Aitan Zeital

Politics and International Relations BA student at the University of Birmingham, currently tracking a 2:1. Experienced in project management and team leadership through a range of professional and community roles. These roles have developed strong communication and organisational skills, particularly in public speaking, programme delivery and event management.

• BBYO, Youth movement leader, 2021, Present, Progressed from an organisation member in 2017 to leading at a national level and onto supervisory and mentoring roles, 2021/22: administrative role on local chapter executive committee, organising and running weekly sessions for 40-70 participants, 2022/23: National executive committee, interfaith lead overseeing chapters across the UK and Ireland. Represented BBYO at sponsorship meetings and award ceremonies in this role, based on supporting 250% membership growth over this 2 year period, 2023/24: Adult leader on international Winter and Summer camps each with around 100 participants, 2025: Senior lead roles on Winter and Summer camps, overseeing a team of 20 adult leaders to develop programs through a three-stage feedback process and deliver these to 100 participants, 2026: Mentoring role across a range of camps, including leading a training weekend for a select of prospective young leaders., 2026: Leading the organisation's Leadership Convention, overseeing programming, the staff body and leadership development through structured mentoring.
• University of Birmingham JSOC committee, interfaith officer, 2024, 2025, Helped organise and deliver a range of interfaith events aimed at fostering positive community relations, including social games evenings and cross faith education, attended by 30-100 people., Attended UJS conference in this capacity, workshopping key skills for this role, including approaches to interfaith conversations and education in topical issues
• University of Birmingham, 6 a side team captain, 2025, Present, Organised a team to enter the university league, including managing, tactics, team moral, fixtures and key communications.

• Campaigning for road safety, 2024, Attended a Barnet Council meeting to request that action be taken to improve safety on a local road, leading to an investigation and response with a combined worth over £20,000.
• Barnet Council Youth Board Member, 2022, 2023, Regularly participated in workshops and debates over the management of Barnet Council. Topics ranged from the environment to mental health and Covid recovery.
• COVID Deloitte resource, 2020, 2021, Responded to an urgent need to support parents struggling to balance work and home schooling. Developed an informative educational and recreational resource for over 3000 workers across Deloitte to address this.