Anne Witton: Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
1995 - 1998 University College London
BA (Hons) Class 2.1 in Philosophy
Course included a group project on ‘Egoism and Altruism’ presented orally to the rest of the year. 7,500 word dissertation on ‘The Problem of Evil’ submitted for final exam, which involved extensive research and organisational ability.
1988 - 1995 Withington Girls’ School, Manchester
4 A Levels: English Literature (A), History (A), General Studies (A), Music (C)
9 GCSEs (7 As and 2 Bs) including Maths and English
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Oct 04 to date Speaker Network Manager with Traidcraft
My role involves managing a network of 540 volunteer speakers across Britain and Northern Ireland. I develop the strategy for the network, recruit suitable speakers, train them, provide resources for them and co-ordinate the day to day running of the network. I lead public speaking training days designed to envision speakers, build their confidence and equip them to be effective in speaking to a range of audiences. I have also written a 90-page resource pack covering all areas of Traidcraft‘s work and giving speakers plenty of material for their talks. I also developed a log-in area of the website enabling speakers to keep up to date with the latest news, keep in touch with each other, and download new resources. Last year I ran four one-day conferences which I called ‘Inspire days’. These were days of seminars and workshops designed to encourage and envision speakers as well as update them on Traidcraft. The feedback from all the training I have run has been extremely positive, which makes it very rewarding.
I also write general resources for Traidcraft (including 5 church worship packs in the last year); write press releases about new products; deal with general PR enquiries; film and edit video footage and do voice-over recording; and organise briefing and reunion days for ‘Meet The People’ tour participants at our Gateshead offices every couple of months.
Jan 04 to Oct 04 Mortgage Customer Services Advisor with Northern Rock
Sept 00 to Dec 03 Missionary with Agapé Ministries UK
My role was to work on a team to equip and encourage students in their spiritual life and to help them be effective witnesses on campus. It involved meeting and supporting students individually and in groups; giving talks and training; foreign projects; fund-raising; handling accounts and budgets; writing resources; running discussion groups and a diverse range of administrative tasks. My work with Agapé has been a very rewarding experience and has developed my skills in a wide range of areas.
Sept 99 to Sept 00 Adecco Associate at the Automobile Association
Nov 98 to Sept 99 Voluntary Worker, Manchester City Mission
I was a member of the Servant Ministries /Mobile Evangelism Team and my role included taking part in a door-to-door video project; designing a website; organising and manning a market stall providing Christian literature; giving talks and preaching; piano performances and leading enquirers’ groups. In addition to this, we took a van into the city two nights a week to provide food and clothing for the homeless and ran drop-in centres in Salford. I found the year’s experience extremely worthwhile and I have benefited from it a great deal, especially in developing my inter-personal and organisational skills and honing my vision for reaching out with the gospel.
1997 to 1998 Sales Assistant, Greggs Bakery, Didsbury (Vacation work)
1996 to 1997 Assistant Librarian, Finsbury Library, Islington (Sat during term time)
1996 Student Assistant, University College Library
INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Christian Commitment
I am a committed Christian and am a member of Christ Church Heaton. I play drums in the worship team and am also a member of a housegroup, which meets once a week to pray, study the Bible and worship God. I have led many Bible studies, worship times and prayer meetings at various churches and also at Agapé, Manchester City Mission and Traidcraft. I have preached at Heaton Baptist, Hazel Grove Baptist, Manchester City Mission, St. Aidan’s Church in Salford and Chowdene Chapel in Gateshead, and given talks to youth groups. I am especially keen to encourage Christians to be passionate about sharing the Gospel, both in the UK and further afield. As a student, I was involved in an IFES evangelistic project in Italy and at Agapé I have been on the staff leadership team on projects in London, Namibia and Israel.
• Workshop Course
I attended and passed the Workshop Christian Discipleship and Leadership Training course (1998 - 1999), which I found very stimulating and rewarding.
• Newcastle Ministry Training Course
I attended the Newcastle Ministry Training Course in 2006 which involved studying biblical theology and exposition and participating in preaching Workshops.
• Two National Trust Working Holidays
The first of which involved repairing dry stone walls, and the second consisted of clearing the overgrown moat of an historic castle. I thoroughly enjoyed these experiences and appreciated the opportunity to spend a week getting to know people from all over the country and helping with conservation tasks.
• Music Awards
Grades 1 - 6 Associated Board Music Exams on the piano.
Grades 4 and 5 theory of music with distinction.
I also play the trumpet and the percussion and have been a member of a number of orchestras and a jazz group, as well as being involved in a local choir. I also enjoy writing music.
In 1995 I was given the OCSM (Outstanding Contribution to School Music) award at Withington.
• Sports
I am keen on most sports and have played on two lacrosse teams as well as being a member of Manchester Harriers Athletics Club. I also gained awards for windsurfing, sailing, swimming and skiing. I currently play squash 3 times a week.
• Full UK driving licence held for 11 years
• IT Skills
I gained my NVQ Level 3 in IT in 2008 and enjoy all aspects of IT. I am proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Explorer and Firefox and have used many bespoke pieces of software, especially database and mapping software. I have used InDesign for desk top publishing and have been trained to edit video in Final Cut Pro. I am a competent typist and have experience of both PCs and Apple Macs. I have designed and created webpages, managed databases, edited video and have produced newsletters and a wide range of publicity material in my various jobs. I shot some of the footage, recorded the voiceover and helped edit Traidcraft's India video which you can watch online here.
