Joyce Connolly

Experience

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  Lonely Planet

  Nov 1997 - Jan 2002

  Editor and author

  Author and photographer for top selling guides. Publications include:Victoria, AustraliaSouthern Africa (Zimbabwe)MoroccoEurope (Morocco)western Europe (Morocco)Africa (Morocco & Zimbabwe)India (Delhi, Punjab & Ladakh)North India (Delhi, Punjab & Ladakh)Australia (Victoria, Western Australia)Aboriginal Guide to Australia (Western Australia)Dominican Republic & Haiti (Haiti)In-house editor working primarily on Middle Eastern, African and Indian Sub-Continent guidebooks. Show less

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  Leeds Beckett University

  Apr 2004 - Mar 2016

  Internal Communications Manager

  Responsible for communicating to staff and students at one of the UK's largest Universities. Managing a team of Internal Communications Officer, Internal Communications Assistant and Student Placement (Internal Communications) I reported to directly to the Head of Communications and worked closely with the External Communications team and Students' Union. Responsibilities included developing a strategy and delivering effective communications with 3,000 staff and 27,000 students. This involved managing dynamic website copy to reflect the range of activities and achievements of the university as well as information to enhance the performance of staff and students. I designed and implemented a staff magazine, a global calendar of activities for staff and students as well as managing social media campaigns and content and commissioned photography and video content to complement communications. I also led on staff and student communications for major activities such as annual staff survey, Staff awards, National Student Survey, Welcome Week, Graduation and curriculum development and activities. Achievements• Received team member of the year at the University’s staff awards.• Developed and managed the publication of the university’s first staff magazine which was shortlisted in the UK CIPR awards for best internal publication of the year.• Won the best digital media campaign for a freshers’ campaign at the HEIST Awards.• Team leader for six teams of students on international volunteering projects.• Project managed a mobile media unit at six week-long graduation ceremonies.• Liaised with colleagues across the university and Students’ Union to research and develop a detailed student and staff communication strategies and plans.• Created and managed a network of communications champions across the university.• Managed staff and student communications on the re-naming of the university. Show less

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  Snehalaya - India

  Mar 2016 - now

  Honorary director

  As a member of the senior management team, with a directorial role to advise the UK and India boards and management teams, I represent the organisation at the highest level acting as a spokesperson at conferences, public and internal events and with the media. Working with the senior management team, I develop and review strategies to improve the organisation and lead and deliver on the following activities: • Fundraising• Marketing & communications• Volunteer management• Donor management• Staff engagement• Campaign management to promote girls’ education with Malala Fund• Awards nominations• Relationship management and regular reporting to German, USA, Netherlands and UK representatives, fundraising and volunteering platforms, CSR partners, foundations and individual donors, and higher education establishments nationally and internationally Achievements• Redesign of the annual report• Foundation, crowd, CSR and individual funding for projects• Secured US$27,000 funding from Malala Fund and developed and managed a campaign to promote girls’ education• Secured Rs 1 crore in donations over 24 hours during an Anti-Trafficking campaign with www.charidy.com• Managed over 200 Indian and international volunteers securing over £30,000 in volunteer income• Applied for and won 2017 Spirit of Humanity national award for education• Connected and developed relationships with partners in China, Japan, USA and Australia• Led on communications for campaign in partnership with Paani Foundation’s Toofan Aayala TV program following their Water Cup 2019 competition to create a people’s movement to tackle drought in Maharashtra, India• Finalist in the Sandvik Gender Awards for Women Empowerment, 2018 Show less