Amy Fallon Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Nairobi, Kenya

UNHCR Innovation Service - Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, Digital Innovation focal point.

Nairobi, Kenya

• As part of the Social Cohension pillar at Samuel Hall I have worked on and led a variety of projects related to migration and forced displacement including:
• Assessment of the capacity and practices of private recruitment agences in Ethiopia for the ILO.
• Market analysis of the opportunites of digital employment for refugee youth in Kenya, for WUSC and Mastercard Foundation.
• A 10 country study on the key drivers of migration from the Eastern Horn of Africa to the Gulf, for… Show more As part of the Social Cohension pillar at Samuel Hall I have worked on and led a variety of projects.
• A 10 country study on the key drivers of migration from the Eastern Horn of Africa to the Gulf, for IOM.
• Final evaluation on safe and quality education for displaced children in Ethiopia and Somalia, for Plan International. Show less

London

My primary role within the Scaling Innovations Team was supporting the activities and upkeep of the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA) for which R4D is the secretariat. As part of this work I: - Co-led working groups on: Emerging Technologies, Equity and Inclusion in International Development, Systems Change, and managed The Million Lives.

London, United Kingdom

• Working with the Resettlement and Integration team to research, write and edit the scripts for the delivery of refugee information sessions to local councils and community groups. This involves conducting desk-based.
• Supporting on the creation and design of the new UK cultural orientation curriculum in co-ordination with the UK Home Office.
• Co-creating and hosting online webinars on 'Engaging vulnerable… Show more
• Co-creating and hosting online webinars on 'Engaging vulnerable migrant communities in Covid prevention'
• Involved in the creation and upkeep of a Covid-19 Migrant Information Service which provides timely and regularly updated advice to migrants in the UK through a helpline, email service and website. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Carried out a range of political lobbying and communications consultancy work.
• Conducted policy-oriented research on issues including: Social housing regulation and Brexit, which fed into the creation of briefing papers and political analysis reports for MPs and clients.
• Created political intelligence reports on a variety of sectors and policy areas for clients such as UNISON, UAL, The Brilliant Club and The National Forests Association.
• Supported client teams in the… Show more
• Supported client teams in the organisation of meetings and events in Parliament.
• Wrote briefing papers, MP biographies and policy summaries for MP’s and Clients ahead of roundtable events and APPG meetings. Show less

• Supported the creation and organisation of a campaign and policy project advocating for the human rights of refugees and migrants to the UK post-Brexit.
• Wrote articles for online platforms such as Left Foot Forward.
• Supported the organisation of a fringe event on Human Rights post-Brexit at that year's Labour party conference in association with Amnesty International.

London, United Kingdom

• Pitched and wrote two articles per week on various social issues with a focus on US and UK politics and reported on political events such as the Refugee Welcome March in 2016.

• In charge of creating and up up-keeping charity’s online presence as well as devising an effective social media communications strategy.
• Created relevant and innovative content in the form of blog posts, infographics and pictures.
• Developed ideas for seminars and classes to be run via Skype for the women in girls supported by the charity in India and held Skype sessions with Friendsline participants.

San Diego

• Assisted Professor Wong in his research into improving the rights of undocumented migrants to the USA.
• Conducted phone interviews with undocumented migrants.
• Organised spreadsheets and conducted basic data analysis.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Tasked with creation of a new intranet site for arm's legal department. This project involved creating content in liaison with the wider team and using basic web design skills to design and create a brand new site.
• Carried out administrative function: sorting legal documents/case files, minuting meetings and scheduling.

Master Of Science - Msc, Refugee And Forced Migration Studies

Modules included: . Anthropology of Forced Displacement . Writing and Representing Refugee Lives . Politics of Forced Migration ..

Ba International Politics, Political Economy, First Class With Hons.

Modules included: . International Institutions and Global Governance . Advanced Issues in International Politics . Global Power Europe ..

Ba Political Science, Political Science And Government

Study Abroad Student for six months. Modules included: . The Politics of Migration . Responses to Terrorism . The Politics of.