Griselda Bajraktari
Summary
Projects, events and relationships professional with 3+ years' experience across arts, education and community programmes. Proven track record delivering high-profile events, managing budgets and cross-functional teams, coordinating complex projects and driving partner and audience engagement. Experienced in high-level stakeholder relationship management, programme design, and outreach strategy.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Programme coordinator
Royal Society of Arts
London
11.2022 - 04.2026
- Event management: Led on production and end-to-end delivery of key annual events in the RSA calendar including the annual RDI Address, RSA Albert Medal, RSA Bicentenary Medal, and the 100th Student Design Awards Ceremony, as well as smaller workshops, roundtables, and design sessions with key stakeholders, both in-person and online, across the country.
- Programme coordination: Managed delivery of a variety of projects and coordinated the RSA Student Design Awards (SDAs), the world’s oldest design competition, with over 100K participants. Responsibilities across my portfolio of projects included project planning, budget and resource management, stakeholder engagement, outreach, progress reporting, and administration.
- Stakeholder and relationship management: Strong communicator with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships, notably managing and strengthening the RSA’s partnership with the Royal Designers for Industry (RDI), leveraging the faculty to inspire and support the next generation of creatives. Led the stakeholder engagement strategy for the East Midlands Combined Authority Inclusive Growth Commission (EMCCA).
- Community engagement: Designated community champion for a 30,000-strong RSA fellowship on Circle, driving regular digital engagement. Designed and led the SDA 100-year outreach strategy, bringing in 100 new global education institutions onto the programme. Developed and delivered an EMCCA email outreach strategy converting 10% of regional stakeholders into RSA fellows.
- Research & analysis: Collaborated with the Policy and Research team on EMCCA to design and facilitate focus groups, workshops, roundtables, and interviews with a range of stakeholders in the region, from practitioners to politicians, contributing to data analysis that fed into our interim report. Business development market research, identifying collaboration opportunities in turn supporting a £50k local authority partnership.
- Creative production & marketing: Regular production of infographics and data visualisations for membership email campaigns, to communicate our events, work and impact creatively to key audiences. Regularly produce web and event copy across my portfolio of work.
Support Worker
The Action Group
Edinburgh
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Delivered person-centred support to individuals with diverse needs, enhancing independence and well-being within their homes.
- Utilised strong communication skills to build relationships and respond calmly to challenges, ensuring adherence to care plans and accurate record maintenance.
Administrator and Student Welfare Support Officer
St George's School for Girls
Edinburgh
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Delivered comprehensive administrative support to the PMO, ensuring efficient management of senior leadership diaries and optimising scheduling processes.
- Maintained and updated the school's database and information systems.
- Acted as a key point of contact for student welfare, providing support with discretion and professionalism while managing front-of-house reception and enquiries.
Bar Supervisor (Numerous Venues)
Bruce Tavern
Edinburgh
05.2018 - 02.2022
- Delivered high-quality customer service in fast-paced hospitality environments, creating welcoming and memorable guest experiences.
- Managed budgets, stock control, and deliveries efficiently while supervising, training, and supporting junior staff to maintain strong team performance and service standards.
- Supported the production of live music events, coordinating with AV teams, liaising with artists, and assisting with stage set-up.
Education
Master of Arts with Honours in Social Anthropology -
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh 09.2017 - 12.2021
Skills
- Project and budget management
- Event design and delivery
- Strong interpersonal skills and natural relationship builder
- Stakeholder engagement and outreach strategy
- Programme design and strategy
- Software proficiency (Microsoft Office, project management software eg Asana)
- CRM database management
Certification
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (SCQF Level 6 – 3 Credit Points)
Association for Project Management (APM)
Dec 2024
Timeline
Programme coordinator
Royal Society of Arts
11.2022 - 04.2026
Support Worker
The Action Group
04.2022 - 07.2022
Administrator and Student Welfare Support Officer
St George's School for Girls
10.2021 - 04.2022
Bar Supervisor (Numerous Venues)
Bruce Tavern
05.2018 - 02.2022
Master of Arts with Honours in Social Anthropology -
University of Edinburgh
09.2017 - 12.2021