Catherine O'Connor Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London Bridge

Support Business Development Team to ensure that all new client hunting is coordinated across clients. Escalate any potential opportunities and conflicts rapidly.Manage Business Development team's intelligence network. Collate team progress across clients, and support team with relevant intelligence when required. Examples include: Kantar client footprints, thought leadership on specific topics, latest developments with prospects.Support Big Pitch Director to contribute to PQQs, RFIs, and other important big pitches requirements.Manage inbound enquiries across all channels. Rapidly find the right owners for the right opportunities.Manage the Business Development pipeline, and ensuring individuals' pipelines are up to date. Report accurate data back to the business regularly.Ensure responses to client enquiries are rapid and constructive - finding the right Kantar expert for the relevant enquiry to promote a positive first impression for clients.Take ownership of own learning agenda: using my understanding of Kantar offer to be able to manage ourintelligence network and support on big pitches.Develop strong relationships and collaborate meaningfully across Kantar, relevant to objectives and prioritiesBuild strong relationships with clients, commercial and domain leads.Ensure compliance with data security across the Business Development Team, carrying out regular checks and assessments.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed the research activity pipeline within the InstituteResponsible for writing up minutes for research meetingsManaged administrative tasks for senior members of staffResponsible for updating membership records and marketing lists on CRMLead several qualitative and quantitative research projects

London, United Kingdom

Managed high-profile public webinars, reaching out to world-leading experts in subject fields. Raised the Institute’s publicity and outreach at external events and via email correspondence.Secured long-lasting working relationships with high-profile individuals.Responsible for general office administration including diary management, minute taking,financial management.Designed and launched a new CRM marketing strategy.Mapped out lists of external events for publication marketing purposes.Lead commissioning processes for publications, with tasks including assisting external authors,overseeing the retrieval of paperwork, ensuring that deadlines were adhered to, and payments were made during the project closure stage.Lead on qualitative and quantitative research projects for several highly academic publications.

Assisted with financial auditing of client's accounts. Tasks included substantive testing, walk-through testing, and bank reconciliations. Carried out other administrative duties such as filing accounts, sending reports to clients, and monitoring client records on the internal system.

Business, International Relations And The Political Economy, 84%

During this eight-week long programme, I studied the relationship between international relations and business, and the ways in which.

Master Of Science - Msc, Global Politics, Merit (With Distinction For My Thesis)

Activities and Societies: Durham University Athletics and Cross Country Club My modules focused on the politics of the Middle East.

Bachelor'S Degree, Music, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Choral Scholar in St John's Chapel Choir, Durham University Orchestra Tour Manager, Durham University Opera.

A-Levels

Activities and Societies: lead violinist in school orchestra, member of school chamber choir. Also member of the National Youth Chamber.

Education record

GCSE's: 5 A*s, 6As