Kimberlee John-Williams CV
KIMBERLEE JOHN-WILLIAMS
------------/in/kimberleejohn-williams • +44 7412 205608 • London N5 2NG• ------------
PROFILE
A recent graduate of King’s College London with a Master of Arts in Public Policy, possessing two years of business operations experience in management consulting. Seeking challenging opportunities that will advance my skills in public policy formulation, strategy and implementation.
EDUCATION
King’s College London, London, UK
September 2019
Master of Arts in Public Policy with Upper Merit
Key Subjects: The Blair Years, The Policy Process, Comparative Public Policy, Media Elections and Campaigning, Gender, Politics and Public Policy, Political Economy of Public Policy
Dissertation: Women’s Groups as Critical Actors in Abortion Policy in Catholic Countries
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, US May 2017
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs (GPA: 3.7), Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (GPA: 3.55)
Key Subjects: Gender, Law and Politics, Macroeconomic Principles, International Organizations, Research Methods in
Political Science, Environmental Health, Public Affairs Communication
Minor: Environmental Law
Certificate: Applied Politics and Public Affairs Communication
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Dissertation, King’s College London
April- August 2020
• Undertook research in feminist public policy under the tutelage of Dr. Anna Gwiazda
• Collated information from over 80 academic sources and conducted an elite interview with a pioneering Irish feminist
• Produced a 15,000 word dissertation on women groups and abortion policies in Italy, Poland and the Republic of Ireland
Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), University of Georgia January-May 2016
• Conducted research on Women in World Politics under the supervision of Dr. Maryann Gallagher, Department of International Affairs.
• Published in CURO’s Book of Abstracts 2016, “The Effect of the Colonial Past on Women’s Representation in the Caribbean.”
• Presented at the CURO Research Symposium, April 2016.
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Boston Consulting Group, London, UK June 2019- January 2020
Public Sector Practice Area Assistant
Responsibilities:
• Partner with the Practice Area Senior Coordinator and other practice stakeholders to provide coordination and support to drive Public Sector's global strategy
• Conference planning, including but not limited to, maintaining meeting management platform, venue review, execution, event app management and support for worldwide internal conferences and meetings for the Public Sector practice
• Drive the PSPA people agenda by managing people affiliations executing regular and precise reports to track the progress
• Create and analyze internal surveys to measure conference favorability and establish best practices
• Support internal Practice Area marketing initiatives
• Create, and manage the practice area’s distribution lists for accurate dissemination of internal communication
The Boston Consulting Group, Nexus (NXA) Atlanta, GA, US December 2017-May 2018
North American Regional Administrative Assistant
Responsibilities:
• Remotely managed the calendars of six (6) company directors
• Organized logistics for workshops and conferences both remotely and live, including catering, room setup, agenda setting and orienting attendees from other BCG offices
• Booked business travel, both domestic and internationally including flights, hotels, car services and meals, primarily using the platform Concur
Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club (MAAC) LLC, Atlanta, GA, US Assistant Coach and Program Coordinator Responsibilities:
August 2017 –July 2018
• Coached competitively advanced swimmers, ages 12-17, with two moving on to Junior National titles
• Oversaw MAAC’s marketing, social media profiles, and redesign of team website, increasing team membership
• Managed logistics pertaining to “The Swim Series”
• Created the schedule, promoted and fielded queries for MAAC’s swim lessons
• Founded series of swimming clinics featuring local Olympians called “The Swim Series” including Olympic Gold Medallist, Olivia Smoliga
INTERN AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
BCG’s Centre for Public Impact (CPI), London, United Kingdom People’s Panelist
March- December 2019
Responsibilities:
• Work with CPI as a part of the Finding Legitimacy listening project to discuss issues surrounding the representation, understanding and caring for people who depend on public services and governments
