Experience

Rainforest Foundation UK

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

• Senior Coordinator - Real-Time Monitoring

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Overall responsibility for managing funded projects within RFUK's Monitoring & Rights team, including community forest monitoring, human rights and conservation effectiveness.

• Project Coordinator - Real-Time Monitoring Africa

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2023

  This position involves working from RFUK’s London office to implement the UK government-funded Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) project in Central and Western Africa. RFUK's RTM project involves the development and deployment of ForestLink, a technology which enables communities anywhere in the world to capture and transmit accurately geo-referenced reports of forest illegalities to a central database in real-time, even from areas where there is no mobile phone or internet connectivity.

• Real-Time Monitoring Project Officer

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

  This position involves working from RFUK’s London office to support the implementation of the 2018-2021 Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) project in Africa. Work involves liaising closely with partner organisations in Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo and Cameroon to monitor and support project implementation. RFUK's RTM project involves the development and deployment of ForestLink, a technology which enables communities anywhere in the world to capture and transmit accurately geo-referenced reports of forest illegalities to a central database in real-time, even from areas where there is no mobile phone or internet connectivity. Show less



International Land Coalition

• Italy
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postgraduate Researcher

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Worked with the Land Monitoring and Databases Team to conduct research into the potential of Community-Based Land Monitoring (CBLM) to achieve the goal of locally managed ecosystems. Research provided lessons into how the potential of CBLM and data collection can be harnessed in a way that reflects the needs and values of local people. Worked with the Land Monitoring and Databases Team to conduct research into the potential of Community-Based Land Monitoring (CBLM) to achieve the goal of locally managed ecosystems. Research provided lessons into how the potential of CBLM and data collection can be harnessed in a way that reflects the needs and values of local people.

• GIS and Mapping Consultant

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  In 2011 RFUK launched the MappingForRights platform which brings together expertise in the fields of participatory mapping, geo-spatial technologies and policy development concerned with indigenous land rights and improved forest governance in the Congo Basin. My role as GIS and Mapping Consultant involved: - Digitising logging concession maps provided by various Congolese ministries and drafting summaries on the differences between recently provided concession maps and older maps located on the MappingForRights platform. - Processing data collected from the field, uploading data onto MfR and performing quality checks to ensure the legitimacy and standard of data being collected. - Supporting the development of the Land Use Planning Scenario Application - Developing a Best Practices Study on Mapping Indigenous Peoples including a literature review of other cases of indigenous mapping and a review of narrative reports from Ingende, DRC. - Supporting the development of a Mapping Manual, used for the training of community members in the Congo Basin and their involvement in RFUK's participatory mapping program. Show less



AIESEC

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exchange Participant Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

  Exchange Participant Managers are on the frontline of exchange processes and responsible for guiding students through the process of finding an AIESEC Global Citizen opportunity. It also involves planning and facilitating events ranging from exchange preparation through to reintegration back into the Local Committee. Exchange Participant Managers are on the frontline of exchange processes and responsible for guiding students through the process of finding an AIESEC Global Citizen opportunity. It also involves planning and facilitating events ranging from exchange preparation through to reintegration back into the Local Committee.



Ontario Atlantic Regional Conference

• Vice President of Sponsorship AIESEC Queen's

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2016

  - Managed a team to raise $30,000 for the Ontario Atlantic Regional Conference hosted by Queen’s University in October 2016. - In charge of managing and reporting on the sales activity and for any delegate servicing that arose throughout the conference. - Position involved corporate fundraising and sales, cold calls, warm calls and networking. - Over-delivered the sponsorship target by $2,500. - Managed a team to raise $30,000 for the Ontario Atlantic Regional Conference hosted by Queen’s University in October 2016. - In charge of managing and reporting on the sales activity and for any delegate servicing that arose throughout the conference. - Position involved corporate fundraising and sales, cold calls, warm calls and networking. - Over-delivered the sponsorship target by $2,500.



Frontier/The Society for Environmental Exploration

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

• Overseas Operations Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Frontier is a non-profit conservation and development NGO dedicated to the safe guarding of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. My role as Overseas Operations Intern involved: - Communication with overseas projects, expeditions and country HQs - Recruitment, briefing and training of field staff - Sourcing, purchasing, and dispatching equipment - Monitoring and evaluating project activities - Researching new country and project locations - Managing staff recruitment including sending invites to candidates, arranging interview sessions and doing in-person and skype interviews Show less


AIESEC Santarém
• Environmental Internship

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation
• Greece
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Microplastics Marine Researcher

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

Willen Hospice
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Store Volunteer

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2013

Sunseed Desert Technology
• Spain
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Researcher

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012