I recently started my own business as a Sports Massage Therapist offering treatments including; Sports and Deep Tissue Massage, Myofascial Release, Pre & Post Event and Head Massage.

I also work as Restaurant Manager and formerly as Hospitality Assistant at Wyvern Theatre in Swindon where Customer Service is key. I regularly work in the newly established restaurant mainly, but also in the bar areas, cafe and the kitchen serving customers, food and drink preparation and ensuring all areas are set-up and cleared down properly for each shift.I manage a team of Hospitality Assistants working in the restaurant ensuring the restaurant is run smoothly and that patrons receive the best experience possibly. I also assist in the training of these these staff members.

As part of my new role I am currently looking at our events more strategically, collating, monitoring and evaluating the data to make sure we’re still getting maximum value-add from them as the business continues to grow and engaging more people to participate as demand on time increases. I am also continuing my work as part of our EDI Forum where we help to create a place where everyone within the business feels welcome and included and that they have a voice as well as managing the fortnightly calendar of events across the business. The role includes lots of stakeholder management as well of working with external companies and agencies on a daily basis. I am responsible for managing the annual budget for all events and ensuring they are all managed to come in on budget.

In my current role as Events Executive I am responsible for managing the bi-weekly internal conference and events programme for the whole company ensuring continuous engagement and maximising knowledge sharing across the business. I manage many internal stakeholders inputting information to the events that I prioritise and manage on a day-to-day basis to make the events as engaging and relevant as possible. I manage the large budget for these regular events and I am responsible for the booking and managing of the varied portfolio of venues used for these events.I work as part of the Engagement Team to manage these regular events as well as working on all-company conferences, parties and events. I prepare regular internal communications as part of these events including invitations, briefing documents and communications plans. I also manage the relevant sections of our internal website as part of my varied role.During my time at Newton I have developed and improved these events, taken them online during the Pandemic and supported our staff on the journey through hybrid events and back to meeting fully in person in 2022. The use of virtual tools, apps and ways of working enabled me to look at the purpose of the events, the importance they have on our company's everyday working and knowledge share. This has enabled me to make the necessary changes and improvements to make them the best they can be now that we are back in person to get maximum value add for our staff and our clients.

I volunteered at the UEFA Women’s Euro Football Tournament in the summer of 2022 as a Ceremony Maker, which involved bringing the country flags onto the pitch for the pre-match ceremonies. I did this for four matches during the tournament at the Milton Keynes Stadium. As part of the role I learnt a lot about how the pre-match ceremonies were organised and managed on the day and also oversaw the management of other volunteers and the young adults that were also a part of the ceremony.

I worked as a Groups & Activities Co-ordinator at Swindon Carers Centre ensuring the wellbeing of unpaid carers looking after a friend or family member in the Swindon area. My role was varied and included organising groups, activities, events and days out for carers to give them some respite and time away from their unpaid caring role.I was responsible for organising regular groups that met both weekly and monthly and more ad-hoc, one-off events. These included coffee mornings, Arts & Crafts sessions, music nights and also fundraising events such as race night's and musical concerts. I helped ensure there was a full programme of events and activities for the carers on a quarterly basis and made sure they were well attended and reported back on how these events went and if the carers enjoyed them.Before any events or activities could take place I made sure all checks were thoroughly completed on venue, entertainment providers and any equipment that may have be used and made sure a full Risk Assessment was completed. Some the activities included the person the carers care for coming with them, so I had to make sure that everything was safe for them to attend.As part of my role I worked with the Communications and ASPIRE teams on fundraising and fundraising events. I regularly organised fundraising events such as Race Night's, Quiz Night's, Coffee Mornings and also set up a group of volunteer Ambassadors to help support and promote the work of Swindon Carers Centre called Friends of Swindon Carers Centre.

I was the General Manager of a brand new Sports Hub set-up in Royal Wootton Bassett as part of the local Sports Association. The Association was set-up to provide the sports of Football, Cricket, Tennis and Running in the area and I was responsible for managing the whole brand new site, helping to move the respective Sports Clubs into the new facility and get sport up and running at the new site.I oversaw the handover of the site and assisted in preparing it for it's grand opening and getting sport played there. Some of the main elements of the role were:- Marketing and Promotion- Sales- Administration including finance and invoicing and banking- Overseeing the Bar Manager's role- Events Promotion, including Meetings & Events, Sporting Events and Parties- Grants and Funding Application and MonitoringWithin my role I was instrumental in getting the Sports Clubs moved into their new home and ensuring their respective areas of the site were ready for them to play their sports and be able to promote their new facility to the public.

I worked as an Events Officer responsible for organising the whole range of meetings and events that the AHRC put on each year. These ranged from board and panel meetings and regionalised town meetings to large national showcase events for 400 delegates.I was responsible for the whole event from start to finish, which involved venue sourcing, event planning, organisation and management, budget planning, promotion and evaluation. I was also responsible for ensuring that event had the relevant internal people attending to both work the event and also network to ensure that delegates left our events feeling fulfilled and and that they had attended a worthwhile event.

I previously worked as an Events Fundraiser at a local Hospice with an annual target of £150k. I managed a portfolio of seven Hospice-led events throughout the year and was responsible for developing new events, organising and promoting the events, participant recruitment, income generation and evaluation for each event. As part of my role I:• Lead the development, promotion and organisation of a varied portfolio of sponsored fundraising events for the local community.• Successfully managed each event ensuring they happened as planned and were received well by the participants. • Provided support and guidance to individuals, groups and organisations who wanted to take part in the events and raise funds for the Hospice.• Built strong relationships with individuals, local communities and local businesses who supported the Hospice through direct and regular contact.• Developed excellent relationships with local companies and have gained corporate sponsorship and donations for some events. This involved drafting corporate support proposals, which proved successful in gaining support and maintaining the corporate relationship with the companies.• Worked well with and managed a large group of volunteers to ensure we had the required level of support at each event. I organised and supervised each volunteer to ensure their support was fully utilised for maximum benefit to them and the Hospice.• Kept accurate records for future planning of fundraising events and activities and helped to maintain the charity’s supporter database, Raisers Edge.

At Shaw Trust I worked as a Corporate Communications Officer raising awareness and promoting the charity’s work both internally to staff and externally to the general public, local government and nationally.I was responsible for producing corporate publications including staff and client newsletters and Annual Reviews as well as managing the print and distribution process of these publications. I was involved in designing the new website and online portal for the charity and also developed a digital asset management system which held all client photos and case studies. I had regular contact with local and national media building excellent relationships, which helped me promote the work of the charity via press releases and case studies.

I worked in the Press Office at ESRC as a PR Officer where I was responsible for sending out press releases to the local and national media. I organised and facilitated media training for staff and academics to ensure they were properly trained to face the media. I was responsible for organising events and festivals both internally and externally for the general public. I also wrote regularly for an externally-facing publication and for the intranet and website.