Press Officer & Strategic Lead

• Mar 2023 - Present

Communications Officer for Wales

• Oct 2021 - Present

Duties include: - Securing positive national and regional coverage for the Party in broadcast, print and digital media. - Creating and following through communication plans and campaigns. - Using research skills to identify campaigning opportunities. - Content production for social media, including graphic design. Supporting digital campaigning activities, both during election periods and outside of them. - Reviewing and monitoring the success of both traditional press campaigns and digital campaigns through the use of KPIs. - Proving media and digital campaigning training for spokespeople, candidates and volunteers. - Carrying out crisis communications as needed. - Organising the filming and production of party-political broadcasts. Show less

Communications Officer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Communications Officer for Jane Dodds, Senedd Member for Mid & West Wales. Duties include: • Establishing and maintaining a broad range of contacts within the press, broadcast and online media in order to promote the work of the Member of the Senedd. • Researching, preparing and writing press release statements and opinion pieces for the media. • Developing proactive stories to promote the work of the Member of the Senedd and establishing a running ‘brand’ for the Member. • Identifying and monitoring forthcoming events that may provide potential media opportunities as well as more significant trends that may impact the image and priorities of the Member of the Senedd. • Organizing interviews and press conferences on behalf of the Member of the Senedd, accompanying them on request and preparing both written and oral briefings for the Member. • Maintaining and growing a social media presence for the Member of the Senedd and developing and implementing an e-communications strategy. Other duties occasionally include: • Writing speeches on behalf of the Member. • Providing written and oral briefings for Ministerial meetings or meetings with other high-priority stakeholders. • Contributing to policy research and development. • Chairing meetings. Show less

Consultant

• Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

External Consultant. Duties included: Duties included:- Applying research techniques to collect, organise, synthesise and summarise open-source intelligence data from multiple sources in order to provide actionable information to decision-makers in the form of individual, weekly and monthly reports.- Briefing clients on critical threats that may adversely affect their business interests.- Spotting and informing clients of long trends likely to impact their operations.- Producing custom reports on short notice as required by clients.- Providing training and guidance to peers.- Editing and copywriting existing reports for publishing. Show less

Regional Analyst (East Africa)

• Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

Duties included: - Intelligence analysis, collection, and processing.- Applying research techniques to collect, organise, synthesise and summarise open-source intelligence data from multiple sources to provide actionable information to decision-makers- Producing analytical products and briefings/presentations on a variety of derived threats and intelligence reporting.- Leveraging a broad network of methodologies and sources of information in order to develop best practices.- Innovating and generating new ideas, concepts and models to improve methods of obtaining and evaluating open-source intelligence data through qualitative and quantitative means.- Identifying and anticipating evolving security threats in monitored regions. Show less

Intern (Libya Analyst)

• Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS, COLLECTION AND PROCESSING:• Apply research techniques to collect, organise, synthesise and summarise open-source intelligence data frommultiple sources in order to provide actionable information to decision-makers• Produces analytical products and briefings/presentations on a variety of derived threats and intelligence reporting• Leverage broad network of methodologies and sources of information in order to develop best practices• Innovate and generate new ideas, concepts and models to improve methods of obtaining and evaluating opensource intelligence data through qualitative and quantitative means Show less

Research Intern

• Dec 2019 - Jul 2020

During this research internship I carried out work related to two of ESADEgeo’s main priorities: on the one hand, its energy and climate change policy, and on the other, its global governance program. The main responsibilities in this internship included: Research tasks: • Data collection and analysis for policy and academic papers on energy geopolitics, governance and policy (chiefly qualitative, but potentially quantitative as well). • Assistance in the preparation of newsletters summarizing publications on the geopolitics of energy by leading think tanks. • Data collection for cases related to global governance, political economy and geopolitics. • Developing and drafting these cases. • Research assistance for other outputs. Logistics and communication-related tasks: • Assistance in the preparation of some of the Centre’s events, related to energy and global governance. • Logistic organization of an academic workshop on global governance. • Readying texts for publication (formatting and proofreading). • Communication-related tasks. Show less

Student Representative

• Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

Duties Included: - The management of a €4000 annual Student Fund. - Providing a link between students and staff regarding feedback towards courses and the Institution. - The evaluation of student project proposals. - Working with other delegates to plan student activities. - Planning and executing a study trip to NATO SHAPE for 30 students. Duties Included: - The management of a €4000 annual Student Fund. - Providing a link between students and staff regarding feedback towards courses and the Institution. - The evaluation of student project proposals. - Working with other delegates to plan student activities. - Planning and executing a study trip to NATO SHAPE for 30 students.

Customer Assistant

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

Shop Assistant

• Sep 2013 - Jun 2016