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Nick Burdett

Nick Burdett

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  • About me

    Faculty of Social Sciences EDI Manager at the University of Leeds

  • Education

    • Leeds College of Music

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Jazz/Jazz Studies 1st Class

      Activities and Societies: Sports President, Equal Opportunities Officer, Student Ambassador, Bar Staff/Management, Wind Orchestra, Big Band, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Awarded a 1st Class degree in Jazz, specialising in jazz bass and musical direction. Also awarded the Reuben Vincent Jazz Trombone Scholarship.

    • University of Leeds

      2013 - 2015
      Master of Arts (MA) Music and Management Merit

      Elected modules included; Accountancy, Strategic Management, Marketing and Creative Management.

    • London South Bank University

      2019 - 2021
      Master of Arts - MA Hospitality Leadership in Universities and the Public Sector

      A new course specifically for current University Catering Managers. Focuses on leadership, strategy, marketing, merchandising, sustainability and business planning.

  • Experience

    • Festival Republic

      Aug 2010 - Aug 2013
      Wristbanding team

    • Leeds College of Music

      Mar 2012 - Oct 2013

      Supervising approximately eighty school aged students. Assisting with workshops. Teaching ensemble classes.

      • Assistant Bar and Catering Manager

        Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

      • Saturday Morning School Student Supervisor

        Mar 2012 - Nov 2012

    • Cool Beans

      Nov 2013 - Sept 2014
      Music Management

      Assisting with artist management. Searching for new artists to represent. Booking gigs and festivals for acts across the UK.

    • Leeds University Union

      Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

      Supervising staff at the Terrace Bar and Old Bar at Leeds University Union. Developing and delivering training programmes to bars and venues around the Leeds area with the aim of raising the awareness and reducing the threat of sexual violence and harassment. Working closely with sports teams and societies to increase awareness and learning of these issues.

      • Bar Supervisor

        Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

      • Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment Project Co-ordinator

        Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

    • Leeds City Council

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

      Working for the Citizens@Leeds Development Team to improve Customer Access for all Leeds Citizens. I worked on varied projects from increasing voter registration and enhancing digital access for both staff and customers, to the World Triathlon Series.

      • Operations Supervisor

        Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

      • Graduate Project Officer

        Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

    • Leeds Conservatoire

      Aug 2016 - Jul 2023

      Leading on EDI initiatives for a specialist HE arts institution. With management responsibility for partnership working, fundraising, access and participation, internal and corporate communications, commercial development and events. Coordinating an institution wide change project through an equity, diversity and inclusion lens. Focusing on institutional culture, stakeholder experience, policy, recruitment and development. Compiling a thorough and data driven recommendations report and action plan for the organisation to follow.

      • Projects Team Manager and EDI Lead

        Jun 2022 - Jul 2023

      • Help Manager

        Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

      • EDI Project Coordinator

        Sept 2020 - Jun 2022

      • Catering and Bar Manager

        Aug 2016 - Sept 2021

    • Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service

      Jul 2023 - Jun 2024
      Strategic Equalities Lead

    • University of Leeds

      Jul 2024 - now
      EDI Manager (Faculty of Social Sciences)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Personal License Holder

    • Level 3 Food Hygiene for Supervisors

      Virtual College
      Jan 2017

    • First Aid

      St Johns Ambulance