Jane Simonsen Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

South Africa

“Zest – the courage to live fully, with excitement and eagerness”Nowadays, success is personal: it’s different for everyone.Zest for Work‘s mission is to create workplaces full of zest in which personal and business success go hand in hand. In which individuals take their careers into their own hands. In which the focus is on healthy, equal working.

South Africa

• Event Manager & Assistant to the Deputy Hotel Director on board MSC Orchestra (Europe and South Africa)Being an Event Manager on board a cruise liner was an all-encompasing role, with tight deadlines, in a very.
• Planning… Show more Event Manager & Assistant to the Deputy Hotel Director on board MSC Orchestra (Europe and South Africa)Being an Event Manager on board a cruise liner was an all-encompasing role, with tight.
• Planning, scheduling and managing all onboard events, groups and charters
• Groups Manager – taking care of all groups onboard and managing their required needs and activities, to provide holistic service throughout the cruise
• Provide industry leading customer service by anticipating all group and guest needs
• Co-ordinate all group needs with tour leaders and communicate them to the other departments

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Collaborated with Leather Impressions SA, a small CMT start-up, to assist them by creating a sales funnel and developing networks within the manufacturing and design community. During this 4 month contract, I developed a customer base for the business and assisted with a tailored marketing approach to attract and secure new business.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Project managing, researching, curating & delivering globally acclaimed industry events & festivals, within an award-winning global B2B company, that celebrate the people, technology, ideas & innovations that are.
• Project manager, head of research & curation, & subject matter expert to curate annual globally acclaimed conferences that draw together the world’s best thought leaders, storytellers, key decision makers, innovation.
• Project manager, head of research & curation, & subject matter expert to curate annual globally acclaimed conferences that draw together the world’s best thought leaders, storytellers, key decision makers, innovation.
• Catering to & addressing the most pressing pain points & challenges across industries - from the latest disruptive innovations & technologies to softer topics around culture, strategy, human-centred design, and.
• Conducting research and organising nationwide research groups
• Aggregating my research findings into research reports which reflect the current landscape of the relevant communities and their core challenges

Pgce (Post Graduate Certificate In Education), Foundation Phase, Cum Laude

Bsocsci, Criminology

High School, Ieb Matric