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London, United Kingdom

Developing and managing projects at climate change charity 10:10 Provision of business development support for a range of community run cooperatives. Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with commercial scale renewable developers when supporting the permitting process for a 5MW solar farm and development of rooftop solar PV installations. Led organisation's contribution to a first of its kind model of local energy supply (1010uk.org/energylocal), developing knowledge of the structure of the electricity market and energy trading, including how licensed suppliers balance and settle customer consumption.Currently leading the development of a new project aimed at driving uptake of energy efficient lighting, designing outcomes to meet organisational objectives, communicating with director level staff on progress, leading the decision-making process on the direction of the project and independently forging relationships with key people in the commercial lighting industry. Effective communication in a wide range of formats including; written submission leading to Repower Balcombe winning the REA Community Award 2016 and presentation and Q&A with charitable trust securing £40,000 of project funding.

London And Uk

Member of the management team of the Department for Sustainability at NUS, with responsibility for supporting fourteen team members delivering Student Switch Off, an Ashden Award winning environmental behaviour change campaign, delivered to over 140,000 students at 50+ locations. Success based on ability to forge strong relationships with team members, understanding how our skills and experiences complemented each other, implementing a clear reporting system and being able to manage a complex workload with competing priorities when running up to ten simultaneous Student Switch Off campaigns, alongside line management of three Sustainability Project Officers. Variety of projects provided experience of a wide range of sustainable energy issues including energy efficiency, renewable energy and waste processing via Anaerobic Digestion.High level of initiative used in helping team members overcome day to day challenges of project delivery and developing the strategic direction of our projects. Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences evidenced when delivering behaviour change projects at 10+ universities, interacting with junior and senior student union and university staff, communicating the success of the project to key decision makers and winning new business through clear and confident presentations to estates teams. Confident verbal presentations to a range of audiences, including sustainability industry professionals at a Sustainability Live 2014 panel discussion (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uM0 kCr38sM) and high profile launch of “Plan Zheros” project at City Hall, London. Extensive use of Office software package for energy data analysis, presentations, report writing, as well as website management and social media development across a variety of platforms.

London, United Kingdom

Project management of Degrees Cooler, a Defra funded environmental behaviour change programme delivered by the National Union of Students (NUS) (www.degreescooler.org.uk). Showcased organisational ability by simultaneously leading the three core environmental campaigns of Degrees Cooler, while also bringing new initiatives to the university and working with senior staff members to push forward existing projects. Confident communication of a positive environmental message across the institution to students, staff and senior managers, using a range of channels from formal and informal meetings and presentations to internal and external online, print and social media. Led successful Go Green Week campaign engaging hundreds of students with a wide range of levels of environmental awareness in range of activities including film showings, music events, debates and food growing events. Submitted successful business case to university management ensuring ongoing funding of the two most significant aspects of Degrees Cooler, Student Switch Off and Green Impact, in a very tight budget environment. Highly Commended in the StudentForce Education Sector Star of the Year Award 2011.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsibility for managing the organisation's membership database, tracking renewals and subscriptions. Represented the organisation at trade shows, community and educational events, influencing a wide range of stakeholders, including politicians, industry professionals and members of the public, successfully raising the profile of the organisation and awareness of our sustainability agenda, while increasing membership and attracting commercial sponsors.

Msc (Econ), International Relations

Developed knowledge of European Union energy policy and impact on national level decision making. Displayed high level analytical.

Bsc, Human Geography And Town Planning, First Class Honors

Activities and Societies: Badminton Club - Club Manager and 2nd Team Captain Staff / Student Liaison Group Member Student Council Member.