Jamie Jones Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Following the service-wide shift to a Faculty based model, I am working as a Career Development Advisor within the Faculty of Science at UQ to provide content, resources and direction to a wide range of students from a variety of disciplines, along with leading on projects.• Co-ordinated and facilitated a "Mock Interview" style event with 72 students in attendance, with support from colleagues and members of Science Leaders Academy;• Trained 9 members of Science Leaders Academy to effectively conduct mock interviews with their peers;• Continue to work closely with the Student Experience Coordinators to ensure all programs and offerings of the Faculty are appealing and beneficial to students;• Deliver a range of Career Development Learning workshops to increase awareness of employability and upskill Science students on many topics relating to employment;• Collaborate with academic staff to create suitable content for co-curricular events and workshops;• Create specific resources and content to help students with their employability.

Brisbane, Australia

During this role I was working as a Careers Advisor within UQ's Student Employability Centre, bringing with me a wealth of knowledge from the UK university space.I worked closely with colleagues within the UQ Careers team to ensure that a good service was delivered to UQ students and graduates.• Met with 500+ UQ students and graduates for a range of careers-related appointments;• Created content, using Adobe InDesign, to be delivered during appointments and workshops;• Conducted relevant workshops to key stakeholders, including students, businesses and UQ staff;• Project managed 3x "Think Club" events, a joint venture between UQ and Pragmatic Thinking focusing on professional development;• Attended relevant industry events to continue my own professional development, including AAGE roundtables and NAGCAS state meetings.

Brisbane, Australia

Upon moving to Brisbane, I found casual employment at the University of Queensland within Student Services. The role I performed allowed me to use my existing marketing, communications, web and graphic design skills to assist the service in developing appropriate materials.Responsibilities here included:• Working alongside members of Student Services to assist with their marketing requirements and needs.• Creation of copy and content that is suitable for the corporate website.• Designing a range of graphics, such as presentation slides, to advertise the service to current and future students of the university.• Utilising my web development skills to develop the Student Services website to ensure all information is up to date and pages work correctly.• Migration of existing webpage to newer platform.• Writing press releases to be published on the corporate website.

Queensland/Northern Territory

NAGCAS is a professional association of likeminded individuals and institutions, each specialising in careers and employability.My role as State President for QLD/NT involves working closely with other State Presidents and the Management Committee to ensure effective operations. I also work closely with the Members from the State, conducting several professional development events per year in line with National PD strategy to ensure the sharing of best practice throughout the industry.

Southwark, London

Following a service-wide restructure, I moved into the role of Business Development Consultant. My primary focus was engaging with businesses to develop relationships and help LSBU students and graduates obtain work.My role remained much the same as my previous two posts within LSBU in assisting students and graduates with preparing for work and delivering content to groups of students and integrating employability into the curriculum.I brought a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience of the graduate labour market to the role and was able to support all LSBU students and graduates in starting their career journey.

Southwark Campus

In October 2015 I took on the role of Team Leader within the Employability Service. Working closely with the Opportunities Manager and the Head of Employability, I often broker and develop relationships with businesses with the view to putting our students/graduates into work. Business development and relationship management are both skills that I've developed in the private sector in commercial capacities which I have been able to utilise to my advantage.My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Project managing our 2015/16 "Winter Internship" scheme, delivering 48 internal graduate-level oppotunities.• Line managing 4 Employability Advisors.• Working closely with the Opportunities Manager and Head of Employability to deliver service goals.• Communicating with stakeholders, both internal and external.• Managing and taking ownership of our "Job Shop" space and providing weekly reports on usage.• Providing excellent customer service to stakeholders, both internal and external and developing these relationships.• Speaking with local businesses to develop work opportunities for LSBU students and graduates.• Being a point of contact for businesses and leveraging existing new relationships.I am always looking to speak with businesses about any opportunities suitable for students and graduates, so please don't hesitate to get in touch if you feel this is something you may be able to offer.

