The woman creating a path to elite careers for young Black people As the new CEO of charity SEO London Nathalie Richards is determined to drive social mobility for underrepresented youth SEOLondonInfo
As the new CEO of charity SEO London Nathalie Richards is determined to drive social mobility for underrepresented youthEARLIER THIS year the government announced plans for a new careers programme that will encourage primary school pupils to think about the jobs they would like to do in the future.
Thousands of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds across the country, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, face significant barriers in acquiring the education, work experience, access to networks, and skills needed to enable them to forge high-paying careers. . And, as several other studies have highlighted, wealthy, white students are still significantly more likely to secure high-status, lucrative jobs.Nathalie Richards is the recently appointed CEO of SEO London, a charity that supports underrepresented young people through education, training, and mentoring programs to fulfil their career potential.
“One of the reasons there has been so much interest in supporting organisations like ours over the last few years is that people were horrified by the death of George Floyd and other issues around race inequality such as the lack of diversity in top professions. While there has been progress in recent years, you’d be hard-pressed to find anybody who wouldn’t acknowledge that we still have a very long way to go. At SEO London, we’re focused on accelerating the pace of change.
“There are certainly some great organisations out there doing great work in this space” she says. “However, our approach is about combining areas such as communication and personal branding into a really powerful training offer. We see our success metrics as being aligned with getting young people into these top firms. And because of the very powerful relationships we have with our partner firms, we’re able to deliver that in a way that I think a lot of other organisations might struggle with.
She joined SEO London, inspired by its mission of empowering young people and promoting diversity and inclusion in the corporate world.
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