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London, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

After three years at Green Alliance, this new role is focused on increasing the organisations political impact through effective delivery of a political strategy running into the General Election in 2024, primarily through working with the Senior Management Team to ensure resources and capacity are effectively deployed for the highest impact on UK policy-making and political dynamics.

London, United Kingdom

Developing and leading the the political strategy and political engagement of the independent cross-party think-thank Green Alliance.- Growing the Green Alliance politics team through funding/grants from four to nine people over the course of 18 months, maximising our possible impact on UK Government policy-making.- Relaunching the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment - including managing the revamp of its digital presence and Parliamentary programme.-… Show more Developing and leading the the political strategy and political engagement of the independent cross-party think-thank Green Alliance.- Growing the Green Alliance politics team through funding/grants from four to nine people over the course of 18 months, maximising our possible impact on UK Government policy-making.- Relaunching the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment - including managing the revamp of its digital presence and Parliamentary programme.- Motivating and managing a team of nine people to deliver on various political engagement projects across the breadth of environmental policy, including navigating the complexity of the Covid pandemic on our collective work.- Nurturing and sustaining relationships at the highest level in the UK Government (especially in Number 10 and HM Treasury) and Westminster Parliament to shape policy-making to be as bold and ambitious as possible on the environmental agenda.- Building consensus and trust across and between civil society organisations working on climate change and nature loss - through facilitating regular calls, creating ways to share work, etc - so, as a sector, we have as much impact as possible. Show less

London, United Kingdom

A fast-paced and dynamic role supporting an influential voice in British politics - with a focus on UK climate change and economic policy. Responsibilities included:- Developing high-impact campaigns that achieved meaningful change in climate and energy policy, environmental protection, economic policy, and democratic reform - including numerous changes to Gov't policy and legislation, exposing staff cuts at Natural England, securing protections in Green Investment Bank privatisation… Show more A fast-paced and dynamic role supporting an influential voice in British politics - with a focus on UK climate change and economic policy. Responsibilities included:- Developing high-impact campaigns that achieved meaningful change in climate and energy policy, environmental protection, economic policy, and democratic reform - including numerous changes to Gov't policy and legislation, exposing staff cuts at Natural England, securing protections in Green Investment Bank privatisation, and more.- Posting content on Caroline's social media channels (300K followers), drafting press releases and quotes, and monitoring the political and environmental press.- Maintaining and developing relationships across Government, Parliament, the media, civil society and business, including regular written and verbal correspondence with key stakeholders.- Producing high-quality briefings (verbal and written), drafting speeches for a diverse range of audiences, and ghost-writing copy for print and online media, inc The Guardian, The Mirror, Financial Times, the Independent, the Metro and others.- Researching and understanding the breadth of environmental policy - from energy policy to air pollution, agricultural payments to resource use - inc writing the Green Party 2017 Environment Manifesto.- Monitoring and engaging in the Parliamentary process, including drafting and tabling amendments, writing questions to ministers, securing debates in the Commons, and editing Select Committee reports. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Lead for the scoping phase of a new piece of work for Quakers In Britain aimed at improving how the charity engaged the 'Millennial' generation. After a year of research, trialling projects, and internal advocacy, the project made a series recommendations about the overall direction of the communications and governance of Britain Yearly Meeting – a large national charity with a £10m turnover. Achievements include securing two positions on the Board of Trustees for young people… Show more Lead for the scoping phase of a new piece of work for Quakers In Britain aimed at improving how the charity engaged the 'Millennial' generation. After a year of research, trialling projects, and internal advocacy, the project made a series recommendations about the overall direction of the communications and governance of Britain Yearly Meeting – a large national charity with a £10m turnover. Achievements include securing two positions on the Board of Trustees for young people, significant increase in social media impact, and growth of new young adult groups. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Key role supporting Medact - a UK-based public health charity - to grow into a more vibrant and effective campaigning organisation. Achievements included: - Developing Medact's programmes of work, with a focus on climate change and economic justice. This included writing and editing reports, speaking at relevant events, and writing copy for our digital and print publications.- Improving Medact's media campaigning, including working with the Guardian to launch the 'Keep It In The… Show more Key role supporting Medact - a UK-based public health charity - to grow into a more vibrant and effective campaigning organisation. Achievements included: - Developing Medact's programmes of work, with a focus on climate change and economic justice. This included writing and editing reports, speaking at relevant events, and writing copy for our digital and print publications.- Improving Medact's media campaigning, including working with the Guardian to launch the 'Keep It In The Ground' campaign, securing media coverage in national media, e.g. The Guardian and Independent, and the medical press, e.g. British Medical Journal and The Lancet.- Securing significant two new grants (JRCT and Sainsbury's) and supporting another (Esmee Fairbairn) to develop new projects on climate change and peace.- Organising and project managing two major conferences (800 delegates), including delivering these on budget, securing a diverse range of participants, and high-profile speakers.- Managing the Medact office, including managing the finances (inc reporting to Companies House and the Charity Commission), interviewing and hiring new members of staff, recruiting and supporting volunteers, and creating a positive working environment (inc project managing an office move). Show less

Brussels

Year-long internship with Brussels-based advocacy and campaigning organisation. Produced reports and briefings on developments on a range of European Union policy. Developed new external communication channels and shaped the future of the organisational strategy.