Experience

Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior

  • May 2021 - Present

  Audit Senior in the Financial Services Audit team based in Edinburgh, specialising in auditing Investment Trusts (JPMorgan, Global Opportunities) & Asset Managers, and CASS. Chartered Accountancy (CA) training with ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; the oldest professional accounting body in the world, founded in Scotland in 1854). Audit Senior in the Financial Services Audit team based in Edinburgh, specialising in auditing Investment Trusts (JPMorgan, Global Opportunities) & Asset Managers, and CASS. Chartered Accountancy (CA) training with ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; the oldest professional accounting body in the world, founded in Scotland in 1854).



Rose Castle Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnerships Manager

  • 2019 - 2021

  Partnerships Manager for an international peace and reconciliation CIO, specialising in equipping leaders to transform conflict and disagree well, with the vision for mobilising a global network of reconciling leaders. Main responsibilities included creating and implementing the organisation's Partnerships strategy, and managing partner relationships. Partnerships Manager for an international peace and reconciliation CIO, specialising in equipping leaders to transform conflict and disagree well, with the vision for mobilising a global network of reconciling leaders. Main responsibilities included creating and implementing the organisation's Partnerships strategy, and managing partner relationships.



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 2017 - 2019

  PwC is one of the largest professional services and accountancy firms in the world with representation in over 150 countries and employing over 250,000 people. Received three firm recognition awards for contributions to client-relationships and engagements. PwC is one of the largest professional services and accountancy firms in the world with representation in over 150 countries and employing over 250,000 people. Received three firm recognition awards for contributions to client-relationships and engagements.



The Scottish Parliament

• United Kingdom
• Legislative Offices
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Parliamentary Assistant to Party Leader

  • 2015 - 2017

  Senior-office assistant to the leader of a political party, and two Highlands & Islands MSPs. Frontline experience of the 2015 UK General Election, the 2016 Holyrood Election, and the development of the Human Trafficking & Exploitation (Scotland) Act, which entailed grassroots campaigning and exposure to policy-writing. Responsibilities included: stakeholder relationship management; correspondence administration; event & meeting organisation; representation at campaign launches & cross-party groups. This experience helped develop an understanding of the process for change in political systems. Show less

• Parliamentary Assistant

  • 2014 - 2015

  Parliamentary Assistant to two MSPsResponsibilities included: 1 - Correspondence administration for both MSPs (including letter writing to heads of organisations & High Commissioners/Ambassadors; email/mail/phone administration; press releases; bookings)2 - Assisting a social justice project tackling Violence Against Women3 - Event and Meeting organisation4 - Maintaining stakeholder relationships5 - Representation at parliamentary events6 - Canvassing for six individual MPs for the 2015 UK General Election Show less