The External Affairs team co-ordinates The Work Foundation’s external presence and communications strategy, covering events, marketing, media, policy and parliamentary affairs and the organisation’s website.
We aim to take messages about the world of work to the audiences that make things happen – both within organisations and among policymakers.
For The Work Foundation’s partners and other stakeholders in a variety of different debates, we are recognised as being one of the central network-creating organisations operating between business, society and government.
Meet the external affairs team
James Green
Job Title : Events Co-ordinator
Email : jgreen@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone : 020 7976 3505
Biography
James is events co-ordinator. Working with the head of events, he is responsible for devising and managing events – both within programme themes and around wider issues to do with the world of work and politics. Outside work, he is studying for an Ba/BSc in International Development with the Open University.
Nikola Hall
Job Title : Publishing and Digital Services Manager
Email : nhall@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone : 020 7976 3511
Biography
Nikola is The Work Foundation's Web and digital specialist. With the web now the most important coomunications channel for ideas-led organisations, she leads on web design and creative use of content to spearhead our messages to both organsiational and policy-oriented audiences. Nikola previously worked as Head of Partnership which included working on their marketing strategy. She has also been a member of the website steering group.
Aine O'Keeffe
Job Title : Head of Public and Parliamnetary Affairs
Email: aokeeffe@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone : 020 7976 3562
Biography
After four years as advisor to Will Hutton, Aine has now taken up the post of Head of Public and Parliamentary Affairs. She leads and co-ordinates The Work Foundation’s engagement with policymakers. In addition, she played a central role in developing our work with the cultural and creative industries, culminating in Staying Ahead: the Economic Performance of the UK's Creative Industries report. Read the overview here .
Stephen Overell
Job Title : Head of External Affairs
Email: soverall@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone : 020 7976 3507
Biography
Stephen is an associate director at The Work Foundation and Head of external affairs. He is the author of Inwardness: The Rise of Meaningful Work , Paradigm Trades: The Iconic Jobs of the 21 st Century , and co-authored Seven Out of 10: Labour Under Labour , which analysed the Labour government’s record in reforming working life. He is a regular commentator on employment affairs. Between 1998 and 2006, he was a freelance journalist, writing about work, employment and management, principally for the Financial Times.
Maggie Smith
Job Title : Head of Events
Email: msmith@theworkfoundation.com Telephone : 020 7976 3504
Biography
Maggie Smith is Head of Events. She takes the lead in creating, planning and managing our prestigious events programme; speakers at events in the last few years have included Tony Blair, Adair Turner, Alastair Darling, David Cameron and Sir Terry Leahy. She is also responsible for leading The Work Foundation’s major programme of events at the three political party conferences each autumn. She is a qualified coach and studying for a BA in Humanities with the Open University.