Experience

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  University of york

  Oct 2006 - Jul 2007

  Temporaray secretarial / admin pool assistant

  I undertook many temporary placements as part of this role, including receptionist, visitor information, administrative and secretarial roles. My main duties involved customer contact through telephone and face to face enquiries, organizing mail, filing, photocopying, processing application forms for accommodation, utilizing Microsoft Office software, and alpha-numerical data entry.

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  The electoral commission - north of england office

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2008

  Business support officer

  I provided general administrative assistance to the Electoral Commission office in York, dealing with correspondence, managing diaries, booking meetings, answering enquiries, filing, photocopying, archiving, organising mail, arranging transport and accommodation, and dealing with procurement and invoices. I assisted with research for various projects and also had some alpha-numerical data entry tasks. Maintaining good relations with stakeholders and updating a stakeholder database with contact details for various agencies and individuals. Show less

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  Fenland district council

  Mar 2010 - Oct 2012

  Policy officer

  The main aspects of my role involved working closely with various departments to provide policy and performance management advice, research and assistance. I acted as project manager for several projects, including accounting for the 2010 elections and referendum. I also worked closely with the communications team on several community engagement and consultation projects.

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  Active outcomes

  Nov 2013 - now

  Freelance writing and management consultant

  I established my own freelancing business, Active Outcomes, in November 2013. Active Outcomes focus is on improving the performance of your organisation, enabling you to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness through the provision of individually tailored solutions to common issues. Often the problem is simply the lack of expertise in a specific area. That is where we can help.I have extensive experience in high impact copy writing which can set you apart, in performance management, monitoring and evaluation services to give you the confidence and flexibility to review your work and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. If you need a greater understanding of your customers, I can conduct research, consultation and engagement on your behalf to provide you with a solid base from which to make informed decisions. I have worked on all aspects of project management from initiation and planning stages through to implementation and evaluation and can help you achieve the best possible results from the work you are already doing. Show less

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  Guild of media arts york

  Feb 2016 - now

  Founder member
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  Kyra-women's project

  Oct 2017 - May 2020

  Outreach worker

  I connected with hard-to-reach women to encourage them to access the support services at Kyra, focusing on women who suffer the most disadvantage and inequality, and developing links within minority communities and partners in the community and voluntary sector.

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  York cvs

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  Project support officer

  Safe Places scheme coordinator in York and adminsitrator for the York Fund for Women and Girls. Previously provided support to the four VCSE sector forums at York CVS.

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  City of york council

  May 2019 - May 2023

  Councillor for heworth ward

  I was elected as a Councillor for Heworth Ward in May 2019.

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  Kyra women's project

  Dec 2020 - now

  Delivering a short-term project, funded by the North YorkshirePolice, Fire and Crime Commissioner and designed to align with the PFCC Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. I am creating a series of Pathways through the support on offer within the charity to ensure that new members can access Kyra services and fully engage with the range of support on offer. The project will embed a new way of working within the organisation, I am designing and delivering training to team members on how to implement this, and also to create a series of built-in milestones and celebrations for members accessing these Pathways. We'll also shift focus to networking and engaging with various stakeholders and partner organisations to ensure they understand how this new process for enrolling as a member with Kyra Women's Project will change for any women they signpost to the service in future. Show less Managing Kyra's Route to Recovery Project, I provided 1:1 support for members who have experienced domestic abuse or mental ill health, helping them navigate a pathway of support course and activities at Kyra. I supported the volunteers who provided these activities, managed the overall programme of activities on offer, facilitated several of the courses and workshops, and monitored and reported progress on delivering outcomes to our project steering group. I produced internal evaluations annually, and I worked with an independent external evaluator to monitor performance against the project outcomes too. I've designed new activities to fill gaps and meet participant needs, including a series of workshops on 'Positive Thinking', 'Boundaries and Self-care', and 'Confidence and Assertiveness', and have worked strategically to embed learning from the project into wider organisational working practice, including helping develop several bids for additional funding to fully realise this ambition, to ensure future sustainability of the support on offer within the charity. In addition, I've been able to share our learning both as part of the York Festival of Ideas - delivering a talk on 'Routes to Recovery for women who have experienced trauma' in June 2022, and as part of Kyra's first professional conference held in September 2023 as part of the charity's 10th anniversary programme of events. Show less

  • Pathways Project Coordinator

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2024

  • Coronavirus Support Coordinator

    Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
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  St nicks

  Apr 2024 - now

  Nature based wellbeing manager