Experience

Careers Service, University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Head of the Internship Office

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  - Manage Summer Internship Programme, facilitating ~400 internships for Oxford students annually- Initiate and maintain partnerships with around 150 UK and global internship providers each year- Monitor and evaluate quality of internship provision through managing student and employer feedback- Responsible for allocating £129,000 funding per year for internships- Responsible for Internship Office marketing, leading a team of 5 to create material for facebook (2,000 followers), newsletter updates (5,000 student subscribers), and web/email content for students and employers- Promote internship programmes to students, colleges and departments by delivering one-to-one advice sessions and presentations (for between 20 and 100 participants)



Citizens Advice Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Participation Worker

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2021

  · Created opportunities for clients to influence services such as welfare benefits, housing, mental health support· Initiated and facilitate the “Oxford Influence Group”, a diverse group of 11 advice service users seeking positive social change· Empowered group members to meet local stakeholders, speak publicly at City Council meetings, appear on the media, and develop skills such as social media and website building: www.oxfordinfluencegroup.uk· Raising awareness and working collaboratively within Citizens Advice and across Stronger Together partnership (8 advice agencies in Oxford) to promote co-production/working in equal partnership with clients· Gathering and interpreting client data to feed into campaigns, service design and participation strategy



The Prince's Trust

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

• Programme Executive, Get into/Get Started

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2014

  Project management of vocational training programmes for unemployed young people aged 16 to 25 including:- Planning and delivery of 8 projects per year for 96 young people per year- Development and management of partnerships with employers and training providers to support programme delivery, such as Waitrose, GLL, Rydon Construction, Retail Skills Academy, Reading Football Club, Pegasus Theatre- Provision of individual and ongoing support to participants, including action planning to enable progression into employment- Service promotion and initiation of partnership working with key external stakeholders- Job Centre Plus, Connexions, Social Services, Youth Offending Team and Probation Services- Also led ‘Get Started’ engagement programmes based around sports and arts for hard to reach young people between 2010 and 2012



VSO

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

• Organization Development Officer (Volunteer)

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2009

  Supported 7 community based organisations (CBOs) in remote district of Malawi- Facilitated group training in sales and marketing and business leadership skills- Secured funding for start capital and initiated a district wide solar enterprise, generating income for CBOs project costs and for the salespersons - Advised CBOs on local projects such as HIV/AIDS education, orphan support and home based care - Assisted groups to complete funding applications to international donors, submit financial and narrative progress reports and manage project budgets



AVERT

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

• Information Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Managed the Information and Advocacy service for the HIV/AIDS website, www.avert.org. - Produced web pages, news items, reports and photo pages on HIV/AIDS topics- Processed all sources of information pertaining to HIV/AIDS such as journals, reports and news items, and monitored the media daily- Promoted AVERT’s Stop AIDS in Children campaign on social media and with student Stop AIDS Campaign groups- Presented a weekly report to website staff communicating key information for updating AVERT’s website- Supervised the Information Assistant

• Information Assistant

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2007



Creating Futures

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Co-ordinator for Prince's Trust Team

  • Jul 2005 - Apr 2007

  Led groups of unemployed 16 to 25 year-olds on a Prince’s Trust 12 week self-development programme. - Delivered 3 programmes per year, supporting 15 young people per programme- Developed partnerships with referral organizations to reach young people in supported housing, in care, those with learning difficulties, mental health issues, and offenders/ex-offenders- Delivered activities and workshops, including a team building outdoor residential week and City and Guilds qualification. Also supported young people-led community projects and fundraising events- Gave clients support and guidance, helped to boost their motivation and confidence with the view to engaging them in employment, education or training- Awarded Sussex High Sheriff’s Award for Outstanding contribution to the Prince's Trust Team