Emma Totoe

Experience

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  Body & Soul Charity

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Partnership & Fundraising Intern

  Researched and identified potential donors and communicated with Statutory Organisations, Trusts and Foundations.Took the lead in organising Body & Soul’s participation in the Asics British 10K London Run July 2011.Assisted Campaign team in the launch of the ‘Life in My Shoes’ national youth led campaign.

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  Margaret Howell Limited

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  HR Assistant

  Delivered HR administration duties alongside supporting the HR Manager and studying full-time for Masters.Also worked as a part-time Sales Assistant one day per week in the Margaret Howell Fulham shop.

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  Newham Young People's Board & University College London

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Advocacy Facilitator

  Secured a Train and Engage grant from University College London's Public Engagement Unit to support the Newham Young People’s Board to organise community forums on safety and public transport.

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  The Young Foundation

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  Social Innovation Europe Intern

  Responsible for writing web copy for the SIE online hub and sharing content using a variety of web tools daily including news aggregators, a social media dashboard and a Drupal content management system. Took the lead on recruiting, registering and managing volunteers and maintaining volunteer database using Excel and Access. Facilitated a focus group of issue professionals and academics across Europe working in the field of Ageing and dementia.

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  The Goldie Hawn Foundation UK

  May 2013 - Dec 2016

  Programme Manager

  Project managed the role out of a children’s mental health programme in over 20 schools across UK and Belgrade, Serbia with a team of 16 trainers, and managed and maintained over 20 school partnerships.Responsible for all event planning, and office and HR administration.

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  The Illuminated River Foundation

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Project Coordinator

  Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day coordination of a £50m creative project to light bridges in central London from RIBA stages 2-4.Managed an extensive project team of 40 external consultants across multiple sectors including architects, environmentalist design consultants, cost consultants, planning consultants, engineers, a digital production company, chartered surveyors, property consultants and US artist Leo Villareal.

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  Sparta Global

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2023

  Team lead for supporting over 600 technology and business consultants to ensure a positive employee experience. Clients included ASOS, Schroders, Bupa, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, HM Land Registry, Coutts, Admiral Group, and Mars UK.Planned and executed employee engagement initiatives. Engagement Lead for Sparta’s Key Accounts including Schroders, Admiral and Capgemini. Provided professional and personal support to 150+ technology consultants across the UK.Employee of the Quarter for Q3 and Q4 (2018), and ‘Support and Learning and Development’ Employee of the Year 2018.

  • Senior Engagement Advisor

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2023

  • Engagement Advisor

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2019
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  Beyond Retail (UK)

  Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

  People Engagement Business Partner

  Responsible for wider employee engagement plan, rolling out new people initiatives and working across all aspects of employee life cycle and experience.

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  CF

  Aug 2024 - now

  People Operations Lead

  Spearheading People Operations initiatives at CF, focusing on employee onboarding, offboarding, policies, payroll, and benefits. Partnering with the entire People Team to enhance the employee experience and align with the company's People Strategy.