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Leeds, GB

Alongside my paid employment, I also serve in a Voluntary Role as a Regional Advisor for my local area.My duties include:- Supporting JET Programme Participants in my local area by offering them relevant advice and support.- Organising events for JET Programme Participants including a local Welcome Party and regular socials.- Distributing relevant.

Ehime, Japan

Full-Time Role teaching English as part of the Japanese Exchange Teaching (JET) Programme.Some of my duties include:- Assisting Japanese teachers in English language classes taught at Senior High School.- Supervising English language activities.- Preparing a variety of class materials for teaching the English language.- Judging at English language speech.

Voluntary Role with lead responsibility on all issues related to AJET Governance and Strategy, including the following key projects:- Developing the 2025-2030 AJET Strategic Plan- Carrying out a full Governance Review of AJET- Drafting new Governance Documents for AJET

Voluntary Role with shared responsibility on issues related to building the JET Community, including leading on the following key projects:- Developing and ongoing delivery of the Volunteer Recognition System

Voluntary Role Chairing the Students' Union Governing Board which is responsible for management of governance, finance, and strategy within the SU:Some of my duties include:- Chairing meetings of the Governing Board.- Providing leadership on key issues relating to governance, finances, and strategy.- Working closely with the SU Manager and other.

In September 2022 I joined the Governing Board of the University of Law Students’ Union. I bring my knowledge of the student movement, student union governance, and charity governance to the board.

Voluntary Role supporting the remaining Board Members through a period of recovery and transition.

During my year as Chair of the Board of Trustees I led ALYVE UK through a challenging period of critical self reflection and laid solid foundations for a successful turnaround of the charity.Recognising that the charity had been treading water for a number of years, due to a lack of human capital, I led the Board of Trustees through a series of crucial.

Action for Local Youth Voice Empowerment UK (ALYVE UK) is a radical youth led charity that advocates for and supports local youth forums across Scotland and the UK. As a trustee I brought my knowledge of; youth activism, the student movement, community organising, democratic structures, and governance to the board.

Part-Time role working in Purpose Built Student Accomodation for Unite Students.My duties included:- Providing a welcoming front of house reception service (often as a solo worker)- Conducting flat viewings and inspections- Leading sales conversations and processing sales- Planning and running events for our students- Handling enquiries from student.

As Co-Chair of the Democratic Procedures Committee I played a key role in the design and delivery of the 2023 NUS UK National Conference. During my time in this role I ensured that the conference maximised democracy, transparency and debate amongst delegates. During conference I led a session on NUS Democracy which generated radical ideas for reform of NUS.

In July 2022 I joined the Democratic Procedures Committee (DPC) of the National Union of Students (NUS UK). As a democratically elected member of DPC it was my responsibility to ensure that NUS democracy was run in a fair and impartial manner while working alongside my fellow committee members to ensure its democratic spaces work well.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As chair of the board, I led, oversaw and monitored the effective delivery of the organisation's strategy in collaboration with my fellow trustees. This role accelerated my chairing and meeting skills, which also included holding our chief executive officer to account.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As President of the Students’ Union I led a team of elected officers and the overall political direction of the organisation. This challenging role required me to bring my excellent team management skills to the fore. In partnership with the Union CEO, we navigated a challenger year and I am confident I have left the organisation in a better position from.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

During my term as a trustee I have served on the Finance Audit and Risk Committee which has firmly developed my understanding of budgeting within a large organisation, the audit process, and risk management.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As VP Welfare I developed my knowledge of students’ unions as well as Further and Higher Education. I worked closely with my teammates and the union staff team to deliver campaigns that impacted the lives of the 20k+ students at Strathclyde. During my time in this role, I also served as the Student Executive lead on the 2020 refresh of our website, working.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As a Sales Adviser at Vodafone I was able to develop my communication skills while articulating clearly product specifications and payment plans to customers. It also provided me crucial experience in a customer service orientated role.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom