UK Youth
Lauren Oliver currently serves as the Head of Network Delivery and Project Manager at UK Youth, a position held since April 2022. Previous experience includes roles as an Engagement & Participation Officer at Somerset County Council from February 2020 to April 2022, and over a decade at Berry Street Victoria, where Lauren held the positions of Senior Advisor Youth Engagement and Youth Engagement Coordinator. Earlier career highlights include serving as Director at Fifteen Foundation (Australia) and Community Liaison at Pilotlight Australia. Initial experience as a Key Worker at Stonham Housing Association involved providing day-to-day support and case management for homeless young people. Lauren Oliver earned a BA Hons in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex from 1996 to 2000, with earlier education completed at Lord Williams' School in Oxfordshire.
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UK Youth
Founded over 100 years ago, UK Youth is a leading charity working across the UK. We have influence as a sector-supporting infrastructure body, a direct delivery partner and a campaigner for social change. UK Youth’s new 2025 strategy, “Unlocking Youth Work” outlines a bold ambition to impact young lives by unlocking youth work as a catalyst for change. We will work in partnership to build a cross-sector movement, creating a society that understands, champions, and delivers effective youth work for all. With an open network of over 8000 youth organisations and nation partners, we are focused on unlocking youth work as the catalyst of change that is needed now more than ever.