• Manage Public Affairs function at large disability charity, including strategy development, stakeholder engagement and leading on cross-sector engagement work• Named employee of the year for 2017• Manage Secretariat for All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA). Responsible for regular public meetings attended by over 100 people. • Responsible for developing and delivering Parliamentary strategy relating to campaigns work• Set-up and chair the Care and Support Alliance’s (CSA) Public Affairs and Stakeholder Group• NAS Party Conference lead• Parliamentary lead on I’m One campaign• Responsible for third sector stakeholder engagement• Line-manager of public affairs staff

• Responsible for setting and delivering member, campaigns and candidate training for the organisation• Responsible for all events output of the organisation including large scale events and small stakeholder engagement roundtables including management of budget, team and external contractors, including annual conference of nearly 500 participants• Responsible for setting and delivering fundraising strategy for the organisation, including working with other organisations• Responsible for marketing campaigns in association with events work

• Member of the senior management team reporting directly to the General Secretary. Role includes oversight and responsibility for strategic direction of the whole organisation• Responsible for coordinating the Fabians fundraising activity of in excess of £400,000 per year with a personal target of £150,000 per year and an annual departmental budget of £100,000 per year• Responsible for campaigns and digital communications as required. Including the tripling of our twitter followers and a number of events I ran trending in the UK• Responsible for organisation’s entire events output. Including the intellectual leadership and management of others to deliver the logistical arrangements for over 50 events per year in the UK and Europe • Responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships and partnerships with external organisations, affiliates and high-level stakeholders such as third sector groups, Parliamentarians and other research institutes with a database of 8,000 Westminster contacts• Department head with responsibility for the recruitment, leadership and development of the events team with a staff and volunteer team in excess of 40 on major events days

• Constructed, implemented and researched council policy reporting to council leader, chief executive, members of the cabinet and other senior council officers• Provided verbal and written political briefings for meetings of the executive, council and scrutiny committees, including policy and message construction • Organised and promoted public campaign initiatives including the Islington Fairness Commission www.islington.gov.uk/fairness and Safer Islington Debate www.islington.gov.uk/saferdebate• Co-delivered www.islington-labour.co.uk website, including campaign messaging and video content. I continue to update and provide content on a voluntary basis• Responsible for councillors training programme, delivering a bespoke set of training courses for the Labour Group• Responsible for administration of weekly executive cabinet

• Researched, analysed and briefed Minister on policy areas as directed in preparation for speeches, debates, dispatch box appearances and select committee hearings• Liaised with senior civil servants in regards to government procedure and policy• Provided support and strategic support to lobby the government on industrial policy in the north east Including the securing of training and support for factory workers at a steel plant in the constituency• Briefed local, industry and national journalists on government policy documents, tailoring key messages to relevant audiences and achieving continuous press coverage• Commissioned www.verabaird.com and managed associate Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr)

• Researched and constructed speeches and briefing notes on international development and disability. Tailored speeches to resonate with a range of audiences• Ran the Scottish media campaign for the funding of the ‘Aiming High: For Disabled Children’ policy. Achieved coverage in The Scotsman, Daily Record and appearances on BBC Scotland Radio, culminating in a briefing for the Prime Minister

• Managed a portfolio of recording and marketing budgets of up to £250,000• Developed Rough Trade’s international marketing strategy, including website, mailing list and overseeing the introduction of the use of social media. • Curated high profile events and campaigns for the company, including one at the Tate Gallery• Represented the company in the media and by speaking at high-profile media events