Partnership Liaison, Events & Business Manager
Nexus Strategic Partnerships
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nexus is a professional services firm specialising in communications, consulting & publishing, focusing on international & Commonwealth affairs. The principal client services & events I have administered include:- Running a team to provide sales support services to over 30 partnership marketing executives, 4 partnership marketing managers & Sales Director- Post-sales business support to the 12-strong content & payments team, ensuring the smooth interaction between these business units- Designing & developing supporting collateral & marketing templates for 3 different business processes over 45 target client groups across all products- Introducing a call-recording, logging & analysis system to accurately establish KPIs & identify trends in both markets & executive development- Introducing GoldView CRM system, replacing outdated & largely paper-based prospecting, post-sales & payments processes- Developing an in-house project management system- Accompanying the Sales Director & CEO as part of UK & overseas delegations- Responsible for ensuring the travel & associated logistics Special projects & events coordination including 18CCEM; Nexus Commonwealth Awards 2012-4; Commonwealth Senior Leaders Forum 2011-3: - Registration & administration of delegates, including their travel, accommodation, security, logistical & dietary requirements- Designing, marketing & administrating exhibition space, ensuring the smooth delivery of exhibition from build to strike- Overseeing collateral, speakers, chairs, venues and rapporteurs, feeding outputs into the various platforms, e.g. websites, and communiqué drafting committees- Providing administrative support to delegate, exhibition & sponsorship sales teams- Liaising with partner & host agencies, often at minister-level or equivalent- Managing media centres & overseeing relations with global & national press & TV crews- Administering awards nomination & judging processes