Sarah Dhaliwal Email & Phone Number

Huddersfield, Gb

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

My current role involves overseeing the delivery team and all product delivery including; organisation of NDNA’s Annual Conference and Awards, Member Events and training (online and in person), accreditation schemes and publications. I am also the NDNA’s NCFE designated Centre Manager for qualifications – after coordinating the initial centre accreditation, I now oversee the update and implementation of all centre policy and procedure, and the registration and certification of all learners.

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

As the Events Manager I am responsible for managing the Events Team and our activities including: - The logistics of our pool of Associates nationwide in conjunction with the Events Officer - assigning training sessions based on experience and (for face to face events) geographical location. - Managing our calendar of events, which are currently mainly online. - Looking for ways to continually develop our practices including new ways of using our online software.- Training new staff and associates on our current online platforms. - Organising and running our Autumn and Spring Member Events together with the wider team. - Managing admin relating to feedback and finance and reporting to colleagues where needed.

Cheadle

Essentially a project manager role, but unlike a lot of projects events have a deadline that cannot move, and so planning and logistics are everything. I had great relationships with clients and suppliers, and always went the extra mile to ensure that a job was done incredibly well. A lot of my work was conference based within the HE sector. I also researched, planned and delivered team building activities, incentives and corporate hospitality packages. I managed smaller teams of our ever growing pool of colleagues on various events. My responsibilities as the project leader included liaison with and reporting to clients, managing all aspects of the event budget including supplier negotiation and ensuring surplus targets were met, as well as managing the project time plan and reporting documents to ensure that the team were on track. I supported my team with all other elements of the event delivery such as delegate and speaker liaison, bookings, payments, accommodation, queries, presentations and AV etc. I also assessed venue suitability for events, and liaised with venues regarding logistics and costs, as well as organising other areas of conferences such as dinners and awards presentations.We provided booking website capabilities and apps to clients, and I am proficient in the software used for both. I really enjoyed the management aspect of my job and spent time writing and delivering training documents on company policies and practises, as well as on software training. As a company we worked on various incentive trips for clients to reward their employees, and I was involved in the research of destinations, transport, hotels, activities etc. for these, I also hosted some of these incentives, accompanying clients to the BRIT Awards, Oslo and Italy, to ensure the smooth running of the events, and allow the lead client to enjoy the experience fully with their employees.

Cheadle

I worked as part of a team of professional problem solvers that were able to service our client's every event need; from recommending and arranging bookings at the best restaurants and bars both in the UK and abroad, to providing team building activities, conferences, exhibitions, incentives and corporate hospitality packages. My role included dealing with delegate and speaker liaison for a number of Higher Education Association Conferences; bookings, payments, accommodation, queries, presentations, AV etc. I also liaised with venues regarding logistics and costs, as well as organising other areas of the conferences such as dinners and awards presentations, collating and coordinating brochure and signage design and print and liaising with suppliers to the events; negotiating prices and dealing with supplier contracts. I also coordinated a series of one day workshops for a client, which included venue and client liaison, as well as the creation of delegate bookings sites, budget management and facilitator liaison. As a company we worked on various incentive trips for clients to reward their employees, and I was involved in the research of destinations, transport, hotels, activities etc. for these, I have also hosted some of these incentives, accompanying clients to the BRIT Awards and Oslo, to ensure the smooth running of the events, and allow the lead client to enjoy the experience fully with their employees.

Cheadle

See role above

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

During my final year I completed modules in Fundraising and Sponsorship for Events, Global Events and Festivals, Creativity and Innovation, International HRM for Events and Managing the Client Event; a practical module on which the main report was written.I undertook at 14 month placement at Assured Events as part of the degree. Previous year's studies included modules on special interest tourism, business and economics, stadium and arena management, marketing and communications, project management and HR.

tracking down the best restaurants, accommodation and activities in the UK and abroad to create client event proposals for incentive travel trips, team builds and corporate hospitality packages. Generally researching and problem solving anything clients throw at us!

Among general office duties; diary management, invoicing, ordering and customer service enquiries, I was also responsible for organising the company’s attendance at exhibitions including advertising, stand design, risk assessment and working at the events.

Ba (Hons) Events Management, Global Events, Marketing, Hr, Stadium Management, Business, Economics, Fundraising & Sponsorship, First

Optional modules undertaken in HR Management for the Tourism and Events Industry.

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