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Manchester, Gb

Salford, England, United Kingdom

My role was to oversee the work of the Student Opportunities Team, ensuring that the SU offers high quality and diverse opportunities to students, whilst increasing engagement and participation with student groups at Salford University. I act as the operational lead on Salford SU’s welcome strategy and focus on developing and increasing engagement across academic societies. In my role I manage a team of four to work to eradicate loneliness at Salford SU.

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

An opportunity arose within my team to cover the Sport Development and Coach Manager position and I was trusted to share these responsibilities with the Head of Sport. Tasks within this role were carried out in addition to those in the Sport Development Officer role and included: • Forecasting and managing budgets for 30 student led sport club and social sport programs.• Launching ‘Breaking Barriers’ - an inclusivity fund which removed barriers to entry for disadvantaged students, making sport accessible for all. This fund allowed 30 students to access sporting memberships and equipment that they would not have otherwise been able to.• Leading on external Partnerships including Leicester Riders, and Leicester Hockey Club - ensuring relationships were managed with key stakeholders.• Reviewing facilities requirements for Clubs while adhering to procurement principles.• Leading on RFU funding applications, and recruiting and line managing a Rugby development Officer.• Supporting coaches to succeed on the pitch, manage student wellbeing and develop professionally.

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

My role oversaw and developed Social Sport and Club programmes, line managing 2 Coordinators to ensure efficient and effective delivery is in place across the academic year. In this role, I led on activity to engage inactive students, embed student voice throughout all activity and empower student leaders to deliver across programmes to continually endeavour to improve the service provided to students. In addition, I was required to manage project budgets, adherence to relevant health and safety policies and development of processes and systems to support delivery.

I was the representative for London on the BUCS national competitions group, working with fellow representatives across the country to shape the future of sport across the higher education sector.

At Imperial College London, I co-ordinate and deliver the BUCS, LUSL and intramural programs for our student clubs and societies, including weekly leagues and events.Responsibilities :- Administrating weekly fixtures for all teams, including travel and accommodation nationally and internationally. - Administrating invoices, POs and all relevant processes to ensure the sport program ran smoothly- Allocating resources between clubs, including training spaces.- Working with clubs, and the Sport Development Manager on club development plans.- Creating and maintaining effective working relationships with colleges, partner clubs, students and other institutions. - Management of student volunteersKey Achievements:- In my first season in the role we achieved our best BUCS finish for several years, finishing 16th although the season was cut short due to COVID-19.- Worked on the introduction of Imperial Athletes, a new model for university sport which included reforming the budgeting and administrative processes for all sports clubs.- Creation and administration of Imperial Leagues, an intra-mural program providing sporting opportunities for 1000 students. - During lockdown 3, I created and hosted Imperial Athletes: In Conversation, a series of talks and workshops where we sit down with athletes, executives, authors and professors from the world of sport.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

In my role, I have worked alongside the Director of Sport of a large independent all boys school in Tasmania, Australia. Responsibilities:- Organisation of inter and intra-school sporting activities- Liaising with individual sports coordinators- Ensuring accurate record keeping and communication channels- Coordinating transport and general administration tasks. - I also worked in the boarding house, playing an integral part in the social, academic, and sporting development of forty children.Key Achievements:- Coached the U18 Hockey team to the State Championships - Hosted multiple sports carnivals, covering athletics, winter sports and summer sports.- Organized and supported a First XI international sport tour to New Zealand. This included organizing transport, fixtures, kit, accommodation and budget.- Started a daily gym session for the students, talking to them about how different exercises and lifestyle changes can improve their mental wellbeing as well as physical performance.

Manchester, United Kingdom

At the start of the 2017/18 season the director of hockey at Brooklands MUHC stepped down, I stood in to help fill this role and worked closely alongside the chairman. Responsbilities:- My role at Brooklands involved attempting to expand the clubs brand identity whilst also increasing participation in junior sessions by liaising and working with local schools, Greater Manchester Sport, and England Hockey.- I organised various events such as the Level 2 and Level 3 Manchester school games, Quick sticks practice days and a GB charity match. -Whilst working at Brooklands I also held various coaching positions in Primary and secondary schools, and was the MMU 1st XI ladies coach as well as the UoM 3rd XI men’s.Key Achievements:- Increased our school outreach from 4 - 10- Hosted a GB charity game at the club, attracting a large crowd and raising £8000 for a local hockey player.

Peterborough

On and off work for the company, which often involved going out to communities and promoting public meetings in order for the community to voice their option on upcoming projects such as the Sibson Garden Village proposal. During my most recent time at the company, I worked on key infrastructure proposals including city centre developments for Cambridge University, an energy from waste plant in Boston Lincs, and major housing development at Sibson Garden Village.In addition, I worked on a variety of PR and marketing projects, most recently the opening of a new £6 million investment for Addison Lee in Peterborough.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Role involves ensuring the rest of the committee are working towards their target goals and ensuring the club runs smoothly, as well as helping to manage transport, fixtures, finances as well as overseeing the clubs development throughout the season.Required good time management and organisation, as well as a keen eye for detail.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

My responsibilities including providing impeccable customer service whist ensuring that everything was up to the high degree of excellence i strive to achieve in all my work. The role place me in situations where I needed to act on my feet at find a solution between two parties, which I always accomplished quickly and to the highest standards.

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for group of children aged 6-14 in a residential camp. Supervising them during activities and ensure their safety whilst operating dangerous equipment (Archery equipment etc). During my time at the camp I initiated a camp wide initiative in order to introduce more children to football, taking time out during my breaks to coach.The role required excellent interpersonal skills as well as a passion for sports and the outdoors.

Bachelor’S Degree, Ancient History, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Mens Hockey team.

Economics, Media, History At A- Level

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Athletics,