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I am so proud to be responsible for philanthropy at Smart Works Leeds. I love working with trusts and foundations, and individuals, to support local women into work.

My current freelance work centres around event management and grant writing. I have also recently enjoyed supporting charities with creating strategy, training and development and corporate pipelining

Responsible for the recruitment and support of corporate partners who support Candlelighters through Charity of the Year partnerships, sponsorship opportunities and participation in our events. I pride myself on giving excellent support to partners, and making their experience memorable and worthwhile.

- Responsibility for the pastoral care and wellbeing of 283 Year 7 students - Lead on behaviour management of all students in Year 7- Designing and delivering exciting assemblies and presentations for the whole year group, and workshops on themes such as body confidence, friendships and self-esteem.- Designing and implementing campaigns, competitions and fundraising opportunities for the year group. - Responsibility to ensure students are accessing the right support for them, including referring students to other agencies- Working closely with other agencies across the region including social services, CAMHS and Families First- Working closely with a small caseload of looked after children, pupil premium students, and students experiencing mental ill health to ensure their progress and wellbeing - Working alongside the transition manager to design and implement transition activities for the new cohort of students.- Liaising with staff and parents to ensure progress of all students.

I was responsible for running a year long programme for over 2000 NCS Graduates. This includes all aspects of event design and implementation, alongside marketing and promotion of the programme. In 2016-2017 66% of these Graduates engaged in my programme (46% over target). As part of a small national team working on our Graduate programme, I was responsible for designing a national marketing strategy to reach all of our NCS participants (over 30,000), which has involved designing and directing a series of videos to be played across our summer programme and to our parents, teachers and other stakeholders. I also headed up a redesign of our volunteer offer nationally, and was involved in the creation of a new volunteer role.

The Challenge is the UK's leading charity for building a more integrated society. We work on a local level to connect people together across all ages and walks of life.NCS with The Challenge is our longest running programme and is a fantastic opportunity for 15 to 17 year olds. As part of National Citizen Service the programme gives participants the opportunity to get active, to get involved and make their mark in the community. It prepares young people for life by challenging them to take on new experiences in socially mixed teams.My role was to work within a team to set up and deliver the programme in West Berkshire. I was responsible for building relationships with local charities and businesses in Reading and surrounding areas.

This role involved working within a variety of industries and my own colleagues to design and implement 9 work placement programmes for young people who are long-term unemployed, educational underachievers, in or leaving care and ex-offenders. Whilst overseeing the success of each programme, I also delivered presentations and skills training to the young people involved, as well as providing pastoral support to over 100 young people. I have formed excellent relationships with a huge variety of employers and worked alongside them in delivering the programme. I was also responsible for the recruitment and line management of a volunteer.

As the Event Chair for this large scale community fundraising event, I managed a team of 7 committee members, as well as numerous volunteers, to put on a 24 hour relay. I was responsible for negotiating cost, booking the venue, supporting our Logistics Chair on logistical matters, organising all community engagement, press and publicity events and, in the latter stages, managing the teams. We raised over £10000 and created an incredible 24 hour long event, attended by a diverse range of local residents.

I was responsible for the logistics of student-led volunteering and fundraising within the local community. Working with the ideas of a Sabbatical Officer and student volunteers, I created and adapted numerous projects, including working with the homeless and with people with disabilities. I managed many aspects of projects, from budgets, relationships with community partners to the logistical management of large groups of student volunteers. I supported all fundraising, from running training in how to fundraise effectively, to coordinating large scale fundraising events. I liaised and worked very closely with local community groups in sourcing new opportunities.

As the Widening Participation Assistant, I was required to deliver workshops and visit days to students aged between 11 and 18 to encourage them to consider their options for the future, including the option of higher education. I designed materials and presentations that aimed to widen their aspirations and inform them of their options and was solely responsible for the smooth running of numerous visits, managing up to 6 student staff and the school attending the visit.

As a Fundraising Intern at York Mind, I was responsible for completing grant applications, creating fundraising event ideas and using social media creatively to encourage donations. I also researched and wrote a case study to send to potential funders. I organised a street collection and tombola raising £650. I was responsible for sourcing and managing over twenty volunteers for this event.

Nightline is a confidential listening, information and sexual health supplies service for students in York. I talked to students about the service, organised and ran events such as Open Mic Nights to raise awareness, and created and coordinated the distribution of innovative promotional materials.

Working in partnership with York City Council, I was responsible for recruiting and managing over 50 volunteer stewards, booking vendors and obtaining grants from charities. I worked closely with the Carnival Chair to ensure attendance on the day and held meetings in her absence. I also worked within the Outreach team to encourage local young people and diverse community groups to take part in the event. I was the ‘Responsible Person’ on the day, attended by thousands of residents and tourists.

This role required me to organise complex events in order to link businesses with local community groups. These were ‘challenge’ events for business volunteers to take part in, such as decorating local hostels or school gardens. I creatively communicated large amounts of information to external partners through monthly bulletins and recruitment drives and was responsible for sourcing and booking new volunteering opportunities for businesses of York to engage with.