Gemma Porter Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Scotland & Ni

Plan, implement and deliver the marketing and business development activity across the Scottish and Northern Irish offices of RSM (previously known as Baker Tilly).Coordinate the delivery of business and client development programmes across the region to target new work, maximise our service delivery, and acquire new business and clients of the right quality.* Manage the event calendar and budget with the BD team.* Support the BDM and Partners in delivering all external communications.* Help manage the partner and client relationships across the region.* Support and deliver sponsorships and joint initiatives with intermediaries.* Prepare high quality tenders, presentations and campaign materials, from scoping meetings to follow up.* Independently implement the strategy for some of our key sectors in the region, including professional services, not for profit, pensions, energy and a number of our key service lines.* Assisting in pulling together the national KPI strategy, helping to ensure ROI and impact of the firms activitiesI also co-ordinate all business development activity for the national energy and natural resources sector group across the UK.

Hampden Park, Glasgow (Prestige Scotland)

Senior Hospitality Manger - Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth GamesThe period leading up to the Commonwealth Games, the duration of the Games and the period after the Games all had their very particular challenges. It proved to be a very interesting contrast to my involvement in the Closing Ceremony of the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010. In addition to my normal duties, I had to very quickly gain new skills, design staff training and pass these skills on to my team members as well as be involved in the recruitment and training of a vast number of temporary staff. I was also involved in significant planning and preparation surrounding the delivery of hospitality and events and food and beverage service for the Games to a diverse range of people, from staff and volunteers, through security and armed forces personnel to athletes, visiting dignitaries, corporate bodies, sponsors, VIPs and Royalty. This planning in itself was highly diverse from designing, ordering and scheduling delivery of place settings and table linens, through presenting our offering to the Sponsors and Organising Committee and room and venue planning, to delivery of the events simultaneously over a diverse range of rooms and event areas, all offering vastly different service from mass catering, to five star dining. It was at all times a learning experience from which I grew and developed personally and professionally and of which I am extremely proud.

St Andrews

Responsible to the Conference and Events Manager of this world renowned, 5 Red Star Hotel forplanning and delivery of events to a very high standard for discerning guestsLiaison with a wide range of stakeholders, including hotel management, HR team members, suppliers, colleagues, event managers, wedding planners and event guests

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Responsible to the Senior Meetings and Events Manager of this busy, 5 Star, City Centre hotel, for the timely readiness of a wide range of events, including conferences, award ceremonies, seminars, weddings and balls. A busy and demanding role which required excellent time management skills, the ability to work under pressure, a professional and diplomatic attitude and the ability to work with a range of other professionals from fellow managers and team members to Event Organisersand of course, guests.

As part of the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications team of YCF, participate in community based events, including running events, booking venues, researching potential events, supporting community groups and represent YCF in a professional friendly manner at cheque presentations and community events and implementation and delivery of fundraising and marketing campaigns.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

An exciting and challenging role in support of Glasgow Life and the Delhi 2010 Flag Handover Project. Although a volunteer, as a Cast Coordinator, I was nevertheless selected by competitive interview and when appointed to the role was responsible to the Project Team Cast Manager for coordinating all aspects of cast management and major event preparation from registration, selection and recruitment through data collection and verification, training, orientation and rehearsal to the performance of Glasgow’s spectacular closing ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Handover Ceremony in Delhi and the complex logistics and pastoral care involved in transporting 300+ participants from Glasgow to Delhi.

While still at university and on an ad hoc basis I worked in support of the Business Development Team to assist with preparations for various Corporate Events, including British Lions Rugby, British Open Golf, Archerfield Annual Golf Outing and also delivered an enjoyable corporate hospitality event for one of the Senior Partners and his clients.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Education record

Diploma Of Education