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Newton Abbot, Gb

International

This role involves:- Creating and managing the Education Department by designing and implementing the strategy and scheme of work- Working with camp partners to deliver world class courses and educational experiences on the topics of ecosystem restoration, regenerative agriculture, and the restoration of the soul and our society both at the camps and online- Creating and supporting our community of campers and course alumni to work together for collaborative action to restore our landscapes, our society, and ourselves - Supporting the work of data collection and analysis at the camps- Supporting the development of our knowledge exchange platform for camp coordinators to teach and learn from each other about all things related to restoration

International

This role involved:- Creating new partnerships with projects who wish to become Ecosystem Restoration Camps - Supporting these partners with on-boarding, the creation of regenerative business models, opportunities to access information and support, and the chance to communicate with and learn from one another - Supporting the camps with collecting data to demonstrate impact, learn and adapt.

International

I have been working with Ecosystem Restoration Camps from the concept phase, working with a team of people from across the world to build an organisation that trains people to restore damaged ecosystems, and help farmers transition to regenerative agriculture. My work involves:- Co-creating a governance structure for the organisation- Managing the outward appearance of the camps through different media channels - Working with camp staff to generate business ideas and revenue streams- Building websites - Developing educational content such as a MOOC, infographics, and management trainings - Attending and speaking at public conferences and events - Co-designing and running a regeneration festival for 500 people - Creating crowdfunding campaigns - Creating and executing a fundraising strategy - Sourcing and managing ongoing funding proposals and relationships - Creating project management systems - Designing monitoring and evaluation frameworks - Co-creating strategy for the foundation moving forward- Exploring new partnership opportunities for the foundation and the camps- Hiring and building a strong team of coordinators and circle teams around them - Exploring new locations and partners for future camps - Advising new camp teams on how to plan, build and run Ecosystem Restoration Camps around the world

Remote

As Environment Manager, my responsibilities included:- Designing and implementing the sustainability strategy and policies of the festival - Creating revenue generating activities that can raise money for the sustainability budget of the festival- Working with traders and organisations to ensure that they trade sustainably - Organising a series of talks and workshops about environmentally positive living/action

London, United Kingdom

- Designing and managing a multi-country programme, working with government authorities to set up school libraries across sub-Saharan Africa - Managing a budget of over £800,000- Creating partnerships with local NGOs- Managing a range of small individual projects across 12 countries - Creating research papers and learning publications - Designing monitoring and evaluation frameworks including a theory of change for the whole organisation- Working to strategies and reporting to donors - Working with government partners to design projects and write joint funding proposals

London, United Kingdom

Designing and coordinating a training programme for five groups of young, aspiring entrepreneurs to set up their own cooperative businesses.

London, United Kingdom

1) Analysing existing projects and writing progress reports2) Designing new project cycles based on compiling evaluations of previous cycles.3) Writing grant proposals4) Researching issues that inform project design5) Designing creative fundraising and awareness campaigns 6) Researching and creating new partnerships between other NGOs and academic bodies.

London, United Kingdom, Cambodia

Conducting a qualitative research study into reading habits, preferences, and aspirations of children in nine schools across three districts in Cambodia. I travelled to these provinces and held focus group discussions with grade three and five students, asking them questions relating to my research topic.

This position involves communicating with existing volunteers, supporters and friends of Open Equal Free with the aim of maintaining the high quality of our programs and staying true to our mission. In the future we hope to expand our the outreach of our projects via key partnerships with other organisations and individuals that believe in our goals and objectives.

This position involves the daily management of several OEF programmes including TeachBuzz and our global news blog.

Vientiane, Laos

My responsibilities included:• Teaching English, Maths, Science and Environmental Awareness to a class of 22 children aged 5 – 7.• Writing detailed lessons plans which denote and promote creative thinking through kinaesthetic methods. • Creating and marking homework and examinations.• Keeping detailed student records.• Creating resources used in the classroom.

Master'S Degree, Education And International Development

Activities and Societies: Open Equal Free Student Society Modules studied: Concepts, Theories and Issues of Education in Development: 1).

Bachelor Of The Arts, English Literature

Activities and Societies: Stage Arts Warwick S.A.W society During my time at the University of Warwick I was the arts editor.

5 A Levels, French Language And Literature, English Language And Literature, History, Theatre Studies

Activities and Societies: Shakespeare Society, French Club, Student Council A Levels in English Literature, French and Theatre Studies.