Arfah Farooq 🇵🇸 Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Founder of Europe's biggest gathering of Muslim Techies.

London, London, Gb

Ada Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in overlooked founders and markets. As a scout, I'm part of a community actively supporting the mission by connecting them to founders from my own community.

London, London, Gb

Selected as part of the Ada Ventures Angel Programme. Over the next year I'll be investing in 5 startups! Maybe more.I've been given access to both capital (£50,000) and support to help find and invest in talent from our communities. Personally interested in minority and women founders. I'm interested in Community products, the Edtech, Healthtech, Fintech space and the Islamic economy.So please get in touch with me if you are raising! You can email your pitch deck to arfahfarooq@gmail.com

London, Uk, Gb

Co-Founded the Muslamic Makers Community. Muslamic Makers is a meetup and networking group to get muslim makers (involved in tech startups, design and development) together to discuss and share their thinking and work. We exist because there is huge (but often hidden) talent in the Muslim community, which lacks a space to network, inspire and showcase their work. Ultimately our goal is to help grow the Muslim tech startup community, nurture more confidence and impact in the startup scene. We aim to diversify the startup world and encourage more Muslims to work in diverse environments, being proud of who they are and respecting other people’s views. Muslamic Makers is not just for Muslims, anyone can come along to any of our events and we encourage it to help build more dialogue and generally develop more awesome things in tech and business.

Alongside my day job, I also do freelance work which includes speaking and workshops around community building, diversity+Inclusion, and careers and organizing events. More on my personal site: arfahfarooq.com

London, Gb

ImpactVC exists to unlock venture capital’s ability to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. This is founded in the belief that venture capital can deliver transformative positive change in outcomes for people and planet – if VCs focus effectively on intentional positive impact in their investments - and that doing so can unlock significant commercial value in parallel.ImpactVC is currently being incubated within Big Society Capital (https://bigsocietycapital.com), the UK's leading investor in impact venture funds, but over time it is designed to spin out to be led by the community in the UK, Europe, and beyond.

London , Greater London , Gb

I was bought in on a 6-month loan from the Cabinet Office for my community expertise to create and build a Community for Artificial Intelligence practitioners in healthcare.- Conducted a 6-week of discovery research to understand the needs of the community - Managed and build a community of 1000+ interested in the AI and Healthcare space- Connected different NHS trusts together to build capability in AI - Worked closely with the Skunkworks team to take proof of concepts delivered in one trust and help share GitHub code and resources to implement elsewhere in the system - Developed a 6 week AI Deep Dive Workshop educational series to help the NHS system develop a series of practical workshops designed to increase confidence, trust, and capability of implementing AI within the NHS. - Organised a Virtual Hub Community Week to connect members and organizations to share best practices. Had over 150 attendees from many different backgrounds come together to learn from other members- Organised an in-person meetup for the first time since the pandemic for 50+ community members - My work with the community then led to putting together an events strategy for 2022 for the Lab- Built out the virtual hub community strategy- Created community tools and documentation to help carry the community forward

London, Gb

Leading the flagship Innovation Fellowship Programme, a newly designed prestigious and innovative programme that seeks to increase DDaT capability and knowledge across Government by attracting the top digital and tech talent from across the UK and from overseas. - Working in partnership with the Head of Resourcing, Talent and Inclusion and Number 10 to design, implement and manage the successful delivery of the programme.- Engaging confidently with key stakeholders both internally and externally to position the programme and gain interest and support.- Working with providers to use the latest thinking in talent acquisition and management to attract a diverse group of Fellows for this high profile programme. - Engaging with departments across the Civil Service to identify high quality assignments for the Fellows to complete.-Challenging the status quo and encouraging innovative ways of working across the team. - Promoting diversity and inclusion in the programmes selection, design and delivery.- Line managing and support aProgramme Coordinator and managing the budget of the programme.- Presenting the Government Digital Service and the wider Digital, Data and Technology profession in government as a destination of choice for high quality candidates.-Producing regular reports and presentations to communicate progress, impact, and success stories of the programme.

London, Gb

Research: Discovery research into cross-government communities of practiceStrategy: Create an overall community strategy and align CoP to GDS businessCommunity Development: Create best practice, guidance and support for community managers in government

London, Gb

Government Department part of the Cabinet Office, leading digital transformation in government.- Managing community of 1,500+ Product and Delivery professionals across Government with different initiatives such as events and shadowing schemes.- Developing the Product and Delivery Communities to be exemplars across Government. Fostering a network of support, culture of knowledge, sharing best practices. Creating better guidance for other communities across Government so they can thrive and attract and develop.- Designing various community initiatives, including product management shadowing scheme, community meetups and cross-government collaborations. - Organised and managed over 20+ in-person and online events so far for the PM/DM Community, including two national conferences of 150 PM/DM professionals. Facilitated many events in-person and online including community away days. This involved planning, budgeting, recruiting internal / external speakers and designing workshops. - Supporting PM/DM community members to develop their skills and careers. Launched the ‘Introduction to Product Management’ course through training 18 PMs across Government and scaled it nationally so that the course could be delivered to over 80+ people. Currently working on developing the online course.- Creating onboarding processes for new community members.- Working with various stakeholders to update content on Gov.uk and working closely with Heads of Product from various departments on initiatives. - Conducting user research for initiatives and surveys across communities to constantly improve processes and initiatives. - Co-founded ‘Muslims at GDS’ network and current chair. Arranged events and mentored Muslim school girls. Wrote several blog posts highlighting the importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace.

London, Gb

A strategy consultancy to help businesses solve problems.- Worked and implemented strategies for a range of clients, from a worldwide breakfast brand, which included incubating and testing a new breakfast product, to launching a tech app for an entrepreneur and recruiting parents for the initial launch.- Built a community of parents for a tech entrepreneur and a community of young people for the (Young) Braves program. - Managed various projects including website updates, design work and getting collateral ready for an annual general meeting for a global hedge fund. - Built and maintained good client relationships with weekly updates and calls.- Generated leads, wrote proposals and pitched for work. - Re-built the business website, which led to an increase in engagement by +22.85% and a decrease in drop offs by -28.9%. Worked on B2B Marketing content to generate more leads.

London, Gb

I am a 2017 Fellow researching Muslim Women in Technology in USA, UAE and Pakistan. The aim of the research project is to showcase diverse Muslim Women working in the technology field and empower more Muslim girls and minorities in the UK to consider a career in technology. You can view my research, vlogs and interviews on inclusivetechworld.com

Gb

Adventure stories helping kids code. A Bright Little Labs product, a children's media company.- Created and implemented a marketing strategy including content and email.- Built and executed PPC campaigns, reducing customer acquisition cost.- Sourced and reviewed client proposals.- Hired and on boarded a new employee.- Made sure adverts represented the diversity of the stories.

London, Uk, Gb

A 12 week intensive bootcamp that takes absolute beginners into jobs as junior software developers.. My achievements at Makers Academy include: - Re-launched the Makers Academy website. - Doubled website traffic.- Reduced customer acquisition cost.- Helped launch the Remote Makers Academy course which was an online version of the main course. - Captured 200+ graduate stories for the core marketing strategy.- Created segmented landing pages and email campaigns. - Worked on partnerships with brands such as Amazon, Fridge Raiders and Digital Gurus.- Spearheaded Diversity efforts within Makers Academy.- Achieved a 51% female cohort (smashing the 13% industry average).- Launched the QardHasan (interest-free loans) Fellowship and put a refugee through the course. - Created a maternity policy for the company.

London, Greater London, Gb

Worked with the Legacy Youth Voice Group to set up a social media strategy. For this I worked directly with young people and trained them up in social media tools by running interactive workshops to help them create an online presence.

Up is a skills development and feedback tracker developed while we were based in the Wayra UnLtd tech accelerator. Taking all our learnings from Discoverables, we built a simple tool to allow young employees and line managers to communicate better. The main benefits behind Up are that it boosts productivity, enables young talent to track their outcomes, skills and career goals and encourages managers to communicate with them in an engaging, efficient way. The product is currently in closed beta with the next phase being a bespoke white labelled solution for youth organisations. Being part of a startup meant my role included a bit of everything from building and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders. Partnerships included Universities like UEL, London Southbank and Goldsmiths to skill bodies such as UKCES and CIPD as well as content partnerships with GothinkBig and Startacus. Other duties included carrying out market research, keeping track of product feedback, developing and executing a sales strategy, and the usual day to day running of a business.

