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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Specialising in EU policy and political communications, I bring over 14 years of experience to help organisations navigate complex landscapes and turn challenges into strategic opportunities.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Associate Director (Communications and Digital)

Birmingham / London

Managing and delivering communications projects and assignments. Supervising and managing communication activities, developing communication strategies and action plans, liaising and coordinating with clients, partners and subcontractors in order to plan and implement activities, writing and editing of communications materials, quality control, financial management and reporting.Tender lead and bid writer for pan-European framework and stand-alone communication contracts.

Westminster, London

Led on communication campaigns to gain community, political and media support for major development and construction projects. Projects included:▪ A new village of 3,500 homes in the East of England;▪ A new suburb of 1,200 homes including two new primary schools and a country park on the edge of Ipswich;▪ A 170 home apartment block redevelopment including a doctor's surgery;▪ 300 new homes on the edge of a town in Lincolnshire; and▪ 120 new homes on the edge of a town in Essex. Duties included: ▪ Reviewing colleagues work and provide constructive feedback on the tone and creative direction of the work;▪ Providing clients with excellent strategic advice – ensuring that the client feels well serviced and able to call for advice at any time;▪ Fostering relations with media, politicians and any relevant interest groups;▪ Attending community consultation events, team meetings and political and community stakeholder meetings; and▪ Ensuring work is completed on time to the appropriate standards.

Berlin Area, Germany

• Research on pan-European political themes• Stakeholder analysis• Coordination and drafting of new business tenders• Creative development and implementation of PR, advertising, content marketing and social media campaigns

London, United Kingdom

• Managed the minister´s official correspondence• Held responsibility for quality-control as well as redrafting and editing of correspondence

• Provided in-depth legal advice to clients on immigration into the UK• Assisted with visa applications on the basis of UK and EU immigration law• Provided high-level administrative assistance including filing and archiving

Chesterfield

• Managed two election addresses to 40,000 electors:• Trained and coordinated teams of volunteers to canvass and deliver campaign literature• Organised a campaign rally involving over 60 supporters raising over £4000• Within this role I also acted as:- Polling Agent: responsible for attending polling stations to help resolve legal election issues- Poster and Stakeboard Campaign Officer: created, organised and developed a constituency network of 300 garden and window posters

London, United Kingdom

• Carried out political research for the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs and Justice spokesperson• Gained experience of parliamentary procedures, drafting parliamentary questions, and establishing media interest by writing press releases• Carried out extensive research assignments, which required analysis and interpretation of political, social and economic information and statistics• Provided administrative support including filing and diary management• Undertook parliamentary training on dealing with the media

Chesterfield, Uk

• Dealt with large amounts of casework with local and central government, drafting correspondence to ensure that their problems were heard and issues taken through to their resolution• Undertook significant campaign work for the party, both in Chesterfield and in a successful by-election in Ashfield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Took on casework, answering calls and letters from constituents while dealing with several pieces of casework simultaneously• Dealt with personal and political casework, giving responses relevant to the Leader’s opinion and party policy

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Bachelor’S Degree, German And Politics, B.A. (Hons) 2.1

Activities and Societies: Deutscher Verein executive committee (Treasurer), Sheffield University Bankers Hockey Club, Students' Union.

Erasmus Study Year, German And Politics

A Levels, German, History, Latin

Activities and Societies: 1st XI Hockey team Captain, 2004/05 Hockey Prize