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Responsible for the management of careers and employability projects for the City Lions Programme - WCC’s flagship youth engagement project. Managing relationships with over 50 businesses, local schools, youth services and young people to create, manage and deliver projects that have real impact:- Project manage the design and delivery of the City Lions mentoring programme that supports over 50 mentor pairs per year. This includes start-end delivery, creating the programmes content, recruiting young people and mentors, facilitating training and providing ongoing support to mentor pairs, hosting events, undertaking evaluation, managing risk, impact reporting and continuous improvement.- Responsible for brokering and ongoing management of City Lions partners, which include over 100 businesses and cultural organisations.- Horizon scan the education, employment and youth sectors, and relevant policy,to work with local partners to quickly respond to challenges and opportunities, ensuring young peoples voices are central.- Regularly pitch, present and deliver workshops to a variety of audiences, including school leaders, businesses, political members and young people to gain their buy-in and engage with CL opportunities.- Managing and motivating two direct reports, supporting them to over-achieve on their objectives and develop their careers.

A Times Top 100 graduate scheme, the NGDP is a two-year graduate management development programme, run by the Local Government Association. The programme has been set up to provide local government with high-calibre managers that communities need by giving committed graduates the necessary training and opportunities to excel in the sector, whilst working towards an ILM Level 7 Certificate in Leadership and Management. Markets Officer, Economy and Regeneration (April 2019 - Present): Managing and monitoring several delivery strands of the council’s first Markets Strategy to improve and future proof Westminster’s markets. Business & Enterprise Officer/ Deputy General Manager, Paddington Works, Economy Team (October 2018 - March 2019): Acting as the deputy for the general manager and events and sales manager within a public-private partner organisation (Paddington Works - a council funded co-working space). Managing the council's business support offer within the workspace. Cultural Projects and Policy Officer, Policy and Strategy (April 2018 - September 2018):Led on the development and delivery of the council’s cultural vision, working across multiple council teams, facilitating workshops and research interviews and engaging with senior leaders and members to inform the strategic direction for the council’s cultural programmes. Rogue Landlord Taskforce Project Officer, Residential Services (October 2017 - March 2018):Project managed and coordinated the delivery of the Rogue Landlord Taskforce, working across several council teams and leading on the development of the project plan, risk log and facilitating working group meetings.

As the elected chair of the club my role was oversee all aspects of the 160-member Athletic Union club, from recruitment to strategic planning, with an objective to ensure the club is efficiently managed within budget (of £9,000), ensuring all members worked together to achieve success:• Lead and manage and motivate the eleven members of the committee and 25 coaches, as well as all club members. • To bring in additional funding and opportunities for the club, during my time I developed a new event and a new competition class, as well as securing sponsorship with KPMG of £1,500. • I was awarded the Club Chair of the Year Award for my work in this role for my leadership and dedication to the role, out of 55 other clubs.

An appointed coach for the club’s first team in contemporary dance I was responsible for leading and motivating others to achieve success:• Organising, preparing and instructing weekly sessions to prepare 24 dancers for shows and competitions.• During my time as coach, the class achieved their highest competition rankings in the club’s history, placing 3rd on two separate occasions in 2017.

As an elected member of the committee my role was to organise, plan and create social events for the club:• Managing budgets for each event and building relationships with venues, local businesses and suppliers to create an inclusive club atmosphere.

•Full time gap year employment working as part of a small creative team at the UK’s largest wristband designers and manufacturers. •Designing wristbands, lanyards and booklets for various events; including Bestival, Shambala Festival, weddings and corporate events. •Liaising with customers to ensure designs meet their requirements and are produced to the customers’ specification. •As the main assistant I had to process all orders and carry out quality checks to ensure the correct design had been processed as requested.

•Full time gap year employment managing and organizing the company’s diary and setting appointments for the company’s senior staff. •Acting as a sales representative via the telephone and at trade shows, where I became very confident and professional when engaging with clients both existing and new.•Meeting monthly sales targets of gaining five new clientele each month. In most months I exceeded this target of five. •Gaining a base knowledge of financial advice and being able to demonstrate this knowledge to clients. •Interacting with clientele on a daily basis, responding to any financial specific queries and handling any objections they may have had.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Criminology And Social Policy, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Loughborough Students Dance Club Member 2014-2017 Loughborough Students Cheerleading Club Member 2014-15 Key.

A-Levels, Dance, Law, English Literature