Initially brought in to manage Harland & Wolff’s visits and events within the Corporate Affairs team, my role evolved as the company's needs changed. • Managing visits and events of senior politicians, businesspeople and other relevant sectoral stakeholders to the different Harland & Wolff yards across the UK.• Providing ongoing liaison to key regional stakeholders about the company and the plans for its future.• Writing briefings on politicians and government policies for key internal stakeholders.• Providing political and media monitoring for the Corporate Affairs team.• Engaging with political stakeholders in the UK and Ireland on policy and procurement issues. • Working across Harland & Wolff teams to develop a business defence brochure.

• Manage the Outreach team, with staff based in London and in each of the devolved nations.• Produce strategies and annual timelines for engaging with different audiences.• Oversee the development and production of Outreach resources, including resources for schools, local government, universities, civil servants, and politicians. • Write and assist in the writing of funding proposals and grant requests.• Liaise with devolved government officials in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.• Chair and work with multiple HMDT Trustee, and devolved nations, committees.• Attend, and contribute to, the HMDT senior management team. • Write scripts and running orders for HMD online Theme and Resource launches. • Produce concepts, ideas and plans for social media films to promote HMDT and its work.

- Managing a team of two Coordinators, overseeing the delivery of the team’s work- Providing a copywriting function for Remembrance articles, scripts and campaign materials- Producing content and commemorative briefs for the Remembrance team and other internal stakeholders- Contributing to, articulating and disseminating Remembrance themes and strategies- Undertaking research into commemorations, audiences, and military campaigns- Producing engagement and event briefs - Producing scripts for Remembrance related social media content and productions- Deciding on resource allocations for various events, activities or Remembrance partnerships- Managing stakeholder meetings, liaising between the Royal British Legion’s social media and PR teams- Managing relationships with external stakeholders and partners- Providing event management and support - Representing the Remembrance team to internal and external stakeholders

In this role I managed a team of Project Officers to deliver effective and successful outcomes for The Royal British Legions Thank You movement. This is a movement which was created in 2018 to ensure that the contribution of the entire First World War generation is remembered and thanked for changing Britain. - Managing a team of four Project Officers, ensuring the delivery of project work to time, budget and spec- Providing a copywriting function for Thank You articles, scripts and campaign materials- Producing scripts for Thank You related social media videos and productions- Deciding on resource allocations for various events, activities or Thank You partnerships- Managing stakeholder meetings, liaising between the Royal British Legion’s social media and PR teams- Managing relationships with external stakeholders and partners- Providing event management and support

- Project managing introduction of a new cross-departmental event accreditation system- Led on the implementation of GDPR for the Commemorative Events team- Managing the Royal British Legion’s annual D-Day commemorative event in Bayeux, and the annual Somme commemorative event at the Thiepval Memorial. - Liaising with Mayor’s Offices, Sous Prefet’s, Gendarmarie’s, and event suppliers to ensure the smooth delivery of events taking place in France.- Working with British Embassy and M.O.D staff on event delivery, ensuring that event communications and guest lists meet both their and Royal British Legion requirements.- Copywriting orders of service, invitations, and content for the Royal British Legion Commemorative Events sections of the wider Royal British Legion website. - Managing all procurement activities including securing private security suppliers, bands, chair and toilet providers, caterers and AV suppliers, ensuring that all contractual requirements and KPIs were met.- Produced parking, event and staffing plans.- Managing event budgets, and all travel and accommodation requirements. Key achievements- Implemented a new cross-departmental event accreditation system to time and on budget. - Developing team policies and implementation guidelines to ensure GDPR compliance.- Successfully delivered D-Day and Somme events for between 1000 to 2000 people- Introduced set of project management methodology and documentation

- Managing events from conception through to completion, ensuring that they meet objectives.- Managing all procurement activities including securing venues, caterers and AV suppliers, ensuring that all contractual requirements and KPIs are met. - Managing budgets, resource allocations and communications.- Building strong relationships with media production professionals to maximise the impact of TV and Online content, delivering on the Labour Party’s wider strategic goals. - Working closely with the police and security providers to ensure security requirements are achieved.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- Introduced auction bidding technology to Labour Party fundraising events.- Coordinated two outdoor business engagement events at Brixton and Borough Markets each attended by over 100 people, the first time the Labour Party had put on such events. - Planned and delivered a number of the 2016 Leadership Hustings in a new “Question Time” set up with full production and streaming to allow the first ever opportunities for people to watch live on Facebook, Youtube and the Labour Party website, significantly increasing the reach and viewers of these events. - Became IOSH Qualified in `Managing Safely in the Exhibitions and Events Industry` in January 2017.

- Delivering Human Resources service provision specialising in recruitment and contract management.- Providing oversight and management of core recruitment, restructuring and redundancy programmes.- Leading on staff communications on key HR issues and strategies.- Negotiating staffing budgets and allocations with senior staff.- Deputy manager and then front of house manager at Labour Party Annual Conferences where I managed seating, stage rehearsals and worked with the media and Labour Party press and broadcast team. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- Achieved promotion to Human Resource Manager, with responsibility for managing the entire HR function- Project managed the introduction and implementation of a new HR database creating the Labour Party’s first online record of its entire staff. - Oversaw the implementation of a new Labour Party senior management structure in 2012. - Managed a doubling in the size of Labour Party staff from 2009-2012. - Project Managed and delivered TED style events for Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 2010 General Election, the first time TED style events had been used during a General Election campaign.

- Authoring technical user guides, briefings, and magazine articles on key aspects of Labour Party software.- Managing the Computing for Labour website.- Developing and delivering training on Labour Party software.- Seconded to Labour Party events team as an Events Officer from May 2007 to work as assistant to the Project Manager on the Labour Party’s largest ever fundraising event, the Labour Party Leadership Change event for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown at Wembley Stadium.

- Providing administration and information coordination for the Bethnal Green & Bow Labour Party.- Compiling daily reports, research and analysis of media from local sources for senior manager evaluation.- Coordinating campaigning sessions with all key stakeholders and local delivery staff.- Supporting the logistical arrangements for key events to maximise the professionalism and impact of events.

- Supported the delivery of globally broadcast 3-day international conferences in Egypt, Tanzania, Mauritius and Tunisia.- Liaised and managed where required accreditation, production, and logistics teams at the events.- Liaised with local suppliers, security services, police forces and contractors to streamline event operations.

- Organising a seminar for international NGO’s in The Hague, Holland.- Authoring policy briefings on a range of issues from human rights to the arms industry.- Undertaking research into the value, quantity and destination of UK arms exports. - Drafting press releases for authorisation, letters to newspapers and parliamentary questions.- Supporting the project aims through the delivery of administrative and event management.