Experience

Schöpflin Stiftung
• Germany
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Grants Administrator

  • Feb 2023 - Present


Historic Environment Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Grants Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

  The Grants Team has a budget of around £14m, funding projects across Scotland which conserve, celebrate and widen access to the historic environment. HES Grants support community groups and heritage organisations. Key responsibilities, duties and objectives• Providing advice and guidance to applicants and prospective applicants• Assessing grant applications under a range of programmes, seeking expert advice as appropriate from other directorates within HES• Drafting panel and approval papers and presenting recommendations to decision panels• Monitoring a caseload of live projects with respect to progress, expenditure (current and future) and risk• Preparing and issuing grant offer documentation and liaising with solicitors on legal matters• Checking payment requests and maintaining accurate financial records• Liaising with grantees and communications colleagues to ensure that grant-aided projects are effectively promoted• Representing HES at project meetings, openings and other events• Assuming responsibility for relevant areas of the team operating plan• Line management Show less

• Grants Officer

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Key responsibilities, duties and objectives• Assisting grants management staff with the administration of projects for all Historic Environment Scotland’s grant programmes through tasks such as:o Coordinating responses to expressions of interesto Drafting offer letters and other grant documentationo Liaising directly with granteeso Processing paymentso Maintaining and organising accurate electronic and hard copy files and recordso Liaising with other HES Directorates and external stakeholders during the delivery, assessment and delivery of grants cases• Carrying out monitoring of completed grant-aided projects to ensure that conditions of grants are being met • Providing information and statistics to inform briefings, reporting and communications• Organising meetings and travel and providing diary management as required Show less

• Steward

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  ● Deliver​ ​a​ ​high​ ​quality​ ​visitor​ ​experience ● Impart​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the​ ​site​ ​and​ ​its​ ​history ● Promote​ ​HES, ticket​ ​options,​ ​membership,​ ​events ● Engage​ ​with​ ​children​ ​(Explorer​ ​Quiz,​ ​education​ ​visits) ● Ensure​ ​high​ ​standard​ ​in​ ​site​ ​presentation ● Cash​ ​handling,​ ​till​ ​use,​ ​assisting​ ​with​ ​financial​ ​administration​ ​tasks ● Ordering stock for shop● Opening​ ​up/​ ​locking​ ​up​ ​the​ ​castle ● Cover​ ​at​ ​other​ ​sites​ ​(Linlithgow​ ​Palace,​ ​Craigmillar​ ​Castle)​ ​+​ ​events Show less



Maastricht University EDLAB

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Masters Honours Programme PREMIUM

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Participant in Premium, an exracurricular Masters Honours Programme Delivering a Time​ ​Witness​ ​project​ ​on​ ​a​ ​former​ ​secret​ ​NATO​ ​headquarters for "Stichting Limburgs Landschap" ● Preparing​ ​and​ ​conducting​ ​interviews ● Organising​ ​a​ ​time-witness​ ​roundtable​ ​event ● Evaluation​ ​and​ ​cataloguing​ ​of​ ​interviews​ ​for​ ​archiving ● Developing​ ​material​ ​for​ ​guided​ ​tours ● Project​ ​work​ ​in​ ​international​ ​and​ ​multidisciplinary​ ​team ● Attend competence coaching, personal development sessions, workshops, master classes and central events Show less



The University of Edinburgh

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant, Erasmus Internship

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  Joined project between the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz and the University of Edinburgh on Walter Scott's "Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" as focus for literary, musical, historical, critical and cultural analysis. Tasks included: work with manuscript material in several libraries, dealing with primary historical sources, transcription of documents, editorial work (proofreading, formatting), administrative work. Joined project between the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz and the University of Edinburgh on Walter Scott's "Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" as focus for literary, musical, historical, critical and cultural analysis. Tasks included: work with manuscript material in several libraries, dealing with primary historical sources, transcription of documents, editorial work (proofreading, formatting), administrative work.



ZDF Digital Medienproduktion GmbH

• Germany
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Subtitles for the hearing impaired. TV-Shows including news, cooking shows, children's program and other German TV productions. Subtitles for the hearing impaired. TV-Shows including news, cooking shows, children's program and other German TV productions.



National Folklore Collection

• Archival/Technical Assistant, Internship

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  ● Cataloguing​ ​and​ ​digitisation​ ​of​ ​photographic​ ​material,​ ​written​ ​documents​ ​and​ ​audio​ ​files ● Introduction​ ​to​ ​the​ ​different​ ​work​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​​ ​an​ ​archive ● Active​ ​engagement​ ​with​ ​the​ ​history​ ​and​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​Ireland ● Cataloguing​ ​and​ ​digitisation​ ​of​ ​photographic​ ​material,​ ​written​ ​documents​ ​and​ ​audio​ ​files ● Introduction​ ​to​ ​the​ ​different​ ​work​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​​ ​an​ ​archive ● Active​ ​engagement​ ​with​ ​the​ ​history​ ​and​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​Ireland