Professional Profile
An analytical, insightful, and highly disciplined problem solver with a proven ability to provide quality competence across a variety of fields. Excited to travel and work anywhere at a moment’s notice. Staunch integrity, solid believer in impartiality, ethical working practices, and clean supply chains. Dynamic and adaptable and not afraid to think creatively, whilst being proactive, flexible, and responsive.
Career Summary
DARKSIDE COFFEE – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Social Media Manager/Activist - Free West Papua Campaign, February 2021 – October 2021
As the Campaign Activist
Creating and implementing effective campaign strategies and plans to support the Free West Papua Campaign. Digitally campaigning and keeping up to date with digital trends and campaigning methodologies. Manage and coordinate actions on human rights concerns aimed at effecting change in the situation within West Papua. Monitor and analyse political and human rights developments and conduct research as appropriate whilst working in tangent with colleagues and partners located globally. Developing the strategies, project proposal/funding strategies and project management for a new office in West Papua. Our objectives are to promote youth and women to work with us and eventually manage their own agribusinesses for coffee, amongst other regional economic development strategies.
As the Social Media Manager
Developing creative and engaging social media strategies, using innovative tactics and techniques to manage the day-to- day handling of all social media channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube. Delivering content across different platforms using scheduling tools such as Hootsuite, Olapic and SocialBuzzing. Set targets to increase brand awareness and increase customer engagement. Adapting content to suit different channels identifying and fostering opportunities for partnership and collaboration with other social and human rights movements and communities addressing issues affecting people in West Papua.
COUNCIL OF SOMALI ORGANISATIONS – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Bid Writing Associate, November 2020 – August 2021
Working with a Panel of Bid Writers for the benefit of 100+ members, writing funding applications for CSO Member Organisations. CSO is a national second-tier organisation set up for the Somali Voluntary and Community Sectors to assist as an umbrella organisation. It aims to provide a collective voice for the Somali Community in the UK in areas of Health & Wellbeing, Criminal Justice, Education, Poverty Reduction and Economic empowerment. Set up by Somali community leaders in 2010 with the support of City Bridge Trust and Trust for London, to address needs of the Somali diaspora and organisations.
CULTURES IN CONTEXT (CIC) - UK & ASIA – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Grant Writer - Leading Community Development Projects and Facilitating Impact Funding, October 2020 – December 2020
Assisting to expand a business consultancy firm specialising in design management and sustainable growth, striving to bridge the gap in communication between companies, freelancers, and the communities in which they operate. Concentrating on value chain analysis and management; enabling client businesses to showcase their capabilities. Focusing on their expertise and development, whilst advocating for the traditions and values of the very culture that inspired their products and bespoke services. Responsibilities include: Undertaking research into relevant application topics; development and writing of grant proposals; writing proposals for both English and Asian offices.
POLICY CENTRE FOR AFRICAN PEOPLES (PCAP) – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Advisory Board, March 2020 – September 2020
PCAP endeavours to improve disadvantaged people’s lives through education. Tasks include strong strategic and critical thinking. Ability to identify opportunities and detect risks or challenges. Providing the financial means necessary to sustain long-term growth. Oversee the policies and procedures that will enable PCAP to build a solid transparency and accountability foundation. Fundraising events, fundraising strategy, researching funders, writing proposals, strategic development, and planning.
AFRICA HEALTH ORGANISATION (AHO) – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Proposal Development Manager and Managing Volunteers, February 2020 – December 2020
Support the director in developing and writing grant proposals to trusts, foundations and other grant-making organisations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UKAID, USAID, EU Funding, DFID tenders, etc, and persuasively communicate AHO's mission and programmes to potential funders. In collaboration with the director, oversee the organisation’s grant management activities, including grant proposal writing, editing and compilation, submissions and follow up and research and identify potential sources of foundation and corporate grants and governmental funding. Applying for grants between £100,000 t0 £5,000,000. Worked on projects in Nigeria, Tanzania Uganda, and the UK.
QISETNA – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Grants Writer/Fundraiser, February 2020 – November 2020
Applying for grants on behalf of Qisetna who are dedicated to building an active, supportive community across the world, helping to connect Syrians living in Europe and beyond, with others who have also left their home country. Assisting to develop a broader portfolio within the arts sector. Presently applying to the Cultural Protection Fund partnered with the British Council £100,000, the Arts Council repayable loan finance for social investment in arts organisations £150,000 and the Anne Lindh Foundation EUR 50,000. Worked on projects in Syria and the UK.
NEW LIFE NYAMBENE (NLN) – REMOTE P/T FREELANCER
Bid Writer/Fundraiser, October 2019 – December 2020
Working on behalf of a small charity which aids street children in Kenya to enter Higher Education. Key responsibilities include project management, social media, marketing, fundraising events, developing a fundraising five-year exit strategy, researching funders, sustaining relationships with charity grant providers. Registering on charity directories, writing trust applications, managing and developing the existing portfolio which includes Funding Central, Charity Choice, What Charity, Bond, CAF and SWIDN. Writing proposals for UK AID, DIFID and taking the lead on securing major donors of over £150,000 bequests.
JAMES INNES PROFESSIONAL WRITING GROUP - REMOTE
Senior Writer/Editor/Proofreading/Proposal Writing, November 2016 – November 2019
CV writing premium service also specialising in application forms, LinkedIn profiles and proposal writing.
Project Experience: Also producing presentations and fellowship portfolios. Creating resumes using professional formatting and content. Customise and tailor layout and design for each individual client. Proofread for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Researching potential job roles for clients keeping track of the job industry and its requirements. Tutored clients on how to emphasise their skills and achievements.
EN-SOI POUR-SOI ARTS LTD - GLOBAL
Owner/Bid Writer/Researcher, July 2009 - Present
Multimedia and Economic and Social Research organisation, cultivating an independent body of researchers and reporters to work on destitute areas of the globe, enabling rural people to access global markets. Primarily reliant on procurement but with independent research to follow. Within the next five years, want to become a world-leading Think Tank in Poverty alleviation. Looking at agricultural trade as a resolution but also the introduction of Blockchain Technology to create secure decentralised supply chains for the providers. An organisation developed solely to tackle the continuing travesty of starvation and malnutrition within LDCs. This investigation informs my PhD research for 2022.
WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Supporting People Officer Temporary Position, September 2008 – September 2009
Contracts/service, monitoring/service, review/auditor/bid writing, advisory and development role. The remit was to look after 13 service providers that composed of: Barony, Places for People, SAMH, The Action Group, Ark, Choices, CIC, Enable, PSS, The Richmond Fellowship and Women’s Aid. Also worked with, West Lothian Council’s two in-house Services SCO and ILO. Undertook service reviews of providers of housing-related support, who have received the Supporting People Grant ranging from £60,000 to £180,000