Jayne Murray MCIPR has 20 years’ experience working with local communities and UK wide organisations to engage and influence change throughout NI and beyond. Jayne started her career as a political advisor with the NI Assembly in 1998 and after 3.5 years she joined the world of influencing and stakeholder engagement - that was the beginning of 14 years heading up Policy & Public Affairs for three UK wide organisations (the British Medical Association, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation) in NI. Prior to establishing her own Public Relations Company in 2019, she headed up the British Heart Foundation in NI for over three years. As a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), NI Government Affairs Group (NIGAG) and CO3 (Chief Executive Officers in the Third Sector), she has extensive experience in public affairs, campaigning, media relations, issue management & crisis communication, strategic planning, policy development, stakeholder engagement, community engagement and collaboration building. Jayne has just been newly appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Conflict Research.