Southwark Campus, London

Part of the wider Student Support and Employment team, advising and consulting Students and Graduates alike with their employment requirements. My role responsibilities include:• Assisting students and graduates in their search for work• Liaising with employers to develop and manage opportunities for Students and Graduates.• Assisting Students/Graduates with CVs/Covering Letters/Job Applications.• Being one of the first faces seen in the "Job Shop", our drop-in centre for all enquiries relating to employment.• Facilitating workshops, designed to enhance prospects and employability of our customer base.• Attending/facilitating Expos and Events alongside the wider Student Services directorate.• Communicating with academics of the University and delivering sector-specific employability workshops to students.• Developing and taking ownership of content, delivered in embedded workshops.If you are an LSBU student or graduate, or know somebody that is, please do not hesitate to come into the Job Shop, located just inside the Student Centre on Borough Rd. No appointment necessary!Alternatively if you are a business looking for fresh talent to join your team, please get in touch with me for a confidential discussion about how I am able to assist.

Mayfair, London

Exsurgo is an international retail and consumer search and selection business based in Mayfair, London. They operate in partnership with James Caan and his private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw; the world’s fastest growing recruitment group with 800+ staff operating in 28 markets.I was part of the Supply Chain and Procurement team, and typically spoke with Demand Planners and Supply Planners about their job search and employment needs.

Moorgate, City Of London

Strategy Insights is an international Business Development and growth consultancy, focused on net-new customer engagement with Mid-Large Enterprises. With an expansive client base, Strategy Insights is able to offer various routes to market and complement a firm’s existing business development activities.The company specialises in facilitating pre-qualified, mutually agreed one-to-one meetings, delivered in either a one day event platform or a bespoke platform, delivered direct at the HQ of our Enterprise clients over a 3-6 month period.My role within the business was to work as a Project Liaison Executive. This involved engaging with CEOs and MDs of qualified IT solution providers, selling a range of our services and obtaining a high-level of interest from these decision makers.I was frequently required to be an Account Manager for our customers at our event platform, which included travelling to the Netherlands to fulfil this duty and during one of our London “CIO” events, both accounts I managed on that day chose to rebook for the following year’s event.During my first 6 weeks of the role with Strategy Insights, I secured a deal worth £20,000 to the company, breaking several company records, including “most revenue generated by a PLE” and securing a deal in the shortest time since joiningOther duties at Strategy Insights included:• Making 150+ dials per day to solution providers.• Generating and qualifying 20 fresh leads per day.• Maintaining a rapport with the clients.• Reporting back to the senior management team.• Keeping track of our KPIs.• Taking part in a number of internal incentive competitions.

Hull, United Kingdom

Web design and related "tech-geek" subjects have always been a hobby of mine. From a young age I have had every interest in coding, graphic design and technology. I decided to develop my plethora of skills and interests within this topic by establishing my very own Private Limited Company, 464 ENTERPRISES LTD, with two of my very close friends whilst reading our courses at University. I knew I wanted to be a successful entrepreneur and knew I'd be able to do it by utilising and implementing my Business acumen, developed during a lifetime of being submerged within my Father's businesses.Our business plan was simple - penetrate the market. Our costs were low, our prices were low, but our skills, dreams and passions were vast. The ability to tailor every single product to the needs of the client meant that we were able to offer an unrivalled, quality service• SEO• Graphic Design• Website Development• Client RelationsMy role as Founder and Director saw me undertaking many duties in order to give my business the push it needed. Using my skills and know-how of Adobe Photoshop, I created the marketing collateral (primarily graphic banners and business cards) for 464 and ensured they were published in a fast and efficient manner.Other significant tasks I carried out were:• Working closely with the Business Manager of Barclays Bank (Hull City Centre branch) to organise company finances• Attending a "Start-Up" Business Seminar at a local hotel and making many contacts, ranging from Accountants to Marketeers.• Scouting, meeting and presenting to potential clients, successfully securing 3 key contracts in a 4 week period;• Drawing up mesh frameworks for clients

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business With Marketing

Activities and Societies: Squash, Northumbria Students' Union Bar Staff, Northumbria Students' Union Staff FootballMy degree was.

A Level

Activities and Societies: Squash team, football team, Form Rep

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