Experience

COPE Galway

• Ireland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Housing Support Worker

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Emergency Accommodation Coordinator

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2021

  In my role as Emergency Accommodation Coordinator at COPE Galway I was responsible for:• Managing private emergency accommodation bookings for Galway City & County family referrals• Managing relationships between PEA providers and COPE Galway• Ensuring the quality of the PEA property portfolio is maintained to a sufficient level• Working closely with my colleagues to find solutions to challenges in PEA• Working closely with the COPE Galway Day Centre & Resettlement Service to help organise suitable placements for single clients• Inputting information to the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS) & maintaining accurate information for 60+ families• Recording rent & monitoring arrears • Ensuring that systems are in place to track and record license agreements, H&S checks, maintenance works, etc. • Assisting Team Leader with monthly & quarterly reporting to Galway City Council• Liaising with the Finance Department of COPE Galway in respect of payments and ensuring that all the required paperwork in properly ordered and submitted within required timeframes



Projekte Vullnetare Nderkombetare

• Albania
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Rights Education Coordinator - European Voluntary Service Albania

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  My role required me to: •Promote multiculturalism and tolerance among high school students in Albania by organising a programme of activities as part of the weekly curriculum including; intercultural performances, human rights workshops, workshops on emotions & behaviour and sporting activities. •Provide support to adults with intellectual disabilities and children with autism – assisting with mobility needs, teaching life skills, creating and implementing activities that enable learning and independence. •Identify Roma children living and/or working on the streets and encourage them to attend local services •Support Roma children through language lessons, art, sport and games at a day care centre for children from disadvantaged backgrounds •Organise awareness-raising workshops, events and summer camps in Tirana on the subjects of multiculturalism, structured dialogue and anti-discrimination.



Focus Ireland

• Ireland
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• South East Marketing & Fundraising Executive

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  My role required me to: • Achieve an ambitious annual target through the recruitment, management and development of supporters in the South-East region • Act as the face of the organisation in the community in order to leverage current support and recruit new supporters. • Communicate the effectiveness of the organisation’s services to build trust, ensure transparency and garner more support from within the community. • Investigate and develop new income sources for Focus Ireland in the South East region. • Develop and deliver presentations relating to Focus Ireland’s work and campaigns. • Build and develop relationships with day-to-day supporters, schools, businesses, church and community groups in all counties outside of Dublin. • Work with the team to identify and develop new partners and create bespoke events within the pillars of the team’s fundraising strategy. • Generate regional and local media coverage for Focus Ireland. • Partake in national campaign events i.e. Shine a Light Night, Christmas FM & Radio Nova radiothons. • Coordinate volunteers at large scale events including music festivals, radio appeals and Christmas collections. • Complete various funding applications and sponsorship proposals tailoring these towards suitable projects or programmes relevant to the goals of Focus Ireland.



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• 2016 Women's Leadership Symposium Speaker

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2016

  The Women’s Leadership Symposium is designed as a seminar for presentation of papers and ideas regarding gender equity and fairness in leadership opportunities in the social and economic structures of society. In my presentation, 'Beyond the Rape Minerals Narrative: Gender Performativity in the Democratic Republic of Congo' I explored the emerging narrative that looks at how ideas about masculinity and gender norms perpetrate the cycle of violence in Congo. The Women’s Leadership Symposium is designed as a seminar for presentation of papers and ideas regarding gender equity and fairness in leadership opportunities in the social and economic structures of society. In my presentation, 'Beyond the Rape Minerals Narrative: Gender Performativity in the Democratic Republic of Congo' I explored the emerging narrative that looks at how ideas about masculinity and gender norms perpetrate the cycle of violence in Congo.



Minority Rights Group International

• United Kingdom
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Assisted fundraising staff with applications for EU and DFID funding • Maintained the organisation's database of current, past and upcoming funding calls • Assisted with the design of advocacy projects for MRG's partners in Kenya • Organised overseas travel for the Head of Fundraising • Scheduled meetings between fundraising and programme staff • Responsible for the distribution of MRG's Annual Publication "State of the World's Minorities" • Represented MRG at various events throughout London