Beth Andrews Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, Ny, Us

London, Gb

At Lansons, a leading communications consultancy based in London, I worked with international, financial services, and manufacturing clients on a range of government, media, and internal relations strategies to help land key messages with target audiences.I delivered two major integrated public relations campaigns, working with third parties to reach millions of people online and on broadcast across the UK. I was also able to apply my background in climate change to produce accessible and engaging guides on key sustainability topics.I organised and hosted multiple events in Whitehall, engaging with policy and political stakeholders to drive forward conversations, and leveraged my understanding of government to translate the impacts of complex political developments on clients objectives.

London, Gb

Whilst working for Lansons, I was contracted to work part-time in the Media Relations Team of Phoenix Group, the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business, alongside my regular client work.I was fortunate to be contracted not once, but twice - at the start of 2023 and for six weeks during the summer. Both times were a fantastic experience, working in-house alongside Phoenix Group's internal communications, brand, and social affairs teams to push forward the business's work on making longer lives, better lives.

London, Gb

My work in Energy and Climate spanned across two key projects for the department - delivering the UK government's agenda on private finance at COP26, and supporting households during the peak of the energy crisis. As part of a team led by Mark Carney, the UK Prime Minister's COP26 private finance adviser, I led work to support the creation of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) sector-specific alliances, as well as the establishment of the International Sustainability Standards Board. A core purpose of my work was promoting the role of effective and accurate sustainability reporting across financial institutions to inform long-term investment decisions. This included organising a roundtable, chaired by Mark Carney, convening Finance Deputies from over 20 jurisdictions to make progress on commitments ahead of the conference in Glasgow.Following COP26, my work shifted focus to the emerging energy crisis. I worked closely with the government department responsible for the energy market to deliver financial payments to households to support with high energy costs. I focused in particular on developing policy solutions for hard-to-reach households, such as those on pre-payment meters.

London, Gb

As part of the Treasury spending team responsible for overseeing the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), I oversaw the department's spending and strategy on flooding, fisheries and water. This cross-cutting role developed my experience and expertise across public sector spending and accounting principles, business case management, economic regulation of the water sector, access to insurance, and major government infrastructure projects - including the delivery of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. A stretching and fulfilling role, key achievements included securing the department £5.2 billion of funding for the 2021-2027 flood defence programme, a doubling in cash terms of the previous programme. I also worked closely with DEFRA to develop and deliver a financial support scheme for the fisheries sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, in recognition of the specific hardships faced.

London, Gb

In my first role on the UK Treasury's Graduate Development Programme, I led on Capital Gains Tax policy - the tax that individuals may be liable for on disposal of investment, property or business assets. I advised the minister responsible for the UK's tax system on achieving government objectives through changes to CGT rates and allowances, interdependencies with other elements of personal and business taxation, and technical matters relating to the delivery of CGT policy. During my time in the role, I led a strategic review of Capital Gains Tax from first principles, drawing on insight from technical and analytical experts across the Treasury and HMRC, to develop a roadmap which supported official's decision making and policy recommendations for Treasury ministers. I also enacted policy changes through legislation that raised over £450 million of additional revenue for the Exchequer, and better targeted tax reliefs aimed at supporting entrepreneurs.

London, Gb

Whilst working for The Royal Marsden, a leading NHS hospital specialising in cancer treatment and delivering community care, I facilitated the patient complaints service. This required me to take a compassionate and considerate approach to managing patients - and their families' - concerns with their treatment. I was responsible for co-ordinating written responses, with input from relevant members of staff, and follow-up meetings where needed. I also delivered training to new joiners to help them understand their role in responding to formal complaints.

High Wycombe, England, Gb

Whilst studying Linguistics at University College London, I completed a summer internship in the Public Relations team at Costa Coffee - the UK’s leading coffee shop chain. I was fortunate to support the team in drafting press releases, conducting market research on the health and wellbeing initiatives of key competitors, and developing PR activation ideas for their Christmas campaign. Throughout, I was able to draw on my experience working as a part-time barista for the company, to offer insight on the in-store experience of customers and colleagues alike.