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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Managing the energy strategy assessment process as part of the planning process for new buildings in LondonManaging the new Be Seen policy which involves monitoring new building's in-use energy performance and comparing this to design performanceContributing to the provision of advice, written and oral, to the Mayor, senior managers, Members of the Assembly and other government departmentsPreparing responses to questions and correspondence to the Mayor from Assembly members, Government departments and members of the public

London, United Kingdom

Worked in the Energy Policy and Advocacy Team, coordinating delivery of substantial projects, and building relationships with Ofgem, Ombudsman Services: Energy, Government, trade bodies and consumer advocates. Managing the Citizens Advice Star Rating, an industry-wide league table, ranking the customer service of energy suppliers and updated quarterlyLeading Citizens Advice’s microbusiness energy policy work, advocating for greater regulatory protection for microbusinesses in the UK retail energy marketLeading new research into the impacts of digital exclusion in the energy sector

Supporting primary research related to city-level climate actions, impacts and co-benefitsCoordinating consultants and delivery partners to deliver these projects, ensuring the highest level of excellence from partners while maintaining friendly, long-term partner relationships.Managing city workshops including support and handling both practical logistics and development and delivery of effective workshop content.Coordinating coalition partnerships to support the development of the benefits framework and evidence base, including virtual meetings, events and day-to-day communications.Supporting C40 to effectively and clearly communicate findings through visualisations and written reports for multiple audiencesResearch in to new, fundable research workstreams in cutting-edge topics, supported through the production of relevant summaries and documentation

London, United Kingdom

Supporting organisational strategy using data to promote urban sustainability.Managing analysis projects in support of internal business intelligence, external publications and tools. Supporting staff in ensure data processes and resources are as simple, fast and efficient as possible.

London, United Kingdom

Provided support for the initiative head and network managers, specifically working on promoting efficiency in private and municipal buildings, and district and clean energy networks in C40 cities around the world.Main roles and responsibilities:Supporting the Initiative Head and network managers in communications for the district energy and municipal building efficiency networksDeveloping and managing a briefing pack on energy efficiency in buildings and district energy for C40 staffCarrying out research on building codes and regulation in cities around the worldReading and synthesising key documents on buildings efficiency and district energy to support the Initiative Head for C40 events, city support and business planningDeveloping and delivering a C40 seminar day alongside the Sweden Green Building Council’s Building Sustainability 16 conference in Stockholm

London, United Kingdom

Worked as part of the Policy and Public Affairs team, providing administrative assistance where necessary and support on a number of different projects. This has included liaising with various different teams within CDP.Main roles and responsibilities:Assisting in the design and production of the CDP Newsletter which has involved collating the work of the various teams within CDP.Leading on the design and implementation of the sustainable public procurement strategy, aimed primarily at European governments.Assisting in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals strategy for CDP and its members.Assisting in the implementation of the Public Affairs Strategy, in particular negotiating public affairs partnerships with various institutions globally.

London, United Kingdom

Worked on a Low-Carbon Infrastructure study of India's economic corridors, researching methods of effectively implementing infrastructure and development in India in a sustainable manner. The project was shortlisted for the 2016 British Expertise Award for Outstanding International Collaboration.This involved:Looking in to the key international best practices for infrastructure development of economic corridors around the world.Determining and reviewing potential metrics for comparing these infrastructure elements, looking at any international benchmarks and/or best practices, defining a comparative carbon score for each.Reviewing the UK's relevant expertise in relevant low-carbon infrastructure development in order to determine any potential investment opportunities.Assisting in a review of key current Indian policies supportive of low-carbon infrastructural development.

London, United Kingdom

Worked in the Energy team carrying out energy assessments on commercial (SBEM, DSM) and residential developments (SAP), both existing and new build.Key roles included writing energy strategies and renewable energy feasibility studies for a variety of residential and commercial projects throughout the UK.Other projects included a feasibility study for a medium to large sized wind turbine and creating a tool to calculate the embodied carbon of a building.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Policy And Regulation, Merit

Achieved a high distinction and scored in the top 10% of the course for my dissertation on "Investigating the Barriers to Implementing.

Msc, Materials For Energy & Environment, Merit

Activities and Societies: Jazz Band, MSc Student Staff RepresentativeAchieved a distinction for my dissertation on "The Electrophoretic.

Beng Hons, Materials Science & Engineering, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Jazz Band, Music Technology

Diploma, Popular Music Performance (Drums), Merit