Toyin Ajidele

Child Poverty Policy & Project Officer Edit Ealing Council Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry June 2010 – Present (1 year 8 months) Child Poverty Team Roles, Skills Gained and Achievements Policy Delivery – Delivering policy locally with the lead Project Manager. Outreach - Local community, health (PCT), education etc. Policy Development – Reports on effectiveness of program to council project managers and regional manager at Mayor of London Office. Community Development Policy & Projects Manager Edit Diocese of London Nonprofit; 501-1000 employees; Religious Institutions industry April 2007 – May 2010 (3 years 2 months) Project Coordinator - Diocese of London Roles, Skills Gained and Achievements Community Hub Manager – Managed local volunteering work with young people, children and their families. Tackled youth inequalities with wider- community through project design. Implemented development projects for local families and youth. Capacity Building & Leadership Training – Developed human resources capacity of the organization. Fundraising & Local Partnership – Worked with community stakeholders i.e. East London Business Alliance (ELBA) to help raise issues around poverty in areas like East London by Involving City companies Accenture, Barclays, Macquarie Bank employees in community actions. Building Outreach– Managed provision for two Schools and two community hubs. Advised local leaders on issues affecting youth. Worked with local and national organizations like the Childrens Society & Police to promote youth voice & participation. Policy Officer Edit DFID Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; International Trade and Development industry May 2006 – April 2007 (1 year) Policy Officer DFID World Bank, IMF Team & Regional Development Banks Team ( AfDB -African Development Bank, ADB - Asian Development Bank, IDB - Inter-Americn Development Bank &CDB - Caribbean Development Bank) Roles, Skills Gained and Achievements Coordinate World Bank Briefings - Increased internal communications for World Bank Team. Provided briefings to DFID’s Global Bank Teams. Built World Bank webpage for collaborative working. Advice - Contributed to World Bank briefings on UK budget priorities to countries. Led policy papers on Aid Effectiveness. UK Parliament Caseworker & Researcher Edit House of Commons Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Political Organization industry April 2005 – March 2006 (1 year) UK Parliament Caseworker & Researcher House Of Commons Roles, Skills Gained and Achievements Surgery Manager – Administrated constituency surgeries dealing with 60-100 people per session face-to-face on behalf of the MP. Caseworker – Resolved constituent queries to the MP regarding local, personal and national issues i.e. Development for Oil, Turkey’s Accession into the European Union, Immigration, Social Housing & Welfare etc. Researcher – Helped build constituency profile on local mental health figures, depravation and crime levels, welfare statistics etc.

toyinajidele@gmail.com
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Area of research
Youth Development & Policies: Urban futures / Education Reform / Society Engagement / Debates in post-positivist public policy: Realisitic Policy Implementation

Geographical specialisation
United Kingdom & Africa

Recent publications
United Kingdom & Africa

Main qualifications
MSc Public Policy - Queen Mary University of London Dissertation: Realistic Implementation History BA Dissertation: Imaging the Crowd: Discourses & Reality