Selina Whiteley
Address: 23 Impasse Simone Dutemps, Apartment 45
City: Toulouse
State: Haute-Garonne
Country: France
objective
Active within print, video and broadcast media, I am hardworking with dependable a strong sense of initaitive gained through pursuing stories with newsworthiness. Through my studies I have already gained a BA in Creative and Professional Writing and multiple vocational qualifications: NVQ Level 4 Print Journalism, BTEC in Journalism and Radio Broadcasting, CTJT Diploma, Video Journalism, CTJT Diploma, Political Journalism and NCTJ Diploma in Journalism. I have also had articles published in UK national newspapers and made numerous films, including one on Palestine and one on the Saville Enquiry.
Work Experience
Fundraiser (01/03/2008 – 02/25/2011)
Last Employer: NTT Fundraising
Responsibilities: -representing many of the world's most important charities -attending trainings about the impact of development charities work - helping to organise and implement campaigns - answering and making telephone calls promoting the charities work
Accomplishments: recieving a commendation for raising almost ??6million helping to organise a number of charity events run directly by NTT Fundraising
Intern (04/01/2009 – 07/01/2009)
Last Employer: Mediation Northern Ireland
Responsibilities: - making presentations about complex ideas concerning policing and anti-social behaviour, both highly contentious in post-conflict nations - helping to facilitate mediation in Northern Ireland - researching issues of social concern including through the consultative process - organising conferences - general admin
Accomplishments: Whilst unrelated, I was able to see Sinn F?©in's Alex Maskey agree to the devolution of policing. The experience enhanced both her verbal and analytic skills. She learnt how to probe for more information whilst asking questions sensitively and was able to increase understanding of body language. Increased her ability at note-taking, particularly shorthand.
Secretary (09/03/2007 – 12/21/2007)
Last Employer: Network Rail, Services Division
Responsibilities: - Organising conferences - Answering telephone calls - Booking meals for managers - Stocking-taking - General admin
Education
Establishment: University of Ulster, Magee Campus
Degree: MA Peace and Conflict Studies
Education Period: 09/14/2009 - 07/01/2011
Speciality: Expected Distinction
Average Grade: 72%
Details: A course examining international development and national security in relation to conflict transformation.
Establishment: University of Glamorgan
Degree: Creative and Professional Writing
Education Period: 09/10/2001 - 07/21/2005
Speciality: 2:1
Average Grade: 69%
Details: A course that allowed her to pursue her interest in political journalism
Skills
Political skills: working with those in authority including ministers; effective communication of complex ideas; submissions to those in authority including ministers; organizing conferences; influencing policy-making: mediation; organizing election campaigns; co-founding political parties; helping to author manifestos. World development skills: understand impact of campaigns; able to develop a meaningful strategy; organizing campaigns and professional fundraising drives; development fieldwork in various warzones; training by both INCORE and world development forum as well as OCN Level 2 Handling Life’s Conflicts, OCN Level 2 Foundation Training in Mediation, OCN Level 2 Group Mediation Skills in effective conflict transformation. Communication skills: organizing conferences; delivering speeches; film-making, radio broadcast; widely published print journalism; teaching ESOL
Computer Skills: Able to use InDesign, QuarkXpress, Captivate, Photoshop; Apple Final Cut Studio; Adobe Publisher; Edexcel; Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, City of Guilds qualifications; word processing techniques; practical data processing; spreadsheet processing techniques; visual presentations; desktop publishing
Foreign Language Skills: English, low-level Arabic, Spanish and French
Additional Information
Honors: A’Levels 1999 – 2009 Politics, World Development, Sociology, English Literature and Religious Studies
Conferences or Courses: NVQ Level 4 Print Journalism BTEC in Journalism and Radio Broadcasting CTJT Diploma, Video Journalism CTJT Political Journalism NCTJ Diploma in Journalism OCN Level 2 Handling Life’s Conflicts OCN Level 2 Foundation Training in Mediation OCN Level 2 Group Mediation Skills
Interests
Centres of interest: politics, debating, writing poetry (have been widely published), drawing and oil-painting.