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Experience

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  London Centre for Social Studies

  May 2011 - Dec 2018

  Executive Director, London Centre for Social Studies | socialstudies.org.uk • Secured £167,000 funds from ESRC, Childhood Trust, Four Acre Trust, Big Lottery• Quarterly development reports presented to trustees• Leading a team of 5 core members + 4 admin people and 20 volunteers with postgrad degrees and PhDs in running multiple projects for policy makers, academic researchers and civil society • Raised £100,000+ to deliver 3 interdisciplinary community projects:o British Engagement Programme for Displaced Children, 2018o Summer Scout for Disadvantaged Children, 2018 o “Count Art” for Counter Extremism and Radicalism, 2017 • Successfully organised two major international conferences with four partner universities (generating over £50,000+ for LCSS)o Gender and Education, 28-30 May 2015 - Bloomington, IN, USAo Gender and the Law, 4-6 June 2014 - Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey• Leadership role in collaborating with over five top UK universities and organising PhD Methodology conferences with over 100 attendees for six years Show less

  • Director

    Sept 2013 - Dec 2018

  • Project Manager

    May 2011 - Sept 2013
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  Review of Social Studies

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2018

  Founder & Deputy Editor

  • Published 9 issues (biannually)• Now in the suggested reading list of Stanford (USA) and SOAS (UK)• Dealing with publication ethics, conflict of interests, copyrights issues and data handling, archiving, indexing and referencing bodies

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  ATOLYESTONE

  Jan 2019 - now

  Head of Sales and Operations

  2019 – PRESENTHead of Sales & Operations ATOLYESTONE | atolyestone.com (High-end Jewellery Brand)• Increased sales by 80% in 3 years• Report KPIs directly to CEO on a weekly basis• Manage end-to-end operations with our partners in Brazil, Sweden & Slovakia • Creating campaigns leading to an increase in web traffic, loyalty, and sales• Resolved conflicts and deadlocks with third-party suppliers/stakeholders on a daily basis• Making sure business processes are designed to deliver on time, to budget, and to high standards• Manage relations with HNWI clients Show less

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  Qualegal Consultancy Services

  Jul 2019 - now

  Founder -Director

  - Business Consultancy- CeMAP 3 Qualified Finacial Adviser- Legal Assistance- UK settlement