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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

* Led the delivery of multiple international conferences and exhibitions with up to 500 attendees whilst also working in highly effective event teams to deliver millionaire club events with up to 5000 attendees.* Managed event budgets to identify cost-saving opportunities and strategically allocate resources to maximise gross event profits and ensure precise financial reporting. Processed payments for speaker and event material invoices and ensured these were accurately reported in event costs.* Managed speaker requirements, coordinated presentation material and arranged technical AV tests for corporate events. * Managed sponsor and exhibitor requirements, updated exhibition floor plans and fulfilled sponsorship deliverables as necessary.* Acted as the main speaker and sponsor/exhibitor liaison to answer questions, fulfil requests and ensure key stakeholders have a positive event experience.* Built strong relationships with sales teams to provide clear guidance on commercial opportunities at events and researched new opportunities.* Ensured all Health & Safety requirements are met and sustainability is embedded into every event including sourcing not-for-profit partnerships and arranging onsite kit packing activities to be donated. * Organised production and arranged delivery of necessary materials for conferences and/or expos. Worked with centrally procured vendors to research and order necessary deliverables.* Attended event planning meetings to present clear and concise updates, identify any potential impacting factors to the event and propose resolutions.* Created and sent scheduled newsletters, reminders and other communications.* Managed on-site requests from speakers, sponsors and exhibitors.* Distributed presentation material and/or recordings from the event to attendees.* Coordinated with the Digital Delivery Team on the successful application and adaption of digital event products as required for hybrid events.

* Assigned into the GRC skill vertical and actively built a network of candidates and clients in this field to support the process of placing people within the client base.* Developed client relationships and interacted with a community of clients to understand their business challenges and partnered with them to define a hiring solution.* Identified and proactively head-hunted individuals to build a network of high-quality GRC professionals which had to be maintained and developed on a foundation of trust.* Proactively shared insight, intel and used knowledge to strengthen relationships with my network.* Demonstrated brilliant communication skills and the ability to quickly build rapport.* Taught essential tools to become a high performing consultant and given exposure across established CTO, CIO and CFO teams.* Researched aspects of Governance, Risk and Compliance that were personal knowledge gaps and regularly organised presentations to upskill other employees with relevant information. * Achieved rapid progression including promotion within my first seven months and awards including ‘Consultant of the Month’ and ‘UK Life’s Short Value Award’.

London, England, United Kingdom

Shanghai, China

* Provided inquiry and play-based IB PYP lessons to children aged 3-5.* Led the year group as the most experienced team member by creating, organising and running events that challenged the students' growth mindset and ability to use language in new environments such as science festivals, movie theatre days and fashion shows.* Identified the opportunity to create and implement a structured onboarding process and actively took part in orienteering new employees within the school.

Beijing City, China

* Consistently delivered high-quality English language lessons for students aged 3 to 16 both in school and online.* Trained new English teachers on a variety of teaching skills including maximising student engagement, utilising teaching materials and adapting education resources.* Delivered one-to-one Oral Placement and My First Lesson sessions for prospective students which provided parents with their first experience of ESL lessons within the school.* Regularly approached to film demonstration videos for teachers and parents highlighting best teaching practices, student engagement methods and innovative classroom activities.* Led the creation of activity banks to share resources and teaching materials between schools.* Supported extra-curricular Life Clubs focused on developing student language in an informal environment with practical language experiences.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

* Created and led an internal volunteering programme alongside the Women@Microsoft board focused on empowering employees with the training and resources to deliver engaging sessions aimed at encouraging young girls to pursue careers across STEAM industries.* Supported Microsoft Education events within Scotland by identifying event opportunities, handling set-up logistics and supporting content delivery at the events. This included leading Microsoft’s presence at the Scottish Learning Festival in terms of designing stand experience, sourcing merchandise materials and engaging with attendees at the event.* Regularly assisted the Microsoft Scotland sales team with bi-weekly CRM and opportunity reporting. In addition, I designed and implemented marketing materials for a variety of customer events such as industry roundtables and conferences.* Worked with Microsoft's UK Digital Skills Programme to support and manage various Digital Skills events. This included sourcing potential event opportunities and providing Digital Skills training within a variety of contexts such as charity conferences, Town Hall takeovers, classroom lessons and STEM festival events.

Lancaster, United Kingdom

* Led the marketing and communications efforts of a social enterprise project aiming to help homeless and ‘at-risk’ young people back into jobs through sustainable business. * Introduced an integrated marketing campaign aiming to increase student awareness of the project and encourage volunteers through social media engagement.* Created, developed and implemented personal development profiles to be used with the project’s beneficiaries. These profiles served to track individual development progress, identify areas of improvement and increase the overall sustainability of the project.

Knaresborough

* Received a personal letter from the North East Regional Manager praising me on my ability to connect with customers on a personal level in order to provide exceptional customer service.* Regularly received praise from customers in the form of letters sent to the company commenting on my positive attitude and problem solving ability.* Challenged myself to develop my knowledge of the No7 brand due to this being an area of personal weakness. One of the store’s two employees to achieve the ‘No7 Mini-badge Award’ at that time.* Volunteered to join the ‘Digital Champion’ program which involved aiding less technologically-abled members of staff in the use of new equipment arriving in-store.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Marketing Management

A-Level: Applied Business, English Language, English Literature

Activities and Societies: Sixth Form Council, Reading Development Mentor, Gender Studies