David Studer Email & Phone Number

County Limerick, Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

London, United Kingdom

Energy Solutions is a charity that supports households achieve warmer homes, lower fuel bills and actively providing services that help address the issue of fuel poverty in the borough of Brent. The Under One Roof project worked with key statutory partners and health services to link the supports offered by Energy Solutions with health measurable outcomes. The role entailed project managing the delivery of the Under One Roof project in line with the agreed deliverables, budget and time frame. This included:• Planning and managing the components and tasks that contribute to each project objective;• Managing the project team to achieve the desired outcomes;• Assessing new referrals and developing guidelines to ensure timely and appropriate support• Reporting to funders and stakeholders;• Working closely with and coordinating a Project Advisory Group including senior representatives from key statutory and voluntary agencies in Brent• Overseeing the independent evaluation of the project

County Limerick, Ireland

Limerick CYPSC is county-level committee that brings together senior management from the main statutory, community and voluntary providers of services to children and young people. It provides a forum for joint planning and co-ordination of activity to ensure that children, young people and their families receive improved and accessible services and to enhance interagency co-operation.• Supporting the establishment/ongoing work of the CYPSC and its sub-committees• Fostering and developing relationships with key personnel including Committee members and other stakeholders within associated agencies/service providers involved in the provision of child and family services. • Communicating a clear sense of purpose and direction on behalf of the CYPSC• Coordinating the development and implementation of the CYPSC’s three year work plan• Assisting the overall committee and sub-groups to implement the three year plan and monitor progress in line Better Outcomes Brighter Futures and the Blueprint for the Development of Children and Young People’s Services Committees. • Providing professional, technical and administrative assistance to the overall committee as well as any sub-groups of the CYPSC.• Capturing, recording and consolidating the learning from the CYPSC and sub-groups• Ensuring the collection, provision and reporting of relevant data and information• Preparing reports and strategic documents as required and provide timed progress reports to the CYPSC, sub-groups, CYPSC National Steering Group and other organisations as appropriate.• Identifying potential problems/blockages in implementing changes and offer support for the development of solutions in the context of a multi-agency approach to services.• Responding to ad hoc information requests and manage external correspondence as necessary.

Limerick City

In 2012 Creative Communities (formerly Limerick City Community Arts Group) launched as a network of people living and working in Limerick City communities to further advance community arts projects in the City. Creative Communities was supported by PAUL Partnership to successfully apply for City of Culture funding for a major community arts project in the city in 2014. The Are You Dancing? Project emerged as a key project of interest to Creative Communities to document the social history of the Dance Hall era (1950/60s/70s) and capture the personal memories of those that attended. This project will have a number of different elements, public reminiscence sessions, photographic exhibition and a large scale event as part of the City of Culture 2014 programmePromotion:• Identifying relevant community groups and individuals throughout the city and making ensuring participation in the project • Meeting with community groups and individuals to outline the project and agree timelinesPlanning:• Organising and facilitating project reminiscence sessions in a city wide basis • Identifying potential spaces around the city that are former dance halls and negotiating possible use for dance displaysImplementation:• Organising visual memorabilia for the overall event• Organising promotion and publicity of events• Organising and management of the overall Are You Dancing? events as part of City of Culture 2014 Monitoring & Reporting:• Monitoring budget spend• Working with the Creative Communities and informing the network of project progress • Preparing reports to funders • Preparing reports on project completion

Limerick

Supported Community & Culture pillar of Limerick City of Culture 2014 and also supported and facilitated Creative Communities, a network which brings community groups and local artists together in order to connect people, to facilitate sharing of information and to help support any community based arts projects.Lead Limerick Dance Halls Project, aim of which was to facilitate a series of conversations throughout Limerick city where local people remember and discuss Limerick Dance Halls. Successful in application for funding as part of City of Culture 2014.I worked directly with the Community Development Officer on a number of projects, most notably the community-driven and youth based Make A Move Festival. Work involved engaging directly with a number of stakeholders at a community, local authority and national level; submitting funding applications through a variety of sources, many of which have been successful; brainstorming and implementing fundraising strategies; directly organising workshops throughout local communities; management of social media campaign; working with a range of stakeholders at committee level who had a variety of needs.I worked with Lifelong Learning Facilitator in coordinating Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival which took place throughout Limerick city and county. Fed into Limerick City of Learning steering committee and compiled and presented post-festival evaluation report to committee with the Learning Facilitator. Sat on festival event and PR sub-committees. Key role in the organisation of Showcase Learners Market in Thomond Park as part of learning festival. Supported colleagues with other projects where required and contribute regular updates on projects in staff and social team meetings.

Limerick City

•Recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers.•Review volunteer application process and policy.•Collaboratively develop volunteer induction and training with Health and Safety, Officer, Head of Homeless Services and other relevant staff members.•Liaise with and support volunteers.•Liaise with project managers in placement of volunteers and development of volunteer programmes.•Generate appropriate volunteer opportunities and role descriptions based on the needs of the organisation.•Promote volunteering in conjunction with the Communications Officer.•Develop volunteer recognition system.•Manage volunteer budget and expenses.•Develop volunteer database and recording system.

Wellington, New Zealand

Provided direct support to Administration Manager. Main role involved building and property management, fleet management, travel and insurance management, security, staff ID cards and access card management. Produced Capital Expenditure proposals upon request and was part of project management team for digitisation of music library. Sat on round table forum aimed at setting up new Youth Radio Network for Radio New Zealand.

Limerick, Ireland

General administrative work including organisation of safety training seminars for staff, maintenance of online incident reports programme and successful transfer of documentation control to new online system. Meticulous preparation of Hospice and Nursing Home training and documentation for various inspections. Assisted Q&S Coordinator in her palliative care research with over 100hours of dictation completed over 6 months.

Limerick, Ireland

Liaising directly with members of public and stakeholders in facilitating their fundraising efforts, part of team organising main fundraising events and counting, receipting and lodging weekly monies received as part of fundraising. Lead for Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning event, one of Milford’s biggest annual fundraisers in 2009 and 2010.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Peace & Development Studies, First Class Honours Degree

Activities and Societies: PRO of UL International Society

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, Politics, Sociology And Social Studies, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Co-Founder and PRO of UL International Society, member of several campaign teams for Students Union.

International Business Communications (Single Subject Diploma), Business/Corporate Communications, Credit