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• Fundraising and partnership management to support WeForest's forest and landscape restoration projects benefitting people, nature and climate.
• Institutional and philanthropic fundraising
• Strategy around communicating impact
• Grant writing and nurturing partnerships

Brussels Metropolitan Area

• Supporting the CMW team through fundraising and management of a flagship project.
• Management and coordination of the pan-EU LIFE ETX project
• Coordination and submission of grant proposals and reports
• Supporting organisational operations

Brussels Metropolitan Area

• Communicating on climate issues relating to carbon pricing, energy, industrial decarbonisation, greenwashing and the just transition.
• Content creation and dissemination
• Stakeholder and media engagement
• Graphic and web design, leading the development and roll-out of new CMW brand

Supporting the communications activities of the Capitals Coalition through design, social media management and content creation

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Supporting the communications activities of the EEB team.
• Layout, design and illustration of publications
• Visual identity, brand and organisational communications
• Nature and agriculture policy communications

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Supporting the communications activities of the EEB team.
• Layout, design and illustration of publications
• Written and visual content for online media
• Contributing towards analysis, development and implementation of communications strategy

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Building experience in the creative sector after graduation from illustration masters.
• Illustration, layout and design commissions for a variety of clients
• Writing, design and illustration of children's books, magazine articles and other materials

Sandy, England, United Kingdom

• Supporting the delivery of a large-scale policy project based at RSPB headquarters (0.6 FTE).
• Internal communications on Brexit negotiations and their potential environmental impacts
• Supporting and contributing towards the work of the project team
• Coordination of a communications tool (Brexit Risk Tracker) for the NGO coalition Greener UK

Manea, England, United Kingdom

• Management of a varied HLF-funded community engagement project in the Ouse Washes area (0.6 FTE).
• Relationship building with local nature-friendly farmers
• Planning, delivery and evaluation of activities for local, regional and national audiences
• Management of project work programme and volunteer team, ensuring project impact and legacy

Isles Of Scilly, England, United Kingdom

• Supporting the delivery of the activities of the EU LIFE-funded Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project (0.5 FTE).
• Ensuring the biosecure status of two islands through regular and reactional monitoring
• Delivering community training, education and engagement
• Planning, implementing and evaluating predator control trial on other islands

Wellington, New Zealand

• Residential volunteer ranger position on Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.
• Monitoring and maintenance of the island reserve and its natural and cultural features
• Ensuring biosecure status of the reserve
• Visitor education and engagement

Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

• Paid traineeship as part of the Berkshire reserves, environmental education and community engagement teams.
• Supporting educational visits, events and outreach
• Reserves habitat management and assessment
• Leadership and project management

Tring, England, United Kingdom

• Voluntary conservation traineeship as part of the Buckinghamshire reserves team (0.6 FTE).
• Practical management and monitoring of nature reserves
• Working with machinery, handtools and livestock
• Leading volunteer groups

Berkhamsted, England, United Kingdom

Classroom support to students aged 11-16 with additional learning needs (0.4 FTE)

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

• Voluntary residential conservation traineeship on Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel.
• Practical management and monitoring of natural and cultural features
• Working with machinery, handtools and livestock
• Visitor engagement

Tring, England, United Kingdom

• Working for a small independent bookshop on Saturdays.
• Customer service and orders management
• Organising stock and cleaning shop
• Training and supervising new staff

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc Hons), Ecology, Evolution And Behaviour, Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1)

Reasearch project: The colonisation of natural and artificial substrate by freshwater macroinvertebrates Literature review: The use of.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Children'S Book Illustration, Distinction

Thesis: Where the Wild Things Went - Can illustrated books make readers care about nature?