Experience

JLGB

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

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2023

  Project Manager of the digitisation project of a national award-winning youth charity providing educational opportunities for young people around the country focusing on skill-development and social action. - Project Manager of FUEL, our Management System, to improve delivery and planning of activities for our volunteers and professional staff. Example of key features include: digitisation of legacy system based on Access 97; development of a central hub for programming; integration of… Show more Project Manager of the digitisation project of a national award-winning youth charity providing educational opportunities for young people around the country focusing on skill-development and social action. - Project Manager of FUEL, our Management System, to improve delivery and planning of activities for our volunteers and professional staff. Example of key features include: digitisation of legacy system based on Access 97; development of a central hub for programming; integration of Stripe and Quickbooks for managing invoices and membership subscriptions; design and development of an event and task management system; upgrade of system to latest Joomla and PHP versions. - Coordinate the design, development and rollout of new system processes across our organisation, ensuring that the System, Delivery and Operations teams are all integrating upgrades and that the feature is accomplishing our needs in an cross-departmental fashion. - Report directly to CEO and work alongside the Director of Operations to identify our strategic goals and budget, and present pipelines and project reports to key stakeholders including the Board of Trustees. - Assisting in the creation of, and development of processes relating to, the our website CMS, as well as accompanying Communication and Marketing processes - focusing specifically on data management. - Manage the relationship with our external development teams (across the UK and India), providing instructions, designs and logic using Gitlab, Jira and Sharepoint to coordinate on a global level. - Internally liaise between our Graphics, Systems and Financial teams to ensure that project scoping, designs and user processes are ready in a timely manner and at a high quality. - QA and test new features and bug fixes on our development server.

• Lead Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - May 2023

  Project and Delivery Lead in an innovative and fast-paced youth charity providing educational and fun sessions for young people around the country seeking to train and motivate the future leaders and inspire them to volunteer throughout their lives. - Account and Project Manager of the development of FUEL, our new Management Information Systems to improve delivery of and planning of programmes, and the management of our volunteers and professional staff . - Managing the design… Show more Project and Delivery Lead in an innovative and fast-paced youth charity providing educational and fun sessions for young people around the country seeking to train and motivate the future leaders and inspire them to volunteer throughout their lives. - Account and Project Manager of the development of FUEL, our new Management Information Systems to improve delivery of and planning of programmes, and the management of our volunteers and professional staff . - Managing the design, development and rollout of new system processes, and the overall user journey throughout our systems. This includes user experience and interface updates alongside major database restructures. - Oversee the integration of external systems and processes into our central system including: (i) our Welfare and Safeguarding processes (ii) Stripe and Quickbooks into our new financial system (ii) our Weekly Group programming and volunteer training processes - Report directly to CEO and work alongside the Director of Operations to plan our strategic goals, and present pipelines and project reports to key stakeholders. - Assisting in the creation of, and development of processes relating to, the Website Content Management System. - Manage the relationship with our external development team, providing instructions, designs and flowcharts using Gitlab, Jira and Sharepoint to communicate between companies. - Internally liaise between our Graphics, Systems and Financial teams to ensure that project scoping, designs and user processes are ready for handover in a timely manner and at a high quality.

• Strategic Stakeholder Communications and Partnerships Coordinator

  • Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  London, United Kingdom Coordinator in an innovative and fast-paced youth charity providing educational and fun sessions for young people around the country seeking to train and motivate the future leaders and inspire them to volunteer throughout their lives. - Helping develop a consistent message across all our operations and platforms as we transition into our new branding as part of our 125th anniversary and respond to the changes in the community and country. - Contributing to the marketing strategy and… Show more Coordinator in an innovative and fast-paced youth charity providing educational and fun sessions for young people around the country seeking to train and motivate the future leaders and inspire them to volunteer throughout their lives. - Helping develop a consistent message across all our operations and platforms as we transition into our new branding as part of our 125th anniversary and respond to the changes in the community and country. - Contributing to the marketing strategy and operations of our programmes to young people and stakeholders. - Management of Social Media platforms and direct marketing campaigns. - Assisting in the creation, development and delivery of processes relating to the Website and its Content Management System. - Develop and curate partnerships with charities near our partner-schools as part of our eVOLve initiative. - Deliver and assist key elements of our programmes, including managing the logistics for residentials and presenting to key stakeholders. - Responsible for our paid SEO and Social Media advertisements. - Creating digital content and schedule including podcasts and Youtube videos.



HAVE

• Computer Games

• Audio and Level Design Consultant

  • Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  London Area, United Kingdom Consulting on the development of mobile game seeking to raise money for a major national charity. - Design and balancing of game levels including speed, difficulty and additional variables. - Reporting directly to the Founder to ensure that the product met the requirements. - Advise on specific audio issues and sounds to create a more immersive game.



