
Timeline
About me
Project Support Officer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Education

Olchfa comprehensive school
2010 - 2017
University of warwick
2018 - 2021Bachelor of arts and sciences - basc global sustainable development first classActivities and Societies: Warwick STAR (Student Action for Refugees), Warwick SEED (Socio-Economic Engagement and Development), Warwick Climate Negotiating Forum, Warwick Climate Reality Campus Corps and Gaana Dance Society. Penultimate-year mark: 73.9% (First Class)Final-year mark: 77% (First Class)Awarded the Global Sustainable Development department's 2021 Prize for Citizenship and Leadership.Penultimate-year modules:- Debt, Money and Global Sustainable Development- Inequalities and Sustainable Development: Wealth, Behaviour and Society- Health and Sustainable Development- Security, Sovereignty and Sustainability in the Global Food System- Politics of International… Show more Penultimate-year mark: 73.9% (First Class)Final-year mark: 77% (First Class)Awarded the Global Sustainable Development department's 2021 Prize for Citizenship and Leadership.Penultimate-year modules:- Debt, Money and Global Sustainable Development- Inequalities and Sustainable Development: Wealth, Behaviour and Society- Health and Sustainable Development- Security, Sovereignty and Sustainability in the Global Food System- Politics of International DevelopmentFinal-year modules:- Challenges of Climate Change- World of Work- Multilingualism and Sustainable Development- Sustainable Cities- Dissertation, entitled: 'Lifting the Ban on Labour Market Outcomes: How the Ban on Asylum Seekers Working Impacts the Labour Market Outcomes of Refugees in the UK' - presented at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) Show less
Experience

National trust
Mar 2013 - Mar 2013Assistant- Conducted work experience at the National Trust, Swansea. - Assisted the National Trust team with practical conservation activities, playing an active role in protecting the environment.

Hungry horse restaurant
Aug 2017 - Jan 2018Waitress- Customer-focused role in a busy pub/restaurant.- Provided fast and efficient service whilst proactively dealing with all enquiries and complaints.
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Warwick seed (socio-economic engagement and development)
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020- Responsible for the marketing outreach of Warwick SEED: a new society on campus that engages students with holistic benefits of social enterprise and aims to encourage students into sustainable, social impact careers.- Effectively marketed the society on numerous social media platforms e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.- Utilised Adobe Photoshop and Canva to design graphics promoting the society, developing graphic design skills in the process. - Communicated effectively with first-year students, advocating a new society on campus (Warwick SEED) that aims to encourage students into sustainable, social impact careers.- Worked closely with the marketing team to promote the society, which has grown exponentially due to outreach.
Marketing Officer
Mar 2019 - Mar 2020Freshers Representative
Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

The climate reality project
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019Climate reality ambassador- Assisted Climate Reality with their goal of reaching 1,500 signatures in their petition to make the University of Warwick’s campus carbon neutral by 2030.- Campaigned for students to sign the petition, effectively communicating the cause to hundreds of students on campus.- Delivered short presentations regarding the petition to numerous lectures, some with over 200 students attending.

Globus warwick
Feb 2019 - Oct 2019Operations coordinator: warwick climate negotiating forum- Worked cohesively with the operations team to organise the University of Warwick’s first ever Climate Negotiating Forum: a simulation of a UNFCCC conference.- Recruited and liaised with potential speakers for the event, communicating promptly and professionally.- Co-delivered a workshop on ‘System Change’ at the event, engaging students with a critical analysis of global sustainability issues and developing strong team-working skills in the planning and execution of the workshop.- Managed the event as a team, ensuring that every workshop and lecture ran smoothly on the day. Show less

Student action for refugees
Mar 2019 - Mar 2021- Supported the management of the largest volunteering society on campus, ensuring all events and planning runs smoothly.- Liaised between the President and Executive members to ensure the team works cohesively together.- Trained over 100 students on volunteering and safeguarding with refugees and asylum seekers.- Responsible for volunteer wellbeing regarding conversation clubs. - Responsible for the finances of the biggest volunteering society on campus.- Liaised with the President and Students Union to successfully organise all finances for events.- Managed the delivery and budget of numerous volunteering projects.- Facilitated strong collaborations for charity events e.g. ‘Fast24’ with Warwick UNICEF On Campus.- Initiated, organized and led fundraising events e.g. an ‘Open Mic for Refugee Support’.
Vice President
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021Treasurer
Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

University of warwick
Oct 2019 - Jun 2021Global sustainable development student ambassador- Delivered presentations to prospective students at Open Days, Offer-Holder Days and 'Warwick in London' events regarding Global Sustainable Development.- Supported the department’s social media channels to promptly answer queries from prospective students.- Contributed to the department’s ‘Sutton Scholars’ programme with the Widening Participation team, delivering presentations on research skills and shortlisting the students’ final portfolios as part of the judging panel.

Bright network
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020Commercial law internship experience uk- Attended seminars on professional skills and commercial law with core legal employers in the UK.- Completed a commercial law work sample to high-quality, utilising professional skills e.g. commercial awareness.

