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United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Managing transformation of number of areas of research support services in one of the world’s premier research institutions.

London, England, United Kingdom

Enabling ambitious innovation transformation programme by delivering effective, balanced and user centred approach to core compliance requirements for research.

London, England, United Kingdom

Delivering essential legislation and related outputs for a biosecurity trade-checks system that fills the various Brexit shaped holes.

London, United Kingdom

The Policysmith Ltd is basically me doing a smorgasbord of things mostly for the public sector and latterly high education sectors.

London

Project Management of urgent implementation of Official Controls Regulation (OCR). OCR provides certain key changes to ensure that food and feed are safe in Europe. Until December 13, 2019, the EU system of official controls was governed by separate pieces of legislations which covered food and feed safety, plant health or animal-by-products. EU official control rules are a key element of the governance of the agri-food chain in Europe, recognised world-wide as an example of best practice.

London, England, United Kingdom

Developing exactly what the Agency's contribution to the 'Levelling Up' agenda was and working steadily to build a project the help identify local areas most at risk of a future health hazard and how they could be better prepared to cope better.

London, United Kingdom

Programme management of the private sector cladding remediation fund designed to make it easier for to get rid of dangerous 'Grenfell style' building cladding from private sector buildings and ultimately help keep people safe.

London, United Kingdom

Work with Members of the London Assembly on police, crime, fire, resilience & emergency planning, housing, regeneration and planning policy to design investigations to hold the MAyor to account and come up with ideas for improving things. Create strategic opportunities for policy and brand impact through innovative means, tactical engagement with senior political and non political stakeholders, innovative analysis of existing data - identifying gaps, creating an opportunities for fresh insight… Show more Work with Members of the London Assembly on police, crime, fire, resilience & emergency planning, housing, regeneration and planning policy to design investigations to hold the MAyor to account and come up with ideas for improving things. Create strategic opportunities for policy and brand impact through innovative means, tactical engagement with senior political and non political stakeholders, innovative analysis of existing data - identifying gaps, creating an opportunities for fresh insight and constructive influence on London policy. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Leadership role setting up a crisis ops centre (EU Exit Emergency Operations) for DEFRA. When we didn't fall off a no deal cliff edge this pivoted to working on water quality research, stakeholder mapping and consultation and policy analysis producing report with recommendations.

Westminster

Working to try and help survivors and the bereaved rebuild their lives with a particular focus on mental, physical health, education, skills, business, employment and transport. I don't need to spell out the motivation for doing this, if you would like to hear more about the role you are welcome to contact me.

Westminster

A wonderful - if owing to the election - relatively short lived stint running our Minister's office on this important set of policies.

Westminster

Working with business to help close the gender pay gap through radical employer transparency legislation. First phase of which - identify and work with key business stakeholders to understand capabilities and practicalities necessary in order to develop good legislation, then design, re-design and test. Phase two - to design and deliver Government support to help business implement the legislation and encourage and reward trailblazers and leaders.

Westminster

Designing and delivering a strategic project looking at the intersection of crime, policing and immigration interests. Please ask for more information if required. Also delivered internal group capability workshops on creative thinking to solve policy problems and led on strategic business planning of numerous strategic priorities for the group.

Westminster

Manage 'crime' related policy advice, events, meetings, correspondence and parliamentary business, providing advice and support directly to the then Home Secretary and to relevant parts of the Department in return.

London, United Kingdom

Identifying and working with key business stakeholders to design and build a national communications network to exchange essential safety and security information between government and business ahead of and during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This network was called the Cross-Sector Safety and Security Communications (CSSC) developed in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, London First, the Bank of England, the royal bank of Scotland and Government.

London, United Kingdom

Lead policy analyst on UK safety, security and immigration interests in new member state countries. Led on chapter 24 of Croatian accession negotiations.

London, United Kingdom

Applied for the fast stream whilst on secondment to the European Commission in Brussels. Returned and completed three very interesting postings before 'graduating'.

Brussels, Belgium

Seconded to the Immigration and Integration Unit of the Directorate Generale for Home Affairs in the European Commission for 5 months as an 'National Expert in Professional Training'. Worked on the Impact assessment for the 'European Tracking Method' as well as an assimilation of Member State Reports on how their asylum and migration systems worked for the purposes of sharing and publishing best practice within the 'European Migration Network' (formed of EU Member States).

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Managed a portfolio of over 80 sponsors, predominantly private sector companies across a range of sectors who required a licence to employ people from outside the EU to work, train or study in the UK under what was then, the new 'Points Based System' (PBS).Worked to deliver the regional roll out of PBS and implement and monitor compliance with the regime going forward involving a mixture of 'soft' and 'hard' engagement with sponsors.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Sales and account management for an exciting start-up technology company that uses semantic web technology to harvest and structure job vacancy intelligence for the recruitment market. Helping to develop this company at the beginning afforded interesting opportunities to help develop the product.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Developing new business/accounts for an HR outsourcing company.

Ba Hons Politics And International Relations, Political Science And Government, 2:1

Activities and Societies: University of Essex Women's First Eleven Hockey team, University of Essex Women's Rugby club, Founder.

4 X Alevels In Business, French, English And Art

Activities and Societies: First Eleven Hockey Team, Director of Junior School Play, Delegate to Model United Nations