James Blackstock

Experience

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  Universidad Nacional de Colombia

  Dec 2008 - Jul 2009

  English Language Teacher

  English Language Teacher (undergraduate and beginner level).

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  Colegio Nuevo Cambridge

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  Teacher

  Teacher (Maths and English Language - lower secondary).

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  Raleigh International

  Jan 2013 - May 2015

  Project Manager

  In-country operations and project manager delivering DFID-sponsored ICS programme. Responsible for stakeholder liaison, translation and interpreting support and project management of various initiatives. Projects included rural water infrastructure, women-led business capacity development, and rural sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and awareness in Nicaragua, India, & Tanzania.

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  Earth Education Project

  May 2013 - Jun 2013

  Administration Assistant

  Administrative Assistant to founder of charity supporting educational and training initiatives for women and marginalised groups in Central America.

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  Frontier

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Teaching and Community Project Coordinator

  Part of in-country management team, overseeing community engagement, stakeholder liaison and programme development with education providers in and around Hell-Ville with environmental research and development organisation.

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  Balcarras

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Supply Teacher

  Trainee and P/T Supply Teacher (Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish) - Upper Secondary)

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  Far Frontiers Expeditions

  May 2017 - Oct 2018

  Operations Manager

  Sales, logistics and operations manager at school expeditions company.

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  Ethical Screening

  Oct 2018 - now

  Responsible for client management and growth of Ethical Screening's range of adviser and fund manager services, as well as development of sustainability tools aimed at asset and collectives analysis.This includes:* team management - workflow, task and communication management of a small product team, as well as liaising regularly with company Directors on product development and project progress within the department.* client engagement - including regular online and offline meetings with ongoing and prospective partners, as well as attending and participating in industry events and conducting training for users of the company's online services and other tools.* database management - input and oversight of information held on more than 300 responsibly managed funds and ESG data on over 2,000 companies, including management of data exports to online / public sources and auditing of data for internal and external QA.* data output - using tools such as Google Analytics to review "User Experience" and "Market Insight" to inform internal product development, provide feedback for partners and produce linked reports.* regulatory and technical oversight - maintenance of the company's data collection and re-production processes and ensuring their alignment to national and international policy frameworks, including the production of associated methodology documentation, with rationales and reporting standards.* asset level analysis and engagement - research of non-financial performance of funds and companies, including the collection, collation and cleaning of data, engagement on non-financial KPIs and review of performance against investor criteria. Show less

  • Fund Database & Product Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Senior Researcher

    Dec 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Researcher

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2020