James Driver
Leeds,West Yorkshire
Summary
Experienced in coordinating and executing impactful campaigns. Excels at developing innovative strategies and fostering collaborative relationships. Delivers results through creative problem-solving and clear communication.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional executive (Disability representative)
Labour Party
Leeds, Yorkshire
03.2025 - Current
- Provided strategic oversight to the regional Labour Party to deliver the Party's electoral aims.
- Sat on the regional sub-committee relating to candidate selections and disciplinary matters, ensuring all candidates for public office met the highest standards.
Election Agent
Labour Party
Leeds, Yorkshire
10.2025 - 05.2026
- Increased the contact rate in the Temple Newsam ward from 19% to 30% by using campaign technology, such as insights, to ensure doorknocking sessions were as effective as possible.
- Supporting the two candidates with both internal and external communications, including drafting email updates to members on their behalf and co-managing their social media output.
- Handled all aspects of the legal process involved in the election from the completion and delivery of nomination papers to tracking spending and ensuring we remained compliant with electoral law
Department rep (Politics)
University of York
York, North Yorkshire
07.2024 - 07.2025
- Representing 3 thousand students dealing with individual issues within the Department of Politics and ensuring regular improvements on behalf of all students
- Attending relevant meetings such as board of studies meetings to ensure students voices are heard at every level of decision-making
- Implement best practices for student representation in partnership with the academic officer for the student union.
- Lead and support course representatives to ensure effective communication channels and allow resolutions to be sort to the benefit of students across every course in the department
Interim ward organiser
Labour Party
York , North Yorkshire
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Organized Labour campaign sessions across the Hull Road ward area of York
- Used digital tools such as Contact Creator and Insight to effectively target our sessions where they would have the most impact
- Engaged with members to build capacity within the branch
- Organised delivery of party literature across the electoral area
Branch Secretary
Labour party
York , North Yorkshire
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Documented and shared monthly meeting minutes.
- Sent regular communications to over 500 members to update them with any branch business
- Responded to and supported branch members with any issues that arose
- Preparing and distribution of agenda's for monthly meetings
CLP Secretary
Labour party
Elmet and Rothwell CLP, West Yorkshire
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Led an effort to restore a dormant BLP to enable much more effective organizing in the area
- Answered inbound telephone calls promptly, directing members and external stakeholders to different teams within the organization as appropriate
- Acted with diplomacy and maintained confidentiality when dealing with sensitive issues.
- Dealt with confidential and sensitive data and appropriately maintained records.
- Produced high quality minutes and meeting reports
Council candidate Rothwell ward (Leeds council)
Labour party
Leeds, West Yorkshire
11.2022 - 05.2023
- As a non-target ward central to my plan is to be able to motivate and mobilise new volunteers to build a stronger core is central to success.
- Represent my residents by embedding myself in the community picking up casework and working on the people's priorities for a better local community.
- Help to show in practical terms the difference both the Labour and Co-op movements can make in power!
- Help our candidates in key seats with our their election campaigns to ensure we can keep Leeds Labour and continue to deliver for the most vulnerable in society
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Politics and International relations
University of York
York2025
A-Levels - Politics, History, Business, and EPQ
Brigshaw High School
Leeds, LDS 04.2001 -
GCSEs - 8 Gcse's 4-8
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WKF2020
Skills
- Effective communicator
- Good conflict resolver '
- Excellent presentation
- Reliable
- Problem-solving
- Google Workspace
- Delegation
- Detail-orientated
Timeline
Election Agent
Labour Party
10.2025 - 05.2026
Regional executive (Disability representative)
Labour Party
03.2025 - Current
Department rep (Politics)
University of York
07.2024 - 07.2025
Interim ward organiser
Labour Party
01.2024 - 05.2024
Branch Secretary
Labour party
11.2023 - 05.2024
Council candidate Rothwell ward (Leeds council)
Labour party
11.2022 - 05.2023
CLP Secretary
Labour party
07.2022 - 10.2023
A-Levels - Politics, History, Business, and EPQ
Brigshaw High School
04.2001 -
GCSEs - 8 Gcse's 4-8
Brigshaw High School
Bachelor of Arts - Politics and International relations
University of York