rhiaro for hire

Current status: writing fiction and focused on community projects. Potentially available for freelance facilitation or administration work related to social or climate justice projects in Fife.

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I work with local community initiatives in Fife, primarily around social inclusion and climate action. I will only work on projects with which I am ethically aligned.

I have First Aid training, Food Hygiene Level 2, Allergy Awareness certificate, and a PVG for vulnerable adults and children.

Everything you might expect to find on my CV is tagged on this site with 'cv'. This page contains some summary information.

Facilitation

I have a decade of facilitation and conflict mitigation experience which I gained as part of working in web standards, W3C groups, and as a member of a worker co-operative building public good open data infrastructure.

I'm happy to facilitate small group discussions in ways that are inclusive and give people opportunities to engage in ways that suit them best. I can also collect feedback from participants at events, chair meetings, and provide support in conflict situations.

I prefer to work in-person rather than remotely for facilitation.

Administration

I'm competent with record-keeping, taking minutes in meetings, writing funding applications, monitoring and evaluation, and reports for funders. I have a lot of experience with 'secretary' duties, including compiling meeting agendas, seeking input from other participants, and distributing notes. I can manage and record simple budgets.

Event organisation

I have organised conferences and hackathons of various sizes, as well as small community events, workshops, and markets.

Website development

I have a background in software development, but I'm not currently seeking technical projects. However I'd be happy to help with basic website setup or updates, or getting your group set up with a domain name and email.

Work mode

I am comfortable working remotely, as well as travelling for collaborations around Scotland. I only travel by public transport or bicycle, and don't fly.

Ethics

I will not be involved in projects which put profit over people. I am not interested in helping you to exploit, surveil, or enable the exploitation or surveillance of vulnerable people. I will not work for you if you discriminate, enable discrimination, or overlook discrimination, against minoritised or disadvantaged groups. I am not interested in data mining or collection for the purposes of selling or marketing products, for tracking, or behavioural nudging.

I am opposed to censorship and oppressing or gatekeeping information.

I cannot contribute towards work that harms or promotes harm of non-human animals.

Now what?

If you're interested in talking to me about collaboration, drop me an email.