Experience

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  Kuwait times

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Intern

  I shadowed the senior editors as they selected and edited articles for daily publication, assisting them with content layout and design. I researched, conducted interviews for, and wrote two articles for the publication's sister paper.

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  Mytutorweb

  May 2014 - Jan 2019

  Premium tutor

  -Preparing and tailoring one to one sessions with GCSE and A level students, with a trackable positive impact on student results - Promoted to Premium Tutor after excellent ratings and reviews from parents (185 five-star reviews)

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  Student hubs

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Social innovation project

  Formulated a report for the local charity Bristol Refugee Rights, detailing the opportunities and problems for refugees living in Bristol, to be used by them in funding applications. Gaining expertise in gathering primary and secondary research, I analyzed the employment opportunities for vulnerable people in the local area.

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  Bristol pound

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2015

  Intern

  Working closely with directors to assisting in the launch of a new project by drafting emails, film scripts, and blogs to generate wider interest. Researching and compiling a database with target businesses and editing Bristol Pound reports for submission to Bristol City Council to maintain funding.

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  Epigram - university of bristol student newspaper

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Deputy news editor

  I edit and write for the news section of University of Bristol's independent student newspaper. Along with a team, we source breaking news and carry out investigations of interest to student culture. This also involved editing the section layout and editing individual articles on InDesign to produce a bi-weekly print paper. Featured on Huffington Post 'Best Student Journalism Stories of 2015'.

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  Bbc news

  May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Assistant to points west bbc editor

  -To help with filming and interviews, e.g. setting up the technical camera equipment.-To carry out extensive research on a plurality of stories and to arrange interviews.

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  Lse refugee week conference

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2017

  Panel debate organiser

  - Co-ordinated a panel debate- Liaised with potential speakers to create a diverse panel- Managed relationships with speakers in the lead-up to the panel - Led a team to launched a successful online publicity campaign to drive ticket sales leading to a near sell-out of tickets

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  British red cross

  May 2017 - Sept 2017

  Volunteer young refugee caseworker

  - Supporting with interviews with service users to assess their need and supporting the lead officer with crafting a plan of action - Enabling service users to access other services - Drafting letters and communicating with solicitors, social workers and MPs - Maintaining effective client records- Working effectively with interpreters

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  Lensational

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern

  - Researched and recommended grant opportunities for this global social enterprise- Coordinated the first London screening of their video project, crafting and sending group Mailchimp invitations, drafting social media posts, drafting panel questions, and live tweeting the event - Wrote a blog post about the screening

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  Unhcr

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

  - Research to support projects and events, as well as digital / social media research and analysis following campaigns- Assisting with communications outreach, including Refugee Olympic Team portfolio- Liaising with and briefing Goodwill Ambassadors- Administrative support for logistics, projects, staff missions and events

  • Goodwill Ambassador Team Support Consultant

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Goodwill Ambassador Intern

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2018
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  Comic relief

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2022

  Led and managed Tech vs Abuse and Tech for Good portfolios worth over £3m, ensuring fund design responded to organisational needs, supporting the sector to use technology to improve social outcomesManaging day to day funding relationships with trusts and foundations including donor reporting e.g. Paul Hamlyn FoundationWorking with a range of external agencies to implement funded partner support packagesWorking closely with colleagues in the risk and safeguarding teams to proactively manage my portfolioWorking closely with learning colleagues on fund deliverables, MEL framework, and ensuring learning is an active hallmark of all work and publishing findingsRepresenting and communicating our social tech strategy internally and externally, e.g. principles of user led designImplementing and testing more participatory approaches to grants cross-departmentally, centering lived experience in decision making Show less Working collaboratively with others to manage key data management systems and processes for the Governmentfunded Partnerships team to aid efficient and effective management of investments, quality donor reporting and ongoing learning.• Coordinate donor reporting processes, including leading all grantee data aggregation to enable reporting to DfID• Proactively identify stories that can be documented and shared • Manage all inbound enquiries and general administrative support• Support the DfID-funded team to build effective and transparent relationships with key stakeholders. Show less

  • Portfolio Manager: Social Tech

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2022

  • Partnership Associate: Social Tech

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  • Partnership Coordinator (DFID)

    Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Disrupt foundation

  Dec 2022 - now

  Grants manager