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Glasgow, Gb

London, England, Gb

Duties include:• Developing and delivering external engagement plans to support activity around heat networks regulation• Building networks of internal and external stakeholders to support the development of regulation, including building and maintaining stakeholder maps• Developing insights planning to maximise usefulness of meetings with external stakeholders for the broader heat networks team• Provide guidance to policy and other colleagues on engagement strategies, including coordination of key external meetings• Producing communications materials for internal and external audiences to maximise the visibility of the heat networks team

Blackpool, Gb

Running FSB's Scotland Press Office - acting as primary contact for media enquiries, undertaking broadcast interviews, liaising with colleagues to ensure they are briefed on issues and strategy in order to identify media opportunitiesDriving FSB's Scottish social media presence and managing Scottish content on FSB's websiteCoordinating communications and relationship building with Scottish politicians, including Scottish Ministers, MSPs and MPsOverseeing the organisation and delivery of Scotland wide policy and public affairs focussed FSB events

Blackpool, Gb

• Acting as contact point for media enquiries• Drafting press releases, media comments and articles• Managing Scottish content on FSB website and across social media• Coordinate campaign activity across the FSB team in Scotland• Developing campaign material across platforms• Organising and delivering policy and public affairs focussed FSB events• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with relevant external bodies and stakeholders

Blackpool, Gb

Originated Provoke's Change the Chat project, some of my responsibilities included:development and growth of social media platforms and website, including advertising;facilitating training and networking sessions; development of multimedia content including blogs and a podcast

Leading the development of Scottish Liberal Democrat Women, with a view to expanding membership and enhancing the role of the group within the structure of the wider Scottish Liberal Democrat party. Responsibilities include leadership of the executive committee, social media marketing and engagement and event planning. This has allowed me to develop my leadership and communication skills.

Working in a fast-paced and demanding environment with an overview of political activity within a local political party. I maintained a large and expanding network of members and volunteers, organised volunteers to carry out a wide variety of roles and oversaw campaigns on local and national issues. This allowed me to build my interpersonal skills, strategic planning and resilience in the face of challenging and rapidly changing circumstances. I also had responsibility for a number of social media channels and undertook some diary management for key figures in the organisation.

Meriden, Warwickshire, Gb

Supporting the IT Recruitment process in identifying new job opportunities for candidates in Scotland and across the UK and Europe for our portfolio of clients. Our specialities include IT, Business and Change, Digital Transformation, DevOps, to name but a few.Responsibilities include searching relevant job sites and databases for suitable candidates; having meaningful conversations with candidates to screen them for relevant roles and acting as a liaison between candidates and employers throughout the recruitment process.

Ma (Hons), Ancient History And Classical Archaeology

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