Ruth Manley

Experience

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  Suas Educational Development

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Project Coordinator

  Working on behalf of Suas and DCU in the Community, myself and a team of three others established a project aimed at promoting the integration of immigrants living in Ballymun (an underdeveloped area of Dublin). In coordinating this project, which was centered on organising English language courses for immigrants, my tasks included:-Organising a venue for the classes-Finding participants (both teachers and students)-Facilitate the classes-Finding and training persons interested in keeping the project active Show less

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  Dublin City University | DCU

  Sept 2013 - May 2014

  Student Ambassador

  During my final year in university I worked alongside DCU's marketing and recruitment team as a student ambassador. I was mainly responsible for the marketing of DCU to perspecitive students and aiding new students in settling in to campus life. Tasks involved were: -attending and presenting at higher education career fairs-attending school visits and presenting to students, -conducting campus tours-providing support before, during and after university open days and other on-campus events-collecting and analysing data for marketing purposes Show less

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  Students for Sustainability Amsterdam

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  Treasurer and Board Member

  Students for Sustainability Amsterdam (SFSA) is a student association that advocates for more sustainable practices and policies in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam (HvA). My responsibilities as one of four board members were:- lobbying the university for policies that integrate sustainability into business operations, research and education- working closely with the university catering team to incorporate sustainability issues in the catering services- organising events such as documentary nights and discussions to improve student awareness- facilitating collaborations with other organisations to promote events aligned with our cause such as the mass mobilisation movements associated with COP21As treasurer I was also responsible for:- writing proposals for planned events and approaching donors for funding- financial planning and budgeting- banking, book keeping and record keeping- general financial oversight Show less

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  Fédération Artisans du Monde

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Education Officer

  Artisans du Monde is a Fair Trade movement that currently has more than 140 local assocaitions and boutiques throughout France. It is founded on three pillars of action: the commercialization of fair trade products, education and advocacy. At the federation, we pilot the education and advocacy activities of the movement, working in partnership with other Fair Trade and International Solidarity actors.As Education Officer, my responsibilities include:- Developing a monitoring and evaluation methodology for educational programmes- Developing education resource packs on fair trade and sustainable development, promoting it on websites and delivering presentations at high schools and professional trainings- Creating educational tools on the themes of fair trade, peasant agriculture, sustainable development, and similar themes- Organising fair trade and Social Solidarity Economy awareness-raising events- Organising film screening and debates during the festival AlimenTerre Show less

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  France Active

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  Projet Manager – Social Impact

  Responsible for the design, development and deployment of support and training on Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) for social enterprises and NGOs. • Created the VISES IMM method in partnership with European actors and 68 social enterprises and NGOs• Developed a training and advisory support programme on the IMM for deployment by France Active’s 40 regional associations and national investment company (trained advisors, coordinated a pilot programme with 15 regional associations and 30 social enterprises and NGOs, adapted the pilot programme)• Created internal training programmes • Developed programmatic partnerships• Led strategic communications and advocacy on IMM• Represented France Active publically on matters of social impact • Facilitated internal workshops on social impact to empower advisors France Active is an NGO specialised in solidarity-based finance. Our mission is to support the financial inclusion of entrepreneurs with the least access to bank services, finance the most socially ambitious companies, help develop a favourable environment for socially-committed entrepreneurs, and work towards making finance responsible. We are a network made up of a national association, 40 regional associations, and three financial institutes. Show less

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  France Active

  Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

  Projet Manager – Advisory and networking support services

  Responsible for creating, developing and marketing France Active’s national advisory and networking support services for entrepreneurs, social enterprises and NGOs• Coordinate an internal call for projets (budget: 2,4M€) in the national France Active network to develop our networking support services• Manage an open data project to increase internal productivity and create new services• Coordinate the architecture, development and marketing of advisory support services on financial strategy, business models, business management, social impact, CSR, etc. • Develop programmatic partnerships• Facilitate internal training programmes for France Active’s 350 advisors • Represent France Active publically on matters of social impactFrance Active is an NGO specialised in solidarity-based finance. Our mission is to support the financial inclusion of entrepreneurs with the least access to bank services, finance the most socially ambitious companies, help develop a favourable environment for socially-committed entrepreneurs, and work towards making finance responsible. We are a network made up of a national association, 40 regional associations, and three financial institutes. Show less

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  Parcours le Monde Île-de-France

  May 2024 - now

  Executive Director

  Ensure liason with the board of directorsFormulate and implement strategic plansOversee daily operations Assess and manage budgetSupervise workersCoordinate fundraising and stakeholder managementPromote Parcours le Monde and our cause