• Contribute to CPI’s online presence through blog posts
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July- August 2018
Trade Implementation Unit Intern
Responsibilities:
? Prepared briefs for the Honorable Minister and Permanent Secretaries for CARICOM meetings
? Provided background for the Honorable Minister for impending trade missions by tracking and researching multilateral developments relating to the respective missions
? Served as rapporteur and attended consultative meetings within the Ministry of Trade
Rubicon Global LLC, Atlanta, GA, US June- December 2017
Lead and Demand Generation Intern
Responsibilities:
• Generated copy for marketing emails and collateral for campaigns
• Produced three (3) direct and A/B mailer initiatives while tracking the results using SaaS automation platform Pardot, to see the effectiveness of the initiative to use as supplemental data in future campaigns
• Implemented a uniform company signature through a third-party vendor, Sigstr, to increase brand awareness and website traffic
ACHIEVEMENTS
Professional
Boston Consulting Group
• Orchestrated four (4) workshops for the Information Technology (Atlanta) and Human Resources (Boston)
• IT Lead for the NXA Sustainability Committee: facilitated IT needs for the team including a shared mailbox and worksite
• Successfully coordinated a worldwide practice area meeting for 200 senior executives in Lisbon
• Swimmers recorded 90% personal bests over the course of the 2017-2018 season
• Coached one swimmer to a Georgia High School State title in the 50-yard freestyle Rubicon Global
• Successfully executed cross county activation campaign in six (6) of Rubicon’s target cities including Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Sacramento, St. Louis and Baton Rouge
• Through the activation campaign, brought in 500 new leads to Rubicon for the sales team to nurture
Academic
• Student Ambassador for the School of Public and International Affairs: 2016 – 2017
• Southeastern Conference Academic Honour Roll (2013 – 2017)
• Honorable Mention NCAA Academic All American (2015)
• Dean’s List: 2015
Sports
• UGA Swimming and Diving Team (2013-2017), NCAA National Championship Team (2014, 2016), SEC Championship Team (2014, 2015), Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Student Athlete Leadership Academy (2016 – 2017)
• Trinidad and Tobago’s Female Swimmer of the Year, 2009
LANGUAGE AND SKILLS
• English (native), Spanish (intermediate), French (basic)
• Microsoft Suite, R Statistical Suite, Salesforce, Google Suite, Cvent, Doubledutch
KIMBERLEE JOHN-WILLIAMS
------------/in/kimberleejohn-williams • +44 7412 205608 • London N5 2NG• ------------
PROFILE
A recent graduate of King’s College London with a Master of Arts in Public Policy, possessing two years of business operations experience in management consulting. Seeking challenging opportunities that will advance my skills in public policy formulation, strategy and implementation.
EDUCATION
King’s College London, London, UK
September 2019
Master of Arts in Public Policy with Upper Merit
Key Subjects: The Blair Years, The Policy Process, Comparative Public Policy, Media Elections and Campaigning, Gender, Politics and Public Policy, Political Economy of Public Policy
Dissertation: Women’s Groups as Critical Actors in Abortion Policy in Catholic Countries
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, US May 2017
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs (GPA: 3.7), Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (GPA: 3.55)
Key Subjects: Gender, Law and Politics, Macroeconomic Principles, International Organizations, Research Methods in
Political Science, Environmental Health, Public Affairs Communication
Minor: Environmental Law
Certificate: Applied Politics and Public Affairs Communication
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Dissertation, King’s College London
April- August 2020
• Undertook research in feminist public policy under the tutelage of Dr. Anna Gwiazda
• Collated information from over 80 academic sources and conducted an elite interview with a pioneering Irish feminist
• Produced a 15,000 word dissertation on women groups and abortion policies in Italy, Poland and the Republic of Ireland
Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), University of Georgia January-May 2016
• Conducted research on Women in World Politics under the supervision of Dr. Maryann Gallagher, Department of International Affairs.
• Published in CURO’s Book of Abstracts 2016, “The Effect of the Colonial Past on Women’s Representation in the Caribbean.”
• Presented at the CURO Research Symposium, April 2016.
