In 2013, The Diocese of London launched Capital Vision 2020 - seeking to make the Diocese more Creative, Compassionate, and Creative. As a part of that work, The Diocese set the goal of starting 100 new communities by end of 2020. I was recruited to advise the diocese and parishes on how to start 25 new Pioneer Communities - that is, Church communities working alongside the parish system.My role includes recruiting, supporting, and coaching individual leaders and teams in community… Show more In 2013, The Diocese of London launched Capital Vision 2020 - seeking to make the Diocese more Creative, Compassionate, and Creative. As a part of that work, The Diocese set the goal of starting 100 new communities by end of 2020. I was recruited to advise the diocese and parishes on how to start 25 new Pioneer Communities - that is, Church communities working alongside the parish system.My role includes recruiting, supporting, and coaching individual leaders and teams in community development, leading on our Pioneer School (a training partnership delivered with the Church Mission Society) and developing other new resources and training materials.As 2020 began, we had launched 21 new pioneer communities in the Diocese. Show less

CRM is an international charity that seeks to support, equip and encourage leaders. Throughout my career, I had met many young leaders, like myself, working hard in London to make a difference but feeling burned out, unsupported and isolated. I saw that if we could connect these leaders together and enable them to share learning, develop skills, and generate opportunities for mutual working, we could see a huge change in their effectiveness and to London as a whole. To that end, I now manage… Show more CRM is an international charity that seeks to support, equip and encourage leaders. Throughout my career, I had met many young leaders, like myself, working hard in London to make a difference but feeling burned out, unsupported and isolated. I saw that if we could connect these leaders together and enable them to share learning, develop skills, and generate opportunities for mutual working, we could see a huge change in their effectiveness and to London as a whole. To that end, I now manage the development of the network, coach individual leaders, deliver training in leadership, create and maintain the website and stage and manage empowering network events. My role at CRM is also entirely self-supported, so I fundraise, initiate and manage relationships with supporters. Show less

Having had a long-term interest in writing and film, I worked with a small team from the USA in developing a screenplay for a short film.

Oasis UK is a charity that pioneers life-transforming housing, healthcare, education and youth work initiatives both in the UK and overseas.Following a promotion, I took on responsibility for the management of the Short Courses Department, which sought to empower volunteers to work with young people to develop their self esteem and aid their transition from dependence to interdependence.I oversaw the running of three training courses and the development of new training… Show more Oasis UK is a charity that pioneers life-transforming housing, healthcare, education and youth work initiatives both in the UK and overseas.Following a promotion, I took on responsibility for the management of the Short Courses Department, which sought to empower volunteers to work with young people to develop their self esteem and aid their transition from dependence to interdependence.I oversaw the running of three training courses and the development of new training opportunities.I also represented Oasis UK at a national level, e.g. contributing to the Sex Education Forum, the national authority on Sex and Relationships Education.I managed relationships with partner organisations and funding bodies, writing reports and working agreements.I also managed a diverse team of regional coordinators, ensuring effectual training and team development. Show less

Working within the Oasis Short courses department, I oversaw the delivery of three training courses in my region – The Oasis Esteem Course, which trains volunteers in delivering quality Sex and Relationships Education in Schools, The Oasis Mentoring course and The ‘What Every Volunteer Youth Worker Should Know’ Course.I was responsible for recruiting volunteers for training courses. Delivering and managing training days and weeks for volunteers.Supporting and managing relationships… Show more Working within the Oasis Short courses department, I oversaw the delivery of three training courses in my region – The Oasis Esteem Course, which trains volunteers in delivering quality Sex and Relationships Education in Schools, The Oasis Mentoring course and The ‘What Every Volunteer Youth Worker Should Know’ Course.I was responsible for recruiting volunteers for training courses. Delivering and managing training days and weeks for volunteers.Supporting and managing relationships with Associate Mentors and Educators, helping them engage with schools and other organisations.Helping to develop new training opportunities to meet identified need and updating the content of current courses to ensure relevancy. Show less

Copywriting for publicity materials, fundraising campaigns and the website.Coordinating internal information sharing procedures and image libraries.Managing relationships with external suppliers, such as printers, designers and distributors.Organising Oasis UK’s presence at promotional events, working with volunteers and staff to facilitate marketing and publicity.

Organisation of large recruitment drives for Country Director level employment.Working with outside agencies to provide hosting facilities.Working with director level interviewers, preparing interview packs and collating interview reports.

I was the first point of contact for enquiries to the Africa directorate. This involved Liaising with diplomatic personnel, collating, editing and formatting country reports in conjunction with diplomatic staff based overseas, and organising reception events for visiting country officers.

I communicated with all levels of the British Council staff and enabled the smooth running of internal communications.

I prepared and delivered finance proposals to commercial vehicle dealers. I worked with sales staff via telephone, working to targets, often under intense pressure.