Experience

National Women's Council (NWC)
• Ireland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications and Social Media Coordinator

  • Jul 2022 - Present

Irish Council for Civil Liberties
• Ireland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2022

Front Line Defenders
• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Events and Promotions Coordinator

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2017


COLOMBIA CARAVANA LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice

• Delegate and Interpreter

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

  Delegate (and interpreter) on a mission to observe the situation of human rights lawyers and defenders in Colombia in the context of the ending of the internal armed conflict and the signing of peace accords. Delegate (and interpreter) on a mission to observe the situation of human rights lawyers and defenders in Colombia in the context of the ending of the internal armed conflict and the signing of peace accords.

• Security Grants Coordinator (Americas)

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Coordinating emergency grants to human rights defenders at risk in the Americas Coordinating emergency grants to human rights defenders at risk in the Americas

• Americas Protection Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Coordinating the protection programme for HRDs at risk in the Americas - interim cover Coordinating the protection programme for HRDs at risk in the Americas - interim cover



Peace Brigades International - Mexico Project

• Field Volunteer

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  International protective accompaniment for human rights defenders at risk International protective accompaniment for human rights defenders at risk

• Frank Jennings Intern

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  Receiving information about human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk, drafting urgent appeals in English, Spanish and French and sending these appeals to the authorities and other relevant bodies. Monitoring the communications system through which HRDs can denounce violations. Interpretation and translation tasks General-administration, including the recording and use of information in a database. Receiving information about human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk, drafting urgent appeals in English, Spanish and French and sending these appeals to the authorities and other relevant bodies. Monitoring the communications system through which HRDs can denounce violations. Interpretation and translation tasks General-administration, including the recording and use of information in a database.



United Nations Office at Geneva

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Human Rights Defenders Research Asisstant

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  Monitored the urgent action inbox to which defenders denounce violations to the UN and decided which cases to take action on, drafting communications on those cases in English, French and Spanish. Also drafted press releases in particularly serious cases. Met with defenders as the representative of the mandate and conveyed information in a clear and concise manner to them. Translation; extensive research; as well as general administration tasks including input into and use of an extensive database. Show less



Latin American Solidarity Centre

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

• volunteer

  • Feb 2011 - Jun 2013

  occasional translation work, writing short pieces on Latin American politics for quarterly magazine occasional translation work, writing short pieces on Latin American politics for quarterly magazine



Dublin Simon Community

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Service User Participation Officer

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  Developing and implementing the Service User Participation Strategy Developing and implementing the Service User Participation Strategy