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Boston Consulting Group, London, UK June 2019- January 2020
Public Sector Practice Area Assistant
Responsibilities:
• Partner with the Practice Area Senior Coordinator and other practice stakeholders to provide coordination and support to drive Public Sector's global strategy
• Conference planning, including but not limited to, maintaining meeting management platform, venue review, execution, event app management and support for worldwide internal conferences and meetings for the Public Sector practice
• Drive the PSPA people agenda by managing people affiliations executing regular and precise reports to track the progress
• Create and analyze internal surveys to measure conference favorability and establish best practices
• Support internal Practice Area marketing initiatives
• Create, and manage the practice area’s distribution lists for accurate dissemination of internal communication
The Boston Consulting Group, Nexus (NXA) Atlanta, GA, US December 2017-May 2018
North American Regional Administrative Assistant
Responsibilities:
• Remotely managed the calendars of six (6) company directors
• Organized logistics for workshops and conferences both remotely and live, including catering, room setup, agenda setting and orienting attendees from other BCG offices
• Booked business travel, both domestic and internationally including flights, hotels, car services and meals, primarily using the platform Concur
Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club (MAAC) LLC, Atlanta, GA, US Assistant Coach and Program Coordinator Responsibilities:
August 2017 –July 2018
• Coached competitively advanced swimmers, ages 12-17, with two moving on to Junior National titles
• Oversaw MAAC’s marketing, social media profiles, and redesign of team website, increasing team membership
• Managed logistics pertaining to “The Swim Series”
• Created the schedule, promoted and fielded queries for MAAC’s swim lessons
• Founded series of swimming clinics featuring local Olympians called “The Swim Series” including Olympic Gold Medallist, Olivia Smoliga
INTERN AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
BCG’s Centre for Public Impact (CPI), London, United Kingdom People’s Panelist
March- December 2019
Responsibilities:
• Work with CPI as a part of the Finding Legitimacy listening project to discuss issues surrounding the representation, understanding and caring for people who depend on public services and governments
• Contribute to CPI’s online presence through blog posts
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July- August 2018
Trade Implementation Unit Intern
Responsibilities:
? Prepared briefs for the Honorable Minister and Permanent Secretaries for CARICOM meetings
? Provided background for the Honorable Minister for impending trade missions by tracking and researching multilateral developments relating to the respective missions
? Served as rapporteur and attended consultative meetings within the Ministry of Trade
Rubicon Global LLC, Atlanta, GA, US June- December 2017
Lead and Demand Generation Intern
Responsibilities:
• Generated copy for marketing emails and collateral for campaigns
• Produced three (3) direct and A/B mailer initiatives while tracking the results using SaaS automation platform Pardot, to see the effectiveness of the initiative to use as supplemental data in future campaigns
• Implemented a uniform company signature through a third-party vendor, Sigstr, to increase brand awareness and website traffic
ACHIEVEMENTS
Professional
Boston Consulting Group
• Orchestrated four (4) workshops for the Information Technology (Atlanta) and Human Resources (Boston)
• IT Lead for the NXA Sustainability Committee: facilitated IT needs for the team including a shared mailbox and worksite
• Successfully coordinated a worldwide practice area meeting for 200 senior executives in Lisbon
• Swimmers recorded 90% personal bests over the course of the 2017-2018 season
• Coached one swimmer to a Georgia High School State title in the 50-yard freestyle Rubicon Global
• Successfully executed cross county activation campaign in six (6) of Rubicon’s target cities including Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Sacramento, St. Louis and Baton Rouge
• Through the activation campaign, brought in 500 new leads to Rubicon for the sales team to nurture
Academic
• Student Ambassador for the School of Public and International Affairs: 2016 – 2017
• Southeastern Conference Academic Honour Roll (2013 – 2017)
• Honorable Mention NCAA Academic All American (2015)
• Dean’s List: 2015
Sports
• UGA Swimming and Diving Team (2013-2017), NCAA National Championship Team (2014, 2016), SEC Championship Team (2014, 2015), Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Student Athlete Leadership Academy (2016 – 2017)
• Trinidad and Tobago’s Female Swimmer of the Year, 2009
LANGUAGE AND SKILLS
• English (native), Spanish (intermediate), French (basic)
• Microsoft Suite, R Statistical Suite, Salesforce, Google Suite, Cvent, Doubledutch