Co-Founded an Education Startup called Discoverables, a gameful platform that enables young people to identify, develop and showcase their key strengths and skills needed to succeed in work and in life. As co-creator in youth charity Spark and Mettle, I was a key team member during its design and build in Year 0 and worked alongside design agency, Pixel Group. Discoverables was funded from the Design Council & Nominet Trusts Working Well Challenge to help solve youth unemployment and has gone on to win investment from Big Issue Invest and Wayra UnLtd Social Tech accelerator.I managed all stakeholders including young people, employers, schools and youth organisations. I also worked on the communication, social media strategy and building up partnerships.I am now helping to lead an integration of the Discoverables platform to be built back into Spark+Mettle.

Full time Administrator for the Government work programme.Duties included: In-work support, petty cash, filing, managing reception, answering telephone calls, raising purchase orders, and general administrative tasks.

Dublin, Dublin, Ie

Managed various social media platforms for clients from Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and new up-and-coming platforms. Used brand values and personality to create opportunities for the community from blogger outreach to blogger management. Drove traffic to client blog by 35% month over month. Analysed Google Analytics data and made real-time changes in social media strategy. Developed online content: written, visual and video.

Proud London 2012 Gamesmaker. Liaised and assisted media in attaining results and fixture information.Managed pigeonholes and the system for presenting printed start lists, results and news to the media.

One of the 13 young people in the pilot "Star Track" programme. Incorporated part-time training, career-focused networking. Also involved in side projects like Dreams Supply Company and Forge On and co-creating and shaping the future programme.

London, England, Gb

Won one week’s work placement, as part of “The Project” competition with Virgin media Pioneers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlAWu1qS8xIPlaced in the Media Trust and worked on the Community Channel. Roles included finding and reviewing new material from up-and-coming filmmakers. Negotiating with filmmakers and production companies. Researching and contacting relevant charities and community groups.

London, England, Gb

Part of the PR campaign for BBC London radio across London. Spoke to members of the public, promotingradio station and helping to record vox pops.

London, London, Gb

One week’s work experience in the People Development/4talent department of Channel 4: Duties included: replying to email queries; organizing and assisting the assessment day; dealing with confidential application forms.Co-ordinated interviews for an in-house film.

London, London, Gb

Worked with the Union Democracy Representation Co-coordinator, helping with a range of administration duties including website management, minutes taking, promoting student democracy and elections.

London, London, Gb

Presenter at for student radio. Produced and presented an hour’s show every week clearly and concisely. Edited shows into podcasts and learned to use radio equipment, such as the mixing board.

London, London, Gb

Elected to represent the black and ethnic community in the Students Union. Duties included leading campaigns against racism and Islamophobia. Organised a successful Black History month and Multicultural day attended by many students. Spoke and chaired many public debates and created promotional content.

For my final year university project I was producer for a 15 minute documentary.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIPIYunkXMOversaw the whole production from start to finish. Duties included planning, budgeting, scheduling, running on shoot and editing in post production.

London, England, Gb

A one week placement shadowing different departments of BBC News. Departments experienced included: Future News Planning, Engineering, Radio 1 Newsbeat, News Programmes, BBC User Generated Content and 6 O Clock News.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Worked as a waitress and delivered the full “Friday” experience to guests. Duties included providing a very high level of customer service, from greeting customers, to taking orders, to serving food.

Worked on a National Youth project where my primary duty was to manage the creative content as well as provide an informative and comprehensive service to users, clients and young people. Duties included: photography, filming and editing promotional content for Youtube and working in teams to complete tasks on time, meeting both individual and team KPI's and achieving targets.

London, Gb

Temporary admin work over two summers holidays. Duties included sorting out student queries, data administration, enrolling students onto the database system "unit-e" and general administration duties like filing and organising folders.

London, England, Gb

One Week Placement on BBC Asian Network Nihal Phone in show. Contributed ideas to editorial meetings, helped research future phone in shows including calling up potential guests. Also used the central ENPS BBC service and edited audio content as well as shadowing while on air and writing script and pointers for radio presenter.

London, Gb

Mentored A-level students on a one-to-one basis with work and revision.

Worked for an Architecture Centre on their youth project. Project-managed various youth projects including a 60 second film competition on YouTube for the designing of a park for the Lea River area as well as a organising a community event and applying to grants. Other duties included general admin work and running social media and blog.

Ba, Media And Communication

A-Levels, Business Studies, Media Studies, 3D Design