Business Advisor - Swig Finance – Business Support Partner to the British Business Bank - Cornwall
(2024-12)
- Supported entrepreneurs and SMEs in securing business loans by assessing personal affordability, business financial accounts, and credit reports.
- Conducted in-depth financial analysis to evaluate business viability and sustainability.
- Prepared comprehensive business reports and underwriting assessments, highlighting key risks and opportunities.
- Advised clients on financial planning, funding options, and business growth strategies.
- Undertook risk assessment and due diligence on loan applications to ensure sound lending decisions.
- Engaged with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate successful funding outcomes.
- Delivered consistent client relationship management, providing guidance throughout the loan application process.
- Utilised advanced Excel skills for financial modelling, data analysis, and reporting.
- Ensured compliance with lending policies, regulatory frameworks, and organisational standards.
Investment Officer - UKRI - AHRCCouncil
(2024-06 - 2024-08)
8 Week internship at UKRI in the Skills team ensuring that postdoctoral and student fellowship grants for research are allocated adequately
- Analysising data and turning the data into reports to be published on UKRI website
- observing grant applications from students
- Intervieiwing students
- Analysisng research - formatting qualitative data into quantitative data
- Writing impact stories and blog posts
- Liasing and collaborating with academicsto write reports
Project Manager - Brilliantly Black, University Of Southampton - Southampton
(2023-03 - 2024-06)
Brilliantly Black is a non-Profit organisation founded by myself which supports Black, Asian and minority students at university excel socially and academically at University. Working with the University to expand my project across other universities.
- Organising career workshops, events, parties - Handling cash, the organisations finances
- Met with Bill and Hillary Clinton who gave me and other students great advice on project development
- Entered a 9 month course of project development with resources I need to improve my project
- Had the ability to ask questions and seek advice from different world leaders
- Have used this advice to influence others and advise others on international development
- Leading the organisation
- Recruiting/employing people to work at events
- Helping build a strong network of BAME students feel comfortable within university
- Have seen the effects of the project improve lives, as i use qualitative research (Surveys/Questionnaires) to track the progress of my project
Project Manager - Clinton Global Initiative University - Nashville
(2023-03 - 2024-05)
Was accepted into this programme and had the opportunity to travel to Nashville, Tennessee to gain advice on my project 'Brilliantly Black' and how to improve it in order to better the lives of other people
- Met with Bill and Hillary Clinton who gave me and other students great advice on project development
- Entered a 9 month course of project development with resources I need to improve my project
- Had the ability to ask questions and seek advice from different world leaders
- Have used this advice to influence others and advise others on international development
Financial Services Consultant - PageGroup - London
(2023-07 - 2023-09)
9week internship at PageGroup in London, working as a Financial Consultant
- Creating, researching and presenting pitches to clients, senior and executive managers
- Advising clients on the current financial market
- Supporting answers to financial questions by researching and analysing data
- Analysing market trends and reporting them within presentations to show regional directors
- Collecting data on jobs within financial services in London and using this data to help improve business development for the company
Events Management - RUM / Self Employed - Southampton
(2022-09 - 2024-05)
Used my knowledge of events management to start my own business
- Managing a student club night every Monday at trilogy nightclub in Southampton
- Handling payroll for people who did promotion for the event
- Recruiting/employing people to work at the events - including ticket collector, assistant manager, head of promotions
- Events I held which were created by me and a team of 10 were very popular, with the event I held on 25th February selling 200+ tickets on Fatsoma and 100+ on door tickets
- Many positive reviews on events
- BBQ event I held on 2nd June amassed 300+ ticket sales (was a sold out event)
- Organising/Managing my own portfolio
- Portfolio worth £4,000
Civil Service Internship - Civil service, IEUK
(2023-06 - 2023-07)
Awarded Certificate for participation
- Gained valuable communication and situational judgement skills during this internship
- Completed a written essay about project management within civil service - which was assessed
- Took part in role-playing different situations which may occur when working within the civil service
Leadership - African Caribbean Society, University of Southampton - Southampton
(2022-09 - 2023-08)
I ran one of the biggest student led organisations at my University
- Was elected as vice-president for the African Caribbean Society
- Leading a group of 500 students
- Organising the societies finances
- Arranging events using my knowledge of events management
- Managing a group of 13 members
- Making difficult decisions on behalf of the society
Radio Talk Host - BBC - Cornwall
(2020-05 - 2020-09)
Worked at BBC radio Cornwall as a talk host
- Talking to callers and listeners about the Black Lives Matter movement and the implications black people
- Answering/Advising/consulting/educating callers and listeners on black history and the black experience growing up in a predominately white area
- Tackling and problem solving difficult situations when talking to callers with conflicting opinions
- Having the ability to open people up to new perceptions on race and equality for all
Retail Assistant - Mountain Warehouse - Cornwall
(2019-09 - 2021-09)
Uganda Trip - Richard Lander School - Uganda
(2018-06 - 2018-07)
A few students and I travelled to Uganda and spent a month improving lives for local Ugandans.
- Raised £28,500 for the trip, which allowed us to do many projects in 6 different schools.
- On the trip we extended 3 dormitory blocks and created a new classroom at a school
- Built 3 blocks of latrines, a washroom block, turned an abandoned shell into a properly equipped and finished food and nutrition room
- Put on a feast for 500, hosted a school sports day and creative arts competition
