Key responsibilities include: Managing, supporting and delivering JPF's annual internship programme.Managing a portfolio of JPF partnership programmes

Key responsibilities include: • Council's lead liaison with voluntary, community & faith sector across the borough, specifically commissioned and grant funded organisations, including community centres and advice services. • Lead officer responsible for delivering the borough's Voluntary & Community Sector Strategy Action Plan. • Member of London Councils' Borough Grants Officer Forum, and coordinator of council's Grants Programme monitoring group. • Coordinator of VCS… Show more Key responsibilities include: • Council's lead liaison with voluntary, community & faith sector across the borough, specifically commissioned and grant funded organisations, including community centres and advice services. • Lead officer responsible for delivering the borough's Voluntary & Community Sector Strategy Action Plan. • Member of London Councils' Borough Grants Officer Forum, and coordinator of council's Grants Programme monitoring group. • Coordinator of VCS commissioning group for council's Third Sector Commissioning Framework.• Member of council's Universal Credit Implementation Group, Anti-Poverty Strategy Group and Social Isolation Strategy Group.Key achievements include:• Increased communication between officers responsible for VCS contracts across Directorates, developing partnership working with public health (Live Well Greenwich), and officers benefiting from London Councils’ Grant Programme in homelessness, community safety and education and skills teams. • Organised launch of council’s new Voluntary & Community Sector Strategy for 180 VCS representatives (Nov 2017); and organised Staff Awards 2017, major event for 150 staff, managers and Cabinet Members (April 2017). Show less

Key responsibilities: • Developed a public affairs, communication and engagement strategy for this small, but effective, social mobility charity. • Liaised with MPs & Peers with interest in the City, social mobility, education and skills, and wrote consultation responses on House of Lords select committee on social mobility.• Engaged with social mobility organisations, including the Director of the Social Mobility Commission, and coordinating alumni participation in Commission's… Show more Key responsibilities: • Developed a public affairs, communication and engagement strategy for this small, but effective, social mobility charity. • Liaised with MPs & Peers with interest in the City, social mobility, education and skills, and wrote consultation responses on House of Lords select committee on social mobility.• Engaged with social mobility organisations, including the Director of the Social Mobility Commission, and coordinating alumni participation in Commission's research project.• Gained audience with relevant Directors at London Councils and Mayor of London's Office, and opened channels of communication on pan-London skills and training strategies. • Liaised with City of London Corporation's Economic Development team and press office, finding opportunities to highlight, showcase and profile the charity's work in local media, including City AM and Evening Standard. • Lead contact for CSR & media teams across key financial, legal and insurance sector organisations - encouraging them to increase social media activity, internal communications, and publish joint articles in trade press to showcase their involvement and activities with the charity.• Led on fundraising and website development. Key achievements include:• Writing The Brokerage's first Impact Report, and publishing article in The International Banker magazine, 'Social Mobility and the City'. Show less

Role: • Programme management of financial capability projects within vulnerable adults’ team: offenders, divorce and separation, learning disabilities & autism, including coordination of projects’ steering and advisory groups, evaluation and research projects. • Stakeholder management across non-profit organisations, charities, legal sector (family law & mediation) and government departments (MoJ, DoH, NOMS, CMEC). • Project management of events; writing communications materials;… Show more Role: • Programme management of financial capability projects within vulnerable adults’ team: offenders, divorce and separation, learning disabilities & autism, including coordination of projects’ steering and advisory groups, evaluation and research projects. • Stakeholder management across non-profit organisations, charities, legal sector (family law & mediation) and government departments (MoJ, DoH, NOMS, CMEC). • Project management of events; writing communications materials; national presentations. • Development of strategy and business plans for future projects; budget management. Key achievements include: • Significantly exceeded targets for user visits to the divorce and separation webpages with effective stakeholder management, communications, press and media management. • Following successful membership of annual conference project team, personally invited to coordinate two Chairman’s lectures, delivery of new intranet and divisional away day. Show less

Role: • Introduce joint working practices and projects between housing and children’s services across local councils in London and SE. • Roll out housing advice services and training in Children’s Centres across London and SE.• Influence housing, homelessness and child poverty forums and stakeholders across central, regional and local government including HMT Child Poverty Unit, CLG, DfES, End Child Poverty, LDA, GOSE, ADCS, London Councils and local councils.Key… Show more Role: • Introduce joint working practices and projects between housing and children’s services across local councils in London and SE. • Roll out housing advice services and training in Children’s Centres across London and SE.• Influence housing, homelessness and child poverty forums and stakeholders across central, regional and local government including HMT Child Poverty Unit, CLG, DfES, End Child Poverty, LDA, GOSE, ADCS, London Councils and local councils.Key achievements include: • Secured policy change in 10 London authorities and 8 in SE authorities to improve joint working between housing and children’s services. • Responsible for delivery of housing advice by Shelter in over 60 children’s centres, and organising the delivery of housing workshops to over 480 children’s centre practitioners.• Wrote and disseminated good practice guide on joint working; Wrote and delivered training on housing and homelessness law to children’s centre practitioners. Show less

Role: • Research and write policy documents on all aspects of 4Children’s work including childcare, young people, families, child poverty and vulnerable children. • Communicate policy agenda with other charities and stakeholders in the sector. • Influence relevant MPs and Ministers, representing senior management at meetings and conferences. Organising parliamentary events, conference workshops and exchange of good practice forums. Key achievements include: • Organised… Show more Role: • Research and write policy documents on all aspects of 4Children’s work including childcare, young people, families, child poverty and vulnerable children. • Communicate policy agenda with other charities and stakeholders in the sector. • Influence relevant MPs and Ministers, representing senior management at meetings and conferences. Organising parliamentary events, conference workshops and exchange of good practice forums. Key achievements include: • Organised fringe meetings at three main party conferences 2006, and TUC conference; organising launch of Make Space Youth Review and Make Space annual reception at HoC. • Wrote responses to Government consultations, notably Childcare Act 2006 guidance and regulations, Care Matters Green Paper and Treasury/DfES Joint Policy Review on Children and Young People. Show less

Responsible for managing the busy Westminster office of Annette Brooke MP. Provided support throughout the 2001-2005 Parliament on both Home Affairs and Education team briefs. I was a key member of re-election campaign team, responsible for coordinating media, press and volunteers. Role: • Managed Westminster office, researched & wrote speeches, wrote press releases, managed correspondence, managed relationships with lobbyists and external organisations. • Coordinated media… Show more Responsible for managing the busy Westminster office of Annette Brooke MP. Provided support throughout the 2001-2005 Parliament on both Home Affairs and Education team briefs. I was a key member of re-election campaign team, responsible for coordinating media, press and volunteers. Role: • Managed Westminster office, researched & wrote speeches, wrote press releases, managed correspondence, managed relationships with lobbyists and external organisations. • Coordinated media, press and volunteers during local elections and election campaigns.Key Achievements include: • Management of Bills including Anti-Social Behaviour, Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence, Children Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups, Education and Inspection and Childcare Bills. Internships at European Parliament – (2002 & 2003)• Undertook two, 2 week internships with Nick Clegg (former Liberal Democrat MEP and currently Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and Deputy Prime Minister). Show less