Katherine Dawson Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Leading communications and engagement for a global ERP and EPM rollout. - Production and distribution of monthly html newsletter to all DSC Finance colleagues. - Engagement with Change Agent community to provide purpose and garner support for the program.- Development of communications plan in line with PMO methodologies.- Multi-level stakeholder relationship management (CFOs, Program SteerCo, finance and operations end users)

United Kingdom

UK&I Transport Transformation Programme- Creation and distribution of a quarterly driver publication for c.8000 drivers- Organisation of monthly videos with senior members of the Transport business, including script-writing and story creation.- Planned and hosted Virtual Transport Conference for c.150 attendees - Facilitated forums in-person and online (Drivers and Transport Managers), including presentation materials, workshop activities and speaker notes.- Use of internal social media channel to spread news from Transport with the wider DSC UK&I community (c.22,000 users)

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Extension of the OneR12 Oracle Finance ERP Transformation Program. Successfully delivered MLEMEA Phase 4, moving four countries from five distinctive legacy systems: SAP (x2), Navision, Scala and Logo Tiger to Oracle Financials Release 12 and the global OneR12 model, increasing global user base to over 38,000 individuals.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Global Transformation Program implementing Oracle Finance system and global design processes across 42 countries with 8 overlapping deployments, all delivered on time, within budget and with an incredibly successful adoption and engagement rate.

Translation and proof-reading of Academic Texts, PhD & Masters Theses, Official documents, etc.

Welbeck, Nottinghamshire

The School of Artisan Food is a registered charity, part of the slow food movement and warmly referred to as the "Hogwarts for Food". It is a unique venue and specialises in the training and development of people at all skill levels with true experts from the world of artisan food production.Role included: Supplier liaison, front of house, customer relationship management, strategy and development of course options and provision, streamlining of administrative processes, re-branding, marketing, social media, events planning (RHS Chatsworth) and implementation.

London, United Kingdom

Covered a number of start up investments including international collaboration with an Italian Café company and the creation and development of social and language tool, 'Chatter Bags'.Organised events and meetings in house and offsite for directors, also acted as interpreter for Italian/English directors in both Milan and London.Team building events for the office.Personal Assistant to MD, recruitment and office manager.Created and maintained company websites and social media for new ventures.

London, England

Organised events of all sizes on site and off site, from the AGM for 450 attendees to smaller team building exercises for 20 or more, this included sourcing venues, refreshments, marketing materials, prizes, etc.Setup and take down of staging, tech support and communications for each meeting.Assisted with internal communications, organised for all staff to attend seminars in groups of 20 with materials and attendance lists.Written and proof-read content for online blog and press releases.Edited photo and images for online use.Website and social media content management.Budget analysis, breakdown and reporting.PA to Marketing Director.

Three month internship to full time position with roles including Office Supplies Management; Head of Social Media & Recruitment; Client Liaison and Relationship Building

Nottingham & Manchester, United Kingdom

One-to-one fitting consultations with Bravissimo customers, adapting each experience to support the specific needs and wishes of each customer, often encompassing a counselling-style approach in specialised situations (e.g. pregnancy, cancer, mastectomy, back/shoulder injury, physical disabilitiers, mental health issues, breast augmentation/reduction).

Italian And Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Student Representative for Italian Studies, academic years 2010/2011 and 2012/2013. - Acting as Chairperson.

Erasmus Placement, Philosophy, Romance Languages, Literature And Linguistics

Education record

Activities and Societies: Young Enterprise Scheme - Managing Director , established a jewellery-selling business Nominated for an award.

Education record