Amy Henderson

Experience

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  Context Public Policy Communications

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  Editorial Assistant

  Researched, fact-checked, edited, and proofread the 2009-2010 edition of the UN Handbook. Conducted a critical evaluation of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs quarterly magazine.

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  Hotelplan UK Ltd

  Nov 2010 - May 2012

  Chalet Host

  Provided a friendly and professional breakfast, housekeeping and four course dinner service in an eight person ski chalet, six days a week, whilst effectively managing money and stock.

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  Sound Financial Management Ltd

  May 2011 - Nov 2011

  Marketing Coordinator

  Produced accessible, informative and creative marketing materials targeting potential clients. Updated client database and maintained and created content for the website. Edited marketing materials to bring them in line with existing legislation.

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  Round the World Experts

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  Travel Consultant

  Designed bespoke travel itineraries utilising travel IT systems. Exceeded targets, set new sales records, and topped company league tables by providing excellent customer service.

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  VIP SKI

  Nov 2012 - May 2013

  Chalet Manager

  Delivered the VIP product, on budget, in seven of Val D’Isere’s luxury chalets. Managed a team of ten, ensuring they were happy, healthy, and had the tools to fulfil their roles.

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  Robin Pope Safaris

  May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Junior Lodge Manager

  Managed a team of 20 during a transitional acquisition period. Introduced cost/quality control measures resulting in improved guest satisfaction and profit margins. Briefed guests and organised their activities using a warm and professional manner. Overcame logistical problems calmly and decisively.

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  African Impact

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Education Coordinator

  Main responsibilities:> Research, plan, teach and track educational outcomes of programmes in HIV and AIDS awareness, business, literacy and English delivered to diverse audiences, from nursery through to adulthood> Drive creative social media strategy and outputs to generate project awareness and engagement> Coordinate and train volunteers to deliver results through fostering a fun, inclusive and productive educational space. Key achievements:> Increased social media engagement by doubling programme page subscribers in 3 months> Improved productivity through systematically cataloguing, reorganising and updating curricula and resources across the programme. Show less

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  FutureSense Group

  Dec 2014 - Aug 2015

  Country Programme Manager

  Main responsibilities > Manage, train, and mentor a culturally diverse team of ten local and ex-pat staff and up to 25 volunteers to forge a positive, professional and productive team> Research, conceptualise and implement a diverse project portfolio, within a complex, resource limited, and multi-stakeholder environment, in a collaborative, respectful, and productive manner with local community partners and complying with all cost and scope specifications > Design and development of curricula, pedagogy, and learning materials, that spanned across four schools and three community groups at various ages and education levels. Key achievements:> Project managed five builds, including a school, on budget and in conjunction with local partners> Took a failing community development programme and transformed it into a successful model, implementing five education and health projects that spanned four schools and three community groups at various ages and education level. Show less

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  CARE

  Dec 2015 - May 2016

  Global Fundraising Team

  Main responsibilities:> Research and track peer global fundraising progress, results and trends> Data collection, analysis and presentation of fundraising KPIs> Support corporate partnerships community of practice in their growth plans> Research fundraising opportunities, peer activity and donor landscape to prepare for Swiss market entry Key achievements:> Worked with national directors to develop a private-sector engagement community of practice> Assisted in the successful organisation of CARE’s Global Fundraising Community Skill Share event> Produced Swiss fundraising report and strategic plan to increase share in Swiss market. Show less

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  UNESCO

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Geneva Liaison Office Assistant

  Main responsibilities:> Attend meetings held by the UN agencies and Permanent Missions of Member States and prepare written meeting outcome reports > Draft speeches, statements and other materials for the public intervention of leadership and senior staff members > Assist in the editing of project documents and publications > Support organization and coordination of special events, meetings, and exhibitions.

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  NORRAG

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2018

  Communications and Research Trainee

  Main responsibilities:> Content development and systematisation of social media outputs and publications > Produce copy, edit, and publish NORRAG’s knowledge products for diverse audiences > Back-end web management> Event organisation and coordination. Key achievements:> Successfully coordinated the set-up of the online resource library, including cataloguing 505 articles and liaising with the external provider to update, improve and test the system > Full copy-edit of organisation’s first Special Issue including ghost-writing high-level articles. Show less

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  International AIDS Society

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2024

  > Line manage and mentor a team of Project Managers and Associate Project Managers using skills-based management to improve efficiencies, increase output and foster a creative and fulfilling work environment focused around a unified vision> Lead the strategic alignment and operational management across IAS’ capacity building and engagement programmes – including six grant programmes and eight fellowship programmes across key programmatic areas in research, implementation and advocacy> Coordinating a collaborative change maker network of 400 community advocates, researchers and healthcare providers in 65 countries at local and global level in areas including HIV cure research, HIV service delivery, paediatric HIV, HIV vaccine R&D and empowerment of young people. Show less Main responsibilities:> Programme development, implementation and monitoring, evaluation and learning; focus on capacity building, networking and community engagement to support young people living with or affected by HIV to grow their leadership> Manage budget of up to US$480k, administer grants, write compelling donor reports and proposals> Strategic communications and advocacy to amplify the voices of young researchers and advocates in the HIV response> Partnership building and stakeholder management; specifically with and between youth-led, youth-serving and youth-enabling organisations> Provision of technical direction on the organization’s capacity to ethically engage young people, in the programmes, policies and decisions which affect their lives.Key achievements:> Transformed IAS' Youth Voices campaign into a permanent flagship Youth Hub portfolio with projects focused on digital health, equity, and entrepreneurship> Led a reflective review of the structures, culture and human and financial capacity of the organization to ethically engage young people, including mapping recommendations and actions for short, medium and long-term implementation> Developed grant proposals bringing in US$1.38m in programme funding > Designed and implemented six capacity-building programmes for over 130 beneficiaries with 100% of participants rating programmes as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’> 100% of programme participants reported increased motivation to collaborate, deepened knowledge of HIV, enhanced confidence to engage with experts, and encouraged to contribute to the HIV response (66% higher than previously recorded)> Twenty-six strategic partnerships set up with youth-led and youth-serving organizations> Nineteen ‘Youth Champion’ grantees successfully implemented advocacy projects resulting in improved health outcomes in their community. Show less Main responsibilities:> Supervise and coordinate the work of one staff member and four consultants in the development and delivery of AIDS 2018 Global Village and Youth Programme> Relationship management with stakeholders and partner organizations, including sponsors, donors and groups from diverse and affected communities> Coordinate a review process for proposals, including the development of criteria, assessment and analysis; support and coordinate the set-up of the online application review system with external providers> Organise and support the work of the Global Village and Youth Programme Working Group.Key Achievements:> Successfully delivered 289 sessions, cultural activities, booths, and networking zones at the 8000m2 AIDS 2018 Global Village and Youth Programme, the largest community space of any global health conference in the world> Implemented MEL mechanism which revealed 95% of participants rated the overall programme as good (6%), very good (60%) or excellent (27%); 92% rated event organisation as good (11%), very good (54%) or excellent (27%); and 85% are likely (19%) or very likely (65%) to attend the next programme (no comparative data from previous programmes)> Developed new communications strategy for participants, which resulted in a 100% satisfaction rate with the speed and clarity of communications. Show less

  • Manager, Capacity Development and Engagement

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2024

  • Project Manager, HIV Programmes and Advocacy

    Sept 2018 - May 2022

  • Project Manager, Global Village and Youth Programme

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2018