Sophie Milner

Experience

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  Titchmarsh Community Shop

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Shop Assistant

  Volunteered as a shop assistant for the community-run village shop.

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  Environment Agency

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern

  Working in the Flood Defence Department - inputing and analysing river flow and water level data and participating in risk management meetings.

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  Stamford Endowed Schools

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  Lifeguard
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  City of Sanctuary

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2018

  Administrator

  Volunteered as the administrator for the newly established City of Sanctuary branch in Norwich. Roles include setting the agenda, taking minutes, coordinating the steering group and responding to public emails.

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  Daughters of Charity

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

  Intern

  The charity runs a range of projects; in the areas of health, education, housing and income generating. My roles included editing bi-annual reports for their donors, assisting with project proposals, responding to emails and attending home visits to some of the beneficiaries.

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  University of East Anglia

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Assisting on university open days; I met prospective students and their families, showed them around the campus and answered any queries they had throughout the day.

  • Lifeguard

    Sept 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Student Ambassador

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
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  CJS (UK MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Conference Assistant

  I worked at a three-day conference with 300+ delegates, I was involved in the coordination of delegates throughout the duration of the event.

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  Strawberry Hill House & Garden

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  Visitor Service Assistant

  During the 'Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill' exhibition I worked as a service assistant. This role included welcoming people, scanning tickets, stewarding rooms and working in the gift shop.

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  Waitrose & Partners

  Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

  Service Counter Assistant

  To fund my travels in Spring/Summer 2019, I worked on the customer food counters in Waitrose. Chosen specifically to work in this area for my interpersonal skills, the role involved a lot of customer interaction and conversation.

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  Groundwork London

  Oct 2019 - now

  Oversight of both Barnet Health Champions and Volunteering Barnet. The Barnet Health Champions are a group of 280+ volunteers who are passionate about the health and wellbeing of their community. The project was set up in 2020 as a direct response to the pandemic and I have been involved since the creation. This project also includes coordination of a grant programme of which 11 local organisations received funding to improve the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination in their specific communities.Volunteering Barnet is the borough's accredited volunteer centre, aiming to inspire those who live, work or study in Barnet to volunteer in roles offered by the VCFSE sector. It sits within the Barnet Together Partnership, alongside Young Barnet Foundation and Inclusion Barnet. This partnership is in alliance with London Borough of Barnet, which increases development and capacity building support for Barnet’s Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector.Line management of three team members, providing support, advice, direction and motivation for other operational staff. Show less - Support for different volunteer brokerage services in London (Barnet, Kingston, Waltham Forest and Westminster), specifically to provide opportunities for potential volunteers, as well as providing training and guidance to organisations that work with volunteers.- Coordinating volunteers for Westminster’s flagship volunteering programme, at large scale events such as the London Marathon and Remembrance Sunday.- Mobilisation of volunteers during the height of the pandemic: organising community support and ‘befriending’ services for those isolating.- Coordination and management of in-house office volunteer team. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Community Officer

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Project Officer

    Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Volunteer Services Administrator

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020