Roly Hunter Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

• Leading rapid reviews to audit, assess and improve service delivery against regulatory standards. • Reviewing and updating Local Authority safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures (2023 review cycle).• Managing the project team responsible for designing and implementing a new service wide feedback system to gather, process, review and utilise data from approximately 8000 children and families connected with the service.

• Managing safeguarding teams of 6-12 senior safeguarding professionals working within a high-risk content. • Responsible for complex court work (writing, editing and presenting legal reports and analyses).

• Leading the statutory safeguarding response to children & families returning to the UK from Syria (post-ISIS). • Advising government agencies (e.g. Foreign & Commonwealth Office) on policy changes relating to the PREVENT counter-terrorism strategy and child safeguarding. • Contributing expert to the Home Office Independent Review of PREVENT policy & consulted for research guidance by the Prevent Education Officers’ National Working Group.

Child protection & safeguarding within communities experiencing high levels of deprivation and disadvantage - the 2021 Census revealed that Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of Child Poverty in the UK.

Project management, business development and PR/Comms in the Arts sector.• Managing the Ed Fringe (2022) PR and Social Media strategy for G&T productions – all shows achieved above average audience attendance. • Production Fundraising - Arts Council R&D Grant application currently in progress.• Writing and editing copy for press releases, website content and marketing material.

London, United Kingdom

Policy and Government Affairs work supporting the Skills Commission, APPG for Skills & Employment and Higher Education Commission. • Developed the 'A Spotlight on...' policy research project and researched and wrote the first report in the series: 𝘈 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯... 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳• Writing policy briefings and policy analysis; leading APPG evidence sessions in Westminster; building organisational relationships with parliamentarians, industry experts and key stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for designing, leading and implementing ReachOut's volunteer recruitment strategy.• Achieved 30% increase in ReachOut Club Volunteers during the 2015 recruitment period and delivered training for over 400 volunteers based in London.• Project Managed ReachOut's 2015 Summer Project - recruited and led a team of 6 professional staff and 20 volunteers; raised over £18,000 to fund the project; project supported approximately 100 young people.

• Working alongside production teams to support programme planning and delivery (e.g. managing phone-lines for call in segments and contributing to scheduling & content planning).• Coordinating and managing guest appearances/interviews - preparing the radio studio, arranging travel and timing & liaising with high-profile public figures/management teams.

Politics & Modern History, Ba Hons 2:1

Awarded a 1st class grade for my final year extended dissertation titled: Non-White Public Performance in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

Postgraduate Degree, Social Work, Merit