Meet the fundraising team at Unseen

With energy, empathy, and enthusiasm, the fundraising team works tirelessly to support Unseen’s vital mission.

Behind every successful charity, there’s a dedicated group of individuals working tirelessly to make a difference. We’re introducing you to the fundraising team at Unseen, who work to secure the essential funds that fuel our mission. 

Portrait of Hannah Barry, Head of Fundraising at Unseen

Hannah Barry

Head of Fundraising

What do you enjoy about working for Unseen?
It’s a privilege to work alongside such dedicated, kind, and empathetic people. Our work is highly influenced by the people we support, which means that I feel supported and working on the right track to make a change. Secondly, I feel incredibly lucky to get to know more about this crime. Modern slavery and exploitation is an ‘unseen’ and unknown crime to many people, and through being a part of Unseen, I can better understand the issue.
Why do you like working in fundraising?

In fundraising, we are part of the solution. By working in partnership with individuals, grant providers, community groups, and businesses, we can help provide the resources needed to support survivors and contribute to campaigns that raise awareness of the issue of modern slavery.

What has been your fundraising career highlight so far?

We secured a five-year grant from The National Lottery Community Fund in 2024 to help us ensure that the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, run by Unseen, is more visible and accessible to the communities that need it most. This will enable us to strengthen our work to prevent modern slavery and extract people from exploitative situations.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself.
My dog Lola joins me in the office and has become a regular honorary member of the fundraising team!
Portrait of Will Robinson, Senior Fundraising Officer at Unseen

Will Robinson

Senior Fundraising Officer

What do you enjoy about working for Unseen?
I enjoy working as a part of an organisation which is at the forefront of the UK’s response to tackling modern slavery with vital resources like our Helpline and safe houses. I was unaware of the issue of exploitation until I started at Unseen. Since then, it’s been great to have developed my knowledge on modern slavery and be a part of a collaborative team dedicated to raising further public awareness.
Why do you like working in fundraising?
Fundraising is vital to the smooth operating of all of Unseen’s services. In working hard to raise donations with individuals, communities, and businesses, I feel that I have a tangible impact in helping people affected by modern slavery. Recent events like the London Landmarks Half Marathon and Unseen’s carols at Bath Abbey provided a great opportunity to get out of the office and meet our supporters too!
What has been your fundraising career highlight so far?
In 2023, Unseen collaborated with BBC Radio 4 on an appeal which went live to all their listeners. The campaign was a great success as we reached out to a wide audience of new supporters and raised close to £30,000 which went towards funding our Helpline.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself.
My fundraising journey started in my first year of university when I raised £3,000 by summiting Kilimanjaro. Since then, I’ve trekked through the Andes and completed the Three Peaks challenge – I’m now looking for a challenge to take on in support of Unseen!

Tabi Gurr

Fundraising Officer

What do you enjoy about working for Unseen? 
I really enjoy working with such a dedicated, talented, and kind team to shed light on an issue that’s so misunderstood and rarely discussed. Before I joined Unseen, my knowledge of modern slavery and exploitation was pretty surface level, but now I feel like I see it everywhere. It feels good to be part of the solution. The office dogs are a major perk, too! 
Why do you like working in fundraising?

I love using my role in the fundraising team at Unseen to shine a light on the incredible work our frontline and Helpline teams do. Seeing how our donors respond to survivor stories and our survivor support, made possible by the frontline and Helpline teams, is really motivating.

What has been your fundraising career highlight so far?

We recently ran a Big Give Appeal which raised over £75,000 to support survivors of modern slavery. I got to chat to some of our donors about their reasons for donating, and it was great to hear how much our work benefits people!

Tell us a fun fact about yourself.

I play the bass and write music in my spare time! I am currently waiting to be discovered and become the next Kim Gordon.  

Fancy hosting an event or taking on a fundraising challenge for Unseen? Learn more about the many ways you can join us to tackle modern slavery here

Or, get in touch directly with the fundraising team at Unseen by emailing us

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Justine Currell

As I came to understand more about the issue, including through a visit to an Unseen safehouse, I knew I needed to do more to stop this abuse and exploitation.

For the last five years of my Civil Service career, I was the Modern Slavery Senior Policy Advisor in the Home Office and led on development of the Modern Slavery Act, including the transparency in supply chains provision and business guidance.

I joined Unseen to lead the development of the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, and Unseen’s work with businesses. I am regularly called upon to present at national and international conferences and use my experience of working with Ministers to influence other governments internationally to take action to address modern slavery and, in particular, business supply chain issues.

In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, music, reading and travelling.

Andrew Wallis

What ultimately compelled me to act was a report on how people from Eastern Europe were being trafficked through Bristol airport to the USA. Kate Garbers, who went on to be an Unseen Director, and I wrote to all the city councillors, MPs and the Police Chief Constable challenging them on the issue. The challenge came back to us: this city needs safe housing for trafficked women. And so Unseen began.

But we never wanted Unseen to be just about safe housing. We wanted to end slavery once and for all, and that remains our driving focus.

I chaired the working group for the Centre for Social Justice’s landmark report “It Happens Here: Equipping the United Kingdom to Fight Modern Slavery”. This is now acknowledged as the catalyst behind the UK’s Modern Slavery Act of 2015. It was a great honour to be awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours that year. On the other hand, I’ve also been described as “the loveliest disrupter you could ever hope to meet”.

This job has taken me from building flat-pack furniture for safehouses, to working with businesses to address slavery in supply chains, to delivering training, raising awareness and advising governments around the world.

When not at work, I enjoy travelling, spending time with my dog Harley, cooking, supporting Liverpool and Yorkshire CC, music (I’m a former DJ) and endurance events such as the Three Peaks Challenge and Tribe Freedom Runs – which I vow never to do again. Until the next time.