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Peter Trends Bridal is an Australian Brand and reputable Bridal Store on Sydney's North Shore. As a bridal consultant I am responsible for:• Assuring a standard of excellence in customer service.• One on one consulting with Brides to ensure a strong customer/ consultant relationship allowing me to deliver the perfect Bridal experience. • Managing a portfolio of Brides• Filing and administration tasks• Email and telephone correspondence with customers, factories and designers.• Achieving and exceeding set sales targets & KPI’s• Stock rotation & visual merchandising to create a pleasing retail environment• Opening and closing of the store including end of day ‘house keeping’. • Cash management and handling.

OOSH Northern Beaches is a private company operating Before and After School Care and Vacation care programs across the Northern Beaches. Position: I was the Coordinator of a 45 place Before and After School Care Centre in Narraweena. In addition to this role, I was also the Coordinator of 90 place Vacation Care program.Duties & Responsibilities• Personally responsible for overseeing the management and day to day running of the Service. • Liaise with Children’s Services Management, Family and Community Services, School Principal and staff• Plan, manage and evaluate daily programs in accordance with National Quality Framework • Resource management• Policy reviews• Workplace compliance• Planned and programed Vacation care service• Supervised centre based vacation care program• Identify and report Hazards and incidents in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements and ACECQA Standards.• Maintain up to date child protection/ National quality framework training.• Manage a team of 10 staff

YMCA is a not for profit organization international organization that offers a full range of family activities including OSCH programs. Position: In 2014 after returning from overseas travel, I was requested to co-ordinate a 90 place service at Elanora Heights. In addition to my Educator role, I was also the Coordinator for the Northern Beaches Vacation Care (90 places) Duties & Responsibilities:• Personally responsible for overseeing the management and day to day running of the Service. • Liaise with YMCA Children’s Services Management, Family and Community Services, School Principal and staff• Plan, manage and evaluate daily programs in accordance with National Quality Framework • Resource management• Preparing budgets and ordering resources as appropriate.• Supervised the corporate and centre based vacation care program• Identify and report Hazards and incidents in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements and ACECQA Standards.• Maintain up to date child protection/ National quality framework training.• Manage a team of up to 12 staff

YMCA is a not for profit organization international organization that offers a full range of family activities including OSCH programs. Position: Commencing as Childcare Educator at Narrabeen Lakes OSHC (30 place service), after five months I was promoted Coordinator of the centre. In addition to my Educator role, I was also the Coordinator for the Epping Vacation Care (120 places) Major achievements • Achieving and maintaining full capacity for the Narrabeen Lakes OSHC centre, for the first time in it’s history• Re-building positive relationships with the local school community Duties & Responsibilities:• Personally responsible for overseeing the management and day to day running of the Service. • Liaise with YMCA Children’s Services Management, Family and Community Services, School Principal and staff• Plan, manage and evaluate daily programs in accordance with National Quality Framework • Coached weekly program of Active After School Care• Resource management• Preparation of grant documentation for Active After School Care. Preparing budgets and ordering resources as appropriate.• Supervised the corporate and centre based vacation care program• Identify and report Hazards and incidents in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements and ACECQA Standards.• Maintain up to date child protection/ National quality framework training.

NMI is Australia’s peak measurement body, responsible for the national measurement infrastructure and for maintaining Australia’s primary standards of measurement. Position: Full Time Administration Coordinator (contract)My role included working for various departments in an admin capacity.Duties & Responsibilities• Provision of administrative and office management support to the General Manager Business Services.• Assisting the Finance Office in the maintenance of its asset register• Organize meetings and functions and control automated diary systems• Preparation of information and handouts for training sessions• Responding to general staff enquiries • Filing & general administrative duties

Prize Brokers is a reward procurement agency. They source cost effective promotional prizes for multi national advertising and promotional campaigns, saving corporate clients time and money.Position: Account Manager. My role involved relationship management with Advertising Agencies & suppliers as well as overseeing the administrative functions of the agency.Duties & Responsibilities• Researching effective and innovative prize scenarios for presentation to multinational clients such as Colgate Palmolive, Kellogs, Foxtel etc.• Costing various prize options and putting together power point presentations to clients supporting my recommendations.
• Book and finalise prize procurement
• Manage the logistics of multiple client prize redemptions eg. Booking multiple flights and accommodation, distribution and recording of thousands of movie tickets etc.• Conflict resolution and the ability to present logical and rational ideas to achieve positive alternate solutions• Project Management of campaigns throughout the promotional period, including contract management.• Control of dedicated online reporting for campaigns including, extracting information and analyzing results and preparation of graphs and spreadsheets from backend website information.• Liaison with clients to ensure their continual awareness & involvement in the promotional process• Organising & booking Directors and Client travel arrangements and diary management• Attendance at board meetings with the directors & report on current projects and give input into future projects