Sebastian Scott Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London

I was responsible for coordinating regional and global internal partnership development to promote the use of strategic litigation as a tool in strengthening and advocating for human rights. My role include project managing case developments, undertaking legal research and socialising the use of strategic litigation across the Open Society Foundations network.

London, England, United Kingdom

I was responsible for managing a portfolio of over half a million dollars including a focus on climate education, art and education and the privatisation of education during a period of internal organizational transformation. My role included advocacy, grantmaking and policy engagement. This included leading on the Education program's engagement into COP26 supporting a diverse group of actors including youth, student and teachers advocating for climate education. I sat on a cross departmental working group on public services as the education representative engaging in a wider portfolio of support to strengthen public services and address increased privatization. I also sat on the London Community Grants Initiative with the aim to support and strengthen mental health services for ethnic minorities within the UK providing over £150,000 of funding to grassroot organizations. I specifically led on the provision of a grant increasing access to therapeutic services and resources for the black community across the UK.I was a Staff representative for the London Office, representing colleagues during the organizational transformation, providing grievance support, negotiating with organization representatives and developing proposals and counter proposals in relation to the transformation. I am also a remote work coordinator, sitting in a cross organisational working group to support colleagues to work from home effectively.

Following the merger of the organization's two education programs, I worked as a Program Specialist engaged in the climate crisis, refugee rights, popular education and decolonisation of curricula, and research into the impact of Covid-19 on education and society. As the global pandemic emerged, I was part of a small, agile team undertaking research on the impact of Covid-19 on education systems and its impact on society. My research focus was on Africa, Europe and the UK, engaging with a variety of actors, educators and decisionmakers to understand the implication of Covid-19, and the steps taken to mitigate its impact of education systems. The findings formed the basis of the Education Program's strategic engagement responding to Covid-19. I worked on a variety of funding and advocacy opportunities widening access to education and support for refugees and migrants, globally. This included documenting migrants' experiences in the UK, widening access to opportunities in refugee camps and strengthening networks and actors improving refugee engagement and education opportunities. Within climate change, I developed relationships with actors working on climate justice, engaging politicians, activists and NGOs to strengthen the program's engagement in the field. This included undertaking events on climate change and the impact of disinformation on the climate crisis, and coordinating an art and education project with the aim to elevate youth voices on the climate crisis, culminating in over 400 youth engagements globally.Internally, I was responsible for coordinating and communicating the Education Program's remote working, including signposting resources and planning team building exercises. I led a trust working group to support the merged program's team cohesion, and sat on the Education Program's culture team, an internal programmatic engagement working group providing the program's Director with advice on team planning, meetings, cohesion and engagement.

London, United Kingdom

I worked on a portfolio widening access to education and opportunities for vulnerable groups and research into funding and advocacy opportunities for education projects. I worked within a small team focused on the right to education. This included women's right to education opportunities, strengthening opportunities for vulnerable groups across low and middle income countries and advocacy on recognising higher education as a human right. I undertook research into the funding landscape for education actors to identify how other local, regional and global funders were supporting education. This helped shape the Higher Education Support Program's strategic focus, identify funding gaps and possible funding interventions such as identifying the narrowing funding opportunities for refugee education, the need to increase funding promoting critical thinking and identifying a growth in STEM related funding opportunities. My role's primary focus was grantmaking leading on several emergency Covid-19 grants for organizations and actors, globally, that required additional support due to the financial implications of Covid-19. I engaged in grassroot advocacy engagement, supporting colleagues in Hungary on education and advocacy projects for vulnerable groups. Finally, my role included research and grantee engagement to ensure funding and support aligned with the program's strategy and to act as a focal point for the organizations and actors we supported.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the Sustainable Development team's capacity building programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This includes the Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa strengthening engineering education through industry-academia partnerships, and the GCRF Africa Catalyst aimed at strengthening the professionalisation of engineering within sub-Saharan Africa.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) programme aimed at enabling the higher education system in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the needs of industry, tackles local challenges and addresses the engineering skills gap. My role includes:- Programme Management- UK Aid Funding Management- Industry-Academia Partnerships- Regular International solo travel- Working with and reporting to Programme Steering Group- International Partnerships devleopment- Financial Management- Project Delivery- Event coordination and delivery

