Richard Wallace

Experience

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  Ryde House

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2010

  Learning Disabilities Support Worker

  Ryde House provides support to adults with complex learning disabilities in a residential care home.• Acquired strong crisis-management skills through training and day-to-day interactions with clients• Applied effective behavioral support methods to support client needs in complex situations• Completed rigorous risk assessments for planning projects

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  Foxtons

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2014

  Foxtons is a large estate agent in London which provides services to clients in the property rental sector. • Managed hundreds of properties in London, in a role based in the head office• Provided intensive financial, legal and property maintenance support to landlords, as part of a wide-ranging property management service• Supervised property repair and renovation projects carried out by third-party contractors, to ensure quality control and timely completion of works• Demonstrated ability to work independently, efficiently and energetically as the sole, primary point of contact for hundreds of clients Show less

  • Property Manager

    Jul 2012 - Nov 2014

  • Tenancy Manager

    Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
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  Freelance Writer

  Mar 2013 - now

  Freelance Writer - Middle East & Central Asia

  Write pieces on a range of issues in the Middle East and Central Asia, specifically on security trends and Yemen.See Publications below.

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  Delhi Policy Group

  Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

  Research Associate

  The Delhi Policy Group is a Delhi-based independent think tank which seeks to build a non-partisan consensus on issues of critical national interest. Worked within the Peace and Conflict Program, focusing on Afghanistan and its security, economic and political transition post-2014, as well as violent extremism and political processes in the Middle East and India-Central Asia relations. Responsibilities included:• Organisation of the Delhi Policy Group's 6th and 7th annual Regional Conferences on Afghanistan in addition to roundtables, bilateral and trilateral meetings, bringing together academics, policymakers and analysts from across Central and South Asia, and beyond • Conducted YouTube interviews with stakeholders including current and former diplomats, policymakers and scholars• Responsible for funding applications, budgetary monitoring, compiling financial reports, and liaising regularly with representatives from programme donors• Wrote detailed reports on Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East with Dr. Radha Kumar, a leading expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan, including two annual reports on Afghanistan. See publications below. Show less

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  CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  Academic Assistant

  • Worked directly under the Academic Director to provide academic support to currently enrolled students and course instructors at the Global Institute in London• Assisted with the design, planning and implementation of Faculty and Custom Programmes (FAC) for visiting faculty leads and student groups from U.S. universities• Pitched and presented FAC programme proposals to U.S. universities in a competitive bidding environment• Monitored course instructor performance standards through in-class evaluations and supervision of use of online teaching resources• Assisted with course instructor orientation and training Show less

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  CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

  Jul 2021 - now

  Alongside my ongoing role as a political science lecturer, I carry out the following duties as the Academic Co-ordinator at CIEE London:• Hire faculty to teach high school study abroad courses, and assist the Academic Director in recruiting and interviewing undergraduate-level course instructors• Develop new course syllabi for undergraduate and high-school academic programmes• Ensure that course content and co-curriculars include an embedded intercultural component, in line with the values expressed in CIEE's diversity and inclusion statement• Provide academic guidance to students through appointment-based office hours, including essay-writing and research skills sessions, and support students who receive academic accommodations• Work with the Academic Director in implementing disciplinary protocols, in relation to academic integrity violations, and in enforcing attendance and assignment submission policies• Support faculty pedagogical development and ensure course learning objectives are met in course preparation and delivery• Conduct classroom observations to monitor and evaluate instructor standards, and student engagement in the wider learning environment • Provide academic support to Direct Enrol (DE) study-abroad students enrolled in courses at universities in London, including UCL, Westminster, QMUL and UAL• Run Academic Orientation sessions for new students, outlining institutional policies, and expectations regarding conduct on programme Show less CIEE is the United States' oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization. Founded in 1947, CIEE oversees study abroad programs in more than 40 countries around the world. My role entails teaching degree-level courses for undergraduate students from the United States who are studying abroad in the UK for a semester. Courses take place in CIEE's London Centre in Russell Square. I have taught students from universities such as Northeastern, Vanderbilt, California Lutheran, Washington, Arizona State, and Colorado.Courses taught include: • Peace and Conflict Studies• Politics of Religion• Contemporary Controversies in International Relations• Transatlantic Relations• Comparative Politics• European Comparative Political Systems• Intercultural Communication and Leadership• Migration and Mobility in a Global World• European Immigration• Imagined Communities: The Fracturing of the British NationMy teaching has focused on inter-state and intra-state conflict, intersections between politics and religion in Europe, the MENA and South Asia regions, international migration, comparative political systems and peace processes.I have consistently received high scores in course evaluation and faculty inspection reports. Show less • Liaised with partner universities across the US to design tailored itineraries for Faculty and Custom (FAC) programmes (short-term programmes led by visiting faculty and students groups from the US)• Managed and co-ordinated the daily operations of FAC programmes, and delivered guest lectures on British constitutional politics as part of the academic components• Organised co-curricular excursions for students, in line with learning objectives, for a wide range of courses, in co-ordination with course instructors, local community organisations and topic experts• Provided pastoral student support, which included answering the emergency telephone system to provide urgent out of hours support for students, as well as academic and emotional support during regular hours through one-on-one appointments• Offered academic guidance to students through appointment-based office hours• Conducted financial monitoring including tracking programme expenses related to course instruction• Assisted with faculty onboarding, orientation, training and hybrid learning environment setup• Organised academic orientation sessions for new students alongside the Academic Director• Managed and processed course registrations, final grades and other course data on Salesforce, in collaboration with the Registrar Show less

  • Academic Co-ordinator

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Lecturer

    Aug 2016 - now

  • Academic Assistant

    Jul 2021 - Jan 2023