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North Wales

Manage the office of a construction and groundwork business.Assess and cost development projects. Order materials, ensuring best value.Responsible for compliance, legislation and health and safety.Communicate with regulatory bodies, clients, suppliers and other stakeholders.

North Wales

• Responsible for the smooth, daily operation of the non-educational side of the school business including operations and facilities management• Building (Grade one listed) and grounds maintenance (38 acres), health and safety management, oversee fire safety and operational processes and compliance• Manage and co-ordinate maintenance, scheduling and budgeting of work• Negotiate with supplies and utilities to ensure that maximum value is achieved with all goods and services• Line manage a team of 18 people: catering, housekeeping, estates and maintenance• Transport Manager for a fleet of four minibuses, responsible for their maintenance and appropriate licences etc.• Project manage various building and on site development projects with external contractors• Promote the School and oversee all bookings made by external parties and groups• Plan, organise, deliver and manage a wide range of large events• Create, maintain and develop effective relationships with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders • Provide strategic advice as part of the senior management team.

North Wales

• Responsible for income generation through the promotion/marketing of business courses and bespoke training packages for companies across a broad range of sectors• Established and fostered new relationships and nurtured existing ones to grow business within the NWBS• Developed a scholarship agreement with a large manufacturing company to offer students work based learning• Promoted the triple helix approach of integrating the university with businesses within the community• Represented the University and Business School at networking events.

North Wales

• Revenue generation of an independent boarding school in its pre-opening phase• Generated £200k from scratch in seven months through researching, sourcing and mining new sources• Developed a new brand, corporate identity and website for the commercial business – Myddelton Ventures.

Cheshire

Responsible for the b2b strategic marketing of Novah Limited, LED lighting specialists.- Structured and streamlined the company branding to develop brand unity and a strong industry presence.- Re-designed the website to increase traffic and drive revenue of LED lighting products.- Created a new exhibition stand, supporting marketing materials and innovative stand attractions to lure potential customers and increase footfall.- Established a brand community and strong, visible social media presence.- Created new promotional, marketing collateral to assist the sales team to gain new business, through wholesale channels.- Organised and managed all design and artwork, external designers, suppliers and photo-shoots.- Wrote press releases, news items, website, letters and marketing campaigns.- Identified new business development opportunities and orchestrated appointments for the MD.

Chester, United Kingdom

Managed the University of Law's National Scholarship Programmes.- Responsible for the strategic creation of a new £400K scholarship programme, comprising 132 awards.- Devised and implemented a marketing plan for the National University Scholarship Programmes.- Built relationships and developed "The Sunday Times Innovation in Law" Scholarships in association with leading, national law firms.- Project managed and promoted scholarship awards through multi-channel campaigns; 18% annual entry uplift.- Created and implemented marketing and communication strategies for each scholarship award.- Matrix managed national teams to deliver tangible results, aligned to business objectives.- Wrote and edited marketing promotional materials, press releases etc,including across social media.- Communicated effectively with key stakeholders to raise the Scholarship Programmes' profile.

Chester, United Kingdom

Developed and implemented the northern, strategic marketing plan for the recruitment and retention of the post and undergraduate legal market. Created and devised marketing activities and recruitment events to exceed targets; £300,000 revenue increase for one campaign. Formulated the marketing and communications plan for a new centre - exceeded year 3 of budget in the first year. Managed design agencies, outdoor media company and PR company.Responsible for one direct report and a team of student ambassadors both at Universities nationally and on site.

Chester

Founded the marketing function for this AIM listed company, Developed and executed the company's b2b marketing strategy in the UK and Ireland. Worked in close conjunction with clients such as Tesco, Morgan Stanley and Shop Direct to develop joint marketing strategies and point of sale materials for loyalty reward programmes. Recruited and line managed six direct reports, across a range of disciplines. Landround plc became one of the world's largest and most successful travel promotions organisations and one of Forbes 'Best under a Billion' global companies. This AIM listed company was also chosen as one of The Sunday Times Best Companies for which to work.

Good Estates Management

Compliance Monitoring For Schools Premises

Iosh Managing Safely

Postgraduate Diploma In Marketing

Advanced Certificate In Marketing

Associate Member

Education record

Ba Honours Degree, English Literature And Language Studies, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Chairman of University Tennis Club Journalist for Student Newspaper Adviser for student health awareness