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Oxford, Gb

Oxford, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on a social media strategy and plans, plus implementation, for the Finance Innovation Lab-led civil society campaign on the Financial Services Bill. Providing strategic communications advice and delivering engaging digital content including video, blogs, news posts, report design, and social media infographics to support the wider campaign strategy and resulting in increased awareness of the campaign among key target audiences.

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on communications strategy and plan, plus implementation for the Climate Safe Lending Fellowship insights report. Objectives include the amplification of the insights within the report, and the generation of interest in applications for the next cohort of the Fellowship programme among key audiences (banking professionals working to accelerate climate action within theirinstitutions and civil society campaigners for bank climate action). Providing overarching communications strategy plus creation of online and offline content including blog posts, newsletter copy, news articles, social media posts, and infographics.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Leading on the development of WTI's new website, including strategic guidance on messaging and audience targeting, copy writing and editing, selection of appropriate images, design of digital assets, SEO, design of overall structure and user journey.Windle Trust International is a UK-based NGO delivering education programmes for children and young people from refugee and conflict-affected communities in East Africa and the Horn of Africa. WTI is a member of Windle International.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible for professionalising the communications function and supporting the creation of the international secretariat of WI, an African-led international NGO and provider of education for refugees and conflict-affected communities across eastern Africa. Responsible for:- Design & implementation of UK communications & marketing strategy across PR, digital, events, working with diverse range of stakeholders, increasing brand awareness and engagement for WI. - Advised senior management teams in the UK, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan & South Sudan on country-level communications strategies & fundraising activities.- Creation of multi-country communications network resulting in activity being better coordinated, maximising national/international brand awareness, & ensuring comms officers felt supported. - Prior to recruitment of a fundraising manager, I led on the submission of a major funding application to UNHCR, coordinating input from multiple teams, writing and editing copy, resulting in securing the funding. Following fundraising manager’s arrival, I continued to play a key copywriting, editing & proofreading role in proposals, as well as key global policies. - Design and implementation of new global website including writing all copy, commissioning expert content and images- Implementation of new global visual identity across three country offices- Representation of Windle at key international working groups and events including UNHCR Tertiary Education College Board event in Abu Dhabi; UN Secondary Education Working Group in Copenhagen; First UN Global Refugee Summit in Geneva; - Creation of internal workplan with KPIs which have been consistently monitored and met- Creation of impact matrix template and introduction of impact reporting schedule- Design and implementation of UK focused individual giving campaigns alongside fundraising manager;- Supporting CEO & presenting key organisational strategy to International Council and Board of Directors.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Our vision is a thriving solidarity economy for the UK – an economic system that has the values of democracy, social justice, ecological sustainability, and co-operation in its DNA.Our mission is to support the growth of the solidarity economy by educating, empowering and inspiring communities who are committed to economic and social justice and giving them the confidence to create, join or support initiatives that live and breathe these values.We do this by sharing the huge amount of knowledge and experience that exists from solidarity economy movements around the world; by running projects that deliver sustainable community development, economic democracy, social justice and community ownership in regions of the UK, and by collaborating with local, national and international partners on a wide range of activity.

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Solely responsible for SEA’s communications strategy, ensuring high levels of engagement with key stakeholders and audiences;• Elected member of the Board of Directors;• Member of the core operations team, responsible for ensuring the organisation delivers its strategy effectively whilst running smoothly internally;• Developing strong relationships with national & international counterparts and umbrella organisations;• Lead spokesperson, including in the media, on panels and at events;• Building relationships with journalists and securing coverage in key media outlets;• Developing and implementing campaign strategies, particularly relating to education and economic democracy;• Brand guardian for SEA, responsible for developing a new brand identity widely praised for its clarity and effectiveness in communicating our core messages to a broad audience.

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

We support rural communities across the UK to tackle the issues they face through community business. Community businesses are enterprises that are owned and run democratically by members of the community, on behalf of the community. They come in many forms, including shops, pubs, woodlands and anything that lends itself to community ownership.Responsible for:• Developing & leading nationwide outreach & education campaign, one of the key pillars of Plunkett’s new strategy;• Refocusing communications strategy to better articulate Plunkett’s impact;• Reviewing the website, collaborating across teams and implementing new site, enabling online donations, and resulting in higher online engagement;• Undertaking review of customer journey for members and beneficiaries and implementing sound processes and new digital channels to ensure maximum engagement and support;• Coordinating all media activity, from sourcing stories from national network of 90 advisers, writing engaging press releases and securing national coverage, to acting as a key spokesperson in live and pre-recorded broadcast interviews;• Writing and editing key publications including Annual Report and Impact Report; • Managing communications assistant role.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Working at senior level as professional communications lead for council’s major investment in rural broadband. Responsibilities & achievements included:• Developing & maintaining relationships with stakeholders; providing robust, proactive and effective communications, from community groups to high profile commercial partners;• Representing OCC on senior project boards with partners from BT, Openreach, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport• Developing & managing project website and all digital communications channels;• Delivering engagement events for community groups, senior councillors, and high profile Government ministers, including the then Prime Minister David Cameron;• Reporting to senior OCC colleagues on effectiveness of communications, including creation of interactive slides to enable senior managers to understand impact.

London, United Kingdom

First point of contact in BBC’s corporate press office, responsible for providing efficient and robust information service to the media regarding corporate issues. Responsibilities & achievements included:• Proactive & reactive media liaison – including managing first response to journalists during periods of reputational crisis;• Implementing internal & external campaigns;• Advising senior staff on all aspects of media relations and creating robust briefing papers ahead of interviews, preparing journalist briefs prior to key announcements, such as release of senior manager expenses;• Acting up as Media Relations Manager when required; • Coordinating comms plans, writing & issuing releases, statements and media packs;• Assisting high profile corporate events, such as managing the press pen during official opening of New Broadcasting House by Her Majesty the Queen.

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

• Working with Head of Communications to create & deliver communications strategy that successfully increased media coverage, audience engagement, requests for support from beneficiaries, & earning Plunkett a Social Enterprise Supporter Award in 2012;• Attracting significant media coverage from the likes of Jeremy Vine Show; Countryfile, The One Show, Farming Today; regular commentary in The Guardian, etc;• Writing excellent copy, creating web content and managing social media channels, producing and collating impactful videos and photos;• Reviewing, evaluating and reporting on effectiveness of communications; implementing new system to better capture this;• Contributing to the planning and delivery of key events such as the AGM, networking events and major conferences.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Working within the Marketing & Communications department of a progressive university with a reputation as a growing centre of research and academic excellence. Responsibilities included: - Using creative approaches to secure coverage of student successes each year in local and regional media; - Developing and maintaining relationships with key journalists, particularly higher education correspondents; maintaining contact databases; - Writing and issuing press releases to the media; - Writing and editing content for staff and alumni magazines to tight deadlines; - Maintaining directory of key academic staff available for expert media commentary; - Organising media coverage of University events; liaising with journalists, photographers and special guests; - Editing the University's news website; creating content for Twitter and Facebook accounts; - Attending regular meetings with Marketing teams throughout the University.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language, First Class Honours

5 A-Levels

9 Gcses