Coordinating the various aspects of Growhampton, a food growing and environmental sustainability project based on the University of Roehampton campus. Includes:- Leading and delivering an effective strategy that builds strong student, university and local community engagement in local food production and environmental sustainability themes and initiatives. Regular impact reporting and evaluation is required to ensure the project is meeting its aims and objectives.- Developing the volunteering programme to ensure Growhampton growing and cooking sessions are meeting our community’s educational and wellbeing needs.- Collaborating with external partners such as charities, schools and growing spaces to widen the social and environmental impact of Growhampton’s work. This includes leading on educational food growing sessions for visiting community groups such as schools and youth charities.- Leading on the planning of events that support community engagement, education around climate consciousness and local food production. This includes regular farmers markets, external workshops, educational talks, volunteer socials.- Effective line management of staff, student staff and volunteers.- Creating engaging online content to communicate the project’s activities and values through social media, blogging and its website.- Allocating and monitoring the project budget in accordance with financial regulations and pursuing further sustainable income generation such as external grants to support the project and its core activities.- Working in partnership with the on campus social enterprise café to improve the ‘field to fork’ journey of produce grown and made on campus to feature prominently on the Hive Café menu. This also includes leading Growhampton’s preserve-making enterprise from coordinating campus-grown produce to production and merchandising.- Leading on the projects first ever strategic review.

A 20-month (two full seasons) full time traineeship at a seven-acre community farm aimed at gaining practical skills and experience in agroecological horticulture and learning how to manage a commercial growing site. Role involved using excel to create the production plan in both years and being responsible for carrying out said plan in the second year of the traineeship in order to maximise farm’s productivity. Role also involved leading volunteer sessions, conducting farm tours for the general public and writing monthly newsletters as well as developing a strong sales relationship with the farm’s routes to market and working in a small team with a flat organizational structure and being directly involved in decentralized decision making regarding the farm’s long-term strategy.

Varied role facilitating the day to day running of the organization. Primarily virtual and in-person logistic and operational support for the community meal service providing over 1000 meals a week to vulnerable members of the local community as well as facilitating online cooking classes and coordinating volunteers.Creating and posting compelling content on MIH social media page and contributing ideas for digital campaigns/marketing. Role also involved promoting cookery classes on relevant channels including liaising with other organisations to promote event and creating weekly content schedules for fellow team members and volunteers to follow.

- A 4-month intensive placement at Sutton Community Farm gaining a vast insight and practical skills regarding small-scale agro-ecological growing. Role involved carrying out a range of tasks including sowing, planting, harvesting as well as managing 10 polytunnels and outdoor growing sites amounting to 6 acres with irrigation, bed preparation, plant and general maintenance. Role also involved attending weekly lectures on sustainable food practices and organic growing as well as leadership skills, people management, and public speaking as well as delivering my own project, working with the farm community to produce a weekly recipe post on social media sharing their own seasonal recipes.

Supporting a caseload of 18-30 year old individuals at risk of homelessness to find employment, permanent housing and develop independent living skills. Involved working within a small team in an 80-bed hostel to ensure a safe, positive and empowering environment for all residents through welfare checks on vulnerable individuals, administrative tasks, providing assistance and conflict resolution. At my own discretion, collaborating with external organisations to bring workshops to the hostel and creating and delivering workshops myself plus liaising with external charities, employers and government agencies to provide the best support possible for those living at the hostel.

Redaction of documents for legal proceedings to meet requirements of data protection legislation.

Taking care of multiple children aged 4 -7 at an after school club. Organisation and creation of stimulating activities as well as preparation of meals and cleaning.