BUSHRA SHAMMOUT
London
Summary
10 years experience as a policy advisor To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
FCDO Advisory cadre (Education)
Foreign Office
04.2023 - Current
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
Head of briefing, ministerial engagement and strategic comms
Energy Security (DESNEZ)
11.2022 - Current
- As the G7 Head of Briefing, I was assigned the demanding, high-profile task of rapidly creating an energy security briefing hub from scratch during the cessation of Russian gas supplies to Europe
- This cross-cutting role was at the intersection of ministerial and media attention
- My responsibilities included nurturing a positive team culture, developing new processes, and fostering relationships with colleagues across various directorates, Private Office, and Communications Department
- These efforts aimed to integrate our team into the broader organization and keep us updated on national and global developments
- Within three months, the briefing hub gained a reputation for excellence, and my team achieved the highest response rate for correspondences and Parliamentary Questions across all of BEIS
- Consequently, I was nominated to share best practices with 200 colleagues at the single briefing network and to support the transformation of another briefing team in a different directorate.
Senior Policy Advisor
Local Outbreak and Response (UKHSA)
10.2021 - Current
- I was tasked with communicating the new COVID Strategy to Local Authority partners
- The strategy involved reduced financial support, a topic sensitive due to historical issues with centralised decision-making in the UK
- My goal was to build trust, simplify complex issues, co-produce alternative solutions, and persuade stakeholders to adopt the new strategy, despite diminished financial backing
- I also briefed the UKHSA Chief Executive on the sensitivities involved and drafted correspondences to accompany the strategy's publication
- To create a shared understanding of risk between local and national government, I commissioned new analysis that clarified the reasoning behind UKHSA's low-risk assessment
- When stakeholders expressed concerns, I drafted a business case for carrying over 10% of the existing funding (100 million) into the next fiscal year
- This case was co-produced with stakeholders, and the Secretary of State approved my recommendations, which local partners appreciated
- I successfully communicated and influenced the adoption of the new strategy
- As a result, I received the maximum UKHSA In-Year Directorate award, and my team won the Civil Service Policy delivery award.
Senior Policy Advisor
Covid Contingency Domestic and Boarders, UKHSA
10.2021 - 11.2022
- I worked closely with senior UKHSA officials and stakeholders across Government in order to; agree the VfM case for different contingency response options and an escalation route within UKHSA in response to a contingency scenario
- This escalation route needed to feed into wider governance structures and align to our policy and public health response.
Senior Policy Advisor
Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC)
04.2021 - 10.2021
- As a senior policy advisor in the Policy Coordination Unit (PCU) in the Response, Support and Learning Directorate, I was responsible for ensuring the JBC achieves policy impact
- This required building and maintaining a policy network across NHST&T, DHSC, and Whitehall
- I maintained close links with analytical and operational colleagues to support them in influencing Government policy.
PhD researcher & immunology teaching fellow
Aston University
10.2017 - 04.2021
- I worked in partnership with senior stakeholders within HSE, biopharmaceutical industry, and academia (UK/EU)
- I received research awards, published in academic journals, achieved a Fellowship to the Higher Education Academy/Faculty of Public Health, and registered novel therapies in the Academy of Medical Sciences Database
- I tailored my research for wider audiences (awarded a BAME STEM ambassador award).
Engagement lead
Aston University
10.2016 - 10.2017
- I was the strategic engagement lead for a pilot e-platform for an AI-powered digital wearable that can predict heart attacks in care home residents, 4hrs in advance
- I tailored my approach for a wide range of stakeholders and worked in partnership with the NHS, Service users, digital health start-ups, and academia
- I tailored engagement strategies to reach agreement on priority objectives/strategies and developing a shared position
- As a result, the pilot project won first place in a prestigious BBSRC competition.
Research associate
Cica Biomedical
10.2015 - 10.2016
- As a research associate at Cica Biomedical, I carried out in vivo and in vitro research (in partnership with Leeds Institute of Musculoskeletal medicine-LIRM)
- I investigated the effect of local glucocorticoid inhibition in hypoxic diabetic chronically inflamed wounds
- I was nominated for an early career research award from the Society for Endocrinology and presented my research (poster) at their annual conference (Nov 2016).
Research associate
Kings College London
09.2013 - 04.2014
- As a Research Associate for the Learning Early about Peanut Allergy clinical trial (UK-USA collaboration), I contributed to the refinement of cell-tracker fluorescent dye labelling methods for investigating peanut-specific immune responses.
Research associate
Kings College London
09.2012 - 09.2012
- I was awarded £550 by the British Pharmacology Society (BPS) to train in in-vivo research (2012)
- I attended a two-part course and gained a Home Office License (modules 1-4).
Research Associate
Kings College London
06.2012 - 08.2012
- I was awarded by the Society for Endocrinology £3880 to study the importance of autocrine interaction in the regulation of pancreatic hormone release (Society for Endocrinology summer studentship, 2012)
- I gained valuable transferable experience in modern cellular techniques.
Clinical Research Coordinator
Queen Rania Children hospital
01.2010 - 09.2011
- I have experience of working on translational clinical projects in the UK and abroad
- I investigated the social factors related to appetite control, the effectiveness of insulin pumps in helping maintain glucose levels in T1DM patients, non-pharmacological approaches to improve glucose homeostasis, the relationship between T1DM and Thyroid dysfunction, and the relationship between smoking and T2DM
- I gained essential experience in the ethical review process, study design, and tissue collection and processing.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Immunology and regenerative medicine
Aston University
PGCert - Learning and Teaching in Higher education
Aston University
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Kings College London
Skills
Cultural Awareness
undefinedPublications
- Pericytes in Chronic Lung Disease, Shammout, Bushra, Jill R Johnson, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 2019, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed%20/31147884
- Chemokine CXCL12 drives pericyte accumulation and airway remodeling in allergic airway disease, Bignold, R., Shammout, B., Rowley, J.E., Respir Res, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02108-4
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Affiliations
- Society of Women Engineers
Timeline
FCDO Advisory cadre (Education)
Foreign Office
04.2023 - Current
Head of briefing, ministerial engagement and strategic comms
Energy Security (DESNEZ)
11.2022 - Current
Senior Policy Advisor
Local Outbreak and Response (UKHSA)
10.2021 - Current
Senior Policy Advisor
Covid Contingency Domestic and Boarders, UKHSA
10.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Policy Advisor
Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC)
04.2021 - 10.2021
PhD researcher & immunology teaching fellow
Aston University
10.2017 - 04.2021
Engagement lead
Aston University
10.2016 - 10.2017
Research associate
Cica Biomedical
10.2015 - 10.2016
Research associate
Kings College London
09.2013 - 04.2014
Research associate
Kings College London
09.2012 - 09.2012
Research Associate
Kings College London
06.2012 - 08.2012
Clinical Research Coordinator
Queen Rania Children hospital
01.2010 - 09.2011
Doctor of Philosophy - Immunology and regenerative medicine
Aston University
PGCert - Learning and Teaching in Higher education
Aston University
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Kings College London
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