Shaping History: Narratives of Political Change

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Active Reading and Horizon Scanning: Upskilling and improving knowledge on key issues related to the projects and partnerships you lead on. For example, keeping up to date with the developments at COP, investor activism, and climate finance if you are leading on a climate campaign. This will allow you to spot unplanned opportunities to leverage.. This is an inspiring book. It seamlessly weaves together theory in political science, psychology and sociology with the human stories, gathered in in-depth interviews, of people deeply engaged in important historical conditions and events. The concerns of the interviews range from identity, to commitment to causes and the moral meaning of actions. This is an important scholarly book that is a pleasure to read.' Ervin Staub, author of The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence (Cambridge, 1992) and The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others (Cambridge, 2003) Bringing your ideas to life in every way: You’ll be part of a growing creative team, which means you’ll need to have your feet in both visual and verbal camps. You can specialise more on either side, but you will: Like many agencies, for the first few years, we held up that client/agency barrier which we found caused more harm than good. It meant the team felt as though they had to follow a precise rule book with our clients which was forced and constrictive. In 1987 Akyaaba was working for Greater London Council as a special projects coordinator when a colleague of his came to work one morning and confided in Akyaaba that while putting her son, Marcus, to bed the night before he had asked her: "Mum, why can't I be white?"

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Collaboration: Working collaboratively in a team, as well as independently, and willing to roll up your sleeves during short intensive sprints. The observation was first organised through the leadership of Ghanaian-born analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo. He served as a coordinator of special projects for the Greater London Council. This is your opportunity to let your creativity loose, collaborating with a high-level Creative Team to support in the creation of campaign identities and brand activations for our social impact partners. You’ll be the guardian of the ‘big idea’, working closely with strategists, designers, motion masters and our web team to ensure your creative vision comes to life across all disciplines.Creative and strategic brilliance: Stay focused on the big picture every day when delivering work, prioritising outcomes over outputs. You will ideate innovative PR and communications strategies that push boundaries, infuse creativity into every aspect of planning and execution, and continuously seek fresh angles and innovative approaches for securing coverage. Crisis Management: Prepare crisis communications scenarios, plans, and responses. This includes ensuring all risks are clearly identified with mitigation actions put in place. At times, you will also be required to provide guidance to our partners’ leadership teams during crises.

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Creativity: Creativity runs through your veins, and you recognise how essential it is for crafting compelling stories, unique angles, and attention-grabbing campaigns. Strategic mindset: You understand how to move from outcomes to strategy, to tactics, all while ensuring that everything serves a meaningful purpose, ultimately driving impact. Known for her humanitarian approach to design, Pakistan’s first woman architect Yasmeen Lari played a pivotal role in building post-partition Pakistan. Following the population transfers and refugee camps of the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan were severe housing crises amplified by industrialization and urbanization. Yasmeen’s most prominent work explores low-income housing and solutions for social good. Her broad range of designs explores themes of community and belonging, participatory design, local history, and post-colonial culture. PR Experience: Significant experience in securing press in lifestyle or consumer-focused outlets, as well as in national news and digital publications. Specialised creative skill sets. It’s an added bonus if you can demonstrate skills in design, motion or production.Project and time management: You are responsive and comprehensive in your project management, feeling comfortable speaking with relevant stakeholders, and ensuring deadlines are met. Creative industry experience. You have at least 3 years of experience working within the creative industries, with at least 1 of those years working at an agency. Molly Andrews' reflective essay on political activism draws on her studies over the past twenty years in the UK, East Germany, the United States, and South Africa. Weaving her own life story into her accounts of the developmental trajectories of her informants, she provides a complex and perceptive analysis of what led them to their views, drew them into their movements for justice and peace, and sustained them in their difficult struggles. Her fine-tuned examination of the intersection between personal histories and shifting sociopolitical processes is an important contribution to the expanding area of research on narrative and identity within historical contexts.' Elliot G. Mishler, Harvard Medical School Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to present to audiences, engage them to listen to you, and convince them to take action. During the mid-twentieth century, like most South Asian countries, Sri Lanka underwent a rebirth after gaining independence from British rule. Significant political change and a vision of an idealized nation-state prompted a shift from colonialism to decolonization. What resulted is a return and reproduction of traditional identity, made evident in the architecture and built environment.

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Stress Management and Adaptability: Adapting when unexpected issues arise, being able to manage and surpass stressful situations. This involves managing a complex and reactive workload.Copywriting. You are a creative copywriter, understanding target audiences and writing convincing and concise copy for both brand activations and campaigns. The combatting racial discrimination against nurses, midwives and nursing associates resource, published by NHS England, NHS Confederation and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, provides advice on the action you can take if you witness or experience racism. It also supports those in leadership roles to be inclusive leaders.