Brita Cooper Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Led high profile qualitative and quantitative research projects from end to end for leading corporate clients, including Accenture, Facebook, MacDonald’s, the Equitable Life Assurance Society, and Pearson Education, as well as third sector and international government clients• Projects include reputation tracking, brand positioning, new product development, scenario, proposition and message testing, benchmark, segmentation, thought leadership• Designed and proposed creative, bespoke methodologies and targeting approaches for frequently hard-to-reach audiences in response to client challenges • Led data analysis and the development of presentations and strategic memos; personally presented findings and recommendations to senior clients • Built strong relationships with individual members of client teams, thereby becoming a trusted partner for advice and go-to for new RFPs• In collaboration with a core client, developing a streamlined ‘quick-response’ proposal system to ensure PSB responded with project design and costs within 24-48 hours• Supervised and identified opportunities for the professional development of junior colleagues • An experienced moderator and interviewer, having conducted numerous focus groups and depth interviews with audiences ranging from female ride-share drivers to senior government stakeholders

London, United Kingdom

• Managed the set-up, fieldwork, analysis and final delivery of research projects for leading corporate and third sector clients, including the AA, Ford Motor Company and the Living Wage Foundation• Handled more than £1M of research projects for multiple clients simultaneously• Managed sophisticated data analysis, use of statisticians, to bring together award winning research using innovative big data techniques• Managed the delivery of an award-winning attitudes & values-based segmentation of the membership of one of the UK’s most well-known companies• Provided the Living Wage Foundation with an evidence-based communications strategy • Diverse industry experience from the auto industry and home heating, to housing policy, income inequality and trade

London, United Kingdom

➢ Developed qualitative and quantitative structural, process and outcome indicators for the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Indicators aimed to establish the transformative nature of the goals, and ensure that state legal and legislative frameworks, multi-stakeholder partnerships and private sector activities align with the UN guiding principles of human rights. ➢ Assisted in the development and drafting of appropriate goals and targets for Amnesty International’s next overarching global strategy.➢ Researched and drafted policy documents and briefings.

London, United Kingdom

➢ Performed ad hoc political research, drafted policy briefings, administrative support, and management of the policy and casework database.➢ Constituent casework support such as responding in detail to constituent concerns regarding Mr. Lammy’s positions on education, taxation, social welfare, housing immigration, asylum-seeking, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nuclear weapons, and ISIS.➢ Media monitoring and tracking, identified London-based organizations and networks for mobilization in support of Mr. Lammy’s reelection campaign and campaign for the Labour nomination for Mayor of London.

Greater New York City Area

➢ Researched and developed questionnaires on a wide range of domestic political and public policy issues, such as gun violence prevention, election reform and education reform, in addition to corporate branding initiatives. Oversaw questionnaire design, fielded the instruments, and provided precise analyses and cogent strategic recommendations based on the resulting data. Prepared detailed reports on opportunities to create political change, such as propitious legislative and public opinion environments for ballot initiatives on universal background checks, nonpartisan primary elections, and a tax on soda. ➢ Tracked, analyzed, and assessed the competitiveness of mayoral, state government, Congressional and Senate races during US national and local election cycles. ➢ Conducted extensive qualitative and quantitative research on domestic policy issues and prepared detailed reports and papers, researched and analyzed the legislative environment in the United States, drafted opinion pieces on health care, immigration, privacy, the appetite for third party candidates in a two party system, Congressional gridlock, US foreign policy.➢ Raised awareness among the public regarding relevant political problems, such as education and gun violence prevention, assisted in political policy formation and the development of communications campaigns.

Greater New York City Area

➢ Performed receptionist duties, filing, data management and data input, drafted short office memos. Responsible for financial accounting and invoicing. Drafted contracts and other legal documents, assisted with all other office administrative duties.

Greater New York City Area

➢ Analyzed and vetted project proposals for humanitarian relief and sustainable development initiatives, wrote reports and briefs summarizing findings, performed research on issues affecting Haiti, [education/school openings, access to potable water, deteriorating short-term shelters, President Martelly’s new administration, corruption/government transparency]. Translated French and English documents, conducted literature reviews, took minutes at strategy meetings, contacted potential donors via telephone.➢ Worked in conjunction with the development and foreign policy departments at the Clinton Foundation, the UN office of the Special Envoy, and liaised with organizations in both Haiti and New York.

Master’S Degree, Comparative Politics, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International Society, United Nations Society, Women Leaders of Tomorrow, LSESU Feminist SocietyModules.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations (Degree Gpa 3.53/4.0), French (Degree Gpa 3.63/4.0)

Sample courses: International Relations, Globalization & Social Change, Human Rights & Culture, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Islam &.