Katy Worton-Smith Email & Phone Number

I currently support two business functions splitting my time between building operations and working with the Business System Support Officer’s (BSSO’s). Main BSSO support duties:1) Attending project meetings, testing applications and reporting faults, drawing up project flow charts and identifying feasible solutions;3) Updating SharePoint sites;4).

Stamford, United Kingdom

• The main purpose of the role is to manage the development and provision of the careers education and advisory services ensuring that internal and external students receive Further Education (FE) and Higher Education.
• To plan Careers Education for the College, review, evaluate and plan for future developments.
• To research and give high quality advice and support to FE and HE students and their parents concerning careers and progression including apprenticeships, employment and self-employment.
• To work with the Student Advisors and contribute to the tutorial programme by devising and maintaining lessons and resources regarding career opportunities, gap years, UCAS application, student finance and HE.
• To provide workshops to students on completing UCAS forms, writing personal statements and giving general careers advice.
• To train College staff in careers exploration skills and the HE application process.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• As a sponsored Doctoral Researcher in the area of resilience, institutionalism and skills my research explored how institutions inform different types of organisational response and in turn how these resulting.
• Reactive and proactive nature of response
• Timing of response
• Type of response2) Examine how type of response informs performance and resilience outcomes, in relation to context
• Organizational performance and resilience
• Industry sector performance and resilience

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Undertaking a research consultancy project for a major new client. This project focused on understanding and improving operational resilience. The role was to understand how existing socio-technical systems work and to.
• Supervising and lecturing MSc students, where required;
• Working closely with industrial and academic partners to undertake research on a set of interesting applied problems;
• Undertaking fieldwork and collecting data using a range of quantitative and qualitative techniques;
• Running workshops;
• Attending meetings;

• Reporting To: The Marketing and Sales DirectorObjectives: Planning, implementation and ongoing review of the marketing function via the initial review of current activity and the development of a clear marketing.
• Re-development of company website through liaison with web designer and a strong emphasis on SEO strategy;
• Continuous liaison with PR company
• Weekly update of social media sites
• Review of the marketing database and the formulation of a up to date contacts list by sector;
• Development of e-shots using in-house software

Reporting to the Marketing Executive, main responsibilities included:- Setting up and developing the marketing database;- Assisting with all marketing administration- Completion of Pre-qualification documents and supplier registrations- Preparing a fortnightly report to Marketing Executive and Senior Management team on activity;- Market research to.

Research into the area of stress management in order to ascertain how stress is assessed and best practices when it comes to tackling it.Evaluating the effectiveness of a new web based research tool (DBA Navigator).

Worked in a small team to collect money from tills, count daily takings and monitor cash handoversExamined daily sales transactions to reduce lossesDaily re-balancing of the sales departments using store finance system Dealing with staff inquiries (e.g. cash floats or uniform requests etc)

Participated in a volunteer project and conducted qualitative research on participant’s ability to cheat on the Implicit Association Test.

Responsible for the day to day running of two adjacent storesBalanced and deposited both businesses takingsDrew up training schedules and trained new employeesImplemented disciplinary procedures when necessaryInterviewed prospective employeesGuided fellow team members both on the shop floor and in an office setting.

Responsible for legal documentation and accurate pricing of products. Ensuring quality customer service through friendliness and good social skillsManagement and time planning of till assistants Training of new employees on stock location and ICT programs

Cim, Professional Diploma In Marketing

Msc, Occupational Psychology

Bsc, Psychology