In 2019 I began the role of finance office in the Education Futures Collaboration (EFC), a group of academics providing an e-infrastructure to support education as it transforms into a ‘professional knowledge focused collaboration’ and supporting knowledge transfer, collaborative knowledge building and sharing within education sectors in individual countries as well as worldwide.My main responsibility are the running of the administration side of the charity. Jobs include:Complete monthly bank reconciliation, reporting, and budgetingTake minutes at the main meetings and AGMPrepare the annual report ready for the AGMComplete the Charity Commission annual returns and keep the charity records up to dateI report back to both the executive board and the finance and administration teamMore recently with the EFC I have started to take on a wider range of responsibilities and have began our social media campaign, aimed at raising the EFC profile.

I joined the Council for Subject Associations (CfSA) in 2021. The CfSA is a coordinating membership organisation, speaking with one consistent voice, on behalf of 31+ different member Subject Associations. The CfSA supports a range of other education associations, which represent a sector membership comprising teachers and educators across all subjects and age phases in the UK.My role as company secretary and treasurer includes the following, but is not limited to:Servicing the meetings and conferences of Directors and Members to include circulating meeting paperwork, recording and filing minutes, liaising with conference venues, liaising with conference speakers, polling Directors for meeting dates and hosting virtual meetings.Circulating information to members electronically at the request of Directors, some of which will be time sensitiveFiling the annual returns and confirmation statements electronically when requested annually from Companies House and the Charity CommissionKeeping a record of and preparing annual accounts for the AGM and for filing with Companies House and the Charities CommissionKeeping members records up to date and processing new member applicationsIssuing invoices for members subscriptions and monitoring and maintaining subscriptionsTaking responsibility for all banking transactions, to include payments to and from CfSAThe role requires a high level of organisation. Liaising between members, directors, and external organisations is done on a daily basis and involves clear and concise communication.

Starting in 2018 I was able to work with university professors proof reading and indexing several educational books ready for publication. Doing this has given me a good insight into educational research methods which I am hoping I can build on in the future.