Senior Parliamentary Researcher to the Chair of the House of Commons Committee and Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2023 - 2024)

Providing political advice, research and comms support for the Shadow Further Education & Skills Minister (2020- 2023) and later Shadow DEFRA Minister (2023 - 2024)I also manage the Westminster office; supervising the intern, research, press, briefings, speech-writing, diary management, stakeholder engagement, political liaison, complex & policy casework.

Contacted party members and supporters, liaison with CLPs, motivating and training volunteers

Managed all aspects of the promotion and marketing of fundraising events and activities, online and offline First port of call for supporters, fundraisers and the general public; provided advice and guidance, handled requests for information and responded to online queries.Event management and logistics.Responsible for creating and planning all social media posts across the charity’s channels and updating the website copy.

Managed all aspects of the promotion, recruitment, supporter care and social media for events and community fundraising activities. Responsible for researching, identifying and implementing new projects and campaigns to maximise income. Responsible for supporting all fundraisers from enquiry to thanking and evaluating their supporter experience. Organised events, including the flagship London Marathon post-race reception and cheering points. Promoted events and activities via social media, targeted emails and the web site

Managed all aspects of warm communications campaigns such as supporter newsletters, regular appeals and raffles.Drafted a wide range of communications to internal audiences, supporters, donors and external organisations. Co-ordinated social media and web content to run alongside campaigns

Responsible for all aspects of recruiting, welcoming, stewarding and thanking events and community fundraisersCo-ordinated the annual fundraising carol concert, London Marathon cheering point and post-race reception and similar eventsProduced supporter newsletters and targeted mass mailing and emails to promote and recruit fundraisers. Managed direct marketing appeals and tailored messages to target audiences.Responsible for web content and social media copy relating to community and events activity

Led and took part in daily campaign sessions; talking to voters on the doorstep and via telephoneMobilised and motivated volunteersPerformed a range of administrative duties, including data input and creating voter ID sheets.

Diary and travel co-ordination for the Director and senior teamCo-ordinating and facilitating weekly team meetingsFirst point of contact for queries to the Director and senior teamDatabase management; producing correspondence and briefingsAssisting the senior team by collating brochures, drafting cost estimates and providing team updates

Solely responsible for membership, marketing, and fundraising strategies for a leading Oxford-based charity; managed press and promotion, including social media.Responsible for all internal and external communications as well as building links with the universities, colleges and wider community groups. Responsible for organising events for members, corporate partners and the charity.

Managed the MP’s diary and constituency commitments; co-ordinating visits, arranging events, meetings, interviews and photo opportunities, ensuring briefings prior to the event.Responsible for community and stakeholder engagement; building and maintaining links with schools, community groups, businesses, places of worship, local councillors, trade unions, and a wide range of external organisations. Produced responses for complex casework and template casework letters Provided briefings and information for formulating parliamentary questions/ interventions Handled a wide range of complex and policy casework queries, plus those asking for the MP’s views on personal and topical issues.Managed all aspects of media liaison and promotion; producing press releases, quotes, statements and media monitoring. New Media responsibilities, including web and social media content. Developed excellent professional relationships with journalists and bloggers. Responsible for local and national campaigns and liaison with the local Labour Party.

Managed all aspects of the MP's diary and constituency commitments; ensured the smooth running of the office.Line-managed paid staff and volunteers.Responsible for community engagement and campaigns.Managed social media, press, media monitoring, email newsletters and web content.Handled complex and urgent casework.Liaison with local and regional Labour Party, local councillors, trade unions and affiliates.

Managed a heavy caseload of local and national casework.First point of contact for constituents and external organisations.Diary management; attended surgeries and meetings with MP. Responsible for promotion of the MP through the media, web site and a wide variety of literature. Provided research support, compiled briefings for the MP and disseminated information for colleagues and constituents.

Responsible for constituency diary and MP surgeries.Handled casework; liaised with government agencies and others to resolve complaints and queries.First point of contact for residents, businesses, schools and community organisations.Responsible for producing press releases and media monitoring.

Wrote and edited articles for several national higher education publications