The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Music and Musical Outreach

  • Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  Resident Composer, Musical Supervisor and Head of Musical Outreach for an initiative and performing arts venue seeking to demonstrate and educate on sustainability in the performing arts venue. Through the building of a zero-waste venue, educational opportunities and conversations with established venues, we seek to make the Edinburgh Fringe and London venues more eco-friendly and sustainable. - Liaised with all teams to ensure music provision is filled, and that amplification, power and the… Show more Resident Composer, Musical Supervisor and Head of Musical Outreach for an initiative and performing arts venue seeking to demonstrate and educate on sustainability in the performing arts venue. Through the building of a zero-waste venue, educational opportunities and conversations with established venues, we seek to make the Edinburgh Fringe and London venues more eco-friendly and sustainable. - Liaised with all teams to ensure music provision is filled, and that amplification, power and the audience experience is considered. - Planned "Music Nights" for both our London and Edinburgh runs, with themes and workshops discussing musics relation to the project and its aims. Show less



Wanton Theatre Company

• PR/Publicity Manager and Resident Composer

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2019

  Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom



BYRE YOUTH THEATRE LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Session Worker

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

  St Andrews Working with children aged 8 to 18 on a limited series of sessions based on building their confidence in singing in auditions and callbacks, in preparation for Performing Arts' Schools and Summer Seasons auditions.



JLGB

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

• Duke of Edinburgh's Award Department Session Worker

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2019

  London, United Kingdom Facilitating body of Duke of Edinburgh's Award for over 700 Jewish teenagers every year, working with 6 schools nation-wide providing training, administration and assistance. Responsible for operational tasks including database management, application and completion processing and logistical preparation. Provided support to participants via outbound phone calls and emails, including marketing other JLGB services such as the NCS programme, and upselling of other volunteering… Show more Facilitating body of Duke of Edinburgh's Award for over 700 Jewish teenagers every year, working with 6 schools nation-wide providing training, administration and assistance. Responsible for operational tasks including database management, application and completion processing and logistical preparation. Provided support to participants via outbound phone calls and emails, including marketing other JLGB services such as the NCS programme, and upselling of other volunteering opportunities. Organised and co-ordinated manpower and equipment during expeditions. Supervised up to 70 children on expedition in the British countryside, while overseeing health & safety of participants and staff, and ensuring their successful completion of the award. Show less



The Corner Shop PR

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Press Assistant Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom Part of a 7 person team that delivered PR services for multiple clients in the arts sector including International/Regional Festivals, individual theatre productions and artists around the UK. Directly involved in 6 different projects, contributing to campaign plans, writing press releases and media notices, as well as directly pitching possible features to publications and newsdesks.



BTO Research

• Italy
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research & Business Intelligence Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  London, United Kingdom 2-month long internship in London City office of a global technology research and consultancy group specializing in Blockchain, VR/AR and Innovation. Researched and produced reports of markets, potential clients and select companies. Using academic research and connections summarized up-to-date developments in technologies regarding Online Business Safety. Networked and represented the company in conferences with start-ups and potential clients.



Alpha Epsilon Pi

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communications Director of Regional Branch

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  St Andrews, United Kingdom Elected by a student association of over 40 members to oversee all communication within the regional branch of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (over 190 branches worldwide). Formalized internal communication with the creation of an online database and archive of meetings Initiated and maintained a regular schedule of meetings and follow ups that assisted the branch to grow by 40% and increase our philanthropic output by over £1,500. Wrote and edited a new constitution detailing… Show more Elected by a student association of over 40 members to oversee all communication within the regional branch of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (over 190 branches worldwide). Formalized internal communication with the creation of an online database and archive of meetings Initiated and maintained a regular schedule of meetings and follow ups that assisted the branch to grow by 40% and increase our philanthropic output by over £1,500. Wrote and edited a new constitution detailing internal procedures and by-laws to ensure a fair and regulated growth of the peer-led organisation. Revitalized the social media and external representation of the chapter, with regular page reach increasing by 4000% and the creation of a social media marketing initiative. Show less



Steve and Shari Sadek Family Camp Interlaken JCC

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Eagle River, WI, United States Part of an international delegation at a Summer Camp housing over 300 children for 2 distinct sessions, each lasting a month or more. 1st Session: Cabin counselor for 8 12-13 year old boys, some with difficult upbringings and special requirements. Worked alongside 2 American counselors to balance programming, welfare and our own schedules. Awarded Counselor of the Week for dedication and programming. 2nd Session: General counselor for 50 14-16 year old boys and girls. As part of… Show more Part of an international delegation at a Summer Camp housing over 300 children for 2 distinct sessions, each lasting a month or more. 1st Session: Cabin counselor for 8 12-13 year old boys, some with difficult upbringings and special requirements. Worked alongside 2 American counselors to balance programming, welfare and our own schedules. Awarded Counselor of the Week for dedication and programming. 2nd Session: General counselor for 50 14-16 year old boys and girls. As part of a team of 7 from Israel and America provided meals, programming and leadership training over a month long experience. Throughout was an instructor for Archery, Sailing, Music and leadership development (inc. educational programming). Show less



Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Commis de Sans

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom Provided a high-class service experience at a top-10 rated hotel whilst balancing 20-hours a week alongside 16-hours of university contact hours and working as part of a 7-person international team with members from Portugal, France and Scotland.