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Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs at King's Trust International

After two and half action-packed years at Speakers for Schools it’s time for a change. The charity has always been more than ‘work’ for me, this has been personal! I grew up the child of a single parent, educated at the local comp and in receipt of free school meals, but was lucky enough to go on to attend Oxford University. Within my first week the gap in experience between myself and some of my privately educated piers became abundantly clear. Not only did they know what they wanted to do but had parents that had opened all the necessary doors to get them there, I on the other hand was still only at the proverbial starting point in the race of life. It struck me that this was not only unfair, but limiting in terms of the subsequent talent pool that would be available to employers. So, when the recruiter reached out towards the end of 2021 coming to the charity seemed like a no brainer.    The last two and a bit years have been quite the journey, there have of course been challenging times, but the highs have invariably outweighed the lows and I can honestly say that projects such as the Work Experience For All campaign, developing our new brand, launching our CRM system and new website, hiring an incredible team and the numerous media wins have been real career highlights.   The needs of the charity have however changed, as have my own, so it’s time for the bat call: I’m on the lookout for interesting companies, with interesting people doing interesting things, so if you or someone in your network know of any opportunities that would align with my skills and experience I’d be super grateful for a recommendation or referral. I can't wait to see what's next in store for me, and I look forward to the conversations ahead.

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