Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL INTERESTS
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
References
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Hannah McCoy

Cardiff,United Kingdom

Summary

Membership engagement, partnership development and community organising practitioner with extensive experience coordinating multi‑agency programmes, stewarding relationships across NGOs, councils, FE colleges, youth services and community organisations, and delivering high‑quality engagement across Wales. Skilled in building trusted, values‑driven relationships, convening diverse stakeholders, and supporting organisations to become more than the sum of their parts.

Brings strong experience in programme coordination, digital communications, monitoring & evaluation, safeguarding, and strategic collaboration. Adept at managing multiple workstreams, producing clear reporting, maintaining CRM style records, and delivering events, training and communications that strengthen engagement. Committed to climate justice, collective power,

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work history

Youth Campaign Coach (secondment cover)

Friends of the Earth
2025.08 - 2026.05

Coalition engagement • Partnership management • Programme delivery • Reporting

Membership & Partnership Engagement

  • Built and stewarded partnerships with Climate Cymru, WWF Cymru, Oasis Cardiff, Boys & Girls Clubs Wales, FE colleges, councils, youth services and grassroots organisations.
  • Acted as primary point of contact for multiple partners, ensuring clear communication, shared expectations and strong relationship maintenance.
  • Represented FOE Cymru in multi‑agency spaces, including cross‑organisation working groups ahead of the Senedd election.

Fundraising & Supporter Stewardship

  • Produced monitoring & evaluation reports feeding into national strategy and funder reporting requirements.
  • Delivered programmes aligned with funder expectations, ensuring data accuracy, safeguarding compliance and strategic use of resources.
  • Contributed to content used in national communications, digital engagement and supporter‑facing materials.

Member Engagement, Events & Convening

  • Coordinated multi‑site delivery of youth‑led workshops, community sessions, election events, hustings and public‑facing meetings.
  • Facilitated listening campaigns with 200+ residents, generating insight used to shape programme priorities and strategic decisions.
  • Delivered practitioner training for Local Action Groups on resisting far‑right narratives and facilitating safe democratic discussions.

Communications & Digital Engagement

  • Designed bilingual digital learning resources, election explainers, myth‑busting content and youth‑friendly webpages.
  • Led influencer collaborations and social media campaigns to widen engagement and strengthen public understanding.

Data, CRM & Reporting

  • Collected engagement data, maintained accurate records, analysed trends and produced reports for senior leadership.
  • Used insight from listening campaigns, surveys and participation data to inform programme development and retention strategies.

Operations & Administration

  • Managed scheduling, logistics, safeguarding compliance, budget planning and resource allocation across multiple workstreams.
  • Supported committees and working groups, preparing agendas, taking minutes and ensuring follow‑up actions were completed.

Head of Biology

St John Baptist High School
2023.09 - 2025.08

Curriculum leadership • Data tracking • Programme coordination

  • Led curriculum development aligned with Curriculum for Wales reforms.
  • Oversaw assessment, progress tracking and inclusive teaching strategies.
  • Delivered staff training and coordinated departmental workstreams.
  • Managed budgets, resources and operational delivery.

Head of PSE & Careers

St John Baptist High School
2018.09 - 2024.08

Programme design • Multi‑agency partnerships • Safeguarding leadership

  • Designed and delivered whole‑school programmes on democracy, political literacy, hate crime, protected characteristics, poverty and critical literacy.
  • Built partnerships with Show Racism the Red Card, Amnesty International, Displaced People in Action, CAMHS, health boards and local authorities.
  • Coordinated careers fairs, mentoring programmes, employer‑led workshops and multi‑agency projects.
  • Managed a team of 10 staff, delivered CPD, and contributed to county‑wide and Wales‑wide pilot projects.
  • Used SHRN wellbeing data and pupil voice to inform programme improvement and reporting.

Biology Teacher

St John Baptist High School
2014.09 - 2025.08

Inclusive teaching • Safeguarding • Monitoring & evaluation

  • Delivered inclusive science education across KS3–KS5.
  • Provided pastoral support and safeguarding leadership.
  • Facilitated online learning and digital collaboration tools.
  • Managed monitoring, tracking and evaluation processes.

Teaching Assistant

New Directions
2012.09 - 2013.07
  • Supported neurodivergent & EAL learners through differentiated teaching & relationship building.

Education

Masters in Educational Practice (PGDip) - Social Science

Cardiff University
09/2014 - 09/2016

PGCE Secondary Biology with Science - Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09/2013 - 06/2014

BSc (Hons) Biology -

Cardiff University
09/2009 - 06/2012

Skills

  • Membership management & stakeholder engagement
  • Fundraising cycle support & reporting
  • Coalition building & partnership stewardship
  • Facilitation, convening & inclusive practice
  • CRM systems, data analysis & insight generation
  • Programme coordination & multi‑workstream management
  • Event planning, webinars & conference delivery
  • Digital communications, bilingual content & social media
  • Safeguarding, trauma‑informed practice & EDI leadership
  • Budget oversight, invoicing & administrative efficiency

VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE

  • Care4Calais - Refugee support
  • Barnardo's & Llamau - Fundraising & events
  • Sal's Shoes - Led school wide ‘barefoot walkout'
  • Community nature action group (Nature by the Taff) biodiversity project - Nature restoration
  • Cardiff Dogs Home - Volunteer dog walker
  • Pupil Referral Unit - One-to-one support

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Nature & sustainability, gardening, community organising, reading, exploring the outdoors with my dog and live music

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

  • Organising for Power – Power Up level 1
  • Healthy Schools Network: addiction, social media, bullying, relationships
  • Level 1 Safeguarding
  • First Aid (2026)
  • Podcast facilitation & digital engagement

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Youth Campaign Coach (secondment cover)

Friends of the Earth
2025.08 - 2026.05

Head of Biology

St John Baptist High School
2023.09 - 2025.08

Head of PSE & Careers

St John Baptist High School
2018.09 - 2024.08

Biology Teacher

St John Baptist High School
2014.09 - 2025.08

Teaching Assistant

New Directions
2012.09 - 2013.07

BSc (Hons) Biology -

Cardiff University
09/2009 - 06/2012

PGCE Secondary Biology with Science - Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09/2013 - 06/2014

Masters in Educational Practice (PGDip) - Social Science

Cardiff University
09/2014 - 09/2016
Hannah McCoy