Experience

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  Jigsaw

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Research Manager

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Researcher

    • Mar 2021 - Jan 2024

    Jigsaw exists to build evidence for education in low-income countries. As a researcher with this social enterprise, my role includes:- Delivering research and evaluation in our focus areas of education for refugees, education technology, education and religion, and education for girls.- Designing mixed-methods and qualitative research studies, including all stages of data collection and analysis.- Supporting and interacting with stakeholders and clients.

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  EdTech Hub

  • Researcher

    • Nov 2021 - Present

    As part of my role with Jigsaw, I work as a researcher for the EdTech Hub: a global non-profit research partnership, which aims to empower people by giving them the evidence they need to make decisions about technology in education. In this role, I am:- Contributing to multi-year research studies focused on the impact and potential of EdTech (with a particular focus on digital personalised learning in Kenyan classrooms).- Producing academic outputs to help inform the wider EdTech sector.

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  Kite International

  • Executive Committee

    • Nov 2018 - Present

    This youth-led global organisation enables university students to create meaningful initiatives for the development of disadvantaged communities around the world. As a member of the executive committee , my leadership role includes:- Leading Kite's 'Connect' strategy, managing our global Network of student-led member organisations through regular Summits, knowledge management, and external communications. - Establishing the NGO’s first long-term strategy plan, including budget forecasts and outreach, building links with students in new countries in addition to the current Member Organisations in Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. - Recruiting and managing a team of volunteers.

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  MyTutor.co.uk

  • Tutor

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

    I worked as an English Literature tutor over two years in order to fund my MA degree and apply the skills I gained from my BA degree. The role included:- Tutoring GCSE, IB, A Level and University students in English Literature.- Building tutees’ confidence in analysis, structuring essays and appreciating literature. - Teaching students from countries including the UK, Germany, South Korea, Australia, China and US.

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  Painswick Rococo Garden Trust

  • Events Assistant

    • May 2019 - Sep 2019

    I furthered my professional skills in this multi-faceted role whilst earning funds for my MA. The role included:- Assisting the curator during an outdoor exhibition of 119 contemporary sculptures. - Organising a dozen workshops for children and adults, producing a variety of marketing literature. - Dealing with the sales process, invoicing and liaising between the artists and the private clients.

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  The Bible Reading Fellowship

  • Programmes Administrator

    • Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

    I grew my knowledge and practical experience of charity programme delivery in this administrative role. I was trusted to fill this maternity-cover role, having previously worked as a Web and Digital Assistant, restructuring and redesigning one of the organisation's main websites. The role involved:- Responsibility for the day-to-day administration and delivery of several national and international programmes. - Occupying a service orientated position, requiring a professional and organised work ethic.

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  World Health Organization

  • Geneva Area, Switzerland

  • Intern

    • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
    • Geneva Area, Switzerland

    As an intern, I assisted the Health Promotion Unit at the WHO HQ in Geneva. My responsibilities included:- Working on projects related to health literacy and health promoting schools.- Editing draft research documents supplied by international universities on life-skills education and wrote a literature review on interventions and measures for health literacy.- Producing the report following a Regional Focal Points Meeting for our unit, which hosted the Heads of Department from all six WHO regions.

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  CUSOS (Cambridge University Society for SOS Children's Villages)

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Founding President

    • May 2017 - Apr 2018
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    I was recruited by the SOS Children’s Villages UK Head Office to relaunch this Cambridge society. This leadership role included:- Leading a committee of 9 members, whilst developing the structure and vision of the society.- Raising over £1000 during the society’s first half year through multiple events and campaigns.- Writing the society’s first Annual Report and established the financial structure.

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  CUIMUN (Cambridge University International Model United Nations)

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Editor (Press Team)

    • Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    I helped to organise the 2017 conference for 250 national and international students, as part of the Cambridge Secretariat. This included: - Editing and designing the pre-conference booklet.- Writing and publishing conference newspaper during the event, reporting on several of the UN-modelled committees.

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  Cambridge Development Initiative

  • Publicity Officer

    • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

    As a committee member of this student-led development CIO, I oversaw all aspects of publicity. This included:- Contributing to strategic planning meetings regarding the development of the organisation’s project structure and branding.- Designing the new website, produced 16 blogs and videos over the two-month summer trip in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and created the new promotional video for the charity.- Running two recruitment campaigns, seeing a 30% rise in applications from the previous year.