Experience

Brighton & Hove Food Partnership

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

• Senior Manager

  • 2009 - Present

  - Establishing and managing the organisation's communications, evaluation and fundraising; alongside project delivery & staff. - Managing the setup & delivery of the Community Kitchen - a social enterprise cookery school in central Brighton where classes with chefs & food experts support community cookery groups for health & wellbeing. Responsible for programming of classes, fundraising/ crowdfunding/ major donations, staff management and partnerships. - Led the setup of the Food Partnership's Harvest project to help more people grow their own food. Since 2009, we helped triple the number of community gardens in the city to more than 70. - Project management for 'Sharing the Harvest' - helping thousands of vulnerable adults to improve health, wellbeing and skills through volunteering at gardens and other community projects. - I have represented the Food Partnership in national reports, tv and press for our role as a pioneering urban food organisation. Show less



Brighton Peace and Environment Centre

• Education Administration Programs

• Trustee

  • 2010 - 2013

  Brighton Peace & Environment Centre (BPEC) is an educational charity which inspires action through learning about the world. We encourage people to explore the links between their own lives and people, places and issues in other parts of the world - and to take action for a more peaceful, sustainable planet. Brighton Peace & Environment Centre (BPEC) is an educational charity which inspires action through learning about the world. We encourage people to explore the links between their own lives and people, places and issues in other parts of the world - and to take action for a more peaceful, sustainable planet.



NCVO

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

• Manager (Compact Voice team) & Advocacy Officer

  • 2006 - 2009

  Supporting and advising voluntary organisations, councils and national government to help the two sectors work together better. Also union co-chair, 2009. Supporting and advising voluntary organisations, councils and national government to help the two sectors work together better. Also union co-chair, 2009.



Movimientos

• United Kingdom

• Co-founder and organiser

  • 2004 - 2009

  Social enterprise which uses documentary film and music to link social, political and cultural movements from Latin America to a wider community in the UK. Social enterprise which uses documentary film and music to link social, political and cultural movements from Latin America to a wider community in the UK.



Amnesty International

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

• Section Liaison

  • 2006 - 2006

  Working with the international chairs and directors of Amnesty's offices around the world. Working with the international chairs and directors of Amnesty's offices around the world.



War on Want

• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaigns Assistant

  • 2005 - 2005

  Campaigning on development issues including international trade, debt and the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. War on Want representative on the event planning group for the Make Poverty History campaign. Campaigning on development issues including international trade, debt and the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. War on Want representative on the event planning group for the Make Poverty History campaign.