Sarah Roberts Email & Phone Number

Bath, England, United Kingdom

• To deliver short-term wins and assess medium / long-term goals
• Created University Leicester for Life Vision Statement, cementing biodiversity at the heart of campus enhancements. This was approved by the Director of Estates and has been used to inform the physical environment.
• Identified development cost and time savings through simpler, more sustainable solutions
• Conducted basic species surveying, prioritising sites based on biodiversity value, build potential and human activity
• Ensured legal compliance by supervising development projects, implementing mitigation and pursuing Net gain as best practice. Liaised with and contracted ecological consultancies
• Designed in-house biodiversity guidance and self-assessment method to create Interesting, Immersive and Interactive Sites (IIIS)

• To engage staff on sustainability and identify behaviour change initiatives
• Persuaded senior staff by writing business cases and evidence-based reports to highlight value of green spaces and risks associated with cumulative impact on university habitats
• Liaised with external partners and community groups supporting activities, including Urban Buzz ‘Bee Road’ research project and Council Bioblitz
• Established excellent working relationship with Gardens and the Development Team to work collaboratively on projects and new strategies
• Communicated to a wide variety of audiences through different mediums, including; TV appearances, radio programmes, social media, written articles, events and private meetings
• Led on specialist conservation projects based on local action plan

Leicester, United Kingdom

• To guide new student society, create volunteering opportunities and support campaigns
• Motivated and supervised students through nature and wildlife volunteering to raise the profile of biodiversity issues and solutions
• Organised new Biodiversity Working Group meetings continuing to 2018; tasks included assigning agenda items, proposing / writing policies and communicating to members
• Solved issues relating to environmental representation by creating the concept of the Student Sustainability Working Group; this won NUS Green Impact Gold

Swindon, United Kingdom

Master Of Science (Msc), Applied Ecology

Activities and Societies: Part-time Projects Officer for the University of Leicester Applied ecology and conservation Environmental.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History Of Art And English, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Badminton Social Secretary; Competitive Team member, Ladies Captain & Publicity Officer, Jiu Jitsu Society.

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