Experience

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  The london school of economics and political science (lse)

  May 2003 - Mar 2005

  Events and administration officer

  As the Events and Administration Officer I was responsible for supporting the delivery of general office tasks as well as the events portfolio for the Research Centre. My responsibilities included:- Planned, organised and ran academic seminars, conferences, workshops and outreach events at the LSE and elsewhere in the UK. (Budgets up to £20,000).- Promoted all events through departmental and school websites, via targeted emails, in newsletters, on posters and by publication in a school events leaflet with a readership of 38,000. - Departmental web editing; ensured accurate web pages, active links and house style. - Proofreading of academic publications; liaised with authors, designers and printers, ensured full house style of documentation. Saw publications through to print and targeted dissemination.- Assisted on documentation reports; Annual and Mid-Term Review Reports. Coordinated relevant data collection, formatted to house style and proof read for accuracy. - Assisted the Finance Manager with maintenance of accounting records, allocation of budget codes and the processing of payments, for multiple million pound accounts. Show less

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  Imperial college london

  Mar 2005 - Apr 2011

  As Digital Media Manager my role was to raise the profile of digital media across the University and externally, to create new content and lead and deliver on new digital projects. Key responsibilities included:- coordinated campaigns across channels and media for institutional strategic priorities, setting objectives and implementation plans to increase visibility, user experience and enhance reputation- web design and development, training and content creation, video production, branding, and photography - Delivery of a broad portfolio of projects, including cross-College digital projects, merchandise, branding initiatives and social media strategies- Daily management of the Imperial College London website (www.imperial.ac.uk), which received 70 million page views each year, and content responsibility for the top level of the site - Maintaining editorial and print quality across platforms, including supporting developing a digital house style -Encouraged user generated content to be added to the Imperial website, including involving the student community in providing an authentic description of student life for prospective students; monitored and updated the College’s Facebook, Flickr and YouTube channels. Won an international blog competition for student blogs. Show less I was responsible for the College’s corporate events portfolio, including development of College strategy for events management, and the effective communication of that strategy to internal and external stakeholders. I provided a professional and consistently high quality approach to all College events. and ensured the appropriate promotion and communication of all events to increase participation and maximise attendance among target audiences, including the use of the College website, direct mail and advertisingI developed and delivered the regular programme of College events and introduced new event lecture series’. (Graduation ceremonies and associated dinners, Inaugural Lecture Series, prestigious named lectures, VIP visits, Royal visits) and increased annual event attendance by 50%. I oversaw the work schedule for Events Team and was responsible for determining the scope of the team’s activities, setting deadlines for staff, delegating responsibility where appropriate and running a weekly team meeting. I held budgetary responsibility for College corporate events portfolio. Show less As Marketing and Events Officer I was responsible for delivering a range of public and high profile private events, marketing events to secure suitable audiences, drafting speeches, project managements and drafting of web content. My responsibilities included: I managed the corporate College events, Special Lectures, the Inaugural Lecture series, VIP building openings, Royal visits and international music festivals. (Budgets up to £100,000). Organised the Centenary staff party for 4,000 staff. Hugely successful event run to budget.Assisted in the organisation of the graduation ceremonies; up to 20,000 students and guests in a day: ticketing, enquiries and event management at the Royal Albert Hall.Researched and drafted speeches, and briefing notes, for senior staff, including the Rector.Worked closely with the Communications Division to ensure events are marketed effectively; news stories are run, events available as podcasts, press releases. Project Management: Implemented and oversaw the introduction of a new College wide events CMS website; researched, drafted, designed and built the new College online Graphic Identity guidelines; implementation of new CMS database for the events office; designed and introduced an HTML e-Bulletin to promote College eventsIdentified new opportunities for marketing within the College, externally and internationally.Advised departments on maximising the College brand.Web editor for the College main events web presence. Show less

  • Digital Media Manager

    Nov 2008 - Apr 2011

  • Events Manager

    Sept 2007 - Nov 2008

  • Marketing and Events Officer

    Mar 2005 - Sept 2007
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  University of bath institute for policy research (ipr)

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2025

  I am responsible for the development and delivery of the IPR's strategy to engage with, inform and influence policy decision-makers as well as the development and delivery of the IPR's communications strategy. I play a key role in brokering interactions between policy professionals and experts from across the University of Bath and drive the use of evidence and expertise in public policy by creating opportunities for public policy professionals and University of Bath academic researchers to learn from each other and enable policy change.I am an accomplished project and research manager and have experience of managing multiple streams of work and projects concurrently. I have extensive experience of networking with multiple stakeholders and agencies and of driving and delivering projects as outcomes from networking activities. A lot of my current professional work works towards meeting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Show less As Marketing and Communications Manager for the University of Bath's Institute for Policy Research, I led in the delivery of the IPR's marketing and communications and programmes strategies. My day-to-day responsibilities included:• Management of IPR Communications outputs• Delivering the portfolio of IPR public lectures and events• Managing the delivery of IPR publications• Developing new content for the IPR website• Management of IPR's social media output• Managing of the IPR Policy Fellowship Programme• Marketing the IPR Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice and Masters in Public Policy Show less

  • Head of Policy Programmes and Communications

    Oct 2018 - Apr 2025

  • Marketing and Communications Manager

    Jan 2013 - Oct 2018
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  University of bath centre for 21st century public health

  Apr 2025 - now

  Director of operations