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As the Events Manager, I am responsible for selling, planning and running events at the museum, and developing relationships with both external and internal stakeholders.

I am a freelance event manager working across the UK, with current availability.Organising and delivering national and international events with a customer centric performance. Recognised for flexibility and building definite business relationships with clients and venues.

As the FRA coordinator for Dementia Oxfordshire, part of Age UK, I raise awareness of the activities and services we provide through building meaningful relationships with new and existing community fundraisers, creating, promoting and running relevant events and being the first port of call for supporters with an interest in supporting our work.

Working closely with the operations and sales team, I joined Bubble as a freelance floor manager and team leader. Creating an environment of productivity managing 10+ team members throughout exceptional, profitable events for up to 1000 guests, such as the BAFTA awards dinner, I worked flexibly to handle last-minute changes to events, and in turn enhance client relationships and satisfaction. The first point of contact for clients, building definite business relationships with both clients and venues leading to further work opportunities. My lucrative project planning collaborations with the operations team has lead to increased client and staff satisfaction and my creativity in a working environment.

As a manager and coach I collaborated with 10+ bespoke catering companies, planning, staffing and troubleshooting events. Talent management and coordination with business partners, providing strong performance and organisational impact delivering hundreds of national and international events, in Europe and the Middle East, including the BRIT's. Reporting into the Operations Account Manager I was responsible for managing teams of 25+ staff to deliver spectacular, memorable events. As a coach I devised and implemented innovative training for 50+ new starters and existing staff whereby expanding staff engagement, satisfaction and retention by 30%. Furthermore, I was awarded for my teamwork, management and coaching at the annual staff awards.

Collaborating closely with the Project Director and the Finance Business Partner at the Nightingale Hospital, alongside the Trust we built, mobilised and decommissioned an incredible temporary hospital amidst the global pandemic. Building and maintain solid relationships with stakeholders, clients and senior management, I operate project coordination, planning and estimating and oversee the raising of purchase orders, invoices, job reports and budgets of GBP 500,000+. I am responsible for creating extensive documents and presenting engaging content to the Trust and estates, including the handover of all documentation. In my first 3 months, I successfully negotiated 4 contracts for hard FM services demonstrating my strong communications skills. Additionally, I perform daily administrative tasks such as email, telephone calls, minute taking, writing reports and scheduling.

I volunteered at the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London as a team leader, operating the mobilisation, lifecycle and demobilisation of the hospital. Running the service operationally alongside the Operations Managers, managing diaries and schedules for 15 team members I oversaw the handing and transportation of medical equipment and patients. I took charge of leading and training 10+ cleaners and porters in their new roles to ensure they would thrive in their new roles. I performed regulatory compliance and auditing and arranged the deliveries and collections of scrubs and PPE for the hospital.

During my internship I helped develop international relations and coordinated the activities of the Faculty of Education, Translation and Humanities. This involved supporting and advising the University management on international issues and external affairs, developing international agreements for the University. I was responsible for the development of various social medias, relaying of information, communication, organisation and cooperation between the students and Internalisation Unit within the Faculty Education, Translation and Human Sciences. I enthusiastically organised and ran a victorious week-long exchange with 25 international students, securing new business relationships with four international universities, and successfully secured first choice exchange placements for 10+ UVic students across the globe.

Working in the marketing and sales department procuring contracts through B2B and B2C communications, increased website traffic by 30% developing tailored copywriting and SEO. I obtained reoccurring contracts and boosted sales figures by 15% whilst building lasting relationships with stakeholders and clients. All achieved by applying my strategy and analytical skills guaranteeing quality standards were met. I worked independently performing 50-80 cold-calls per day, educating customers on all company services.