Charity Founder

Natalie founded the charity City to Sea to stop plastic pollution from getting into our rivers and seas. They are a digital campaigning organisation that seeks to change how much plastic is produced, used and thrown away.

“Over the last ten years we’ve stopped billions of pieces of plastic from entering the waste stream, changed the law (more than once!) and got lots of plastic items banned.

We’d like to see a more reusable future, where packaging (and coffee cups!) are borrowed, washed and returned instead of thrown away after just one use!” 

Job insight

Official job title: Founder of City to Sea

Earning: £40,000 – £50,000

Workplace: Natalie uses her laptop to write campaign plans, raise awareness and create share petitions on social media. She has ten people on her team and their office is full of reusable packaging – from coffee cups to menstrual cups. They have manufacturing and retail partners and hundreds of volunteers across the UK.

Best bit? “Inspiring others to protect our planet.”

Natalie’s Career Path

Natalie’s top tips for your career: “Don’t worry if you don’t know what to do for a career when you’re older, just follow your heart, do what you love, and do no harm (to others or the planet) and you’ll be great!”

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Build your skills

Green skills are your skills put into action in a Green job that helps reduce carbon emissions & protects the planet.

Want to build your creativity and speaking skills to get a Green job like Natalie’s? Head to Skills Builder to start your journey!

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Volunteering

To build your skills whilst giving back to the community. You can find volunteer opportunities on Do It, My Community and The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

Discover your top strengths

Go to WISE “My Skills My Life” and take the personality quiz.

It’s just 15 quick questions and you can see how you match up to Natalie’s strength’s below.

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If you’re 11 years old and up, you can start to build your Career Profile on Career Pilot – explore your skills, interests and potential job options here!