Talent beyond boundaries
Jul 2020 - Oct 2020InternTalent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) is the only organisation in the world connecting refugees to international job opportunities, opening labour mobility as a complementary solution to traditional refugee resettlement.My role involved:- Editing key reports for TBB e.g., the Winston Churchill Fellowship Report.- Creating infographics on the work of TBB, shared with core stakeholders in the UK, including the Home Office.- Supporting in the organisation and mediation international webinars on TBB’s Displaced Talent Mobility Visa. Show less

Meaningful business
Sept 2021 - Nov 2021Community managerMeaningful Business is a global community of leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.My role as a Community Manager involves:- Supporting the completion of the MB100 process, e.g., via editing nominations for clarity, creating judges packs, collating judges scores, compiling photos and bios for the 100 winners and supporting the launch.- Supporting the delivery of the Sustainability Innovation Challenge, working in partnership with Accenture, e.g., via researching innovative entrepreneurs and startups, and reaching out to entrepreneurs to set up conversations to discuss their participation.- Social media promotion, e.g., via supporting the distribution of editorial content across LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram and researching strategies to increase audience size. Show less

Charityworks
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023Graduate traineeCharityworks is the UK's top not-for-profit graduate talent scheme; a highly competitive graduate programme with over 5000 applicants. The Charityworks Graduate Scheme connects young talent with training, a professional research project and a 12-month placement in the charity sector. The programme is accredited by the UK Institution of Leadership and Management. Charityworks is a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer.

Settle
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023- Led settle's 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, entailing evidence collation, collaboration across departments, data analysis and writing concisely for the final report.- Led settle’s 2021 SHIFT Environment award application, successfully analysing data and managing data sets. Secured a Silver SHIFT Environment accreditation and worked collaboratively with other teams to innovate better data collection systems for future applications. - Worked in the bid-writing and project management team for settle’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund application to the UK Government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in partnership with a Local Authority and two Housing Associations.- Wrote settle’s 2023 - 26 Sustainability Strategy, following internal and external stakeholder consultation – e.g., with settle’s residents and colleagues across departments – as well as detailed sector research.- Supported colleagues with resident engagement events, positively communicating with settle’s residents via workshops, community days and settle’s quarterly resident engagement check-in – the ‘Big Door Knock’.- Led a graduate research project on co-housing, entailing internal and external stakeholder consultation and comprehensive project research. Presented the final report to settle’s Executive Team.- Actively participated in settle’s equality, diversity and inclusion colleague group: ‘value everyone’, e.g., the #MyNameIs campaign to promote inclusion via correct name pronunciation. Show less
Sustainability Partner
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023Sustainability Graduate
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

Department for environment, food and rural affairs
Jan 2024 - nowProject support officerWoodland Creation Partnerships | Trees, Woodlands and Forestry Policy
Licenses & Certifications

Warwick volunteers certificate of completion
Warwick volunteersJun 2020
Duke of edinburgh: gold award
The duke of edinburgh's awardJun 2017
Piano: grade 5
AbrsmJun 2016
Certificate of digital literacy
University of warwickDec 2018.webp)
Speaking of verse and prose: gold medal
Lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)Jun 2016
Duke of edinburgh: silver award
The duke of edinburgh's awardJun 2015.webp)
Speaking of verse and prose: bronze medal
Lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)Jun 2014.webp)
Speaking of verse and prose: silver medal
Lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)Mar 2015
Duke of edinburgh: bronze award
The duke of edinburgh's awardMay 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranDuke Of Edinburgh Gold Award - Jun 2017
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranDuke of Edinburgh Silver Award - Jun 2016
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranLAMDA Speaking of Verse and Prose Gold Medal LAMDA Jun 2016
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranABRSM Grade 5 Piano ABRSM Mar 2016
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranDuke of Edinburgh Bronze Award - Jun 2015
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranLAMDA Speaking of Verse and Prose Silver Award LAMDA Mar 2015
- Awarded to Akshaya ShekaranLAMDA Speaking of Verse and Prose Bronze Award LAMDA Mar 2014
Volunteer Experience
Teaching Volunteer
Issued by Lok Seva Sangam (A Non Profit Organisation) on Feb 2018
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranTeaching and Assistant Volunteer
Issued by Udavum Karangal - India on Jan 2018
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranVolunteer
Issued by Warwick Unicef on Campus on Jun 2019
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranTeaching Volunteer
Issued by Student Action for Refugees on Oct 2018
Associated with Akshaya Shekaran'Youth Leadership' Volunteer
Issued by Raleigh International on Jul 2018
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranVolunteer
Issued by Refugee Community Kitchen on Jun 2018
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranVolunteer Assistant
Issued by Unity in Diversity on Sept 2017
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranLiteracy Tutor
Issued by Olchfa School on Sept 2015
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranMentor
Issued by Olchfa School on Sept 2015
Associated with Akshaya ShekaranCounselling Volunteer
Issued by Olchfa School on Oct 2013
Associated with Akshaya Shekaran
Languages
- enEnglish
- taTamil
- spSpanish
- frFrench
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