Leading business development initiatives for Guard-Alert Security, one of the biggest players in Zimbabwe's security sector, overseeing marketing strategies, sales operations, and ensuring utmost customer satisfaction. Instrumental in expanding market presence, forging key client relationships, and driving revenue growth through tailored security solutions.

Mayor’s Entrepreneur: November 2016- presentManagement of a pan-London project for students and recent graduates from London universities. The Mayor's Entrepreneur competition asks London's students to come up with and develop innovative businesses in response to the challenges that London faces and helps these ideas become viable businesses. In the first year the competition had one award and less than 100 applications from 10 different universities. It has now grown to have four awards, 500 applications from 37 universities across London, with some of the most successful competition winners how having raised over £100,000 in investmentResponsibilities• Managed and controlled an annual £500,000 budget • Engaged with all levels of university management across London to ensure a high level of engagement in the competition which has resulted in a more than 60% increase in applications in some cases over the past 2 years • Designed and drafted the content for the four different versions of student workshops and ensured it was presented in a manner that was easy to understand• Planned and ran training workshops to over 200 students in order to assist them develop their business ideas and employability skills• Recruited and managed 25 student interns per year• Developed the marketing and communications strategy and oversaw the design and production of on- and off-line promotional materials• Managed and updated the website and ensured the content was fresh and engaging based on the insights gained from Google Analytics• Designed content and managed social media accounts• Organised and managed high-profile events bringing together the Mayor and his team with the celebrity judges and high-level executives from the project’s sponsor

The West Anglia Taskforce: February 2016- November 2016Organisation and facilitation of the West Anglia Taskforce to gain funding and support for the early four-tracking of the railway line between Liverpool Street and Stansted from central government, mainly the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and executives from the organisations along the line The Taskforce resulted in increased engagement from Parliament as well as a mention in the Autumn budget statementResponsibilities;• Organised and coordinated high level meetings and events to secure funding and support. Most notably a meeting with the Chancellor at Downing Street to state the case and get his support ahead of the budget.• Drafting briefing notes and presentations which were used to communicate the project updates to all levels of the organisation and externally to the MPs who were sponsoring the project in Parliament. • Monitored the team budget including using SAP to raise purchase orders, creating sales invoice requests, completing year end and closing of accounts and assisting with the period accounts and budget forecasting• Management and design of the webpages and responsibility for the social media• Responding to high-level correspondence and consultations

Environment Team Project Support Officer: December 2014 – February 2016Facilitated and assisted on several projects and events as well as helping with more general administrative duties• Managed the website upgrade and oversaw content update of the social media accounts.• Organised and key events and meetings for the team• Assisted in the management of a multi-million-pound budget which included forecasting, tracking spend and corporate reporting.• Acted as the first point of contact for Mayoral correspondence.• Ensured the timely completion of corporate reports and dashboards• Streamlining the business planning and PIDs process

• Diary management (Assistant Director and 4 Senior Managers).• Drafting briefing notes for Deputy Mayor, reports and letters• First point of contact for the Unit- screening telephone calls and emails• Administrative duties including- compiling agendas, minute taking, photocopying, booking rooms.• Event and project management- Identifying location, sending out invitations, mass mailing, receiving RSVPs, organising speakers and panel members, drafting panel brief, setting up the venue.• Coordinate and draft responses to Mayor’s correspondence.