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* Liaised with designers and museum professionals internationally for exhibition held in New York City * Managed and populated a research database for use in online exhibition * Researched for and wrote all content for online exhibition * Adjusted images for web and exhibition using relevant programs

* Oversee the three successful educational projects operated by the organisation * Manage and support the three coordinators responsible for each of the projects * Coordinate volunteer teachers, tutors and caseworkers * Enhance the educational resources currently in use ensuring they are sustainable for the future, and accessible for use by teacher and student.

* Maintaining relations with international foundations * Establishing new relationship with donors * Writing and editing all English materials sent out on behalf of the organisation * Strategising and developing online media presence of the organisation * Recruiting and managing volunteers and interns

* Liaising with curators from all departments in order to computerise their collections. * Managing volunteers and interns in order to put all the museum’s collections online. * Evaluating workflow and created new strategy to make the computerisation process more efficient. * Training curators in the museum’s bespoke collections database program, IDEA.

* Creating an evaluation questionnaire for visitors prior to their entry into the museum. * Evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of the orientation given to visitors.

* Forging strong links with Jewish primary and secondary schools, youth organisations and refugee organisations throughout London. * Researching, developing, marketing and delivering a refugee oral history project for primary and secondary school pupils working within the National Curriculum. * Establishing the organisation’s formalised education programme for young people and adults. * Developing, launching and marketing an online educational resource (www.journeytosafety.org.uk) about refugees for young people and educators with oral history interview clips, downloadable lesson plans, resources and factsheets. * Effectively and efficiently monitoring and evaluating projects. * Writing progress and final reports for funding bodies.

* Organising the Jewish Activities in Mainstream Schools (JAMS) throughout London. * Establishing contact with cross-communal Jewish organisations and non-Jewish secondary schools. * Arranging for speakers to address school pupils. * Writing educational programmes, conducting leadership training and workshops for Jewish school students. * Launching a fortnightly e-newsletter of Jewish events in London to school students.

* Writing content using the CMS for internationally renowned artists and their artworks for new mobile application * Proofreading the already-existing content for duplicates and errors * Liaising with international galleries to establish long-lasting relationships

AHRC full bursary (including tuition and maintenance) Thesis focusing on the Jewish Museums of England looking at sacred spaces within the museums.