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Work collaboratively with my team, partner local authorities and external stakeholders to agree our approach to climate change and low carbon investment.

Thornaby

I was the Programme Manager for the North East Yorkshire and Humber Local Energy Hub which includes Humber LEP, Sheffield City Region, North East LEP, Tees Valley Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and York, North York and East Riding LEP. The role of the hub is to work collaboratively to accelerate the delivery of local energy projects.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Jointly supervised a first year Geography and Environmental Management tutorial group, setting and marking assignments and developing research skills (including using skills plus and library resources). From September 2012, I taught 2nd year undergraduate module Energy and Climate Change. I updated all lectures, developed seminars and one-to-one sessions.

Tees Valley, North East England

I coordinated the Tees Valley Climate Change Partnership (TVCCP) which included the 5 Tees Valley Local Authorities, Environment Agency, Energy Saving Trust, Teesside University, the Tees Valley Primary Care Trusts and Renew@CPI, as well as regional stakeholders including Climate North East, and formerly Government Office North East. I rewrote, and.

North Shields, North East England

I successfully tendered and coordinated a feasibility study on the potential to promote a domestic biogas market development programme in Kenya between the principal stakeholders that developed the Africa-wide initiative on biogas, project donor, internal staff across 3 countries, and specialist subcontractors in Kenya. As well as developing and.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I supported members of the Newcastle User Carer Forum (NUCF) to develop and undertake participatory peer-to-peer qualitative research on crack cocaine and opiate dependency in the west end of Newcastle. I supported research design and piloted the research in Cowgate on a voluntary basis, as well as jointly establishing and coordinating a multi-agency.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK And Pretoria/Mpumalanga, South Africa

I was responsible for both desk and field research on the social scarcity of water in South Africa. Desk research focused on discourses that shaped multi-scalar water governance. Policy analysis concentrated on the application of these sometimes conflicting discourses, particularly the interface between formal and informal water management strategies.

North Shields, UK

I jointly led identification and project scoping missions to Mozambique, Yemen, and Zambia for the Netherlands Climate Assistance Programme. I led stakeholder consultations, supported implementing agencies in partner countries, and during international meetings and UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP). I also assisted in establishing and jointly coordinating.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Human Geography, Awarded

PhD title: Barriers to Adaptation in the UK: A Case Study of Newcastle upon Tyne. Research qualitatively explored how people are.

Ma Gender, Culture And Development

Bsc (Hons) Environmental Management