Maternity leave cover

Supporting the General Counsel, three Board Committees and all board related activities, including liaison with the Treasurer. Secretary of the internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and coordinator for the Safeguarding & Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (PSHEA) Committee. Backup for the EA to the President and CEO role and support for the team of EAs.

PRDnationwide, under the umbrella of the global real estate giant Colliers International, has over 115 franchises around Australia. This contract role included support to the National Marketing Manager and team and included interim events coordination, marketing support and documentation of processes and procedures. - Support to the PRDnationwide Marketing Team to create cover for both the National Events Coordinator and the Marketing Coordinator roles.- Coordination for the successful delivery of the 2017 & 2018 training schedule for the franchisees.- Creation and distribution of the weekly EDM newsletter and Business development EDM program. - Support to the franchise offices for marketing collateral ensuring brand guidelines are adhered to.

During maternity leave I also took responsibility for the Event Managers Network before moving to Canada. This network aims to help facilitate a community of individuals who have a passion for delivering exceptional events. The aim was to share ideas, monitor trends and find inspiration through regular networking events throughout Brisbane and the Gold Coast. I will say that running events for event managers is a tough job! But I thoroughly enjoyed the connections with vendors and working with some amazingly talented professionals. Anyone interested should definitely go to www.eventmanagersnetwork.com to join the network

The events and marketing team delivered an average of 200 events per year. Project management for a variety of events and training workshops, including all marketing activities for: - Commercialisation & Collaboration Bootcamps aimed at researchers and CRC's- Ideas2Market workshops for entrepreneurs and small business owners- TechClinics - facilitating industry, researchers, uni's and government representatives to collaborative solutions- Industry Capability Network events - connecting local suppliers with major project opportunities- Manufacturing Skills Queensland Conference, Awards Night and workshopsOther duties include relationship management internally and externally; database management and quality assurance. The Australian Institute for Commercialisation (AIC) merged with QMI Solutions and included the Industry Capability Network (ICN) & the MSQ. I started off as in a contract role as Executive Assistant to the Deputy CEO before moving into the marketing and events division.

Started off as a temp and was offered the Office Manager role supporting the London Mayfair head office & three regional offices.After supporting 3 major events an opportunity came up for a 3 month secondment in Dubai in the marketing department. On return I then moved into a full time marketing & events role supporting the organisation’s expansion across Europe - until the closure of all offices during the global financial crisis. Event Management:-Budget responsibility for all events&marketing activities worth over £5million-Coordinated venue management,caterers,production team, graphic&stand designers, entertainment, contractors&equipment hire-Managed high profile guests, hosts&entertainers (Ivana Trump, Ashley Cole) -Coordinated staffing requirements,briefings,travel, uniforms and feedback-Review and reporting of each campaign in line with the global company strategy-Coordinated&managed all road shows,seminars, mall stands&exhibitions around the UK, Ireland&Europe-Creatively delivered a variety of client appreciation events&product launches,generally in the format of cocktail or dinner events-Office openings events & Special Offer Open days-Directly reported to the UK Country Mgr and the VP of Marketing in DubaiMarketing Management:-Media&PR agency management-Consumer activity tracking&reporting with recommendations for future activities-Control of marketing materials throughout UK&Ireland, ordering&distribution of brochures, popup stands,posters&other branded items to all offices, agents&events-Compiled information to update the award winning website-Implementation of company rebranding for all channels including updating the shopfronts, marketing materials&event management of the rebrand launch-Initiation, management&implementation of experiential marketing, such as outdoor billboards, mall signage&promotionsSponsorship Management:-International sponsorships, such as 2007 Ferrari Challenge championship,Porsche Mobil 1 Super cup (2008)

-Worked on a variety of events, setup and catering, including the South African Presidential Opening, luxury cruise boat events, weddings and cocktail parties-Promoted early to team leader-Part time contract work