Experience

Light Into Europe Charity

• Romania
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Day to day management and development of Light into Europe which supports blind and deaf people to live independent lives in Romania. My main roles and responsibilities include:- Promotion & Awareness raising for the charity through networking at events.- Fundraising through events. We organise Scottish themed balls in Bucharest including silent & live auctions to raise funds.- Social media; I am responsible for managing the charity's social media accounts which have grown 200% since I took over.- Public speaking; I go to events including international schools and companies with Guide Dogs and speak about the life changing impact a guide dog can make including demonstrations!



Tanzania Street Children's Sports Academy

• Project Director

  • 2011 - Dec 2014

  Managing the day to day activities of the Sports Academy as part of an NGO supporting street connected children, as well as planning and vision for future events. Organised the Ultimate Street Star Challenge 2013, A national street child football campaign to promote street children's rights and to select a team to represent Tanzania at the Street Child World Cup (SCWC) 2014. Responsible for taking Team Tanzania to the SCWC where they were crowned boys champions. Wide scale publicity on return to the country in local and international media.Manage BT Sport/Comic Relief grant developing football as a tool to reach vulnerable children. Includes organisation of street football session, school and academy sessions. We use football as a way of community development and a way of supporting children to no longer live on the street through regular contact, life skills sessions, art therapy. We ensure we monitor children closely and encourage them to leave the street.Also responsible for developing new working relationships of the academy with both local and international organisations including; British High Commission, British Council, International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), Queens Park Rangers, Tanzania Football Federation, Pepsi. These collaborations help the reach of the project and aid in securing long term funding.



West Sussex County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• SBN Network Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2011

  Sustainable Business Network Coordinator; Key roles included Setting up and administration of a network of businesses to support with sustainability. Organisation of successful utility management courses for clients. Production and distribution of monthly newsletter for network members Sustainable Business Network Coordinator; Key roles included Setting up and administration of a network of businesses to support with sustainability. Organisation of successful utility management courses for clients. Production and distribution of monthly newsletter for network members



Swansea University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Dec 2007 - Apr 2009

  Main duties include: Data analysis and site appraisal for marine renewable energy devices. Writing and presenting training material on marine energy devices for local businesses. Organisation and administration of setting up of new research group. Management of Masters Level research projects, both office and fieldwork Main duties include: Data analysis and site appraisal for marine renewable energy devices. Writing and presenting training material on marine energy devices for local businesses. Organisation and administration of setting up of new research group. Management of Masters Level research projects, both office and fieldwork