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Staff: Poku Osei – Babbasa CEO
Poku Pipim Osei (BA, PGCert, MSc) is a respected social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of award-winning youth empowerment organisation, Babbasa. Poku relocated to Bristol from Ghana in 2008. Until that point, his professional experiences had been in the private...
Staff: Urfan Ali – Advisor and Senior Business and Partnerships Associate
I’m Urfan and I have been aware of Babbasa since 2011 (when it was known as BYEP) and shortly after signed up to be a mentor. The work they did really resonated with me because of my own life experience. My parents were first-generation immigrants and weren’t in a...
Staff: Stara Hendricks – Babbasa TV Assistant
My name is Stara, I host for Babbasa TV and help to coordinate, film and edit Babbasa TV content! If I was to describe myself, I would say I am a creative person who loves to come up with ideas. I would also say I'm passionate about my work and really enjoy discussing...
Staff: Sangeetha Wynter – Training and Inclusion Manager
I previously worked in education for 6 years as a qualified teacher, and fancied a new direction. The work Babbasa really intrigued and inspired me, and I knew straight away I wanted to be a part of this journey. My role is very people-centred, which I really enjoy as...
Staff: Kate La Tour – Head of Development
I lead on fundraising and building partnerships with employers and organisations to offer opportunities; and in turn support them to understand the needs of diverse young people entering the world of work. I joined Babbasa in March, just at the beginning of lockdown....
Staff: Husnaa Ahsan- Placement Lead
Hello, I’m Husnaa. My job as Placement Programme Lead is to prepare, place and support our young people into the world of work. I run a number of pre-recruitment workshops with our participants to provide coaching and mentoring, and more importantly, to ensure...
Staff: Izzy Francke – Recruitment and Inclusion Staff Coordinator
My name is Izzy Francke and I am the Recruitment and Inclusion Services Coordinator. I help to promote and market Babbasa’s Inclusion and Recruitment services to businesses in Bristol, and I am the liaison between clients who are looking to employ the young people we...
Staff: Vanessa Lerbs – Outreach Lead
Hi I'm Vanessa, I'm fairly new to the sector and Babbasa but I'm in charge of all things outreach. Within my job you’d often find me running around the city at community events, pop-ups and school engagements. I'm always on the lookout for new opportunities to...
Staff: Holly Fowden – Recruitment and Inclusion Services Manager
My name is Holly Fowden and I'm Babbasa's Recruitment Inclusion Services Manager. People who know me would describe me as strong, confident and resilient. I liaise with employers and partners who could utilise support from Babbasa's recruitment inclusion...
Staff: Navinder Kaur – Operations Assistant
Hi! I'm Navinder, I'm Babbasa's Operations Assistant. I handle any daily tasks within administration/ HR duties and contribute to the smooth running of the office. If I was to describe myself in three words it would be: ambitious, kind, and creative! The last...
Staff: Pravanya Pillay – Project Lead
I started at Babbasa – during my degree – working as an intern. I enjoyed it so much that after my placement ended I knew I wanted to stay on if I could – and luckily enough there was a role for me! There are so many great things about working at Babbasa, the team are...
Staff: Millie Morfitt – Challenge Programme Lead
My name is Millie Morfitt and I am the Challenge Programme Lead. Through this role, I support young people to create and host a social action campaign or event for social issues that they are passionate about. In previous years this has included cultural, political,...
Staff: Mo Ali – Trailblazer and Enterprise Lead
I'm Mo Ali, Babbasa's Trailblazer and Enterprise Lead. I have a varied role that cuts across 4 key areas:Trailblazers’ Coordinator: Being a Trailblazer myself, in this role I help create a dedicated program and support package for Babbasa alumni. Helping them put on...
Staff: Paul Jacobs – Engagement Lead (interim)
I'm Paul and I am currently Babbasa's Interim Service Manager. I oversee our Engagement Team and BRIS (Babbasa Recruitment & Inclusion Services) Team and I am part of the Babbasa Senior Leadership Team. I would describe myself as someone who is motivated,...
Staff: Sarah Dean – Communications Lead
I’m Sarah, Babbasa's Communications Lead. Before this role I worked as Babbasa's Youth Empowerment Coordinator and I interned for Babbasa as a Monitoring and Evaluation Researcher. In my current role I manage all of Babbasa's Social Media Platforms, make all of the...
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