Co-Founder and CEO

• Jun 2019 - Present

• Delivered strategic guidance on organisational restructure procedures. • Created UX design for Elimu’s social learning platform in line with hybrid product offering. • Strengthened community relationships with Nike London, Nesta, and Do It Now Now. Developed partnerships with JP Morgan, Cisco, and PwC. Devised and executed safeguarding and quality practices, policies, and training for all stakeholders. • Key achievements for this role have been: - Maximised grant income by 200% during pandemic (2020-21) through robust management of all operations. - Revamped business strategies and human resource process, improving demand for Elimu's products during pandemic. - Established a community of 600 members for engagement in entrepreneurship and employability programmes. - Increased subscriptions by 99% and 7% respectively by rolling out Elimu's employability and entrepreneurship programmes. Show less

Strategy Associate

• Dec 2021 - Present

•Led the Equalities Panel on behalf of Waltham Forest council, to inform their Net Zero 2030 campaign with insights form minoritised communities across the borough •Developed marketing materials and conducted outreach through online platforms, schools, local businesses and networks, to engage marginalised residents across the borough and facilitate two panel discussions •Gathered insights and developed a report regarding the motivations and barriers to climate action for marginalised residents, including people with disabilities and migrant families •Made recommendations to the council leadership for developing an inclusive Net Zero strategy that does not disproportionately affect any groups Show less

Anti-Racism Consultant - Contractor

• Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

•Supported The Children’s Society in their journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation, by conducting an intersectionality evaluation of service delivery for Black Children and Young People •Developed a safe environment for young people and staff to share their experiences and insights, via focus groups, interviews, and my “Talking about race with young people” workshops •Developed a process model to conceptualise the recommended journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation •Supported The Children’s Society in their journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation, by conducting an intersectionality evaluation of service delivery for Black Children and Young People •Developed a safe environment for young people and staff to share their experiences and insights, via focus groups, interviews, and my “Talking about race with young people” workshops •Developed a process model to conceptualise the recommended journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation

Sessional Lecturer

• Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

• Delivered Business Management lectures and seminars during summer semester • Facilitated and graded assignments and exams to determine progression to next academic year • Delivered Business Management lectures and seminars during summer semester • Facilitated and graded assignments and exams to determine progression to next academic year

Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer in Business Management and Marketing

• Sep 2018 - Jan 2021

• During this tenure, I served as Module Leader for the final year small business module, delivering lectures, seminars and workshops on business management. • Delivered high-level services as Academic Lead for the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and Chair of Widening Participation Forum. Furthermore, • Evaluated / graded students' assessments and business research dissertations. • Developed research papers for the institution's annual working paper series. • Executed research on Intersectionality, the Black Attainment Gap, and CSR for academic conferences.• My notable accomplishments from this role were:- Commended by the Chartered Management Institute by demonstrating outstanding academic expertise.- Spearheaded international study programme for the Association of Commonwealth Universities.- Created and implemented the Diversity and Inclusion training module for new staff members.- Produced research papers, later published in the institutions annual working paper series.- Ensured admission of ~1K students per academic years by overseeing all functions related to admission interviews for business, law, and accounting schools.- Received a promotion from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer in 2019 by consistently meeting and exceeding performance expectations. Show less

Chair of Widening Participation Forum

• May 2019 - Dec 2020

Academic Lead for Equality, Diversion and Inclusion Committee

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

• Designed Diversity and Inclusion training for academic staff who were applying for Advance HE Fellowship accreditation • Advised on the institutions Access and Participation Strategy

Founder

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

• Developed a financial inclusion app which supported young social housing tenants to develop their financial capabilities. • The app won a number of grants and I won the Shackleton Leadership Award. I also became a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and the Royal Society of Arts. • Developed a financial inclusion app which supported young social housing tenants to develop their financial capabilities. • The app won a number of grants and I won the Shackleton Leadership Award. I also became a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and the Royal Society of Arts.

Welfare Benefits Adviser

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

• Developed and executed a financial inclusion programme for the transition of residents from temporary to secure tenancies, by developing their financial capabilities and connecting them with welfare and household support. • Provided exceptional support to tenants in the search for employment and developed monthly income and expenditure recording. • Co-ordinated all functions related to debt consolidation and repayment plans. • My key accomplishment in this job was: - Leading the execution of the financial capability programme, including debt consolidation and reduction, securing welfare benefit entitlements, and money management training; stopping 100 pending evictions. Show less

Financial Inclusion Project Officer

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

• Led a test-and-learn behavioural economics project to ‘nudge’ young social housing tenants into developing their financial capabilities • Developed a Randomised Control Trial to evaluate the impact of the nudging interventions on tenants’ rent payments • Chaired steering group for the project including UK Government’s Behavioural Insights Team, senior leadership and Toynbee Hall • Deliverable increase of tenant engagement by 20% and £90k in additional gains to business, which contributed to the team award for ‘Money and Debt Advice Team of the Year’ at Institute of Money Advice Awards 2016 Show less

Financial Inclusion Project Officer

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

- Led behavioural economics project, nudging young social housing tenants to develop their financial capabilities - Randomised control trial with Government’s Behavioural Insights Team showed impact of nudging interventions on tenants’ rent payments - Increased tenant engagement by 20%, £90k in additional gains to business- Used findings to develop nudging toolkit for financial inclusion advisors - Wrote a project blog published by money advice trust, gaining public speaking opportunities Show less