Experience

Consultant / AnthonySilkoff.com (Nov 2022 - Present)

• I help not-for-profits to make change, through exceptional communications, research, and advocacy

• I have worked on social justice themes such as Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Anti-Racism, and Community Cohesion

Interfaith and Social Action Manager / The Board of Deputies of British Jews (Aug 2016 - Oct 2022)

• Leading national projects which catalysed cultural change in the British Jewish community:

  • Co-authoring the Commission on Racial Inclusivity in the Jewish Community, which put the topic of anti-Black racism on the front pages of every Jewish newspaper in Britain

  • Invest in Peace, which included bringing Palestinian speakers - talking candidly about life under occupation - into dozens of synagogues for the first time ever

  • Managing and incubating EcoJudaism, which promotes climate action across the Jewish community, and leading its participation at COP26

• Managing campaigns and associated comms around women’s rights, climate change and human rights, such as challenging the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

• Building relationships between Jewish communities and other faith groups, challenging antisemitism and islamophobia in faith communities

Policy Manager / UnLtd (June 2015 - Aug 2016)

• Developing UnLtd’s policy approach on areas including youth social action, social entrepreneurship education and the disability employment gap

• Thought leadership and communications, including blogs, social media content, policy proposals and consultation responses

• Organising workshops, roundtables and ministerial visits

Policy and Communications Consultant / Nazdeek (Nov 2014 - May 2015)

• Co-author of "No Time to Lose", a report by Nazdeek and two other organisations, highlighting maternal health rights violations among tea garden workers in Assam

• Conducting policy analysis on workers rights and corporate accountability issues, preparing campaign strategy documents

• Managing social media accounts for the organisation

Campaigns Consultant / National Union of Students (Aug 2014 - Oct 2014)

• Producing policy briefings on issues including housing, immigration, student fees and youth unemployment, to be used by student unions in communications with MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates.

• Speech writing for NUS sabbatical officers

• Producing annual reports for previous projects

Campaigns Consultant / Save the Children UK (Nov 2013 - Jul 2014)

• Developing UK and global campaign strategies and tactics, for the Syria campaign

• Delivering key campaign elements including supporter emails, campaign materials for volunteers, and social media products

• Managing and writing an evaluation of the Save the Children Syria campaign to date, shared across Save the Children teams globally

Public Affairs Manager, Europe / OneVoice Movement (Aug 2012 - Oct 2013)

• Meeting and briefing politicians, trade unions, foreign diplomats and partner organisations in London, Brussels, Ramallah and Tel Aviv

• Leading advocacy to MPs and Peers, recruiting campaigners and developing campaign materials in support of a two state solution in Israel and Palestine

• Monitoring policy developments in relation to Israel/Palestine, producing tailored policy briefings for use by MPs and Peers

Fellow / The Tony Blair Faith Foundation (Aug 2011 - July 2012)

• Project manager of the 'Museum of Motherhood', a pop up museum with a focus on gender equality, including multiple events, two exhibitions and a book, with a foreword by Cherie Blair

• Conducting interviews across London and producing a collection of case studies, linking the issues of maternal health and interfaith work

Internships (Various dates 2006 - 2009)

• Parliamentary Intern, the Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

• Visa Section Intern, British High Commission, Accra

• International Directorate Intern, the Home Office

• Peacebuilding Education Intern, Youth for Peace