Building on my responsibilities as Director of Programmes, I have taken on additional responsibilities as COO. Strong focus on growth of Foundation’s programmes and partnerships to increase impact while ensuring consistency, quality and impact of programme delivery. Manage Foundation’s HR process and policies and ensure the organisation’s smooth running by actively participating in the management team, helping to build and adjust the organisational strategy. Ensure the organisational infrastructure is in place to deliver high-quality and creative public relations, social media and internal communications, understand and interpret the current and emerging news agenda and the factors which may affect this plan.

Responsible for all financial and governance processes during recruitment period of new CEO, including the preparation of an annual report and financial statements to the Charities Commission.Responsible for representing Foundation externally at conferences, events and meetings.

Responsible for all direct engagement with the Charity’s beneficiaries, programmatic oversight and delivery, and effective reporting according to funder agreements and internal requirements. Collaborate with the CEO and colleagues on preparing funder proposals and reports including to trusts, foundations, government contracts and corporate sponsorship.Manage small team of Programme Officers with a range of experience levels. Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead.

• Programme management, delivery, and evaluation of career support programme for 300 undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds interested in pursuing careers in government or the public sector.• Management, evaluation and reporting on partnerships across the public sector. Strong partnership and programme management skills with external funders have resulted in securing renewal and expansion of contracts. This has been achieved through building trust by exceeding deliverables and high-quality reporting on the impact of the programmes.• Completed third year of managing Civil Service’s SDIP coaching programme after expansion of the contract to include all SDIP interns in 2021.• Line management of a team of four Programme Coordinators.

• Reviewed, created and delivered skills and knowledge based resources, webinars, and events for studentsinterested in pursuing a career in the government or public sector. Designed and delivered virtual and in-person events for participants across the country in partnership with government stakeholders.• Working with technology partners to design, test, update and build new online platforms for service users.

• Delivered bespoke support to 90 students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Interviewing applicants and onboarded them onto relevant programmes. Ongoing support throughout university, and after graduation with coaching, application and professional development support.• Supported Employer Partnerships Manager to identify, secure and onboard new corporate partners. This includes providing logistical support for external meetings and communicating new partnership updates to the team, as well as the creation of pitching documents, partnership proposals and partnership agreements.• Managed upReach Alumni Programme, sponsored by Goldman Sachs, including delivery of regularprofessional development events, creation of new online portal and communication with over 3000programme participants. Responsible for regular website updates, newsletters, social media contents and groups to ensure effective and timely communication of events, opportunities and resources. Additionally, worked alongside fundraising team to promote fundraising opportunities to Alumni.

• Created and delivered English lessons and assessments for 90 students (levels A1 – B2)

• Delivered academic, career focused, and social events for over 120 society members and guests. • Hosted key speakers including analysts from Chatham House and Air Wars Syria, the Managing Director of Eye on ISIS in Libya and the Export Manager of Chateau Ksara, Lebanon.

• Chosen to represent university to prospective undergraduates and parents. • Responsible for leading university tours, answering questions and communicating university information.