Akshaya Shekaran

Akshaya shekaran

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  • About me

    Project Support Officer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Education

    • Olchfa comprehensive school

      2010 - 2017
    • University of warwick

      2018 - 2021
      Bachelor of arts and sciences - basc global sustainable development first class

      Activities 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 2013
      Assistant

      - 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 2018
      Waitress

      - Customer-focused role in a busy pub/restaurant.- Provided fast and efficient service whilst proactively dealing with all enquiries and complaints.

    • 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 2020
      • Freshers Representative

        Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
    • The climate reality project

      Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
      Climate 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 2019
      Operations 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 2021
      • Treasurer

        Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
    • University of warwick

      Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
      Global 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 2020
      Commercial 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 2020
      Intern

      Talent 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 2021
      Community manager

      Meaningful 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 2023
      Graduate trainee

      Charityworks 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 2023
      • Sustainability Graduate

        Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
    • Department for environment, food and rural affairs

      Jan 2024 - now
      Project support officer

      Woodland Creation Partnerships | Trees, Woodlands and Forestry Policy

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Warwick volunteers certificate of completion

      Warwick volunteers
      Jun 2020
    • Duke of edinburgh: gold award

      The duke of edinburgh's award
      Jun 2017
    • Piano: grade 5

      Abrsm
      Jun 2016
    • Certificate of digital literacy

      University of warwick
      Dec 2018
    • 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 award
      Jun 2015
    • Speaking of verse and prose: bronze medal

      Lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)
      Jun 2014
    • 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 award
      May 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      Duke Of Edinburgh Gold Award - Jun 2017
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award - Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      LAMDA Speaking of Verse and Prose Gold Medal LAMDA Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      ABRSM Grade 5 Piano ABRSM Mar 2016
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award - Jun 2015
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      LAMDA Speaking of Verse and Prose Silver Award LAMDA Mar 2015
    • Awarded to Akshaya Shekaran
      LAMDA 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
      Lok Seva Sangam (A Non Profit Organisation)Associated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Teaching and Assistant Volunteer

      Issued by Udavum Karangal - India on Jan 2018
      Udavum Karangal - IndiaAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Warwick Unicef on Campus on Jun 2019
      Warwick Unicef on CampusAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Teaching Volunteer

      Issued by Student Action for Refugees on Oct 2018
      Student Action for RefugeesAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • 'Youth Leadership' Volunteer

      Issued by Raleigh International on Jul 2018
      Raleigh InternationalAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Refugee Community Kitchen on Jun 2018
      Refugee Community KitchenAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Volunteer Assistant

      Issued by Unity in Diversity on Sept 2017
      Unity in DiversityAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Literacy Tutor

      Issued by Olchfa School on Sept 2015
      Olchfa SchoolAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Mentor

      Issued by Olchfa School on Sept 2015
      Olchfa SchoolAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran
    • Counselling Volunteer

      Issued by Olchfa School on Oct 2013
      Olchfa SchoolAssociated with Akshaya Shekaran