London, United Kingdom

Part of the International team working on projects supporting sub-Saharan African engineering innovation, entrepreneurship and University-Business collaboration, as shown below:Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan African Programme (HEPSSA)www.raeng.org.uk/hepssaAddressing the engineering skills gap in sub-Saharan Africa through University-Business collaboration, as well as establishing UK - African partnerships to create sustainable and up-to-date engineering teaching methods and skilled African engineers.Africa Prize for Engineering Innovationwww.raeng.org.uk/africaprizeSupporting, promoting and developing African entrepreneurs and innovators from all disciplines through business development and mentoring. I am responsible for supporting the logistics, and in supporting the team in project delivery.Visiting Professors Annual Conference, International elementBringing together academics and industrialists from across the Royal Academy of Engineering's University-Business collaboration programmes to encourage partnerships between UK and International academics and industrialists, as well as showcasing the successes of the academy's international programmes.

Responsible for managing and supporting Progressio ICS volunteers and alumni as part of the ICS programme. This role included coordinating and facilitating 2-3 return volunteer events every quarter, supporting and debriefing the volunteers on their development projects. In addition, I was responsible for engaging the volunteers in further development, charity and community engagement projects.This role required strong communication skills as I would regularly liaise with volunteers, in country staff and ICS consortium to continually assess and improve the ICS programme.A key achievement for this role included supporting 96% of over1000 volunteers to engage in continued community and charitable actions on their return to the UK, surpassing the 80% target.

Nyanga, Zimbabwe

Responsible for co-leading a team of international and local volunteers supporting local communities. The project in rural Nyanga, Zimbabwe, focussed on health, food and economic strengthening activities. I coordinated and facilitated sessions, workshop and community events. Liaised and engaged local stakeholders, beneficiaries and community leaders to ensure the successful delivery of the project.Working with a Zimbabwean co-team leader, managed a diverse international team successfully meeting the project and community goals and within budget.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for coordinating events, liaising with clients, managing the think tank’s database, administration and social media platforms, and acted as a focal contact between London Fusion’s partner organisations and clients. On promotion from my internship my responsibilities increased to include output collection for the London Fusion programme, archiving and assisting in the closing down of the project, coordinating and facilitating final events and supported and engaged the think tank's clients.

London, United Kingdom

Created and edited online articles providing marketing and legal advice for entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-up companies. Also responsible for project and legal research, as well as implementing a company analysis report to increase the organisation’s cliental. Key Achievement: Mentored and advised the organisation’s new interns with report and article writing support.http://www.whub.io/startups/convenienter

Euston, London

Responsible for digital content management promoting STEM careers, as part of the Talent 2030 campaign. Responsible for implementing an online campaign, developing and editing the campaign’s social media platform, web content, blog and newsletter. In addition, conducted research into STEM and opportunities available for the target audience.Key Achievement: Ran the first digital campaign for Talent 2030 aimed towards young people between 16 and 30.

Central London

Initially started as Project Support, assisting in the launch of NCUB. Responsibilities included leading on the development of case studies showcasing university business collaboration. This required collaborating with an external film producer as well as coordinating the project. Also responsible for liaising with university and business members, and providing key support for the launch of the NCUB think tank event that convened governmental, academic and industry stakeholders.Subsequently promoted to the position of the CEO and Directors' Interim Personal Assistant. As Interim Personal Assistant, responsibilities included coordinating NCUB's yearly schedule, acting as the focal contact for the organisation, liaising with governmental officials, university vice-chancellors and senior industry representatives.Key Achievement: Designed and coordinated 6 case studies showcasing university and business collaboration.

Euston, London

Working within a small team whilst simultaneously completing my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. I provided research, administration and project support across several projects and events focused on increased university and business engagement, knowledge transfer partnerships and improved UK graduate employability. This role required strong written and verbal communication skills as I would frequently engage with government officials, university vice-chancellors, business leaders. Working with a small team, this role required flexibility and a collaborative approachA key achievement for this role included organising over 60 interviews with business leaders and academics within a five week period as part of a time sensitive Knowledge Transfer Partnerships project.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Law, Merit

Activities and Societies: Focused on international law, criminal law, medical law and public international law. UKC Sailing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminology And Sociology, 2:1

Activities and Societies: UKC Sailing and Windsurfing Vice President 2009-2010 UKC Sailing and Windsurfing President 2010-2011Dissertation.