Anna Skinner Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Islington, London

- Driving work-readiness in Spear trainees in each cohort through coaching around barriers to employment- Ensuring Centre is reaching KPIs around enrolment, retention, and work-readiness- Training and developing Graduate Coach- Overseeing communications with corporate contacts (volunteers, funders) and coordinating volunteering sessions- Establishing and embedding new and existing referrer relationships- Organised football tournament fundraiser involving teams from Spear’s network including corporate partners, referrers, local churches and Spear alumni - raised ~£6000 (July 2023)

- Undergoing coaching training,- Supporting team in bringing about work-readiness with Spear cohorts- Preparing practical resources needed for sessions- External communications with referrer partners

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Malta

Malta

Malta

NGO researching mixed-migration trends (sister organisation of MOAS) with focus on Rohingya refugees & Bangladeshi communities, West/North African & Mediterranean migration and policy changes.- General project support: assisting with planning Xchange’s research projects, including conducting extensive literature reviews, participating in the interview/survey design process, interview transcription, research analysis;- Research reports: coding & analysis of qualitative primary data collected; writing and editing report content; *Co-author of "Niger Report (Part 1) - 'Agadez: Voices from a Historical Transit Hub'";- Fundraising: completing project proposal applications to solicit funds from large research institutions;- Copy-writing, social media and communications: writing blog articles for Xchange's website, monthly newsletters, managing social media accounts and generating content.

Valencia, Spain

Supporting English department and teachers through leading class activities, conversation groups and 1:1 support with students. Planning and executing activities to practice grammar, fluency and general conversation use. Role also involved some exam-support such as transcriptions, data entry.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Within the department for Politics and International Studies (POLIS) I was responsible for co-ordinating 25 student volunteers to mentor groups of first year students, as well as planning and organising 'support events' for first years periodically through the year. Received positive feedback on the success of past events in engaging and providing useful advice for students, creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere within the department.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Development (Industrial), First Class (Hons.)

Activities and Societies: Leeds University Union: Cycling Club, Cross Country Club, Leeds Students for Global Health, Christians In Sport..

Summer School, Spanish, History And Culture Of Pre-Hispanic Latin America.

Activities and Societies: Cultural workshops and excursions. Cultural workshops and excursions.