Experience

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of External Affairs

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Overseeing the Foundation’s communications work including brand, digital, marketing, donor comms, press and social. Developing an ambitious advocacy strategy to drive the Foundation’s role as a thought leader in the women’s economic empowerment space. Building a new External Affairs team to deliver coordinated communications and advocacy work. Developing research and policy for the Foundation and building relationships in the international development space.



Women's Aid Federation of England

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

• Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2019

  I led a highly-successful, fast-paced and dynamic campaigns and public affairs team at Women's Aid, also providing the lead on policy issues across the organisation reporting directly to the Director of Policy, Campaigns and Research and working closely with the CEO.I led the organisation to campaign successes including, securing an additional £33 million in crisis funding for women's refuges, new legislation to bar a perpetrator of domestic abuse from cross examining their victim in the family courts and new rules around anonymous registration for women in refuge. I developed and oversaw Women's Aid's public affairs strategy, ensuring that survivors of domestic abuse voices are brought to the heart of Government. I regularly represented Women's Aid on national and local broadcast media, spoke at conferences and events and met with senior Government stakeholders, including various Government Ministers and Secretary of States. I managed a team of three policy, public affairs and campaign professionals and contributed to the development of Women's Aid's high level business plans and organisational strategy. The team also provided the Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic Violence and coordinated a grass-roots network of Campaign Champions.

• Policy and Public Affairs Officer

  • May 2013 - Jan 2016



The Salvation Army

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

• Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Analyst

  • Jan 2012 - May 2013

  At the time of my employment with The Salvation Army they were the Prime Contractor for the Ministry of Justice's Human Trafficking Victim Care contract. My role was to raise awareness of this contract and The Salvation Army's supporting victims of trafficking in Parliament and with key political and policy stakeholders. I developed good relationship with key political targets and represented The Salvation Army at political events and conferences. I developed and managed the Anti Trafficking 2013 Conference which had over 250 delegates and secured a Ministerial keynote speaker and was widely regarded as the first national and networking event of it's kind.



University of the West of England

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Rights Unit Project Officer

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2011

  I undertook complex research projects to source relevant literature for academic projects and articles specifically around human trafficking and forced labour. I supported the editing, proof reading, and indexing books and publications. I managed the organisation of the UWE Human Rights Unit and departmental activities and helping organised Bristol Counter Trafficking Coalition meetings and minutes. I managed the organisation of a three day ‘Global Ethics’ conference with particular focus on managing Conference volunteers and dealing with inquiriesI supported the completion of application bids for grants to enable further research and work into human trafficking, global justice and cosmopolitanism.



Women's Aid Federation of England

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

• 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline Support Worker

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2011

  I started working on this helpline as a volunteer in 2007 and was promoted to a full time paid support worker in 2008. I then later moved on to be a sessional helpline worker alongside my Masters Degree and work at the University of the West of England in 2010.the National Domestic Violence Helpline is a support service providing a listening ear to women and children in distress and giving information to all callers and signposting them to other specific services that can help them further. I undertook a detailed risk assessment for every caller experiencing domestic abuse and created a tailored safety plan for each caller at risk of further abuse. I provided information of available refuge spaces and referred callers to refuge if appropriate. I provided information and support to callers on a wide range of relevant subjects such as housing and homelessness, immigration, child protection and benefits.



Migrant Rights Centre Bristol

• Project Officer

  • 2010 - 2011