Phaedra Perry Email & Phone Number

- Work with regional and local health systems, communities and those with lived experience to improve care for people living with and affected by diabetes, to help people live well and to tackle inequality. - Influencing for positive change- Leading a team of Improving Care, Community Engagement, Volunteer management and Communications experts to use place-based approaches to drive forward improvements at a local, regional and national level.- Supporting and enabling system changes to secure improvements- Engaging with less often heard communities to give them a voice within the NHS- Working with those affected by diabetes to create evidence based solutions- Creating opportunities to improving understanding of diabetes to tackle stigma and support people to live well with diabetes- Growing and developing partnerships to achieve our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.

Bristol, United Kingdom

- Managed a team of three regionally dispersed Campaign and Media Officers and 100 volunteers to deliver Alzheimer’s Society regional campaigning and media activity across the West of England and national activity in Wales. - Expanded and supported a successful network of volunteer-led Campaign and Media groups across the region to deliver national campaigns at a local level. - Secured significant regional media coverage for a number of Alzheimer’s Society national campaigns, reports and services, supporting people with dementia and their carers to share their experiences and raise the profile of the organisation. - Managed issues of reputational risk across the region, working to reduce risk and protect the reputation of Alzheimer’s Society, acting as a media spokesperson when required. - Regional project lead on campaigns including Care Homes, Hospital Care and Early Diagnosis. - Delivered Campaign and Media Training to staff and volunteers and provided a campaign and media consultancy service. - Volunteer Dementia Champion, trained to deliver awareness sessions to the general public in support of creating Dementia Friendly Communities. - Responsible for engaging with Operations Directors and area managers to support and promote the work of the regional operations teams including engaging with commissioners, council communications teams and Dementia Action Alliances.

Swindon

- On behalf of the seven UK Research Councils, project managed external contractors to ensure successful delivery and development of cross-Research Council public engagement with research programmes worth £2.5 million including national schools programme Researchers in Residence, teacher training programme Cutting Edge Science and the 2012 Olympic Games inspired events. - Secured improved contractor performance against targets, improved efficiency and improved awareness of schemes within secondary schools and universities across the UK. - Managed and developed strategic relationships with external and internal stakeholders in government, education and science communication. - Line-managed three people to effectively deliver RCUK’s involvement with and presence at festivals, conferences and science fairs as well as sponsorship of schools programmes.

London, United Kingdom

- Developed and delivered a public affairs strategy including a programme of innovative political events promoting the dental profession and raising awareness of dental issues. - Secured an official inquiry into the general dental services contract and a review of oral cancer screening policy. - Established and held secretariat for an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Dentistry of 20 MPs and Lords. - Established and chaired a dental stakeholder group to collectively lobby on behalf of dentistry. - Developed, managed and delivered fringe events at the three main political party conferences as part of the Health Hotel. - Researched and wrote briefings for MPs and Peers ahead of political debates. - Responded to Government consultations. - Wrote monthly bulletins for internal and external stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

- Provided Secretariat for the APPG for Diabetes. - Organised and delivered a programme of political meetings and fringe events at the three main political party conferences as part of the Health Hotel. - Produced briefings for MPs and Peers on organisational campaigns such as the award-winning Measure Up campaign. - Represented the organisation at political events, promoting key messages and establishing new relationships.

London, United Kingdom

- Developed ‘Your Voice’ – an online forum for people with diabetes still used by Diabetes UK today. - Responded to national, regional and local press enquiries. - Promoted organisational views via written comments and verbal interviews on a reactive and proactive basis. - Wrote articles for health journals and press releases securing national and regional press coverage. - Provided PR support to a regional office for local events. - Expanded the media spokespersons database. - Organised radio and television interviews for staff and provided written and verbal briefings on subject matter.

London, United Kingdom

Graduate Trainee:1. Corporate FundraisingCold called potential new business. Wrote sponsorship proposals for new business. Pitched to new businesses and secured funding and ‘gifts in kind’ from several new sources. Supported delivery of high profile events.2. Public Affairs & PressWrote press releases for local events. Sold in stories to magazines to promote Measure Up campaign. Investigated new media spokespeople and their stories. Wrote to MPs and Peers on local issues.3. PolicySupported organisation of events to engage with hard-to-reach and vulnerable groups.