Alexandra Webber Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

I led Girlguiding's successful influencing campaigns on a number of issues, supporting girls to call for statutory Relationships and Sex Education, age-verification for online pornography and a ban on gender stereotypes in advertising. I also drafted the calls and influencing approach for our girl-led campaign, Future Girl, and created and implemented our public affairs strategy.Other key achievements:* Organising and leading a meeting with the Prime Minister at Downing Street * Work with the No. 10 Policy unit to plan a No. 10 youth panel* Arranging for Girlguiding to feature in the Government Equalities Office material for the UN 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence* Arranging for girls from Girlguiding to contribute to a digital consultation tool now being used by DCMS* A partnership with the Department for Education to encourage girls to access outdoor spaces* A collaboration with the Department for Transport to encourage more girls into STEM subjects* A proposed commission for Girlguiding to undertake research on period poverty on behalf of the governmentMy role also involved:* Leading on major public affairs projects - such as UK Parliament Week and the party conferences* Briefing senior staff and girls to participate in international events such as the Commission on the Status of Women and Commonwealth Youth Forum. * Identifying and engaging with key decision-makers, including ministers across government departments, to create opportunities and influence change* Writing our consultation responses and creating our policy positions * Briefing our CEO and other senior staff on upcoming meetings and relevant external developments* Liaising with parliamentary committees and groups to create accessible opportunities for girls to engage with parliament and speak up about the changes they want to see* Working with civil servants from different departments to see where our research with girls can be included in their work

London, United Kingdom

* Delivering an effective policy and public affairs programme to support girls to speak up on issues they care about* Developing and updating Girlguiding's Public Affairs strategy* Engaging with parliamentarians and their staff, including providing briefings on our research to inform parliamentary questions and debates* Briefing senior staff, colleagues and youth panel member to prepare for stakeholder meetings* Representing Girlguiding at high level meetings with ministers, MPs and other decision makers* Updating senior staff and colleagues on relevant public affairs developments and how we are responding* Writing comprehensive responses to consultations from government departments and other stakeholders* Drafting policy briefings and developing and updating position statements to reflect issues, concerns and policy asks for young women* Organising and seeking out meaningful opportunities for youth panel members to speak at and participate in events* Delivering workshops, training and consultation to youth panels* Monitoring and capturing our engagements with parliamentarians* Contributing to and disseminating research* Attending events and engaging stakeholders* Supporting the work of the wider PR and Advocacy team

• Managing projects, staff and budgets • Developing service models and transforming projects to engage children and young people• Engaging young people to access services and take part in policy talks• Analysing political and organisational developments and collaborating with colleagues to write policy briefs, summaries and responses to government calls for evidence • Briefing colleagues on disability and equality issues• Leading our organisation's contribution to the 'Every Disabled Child Matters' and 'End Child Poverty' campaigns• Representing the organisation at conferences, events and groups • Writing and contributing to advocacy and marketing materials• Researching and writing outcomes-focused reports and successful bids in order to secure and maintain over £1m in contract income• Advising colleagues on gender-based violence, FGM and forced marriage

London

• Setting up the ‘Parent Partnership’ education advocacy project• Writing and contributing to bids and marketing materials• Writing and preparing materials for training courses• Drafting all project policies and procedures• Attending government briefings and influencing key decision-makers• Setting up a volunteer programme

London, United Kingdom

• Using policy and legislation to advise service-users • Liaising with professionals, agencies and homeless service-users

London And Various

Research Assistant, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (Summer 2007)• Collating and summarising information for reports and brochuresAcademic Researcher, Dr Randy Sparks, Tulane (June-July 2007) • Conducting research for use in academic textsResearcher, various publications (2004-2006) • Setting up and conducting focus groups• Summarising findings on topics such as diet, health and relationships

London

Writing a fortnightly column on social issues in a magazine aimed at girls and young women.

Social Anthropology Masters, Gender And International Development, Distinction

Master's by Research, Social Anthropology • High quality training in qualitative research methods • Modules on how gender impacts on life.

American Studies Ba, Southern History And Race Relations, First

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, university newspaper.