References from former employers are available on request.
Some feedback from clients and colleagues:
“My personal thanks for the work that you did on the various bits of the submission – all of which I think were made significantly better by your contribution…I don’t know if we will have another opportunity to work together but if it does arise I won’t hesitate to call on your talents again.” [Professor & Faculty Research Lead, UK University].
“Samia worked with us for a year to help us set up a new fundraising department. She recruited a great team and established the governance and systems we needed, creating firm foundations to build on. Samia’s networking enabled us to secure highly influential ambassadors, and she was also credible and knowledgeable with external donors and internal stakeholders. I would definitely work with Samia again as she is very dependable and committed” [Director of Engagement, major UK research institution and charity]
“Samia has been invaluable in helping us develop our corporate fundraising strategy She helped us to understand what kinds of corporates would be a fit for [the charity] and what the options were for attracting corporate support while advancing our mission and impact. In addition to her insightful advice, Samia is also an absolute pleasure to work with from mentoring younger team members to engaging the chair of our board. I would strongly recommend working with her!” [CEO, International Higher Education Charity]
“She never disappoints”
“She is very cool headed and happy to make important decisions”
“Efficient, constructive, well organised and gets things done”
“About the hardest working person in the organisation but still responds professionally to email and phone calls and looks for solutions rather than dwelling on the problem”
[Range of colleagues, Nature Publishing Group]
Examples of previous work
Sponsorship and fundraising -Events, Awards and Campaigns: One Ocean (Christmas Campaign 2022); Plastic Free July 2022; Evidence Week in Parliament 2019; Voice of Young Science Europe; John Maddox Prize 2020; Nature Research Awards for Inspiring and Innovating Science 2019-2021; Eppendorf Award 2008-2011; Nature Medicine & UCSD Conference on Cancer Therapeutics; Nature.com Webcast on Combating Antibiotic Resistance. Sponsorship and fundraising – Publications: International Year of the Periodic Table Project; Nature Outlook on Science & Education Technology; Nature Collection on the Gut-Brain Axis; BioPharma Dealmakers Magazine;
Editorial: Samia’s experience includes research manuscripts, grant applications, research reports, Impact Case Studies, and other work for REF. Samia has commissioned, edited or written over 200 articles. Some examples from Nature publications: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery; Nature Lipidomics Gateway; Nature Nanotechnology; Nature Climate Change