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Edinburgh, GB

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Walking and Cycling Index is the biggest survey of walking, wheeling and cycling across the UK and Ireland. In Scotland, each of our cities reports on the progress made towards making walking, wheeling and cycling more attractive, everyday ways to travel. Working in a small team, I coordinate and deliver the programme in Scotland.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Way to Work is a partnership project engaging workplaces across Scotland with active and sustainable travel. The Way to Work website is a resource that supports employers and employees to transform commuting and business travel. My role leading the project involved partnership working, communications and engagement, and managing and developing the website.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

I led on all communications for the IDEAS network, working to increase engagement both with our members and with wider audiences, in line with the our strategic priorities. My responsibilities included creating and managing content across our digital channels, as well as leading a communications sub-group.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

IDEAS is a network of organisations across Scotland that are involved in Global Citizenship Education. My role supported ongoing national activity on EU project Bridge 47, as well as IDEAS' wider communications, events and administration.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

My role at Gaia Education was to coordinate activity across our European projects, working particularly closely on projects with a youth focus. All projects connected to Education for Sustainable Development, and our consortium partners were based throughout Europe.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bridge 47 is an EU funded project dedicated to achieving sustainable development through Global Citizenship Education. My role within the project was to support with communications and events on a national level. I was based at IDEAS (International Development Education Association of Scotland), the Scottish partner on the Bridge 47 project.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

As an Account Coordinator for the Client Management team, focusing on the German market, I carried out integral organisational and administrative tasks to ensure the smooth-running of processes with enterprise level clients in Germany. My role involved working closely with Account Managers and liaising with colleagues in the wider business.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I worked initially at FRG as a Recruitment Consultant on the German market, focusing on niche IT technologies. As well as sourcing candidates, the role was also partly new client acquisition.

Ludwigshafen, Germany

During my year abroad at university, I worked as an English Language Assistant at Karolina Burger Realschule in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz. My role involved leading lessons or assisting in lessons across all year groups of the school. I also modulated oral exams for the upper levels.

Master Of Arts - Ma, French And German, First Class Honours

Honours Modules in French: De Gaulle and Since Women's Writing Antillean Identities Creative Writing Honours Modules in German: The Nazi.

Education record

Advanced Highers: French German Modern Studies Highers: English French German History Modern Studies Music