Assisting and also taking the lead on teaching English classes at the Elementary and Junior high level. Teaching from a set textbook but also creating my own lessons. Focusing on learning and also making English fun in class. Encouraging students to have confidence in speaking, writing and listening in English and showcasing New Zealand to Japan. I had the honour of working at 8 lovely Elementary schools and one Junior high. It was a wonderful experience and I learnt so much about teaching… Show more Assisting and also taking the lead on teaching English classes at the Elementary and Junior high level. Teaching from a set textbook but also creating my own lessons. Focusing on learning and also making English fun in class. Encouraging students to have confidence in speaking, writing and listening in English and showcasing New Zealand to Japan. I had the honour of working at 8 lovely Elementary schools and one Junior high. It was a wonderful experience and I learnt so much about teaching, culture, language and relationships. It is was an experience of a lifetime. Show less

Creation of the Kebabulous brand and menu. Jointly responsible for managing the day to day running of our fast paced Kebab shop/café. Responsible for customer service, marketing, design of menu and general administration. Managing of 3-5 staff and hiring and training of new staff. Established relationships with customers and suppliers.

Responsible for all guest relations and office administration of a 5 star qualmark rated Back-packers Lodge. Responsible for front-line reception, meeting and greeting guests, booking tours and activities and answering all general enquiries. Managing of cleaning staff and quality control. Handling of bookings and enquiries via person, phone, fax and e-mail. Mantaining our online booking systems. Inputing all daily data/takings in to a computer booking system, cashing up at the end of the day… Show more Responsible for all guest relations and office administration of a 5 star qualmark rated Back-packers Lodge. Responsible for front-line reception, meeting and greeting guests, booking tours and activities and answering all general enquiries. Managing of cleaning staff and quality control. Handling of bookings and enquiries via person, phone, fax and e-mail. Mantaining our online booking systems. Inputing all daily data/takings in to a computer booking system, cashing up at the end of the day and daily banking. Compiling and sending out monthly marketing e-mails to our agents to advise of availability, rates and special deals. Responsible for guests overall enjoyment of stay. Show less

• Responsible for media relations and support and assistance to the head of Corporate PR and the Corporate PR team. Handled a high level of press enquiries, involved researching information. Proactively sold in stories to journalists. Assisted with setting up interviews and media filming. • Service Centre Account Manager (to the 4 regions UK, The America’s, Asia Pacific and Europe/Middle East). Acted as the main point of contact for communication with the regions to ensure that queries and… Show more • Responsible for media relations and support and assistance to the head of Corporate PR and the Corporate PR team. Handled a high level of press enquiries, involved researching information. Proactively sold in stories to journalists. Assisted with setting up interviews and media filming. • Service Centre Account Manager (to the 4 regions UK, The America’s, Asia Pacific and Europe/Middle East). Acted as the main point of contact for communication with the regions to ensure that queries and concerns/issues were dealt with efficiently and consistently. Compiled a weekly corporate update to Regions/Markets to update on PR issues.• Acted as Corporate photographer for various PR launches and events & managed media access to The Body Shop photo library.• Monitored the daily national and regional press coverage, edited, summarised and communicated the highlights internally and to the regions. • Managed and compiled a monthly document (PR Update) with press coverage from all regions, distributed globally. • Assisted on campaign work, helped organise campaign photo-calls and assisted on Press Launches – Choose Positive Energy, Comic Relief, Boycott Esso Campaign and a Make-up launch. Assisted the Global PR Team with the research for PR Proposals such as the 25th anniversary of The Body Shop. Supported the Investor Relations Dept with business announcements such as Annual results and Interim results.• Maintained administration for Corporate PR dept. Assistance to the Head of PR involved providing assistance on reports and presentations, using word, PowerPoint and excel. Management of Head of PR’s diary. Responsible for management and tracking of invoices and assistance on budgets. Assisting local charities such as the Children’s Trust in providing support for their fundraising and taking part in Community Volunteering. Show less