Nikki Levitan is a professional empowerment coach with experience in community organizing, program development, and youth work. She excels at mobilizing communities and individuals to take leadership roles in creating positive change. Her skills include one-on-one coaching, community organizing, event production, and project management. Notable accomplishments include conceptualizing conferences and retreats on topics such as intentional communities and genocide prevention.

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Nikki Levitan
07534 067 919
nikkilevitan48@gmail.com
www.communityofopportunity.org/nikki­levitan
Summary Nikki Levitan is a professional empowerment coach, community organiser, program
developer, educator and former youth worker. Nikki excels in mobilising communities
and individuals to take leadership with alignment to bringing about positive change.
Key Skills Professional coaching
One­to­one empowerment coaching, including clarity of visioning, goal setting, and
action planning. Startup business coaching: business planning, clarity of products,
services and target audience
Community Organising
Building networks and boards; Community engagement; Program management;
Volunteer leadership, training, recruitment and management; Partnership building and
relations; Youth worker
Event Production and Project Management
Conceptualisation of large­scale events such as campaigns, conferences, retreats and
networking events. Event production and management, including fundraising,
awareness events and corporate parties.
Key Accomplishments ● Conceptualised and organised a retreat on intentional communities
● Initiated ground­breaking community projects
● Startup Coach
● Head of UK department for international humanitarian charity
● Created the first ever international genocide prevention conference in Israel
● Organised a major public arts event in London with keynote by Mia Farrow
Experience Founder, Community of Opportunity
London, UK — May 2014 ­ Present
Building a conscious community that brings transformative festival culture and
experiences into our everyday lives.
Empowerment Coach, Start Out Steps
Community Coordinator, iPEC
London, UK — Nov 2012 ­ Feb 2015
Business planning, product research and growth, growing partnerships, understanding
customers needs and product testing.
UK Regional Manager, JDC Entwine
London, UK — Feb 2012 ­ Nov 2013
Built up the presence of the organisation in the UK by establishing partnerships and
managing a committee of volunteers. Developed the leadership skills of young
professionals through group training and one­to­one guidance.

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● Leadership and development of a young professionals network
● Organised major networking and educational events
● Seeking and establishing new partnerships and opportunities
Head of Social Justice, Alyth North Western Reform Synagogue
London, UK — Dec 2010 ­ July 2013
Created strategies for forming partnerships with the community and charities. Recruited
and coordinated volunteers and provided training and support. Created and hosted
awareness events around social action issues.
Accomplishments
● Setup and managed an advisory board of lay leaders
● Created a curriculum on social action issues
● Initiated and headed up a homeless shelter and refugee drop­in
National Outreach Coordinator, Aegis Trust
London, UK — Nov 2006 ­ Dec 2007
Created international conferences, colloquiums, major arts, and cultural events.
Accomplishments
● Instigated “Fund4Darfur”, a campaign to support Darfur victims in the UK
● Created “Courage to Care” International conference
● Organised “Act for Darfur” 11 hour arts summit
● International UK Volunteering day
Logistics and Cultural Events Coordinator, Courage to Care
Tel Aviv, Israel — Aug 2008 ­ Dec 2009
Accomplishments
● Created the first ever international genocide prevention conference in Israel
● Brought together academics and activists
● Created a position paper and presented to Ministry of Education
Volunteer Experience Darfur London Refugee Community Project, Darfur Together
London, UK — Apr 2012 ­ Present
Founded a network of Darfur leaders in London to support their wider community and
have an impact on Darfur activities in the UK
Assistant to the Director, ‘The last Survivor’ Film
Israel & London, UK — 2008 ­ 2012
Assistant to the Director for the Darfur element in the film. Helped bring the film to the
UK by creating and running film screenings, panels, and representing the film.
Education ICF Accredited Professional Coach
Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching — 2013 ­ 2014
MSc Education, Power and Social Change
Birkbeck, University of London — 2010 ­ 2012
BA (Hons) in Media and Communications
University of Central England — 2001 ­ 2004