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Greater London, England, United Kingdom

- Oversaw implementation of Greater Manchester's Trailblazer Devolution Deal, with focus on skills, public service reform, transport and data policy - Negotiated directly with government departments on GMCA's Integrated Funding Settlement- Supported GMCA's institutional readiness to use newly devolved powers - Briefed the Mayor and local government Chief Executives on devolution policy. - Line management responsibilities - External engagement and advocacy work for GMCA with think tanks and political parties- Supported policy development on the future of devolution in Greater Manchester

- Delivered research and consultancy services for multiple clients in politics and public affairs - Researched and authored "Rewiring Scotland", a report for the think tank Our Scottish Future on the future of local government reform and devolution within Scotland. - Social policy and economic research project for a communications campaign. - Advised business clients on engaging with elected politicians.

London, England, United Kingdom

Project manager for Labour’s Commission on the UK’s future, which was launched by Keir Starmer and chaired by Gordon Brown. Responsibilities included: • Senior stakeholder management • Writing and commissioning research on constitutional and economic issues for presentation to the Shadow Cabinet • Personal briefing to senior Labour politicians with expert knowledge of devolved policy and political contexts• Developing material for press and speeches on regional economic development and devolution to Scotland and within England• Promoting work to external stakeholders including think-tanks, academics, and trade unions • Developing a programme of consultation around the Commission’s work with experts in deliberative democracy and public listening exercises

London, United Kingdom

Supported Bridget's Phillipson MP in her role as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my responsibilities included:• Running the parliamentary office and supporting Bridget Phillipson in her Shadow Cabinet brief• Researching and speechwriting • Coordinating broadcast media appearances• Preparing content for national and local media outlets• Overseeing the recruitment of interns and junior staff; conducting interviews; supporting the professional development of staff; conducting appraisals; delegating tasks within the office Before April 2020, my responsibilities included: • Acting as the main point of contact for incoming media inquiries• Preparing press releases to promote parliamentary activity via local and regional media, and managing social media accounts • Assisting with the preparation of a monthly newspaper column, as well as articles for other national media outlets including The Times and the New Statesman • Creating videos to promote parliamentary work on social media channels• Coordinating a research project which involved liaising with stakeholders including MPs, academics and interested organisations; contributing to the research design; carrying out relevant research and writing up summary papers• Research and draft notes for speeches in Parliament and the constituency• Managing a busy parliamentary diary

London

I worked as a Parliamentary Assistant to Iain McKenzie MP (2014-2015), Heidi Alexander MP (2015-2017), and Bridget Phillipson MP (2017-2018). Responsibilities included:• Preparing responses to policy enquiries from constituents, by researching each policy issue then drafting and proofreading responses• Proactively liaising with Government ministers and agencies on policy issues• Drafting parliamentary questions on a variety of topics• Preparing quarterly newsletters, and assisted with publicity for constituency events such as coffee mornings and business breakfasts• Updating social media accounts and official website • Arranging meetings with Government ministers and interest groups• Writing press releases to promote the MPs' activities at Westminster in the constituency• Researching a variety of topical issues to assist with debates, and drafted briefings, questions and speeches • Assisting with the general running of the MPs’ parliamentary offices

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History & Politics, 2:1

Master Of Arts (Ma), Middle Eastern Studies, Distinction

• Studied issues relating to conflict resolution, governance and democratisation, with a particular focus on Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel.

History & Politics