Ray Mitchell Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

With responsibility for developing Independent Age’s strategic policy and research programme and influencing strategy, translating evidence into policy proposals, ensuring effective influencing and campaigning, and building effective and authoritive relationships with stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

My role was to provide strategic direction, and oversee and support all national and international campaigning by the WRA, including monitoring and evaluation. The role had a strong focus on ensuring excellent support was given to the WRA National Alliances, helping them to develop objectives, campaign strategies and coordinate their own national campaigns. As a senior director, I had responsibility for leadership on WRA’s theory of change – through strong support for coalition building and… Show more My role was to provide strategic direction, and oversee and support all national and international campaigning by the WRA, including monitoring and evaluation. The role had a strong focus on ensuring excellent support was given to the WRA National Alliances, helping them to develop objectives, campaign strategies and coordinate their own national campaigns. As a senior director, I had responsibility for leadership on WRA’s theory of change – through strong support for coalition building and citizen-led campaigning. Show less

This role was a key senior role within the Programmes Department at WSPA and I provided senior management support to the Director of Programmes. I was recruited at a time of significant change in the organisation and contributed to developing the strategic plan, programme priorities, and new departmental structures. I managed three teams to ensure the effective delivery of three of the organisation’s six priority programmes. I represented the organisation at various international conferences… Show more This role was a key senior role within the Programmes Department at WSPA and I provided senior management support to the Director of Programmes. I was recruited at a time of significant change in the organisation and contributed to developing the strategic plan, programme priorities, and new departmental structures. I managed three teams to ensure the effective delivery of three of the organisation’s six priority programmes. I represented the organisation at various international conferences and led negotiations with several governments and intergovernmental organisations. Show less

London, United Kingdom

In January 2010, there was a restructuring of Age UK's Influencing division. A separate Campaigns department was created and my role was changed to a departmental director with responsibility for campaigning across the Age UK group and building the profile of Age UK as a campaigning organisation. I was required to provide expert input into the organisation’s strategy, positioning and messaging, and act as a media spokesperson and senior external representative.

London, United Kingdom

In recognition of additional responsibilities taken on while Campaigns Manager, especially a strategic-level role in developing cross-cutting campaigns working across Age Concern, Heyday and the National Council on Ageing, I was promoted to Senior Campaign Manager. In my new role, I led internal working groups with corporate-wide significance on projects such as influencing work on care reform, equalities and the General Election. With the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged in April 2009… Show more In recognition of additional responsibilities taken on while Campaigns Manager, especially a strategic-level role in developing cross-cutting campaigns working across Age Concern, Heyday and the National Council on Ageing, I was promoted to Senior Campaign Manager. In my new role, I led internal working groups with corporate-wide significance on projects such as influencing work on care reform, equalities and the General Election. With the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged in April 2009, I also took on line management responsibilities for a further three staff and was centrally involved in developing the campaign model for the new organization. Show less

London, United Kingdom

I managed a team of four Campaigns Project Officers (the team was expanded due to the increased level of campaigning in Age Concern’s federation). This included defining the strategy for each of our national campaigns and ensuring that the team’s activities contributed to achieving the organisation’s corporate priorities

London, United Kingdom

I was responsible for developing and coordinating a series of national campaigns. Campaigning activity in Age Concern had been low, following a prolonged period of vacancies in the Campaigns team, and I succeeded in raising the profile of campaigning within Age Concern’s federation and encouraging more local Age Concerns to get involved.

London, United Kingdom

Leading the Individual Action team of three staff and ten volunteers. The Individual Action team was created in response to a restructuring proposal that I presented to the management at AIUK to increase the effectiveness of individual activism in the organization. During my time as leader, we trebled the number of individual supporters actively participating in campaigns.

London, United Kingdom

I was responsible for the running of the Urgent Action network with one assistant and a team of volunteers. The network became a model of excellence within the international movement and Urgent Action networks in several other countries adopted the database program I created.

London, United Kingdom

Providing administrative support to the Urgent Action Coordinator. Maintaining the contacts database, responding to correspondence, etc.

London, United Kingdom

In response to the developing role of email and the internet in Amnesty’s work, I was seconded to the International Secretariat to develop an electronic publishing strategy and to create Amnesty’s first website.

London, United Kingdom

Working with two disabled younger people to allow them to live in the community rather than in an institution.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Writing software for academic (training) and biomedical applications.

Bsc, Biochemistry And Physiology

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