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London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Newham is a deprived inner-city London Borough. It suffers from low wages, an acute housing crisis, and youth safety issues, although has the opportunities of a young and diverse population and rapid economic growth. • Determined the priorities of, and held responsibility for, Newham’s policy agenda ranging from modern slavery to education;• Managed a policy team of five to effectively deliver on the policy agenda; • The strategic and policy lead for Newham’s flagship strategy on economic development, launched by the Shadow Chancellor;• Set a long-term vision focused on embedding workers’ rights, social justice and supporting communities;• Developed evidence-based policy interventions, with specialisation in the labour market including a workers’ rights support centre; • Provided bespoke political and confidential policy advice to the Mayor of Newham on a range of issues as the trusted policy expert; • Chief speech writer for the Mayor and the Cabinet; • Supported the political transition of Newham, ensuring service areas are bought in and embedding the new strategic priorities.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Leading CLASS’s economic and statistical analysis.• Conceptualising and designing policy for the 2017 Labour Manifesto (excessive pay levy).• Designing and overseeing high quality research projects on labour market analysis, post-Brexit trade, automation, and public spending.• Managing the organisation’s relationship with the academic community, for example to commission and collaborate on research projects.• Chairing roundtable discussions with leading trade unionists and NGOs on Brexit.• Regularly contributing blogs and vlogs.• Providing high quality briefings for media appearances (incl. Newsnight, C4 news, and sky).• Providing research briefings.• Representing the organisation at meetings and conferences with academics, trade unionists, politicians, and members of the public.• Generally supporting the development of CLASS with input for policy ideas, potential research topics, and organisational development.

London, United Kingdom

• Undertook research projects covering a wide range of negotiations and other areas• Prepared statistical analysis associated with pay claims, conditions of service and grading matters, and other issues• Prepared briefing papers on a range of strategic and regulatory issues concerning posts, telecommunications and related issues• Monitored developments in a number of areas of industrial relations and industrial policy• Offered policy advice and counsel to officers on all issues within their responsibilities• Prepared policy briefings for the purpose of national collective bargaining• Analysed company accounts and corporate strategies• Provide policy briefings on broader industrial relations, employment, political and social policy matters• Prepared surveys and analyse responses• Provided research support to national recruitment and organisation campaigns• Prepared speeches, make presentations, write articles for union publications, and write circulars for branches as appropriate• Represented the union at national and international meetings and events with members, politicians, regulators etc

• Lead researcher on employment and health inequalities.• Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on the social determinants of health.• Identified appropriate research methodologies.• Statistical analysis.• Produced research reports on a range of health issues.• Conducted research and provided research assistance for the Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England.

Organised the launch of the 2014 World Report at Parliament. Reaching out to government officials and departments, MPs, NGOs, and human rights activists from across the world for research and advocacy purposes. Writing daily summaries of human rights related news and a media roundup. Attending briefings to representing Human Rights Watch and taking notes. Conducting research on human rights abuses. Use of Office programs, e.g. word and excel.

Co-editor, photographer, and writer for 'The Graduate News Forum', the official blog of Dartmouth's Arts and Sciences Graduate Program. I am also responsible for organizing social activities for graduate students at Dartmouth.

Instructed weekly one-on-one tutorials with sixteen freshmen in developmental writing course, taught and planned lessons, and provided critical feedback on all essays and revisions.

Uk Parliament

Prepared briefings for a variety of forums including: Parliamentary debates, media events (such as television appearances) and Treasury Select Committee meetings during the 2008 financial crisis. Responded to letters from the general public, liaising with other members of all UK legislatures and performed general office tasks.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Globalization Studies

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Council (GSC)-Executive Board Member GSC Finance Committee GSC Travel Grant Committee Graduate.

British Politics And Legislative Studies, Politics, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Hull University Labour Club