Jane Baston Email & Phone Number

Leading the delivery and strategy of the Guild of Students’ democratic, campaigning and engagement work with management responsibility for a team of four core staff and additional student staff members.- Lead and developed staff and volunteers within the Student Voice department, ensuring effective recruitment, induction, and ongoing development.- Assisted in preparing and reporting on the budget for Student Voice activities, maintaining accurate records of activity and expenditures in compliance with financial procedures.- Supported and mentored Part-Time Officers, progressing their priorities and identifying training needs as necessary whilst empowering them in building relevant staff across the University and Guild.- Developed the strategy and delivery of the Guild's International and Postgraduate work that is focused on actively engaging with international and postgraduate student communities.- Identified opportunities for growing sustainable practices within the Guild of Students, fostering partnerships within the organisation and across the sector.- Collaborating with various Guild colleagues and relevant University stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of Guild Elections, with over 6000 students engaging every year. -Redeveloping our democratic structures ensuring that students and researchers could proactively engage in the processes and implementing a successful delivery of a new democratic system.- Implemented the Student Voice Departmental Plan in alignment with the Guild’s Strategic Plan, leveraging feedback and data to evaluate activity and drive effectiveness and improvement in supporting students and stakeholders.-Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains through research and evidence-based recommendations.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

-Conducting comprehensive policy research and analysis to inform campaign strategies and drive evidence-based campaigning efforts.-Organise and facilitate workshops, town halls, and other interactive events to promote dialogue, gather student input, and empower students to become community organisers.-Ensuring that the Guild stays informed about local, national, and international policy developments that may impact students, and provide timely updates and guidance to the Guild, Officers and staff team.-Supporting the development and training of student leaders and activists, providing guidance and mentorship to enhance their campaign skills and knowledge and develop them into community organisers.-Developing training programmes for Officers and students to empower them in their development as student leaders and change-makers.

Leader of the Youth and Student Wing of the largest growing political party in England and Wales. I lead a team of 20 elected young people and students to support a network on 9,000 Young Greens across England and Wales to make change and to use political power.- Leading the Young Greens Executive Committee and supporting the Democracy and Accountability Committee to ensure that the team effectively delivered large scale projects.- Line-managing our part-time Administrator ensuring that they have clear guideline of the support they provide to the organisation.- Delivering in person and online training for young people and students on community organising, public speaking, political organisations, policy development and processess, and social media.- Providing quotes for the Green Party on youth and student issues.- Representing Young Greens on the Green Party of England and Wales' Executive Board, providing strategic oversigh of election campaign and being responsible for financial decisions.- Acting as the Lead Safeguarding Officer for the organisation ensuring that relevant policies were kept up to date and enacted where necessary.

- Leading a committee to develop campaigns relevant to our membership by identifying key policy and political decisions relevant to student issues. - Organising meetings including agendas, minutes and other administrative tasks. - Supporting committee members of the development of individuals projects and providing guidance and insight.

Providing welfare support to students in Halifax College, and working on College and cross-College wellbeing focused events and projects.- Supporting the Second and Third Year Mentoring project in Halifax College, and providing guidance and support to the STYM Committee.- Providing welfare support, informal coaching and signposting to students within the College.- Leading the Halifax Green Impact project developing the College sustainability activity.- Providing project and administration support for cross-College project including the Colleges Music Scheme and the Colleges Postgraduate Offer.

York

Elected as a representative for over 8000 postgraduate students at the University of York. - Representing postgraduate students in their academic interests in meetings and projects with university staff. - Developing and influencing research and education policy that impacts the student experience. - Leading a network of academic representatives to provide feedback on the student experience and to ensure quality in maintained in teaching, learning, and research. - Provided leadership to research and create a three year Academic Representation Strategy.- Promoting democracy with the Students' Association and supporting Part-Time Officers in the development of Union policy and campaigns.- Acting as a Director and Trustee for the Students' Association, responsible for financial stability, legal compliance and strategy development.

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioarchaeology, Merit (With Honors)

Dissertation topic: An Investigation into the Potential of Micromorphology Slides for Ancient DNA Extraction

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Genetics, First Class (With Honors)

A Levels, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Epq

Extended Project Qualitifcation: The Ethical and Eugenical Issues Facing the Human Genome Project

Gcse, English Language And Literature, General