Consultant

Strategic Development: I worked with Young Lives vs Cancer on a short term contract to cover their Voice and Engagement Manager post., where I led on the development of a new, strategic approach to the organisation’s Voice and Engagement function. This included: commissioning research on children’s voice, to enhance the organisation’s approach to working with 0-15s and using this to inform recommendations for engagement; redesigning the organisation’s principles and framework for participation, which will shape their new Voice and Engagement strategy; and designing a new approach to recruiting, supporting and empowering children, young people and their parents to participate in shaping the organisation’s work.

Programme Design and Management: After an initial three month contract, providing interim cover for the leadership of YoungMinds’ Activist programme, I was contracted to design and deliver a brand new Young Spokesperson programme. Across two years, during the pandemic, I designed every element of the project and recruited, trained and supported two cohorts of young people with lived experience of mental illness to share their stories to effect change. During this time, I supported young people to take on opportunities such as meeting with the Prime Minister, featuring in The Guardian’s Christmas appeal, advising organisations such as ITV and Headspace, and participating in a BBC Children in Need documentary.

Consultancy: I was hired by Plan International UK as a consultant to work with a cross organisational group on an international campaign on period shame, in collaboration with The Body Shop. My role was to develop a formal proposal for youth engagement in the campaign, advising on how to recruit, train, support and safeguard an international youth advisory board. By the end of my contract, I delivered a detailed report for the charity to take forward.