Rory de Mellow
Administrator - Rise Program at Rhodes Trust- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Mailchimp Essential Training
LinkedInNov, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Rhodes Trust
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrator - Rise Program
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Jan 2022 - Present
Rise is a program that finds promising young people and provides opportunity for life as they work to serve others. An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor program of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to find and support global talent. Rise is a program that finds promising young people and provides opportunity for life as they work to serve others. An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor program of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to find and support global talent.
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Sino-NK
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contributing Writer
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May 2022 - Present
Researched, authored, and edited two analytical articles, Mirage of Peace: Trump, China, and Kim Jong-un and The Rhetorical Politics of Ending the Korean War: Eisenhower, Dulles and Mao’s China, for Sino-NK, a respected outlet focused on Northeast Asia. Researched, authored, and edited two analytical articles, Mirage of Peace: Trump, China, and Kim Jong-un and The Rhetorical Politics of Ending the Korean War: Eisenhower, Dulles and Mao’s China, for Sino-NK, a respected outlet focused on Northeast Asia.
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Project Manager & Research Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
Organised, catalogued, and monitored Dr Cathcart’s current projects including over 20 academic articles, 6 book projects, 9 book reviews and 9 funding opportunities. Formulated productivity strategies and set goals through weekly meetings. Conceptualised structure and substance of three university teaching modules via creation of learning materials and identification of relevant digital content. Copy edited academic outputs, drafted email communications and planned international travel arrangements on behalf of Dr Cathcart. Identified and evaluated potential primary sources to support academic research. Assisted with a funding application for academic research typically worth £9,000. Show less
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K2 Recruitment Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Temporary Worker
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Jul 2018 - Aug 2019
Adapted to ten different workplaces across hospitality, retail, and industrial sectors. Delivered outstanding customer service to exclusive clientele at Silverstone Circuit. Multi-tasked to ensure sustained delivery of service and swift problem resolution. Used initiative to facilitate efficiency whilst fulfilling safety and quality standards. Adapted to ten different workplaces across hospitality, retail, and industrial sectors. Delivered outstanding customer service to exclusive clientele at Silverstone Circuit. Multi-tasked to ensure sustained delivery of service and swift problem resolution. Used initiative to facilitate efficiency whilst fulfilling safety and quality standards.
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JAA Media
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Media Agency Intern
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Gained insight into media agency operations and witnessed the critical importance of advertising and public perception to large brands and charities. Completed tasks, including researching and cataloguing competitors recent advertising activity in Excel for client’s, to a high standard. Gained insight into media agency operations and witnessed the critical importance of advertising and public perception to large brands and charities. Completed tasks, including researching and cataloguing competitors recent advertising activity in Excel for client’s, to a high standard.
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Education
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University of Leeds
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International History and Politics -
Western University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International History and Politics -
Aylesbury Grammar School
A-levels in History (A*), Politics (A) and Maths (C) plus the Extended Project Qualification (A*)