Experience

Worldwide Cancer Research

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events and Community Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Ronald McDonald House Charities UK

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

• Community Fundraiser (Scotland and Northern Ireland)

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2022



Marie Curie UK

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

• Community Fundraiser

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2021

  Community Fundraiser for Perthshire, Tayside and Angus. Community Fundraiser for Perthshire, Tayside and Angus.



The University of Edinburgh

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Officer

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  This role involved building relationships with and delivering excellent stewardship to individual prospects and donors. Together with academic staff across 10 schools within the College of Humanities and Social Science, I identified projects that required funding and sought the best funding sources available. I raised funds through individual major donors, as well as trusts and foundations. This role involved building relationships with and delivering excellent stewardship to individual prospects and donors. Together with academic staff across 10 schools within the College of Humanities and Social Science, I identified projects that required funding and sought the best funding sources available. I raised funds through individual major donors, as well as trusts and foundations.



Children 1st

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Event Fundraiser (Kiltwalk Partnership)

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  Having secured a partnership between CHILDREN 1ST and The Kiltwalk, I was responsible for the planning and delivery of all areas of this partnership. This included marketing, advertising, participant recruitment and stewardship, volunteer recruitment and coordination and press/PR coverage coordination. I was also responsible for delivering ongoing digital communications about the Kiltwalk events through the use of online marketing, email campaigns and social media.With close liaison with the Kiltwalk and other charity partners, I worked to make sure that all areas of the partnership are fulfilled to the highest standard and that CHILDREN 1ST supported the Kiltwalk events on the day with stalls, volunteers and health and safety along the route.

• Website Content Officer (secondment)

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

  Maintaining and updating web content on Umbraco CMS. Responsible for social media, email campaigns and digital communications for CHILDREN 1ST. I worked to enhance the organisation's online presence, through the use of Google Analytics and Google AdWords.

• Corporate and Event Fundraiser

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2013

  Recruitment and stewardship for participants taking part in sponsored challenge events to raise money for CHILDREN 1ST. Developed a participant care plan, with both offline and online communications.Personally secured a core charity partnership with Scottish walking event series, The Kiltwalk. Management of corporate partnerships for People's Postcode Lottery and Sunday Mail Centenary Fund.Responsibility for email campaigns, web content and social media



Edinburgh Napier University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Confident Futures Coordinator

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2011

  Scheduled, coordinated and provided resources for personal and professional development workshops for students and staff. Organised induction workshops for all new undergraduate and postgraduate students during induction week. Responsible for liaising with designers and printers for new materials for workshops. Sourcing materials, facilitators and venues for workshops. Scheduled, coordinated and provided resources for personal and professional development workshops for students and staff. Organised induction workshops for all new undergraduate and postgraduate students during induction week. Responsible for liaising with designers and printers for new materials for workshops. Sourcing materials, facilitators and venues for workshops.