and positioning the company as a leading force in the area. It is my commitment to support with understanding and to inspire the next generation activities and initiatives.*Delivery of the final stage of the D&I strategy plan (3 years) and support in the creation of the future plan; RICS regulates over 120k professionals;Acting as frontline liaison for member and staff enquiries and for HR support for improving talent attraction and retention;*Global approach in the promotion of events, webinars and learning sessions; the implementation of new format of events increased engagement rates by up to 300% in comparison with the most successful previous rates;*Creation of policy documents and communications, including information and support through the Diversity Hub;*Editor of the company’s monthly newsletter (Diversity Matters), with an increase of 33% in readership year over year; *Monitoring the IEQM action plan and reassessing its suitability;*Building daily campaigns, scrubbing customer data and implementation of strategies to achieve our targets and goals;*Involvement in the creation of a BAME Advisory Group (pre Black Lives Matter) to discuss relevant issues and delegate actions, giving them ownership and accountability in regards to our EDI strategy.*Establishing relationships with stakeholders across the globe to secure the delivery of different projects, i.e. Global Edition of Diversity Matters: https://www.rics.org/uk/about-rics/responsible-business/diversity-and-inclusion/inspirational-women-in-construction-and-infrastructure-around-the-world/

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  Farani Taylor Solicitors

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Legal Advisor / Expert

    • Feb 2018 - Jan 2020
    • London, United Kingdom

    * 2019 award for Distinguished Performance in the organisation **Sponsored by the Law Society as a skilled professional sharing knowledge and best practices.Worked at Farani Taylor Solicitors, started as an Expert and progressed to Head of Department; *Preparation of expert reports: qualitative and quantitative data presented to convince judges to base their decisions in the U.S. and the UK. Expert reports are documents presented in court to clarify a specific matter. They are prepared by neutral, expert opinions who are acknowledged in the field. *Promotion of D&I culture and creating safe spaces for difficult conversations, exercise of empathy while raising awareness on delicate topics;*Engaged with HR to address recruiting practices and best ways of talent attraction and retention;*Customer facing approach to understand expectations and transform the object of those conversations in reports and plans;*One of the examples of the results achieved with this project is this collaboration: guidelines to understand LGBT+ identities and implement a new culture in the workplace. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/blogs/how-to-refer-to-my-lgbttqi-colleague

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  Birkbeck, University of London

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Researcher

    • Apr 2017 - Dec 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    *Visiting researcher. Development of my Ph.D. thesis. *My research has the aim of analysing the artificiality of identitarian comprehensions and the role played by law as an instrument of restraint, domain and (re)signification of identities: wether Law may enable some limitation of identities but also a rearrangement of new ones?*This critical questioning, to be addressed, has to encompass some parameters of interpretative authority of the constitutional text, relations between constitutionalism and international instruments for the protection of human rights and the role played by law in the protection of people in condition of vulnerabilities – especially regarding people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI)".

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  Vanzin e Penteado Advogados

  • Curitiba Area, Brazil

  • Senior Lawyer

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2016
    • Curitiba Area, Brazil

    *Responsible for Customer Care in HSBC Bank. *Responsible for the organisations Research, Policy and Strategy department, *Manager of a team of 40 people; *Leader of the company’s EDI Strategy: pitch of the new department and leadership of the implementation. Secured senior partner’s support with the Moral Case, Business Case and Legal Case of EDI. *Creation, development and implementation of a documents’s database of jurisprudence and templates; handbook with the codification of procedures and operations to establish high standards of services;*Responsible for weekly meetings for the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion standards;*Building daily campaigns, scrubbing customer data and implementation of strategies to achieve our targets and goals;*Put a training routine in place to improve staff’s skills: assessing qualities whilst interviewing and selecting juniors and team members.*Created a handbook after the elaboration and codification of procedures and operations to establish high standards of services (customer orientated);

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  American Bar Association

  • Brasil

  • Trial Monitor

    • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015
    • Brasil

    *Monitor of Human Rights Trials in relevant cases for the American Bar Association (U.S.A.); *The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights Justice Defenders (JD) Program provides pro bono legal assistance to human rights defenders who are the subject of harassment. The Justice Defenders Program, in collaboration with other legal organizations, is monitoring the trial of important and paradigmatic hard cases with regards to human rights.