Alice Brady

Experience

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  Harpenden and St Albans Kumon Centres

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2012

  Classroom and Office Admin Assistant

  A part time role with two leading after school study centres for children.My main responsibilities were:• Helping children, in groups and on a one-to-one basis, to improve their maths and English skills• Effectively managing parents’ queries and expectations• Preparing worksheets and maintaining Excel spreadsheets

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  Rothamsted Research

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  Conference Centre Assistant

  Rothamsted Research is a world leading agricultural research centre.My main responsibilities were:• Working as part of a team responsible for planning and delivering international conferences ranging from 20 to over 200 attendees• Supervising staff at large conferences and training new employees• Advising potential clients and converting enquiries into successful events

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  Harpenden and St Albans Kumon Centres

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Classroom and Office Admin Assistant

  A part time role with two leading after school study centres for children.My main responsibilities were:• Helping children, in groups and on a one-to-one basis, to improve their maths and English skills• Effectively managing parents’ queries and expectations• Conducting market research and analysis of marketing data• Organising the Annual Awards Ceremony with over 200 attendees

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  Abbeyfield

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2017

  Volunteering Officer

  Abbeyfield is a national charity which provides housing, care and support for older people. Abbeyfield has over 500 houses (including care homes and supported living) and around 4,500 volunteers. My main responsibilities were:• Leading on various volunteering projects. For example, I led on a volunteering audit to understand volunteering at Abbeyfield in more depth which was a first for the organisation • Researching and writing good practice volunteering procedures and materials to ensure the effective recruitment, induction and support of volunteers• Using data and case studies to raise awareness in Abbeyfield of the role and value of volunteers• Providing good practice advice to volunteer managers so they could give volunteers an excellent volunteering experience• Organising corporate volunteering opportunities with companies such as BT and Barclays Show less

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  Alzheimer's Society

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2022

  My role during the pandemic was repurposed. I was the lead on developing the new Companion Calls telephone befriending volunteer role (developed in response to the pandemic) into a corporate volunteering opportunity. This was the first major corporate volunteering role at Alzheimer’s Society.Working with over 30 corporate partners, recruiting 600 corporate volunteers which supported over 1,000 people affected by dementia across the UK.I was a finalist for an Alzheimer's Society People Award for developing a unique, successful corporate volunteering opportunity and for my effective teamwork with the Corporate Partnerships team.Aside from my role during the pandemic, my main responsibilities in this role were:• Managing and delivering projects from the ‘Volunteering Roadmap’ which is the key strategy plan for the Alzheimer’s Society • Working collaboratively with other teams and directorates. For example, I led a major change project, working with the Fundraising team, to transition 4,500 community based volunteers to become 'official' registered volunteers• Leading on innovative new projects with the aim of increasing the understanding of volunteering across the organisation • Line managing/matrix managing a small team of volunteering experts Show less • During my time in this role, I ‘acted up’ and covered the majority of the senior manager’s role (Volunteering Business Partner) and line managed a member of staff• Working across different directorates as the volunteering expert using a ‘business partnering’ approach to steer national volunteering projects • Working with Heads of Department to shape plans for volunteering across the organisation• Delivering workshops on best practice in volunteer management and the volunteer journey at Alzheimer’s Society to managers of volunteers Show less

  • Volunteering Advisor - Development (Projects)

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Volunteering Development Advisor (Central Directorates)

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2019
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  Material Focus

  Sept 2022 - now

  Our vision is living in a world where materials are never wasted. We are on a mission to get the UK fixing, donating and recycling their electricals – to stop precious resources from being lost forever.

  • Operations Lead

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Projects Manager

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2025