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Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Southampton

Croyde, England, United Kingdom

Group and 1 to 1 Surf Instructor

Woolacombe, England, United Kingdom

Strong sales and customer service delivered resulting in significantly increased turnover

Croyde, England, United Kingdom

Woolacombe, England, United Kingdom

Sri Lanka

Mentored, organised, motivated, and supported volunteers staying and working at the Sri Lanka Sea Turtle Conservation Project and local Childcare Projects. Responsible, for logistics, orientation, support, team building, problem solving etc.

Yorkshire And North East Lincolnshire

The RNLI is the Charity that Saves Lives at SeaEstablished new corporate relationships and nurtured existing ones to generate sustainable income for the charity. Developed strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders within the area.Managed 80 volunteer groups whilst developing and creating new community fundraising initiatives within the Yorkshire and NE Lincolnshire area. Conducted 8 quarterly area progress meetings with volunteer group representatives to engage and inspire.Monitored performance to ensure targets were met and reported regularly on progress.Chaired meetings with volunteer groups.Implemented RNLI problem solving policies to effectively resolve a volunteer dispute in a timely manner.

North East Region

Coached, mentored and motivated a team of 12 fundraisers achieved (101% of target).Utilised daily team talks to engage and inform fundraisers inspiring them to exceed targets.Implemented campaign logistics and successfully managed equipment and weather challenges along with the resultant frustration. Conducted frequent one to one meetings to appraise, motivate and develop the skills of the team.Mentored and developed Level 2 fundraisers throughout the season to enable them to carry out the senior fundraiser duties and for the new fundraisers to become Level 2 fundraisers.Developed strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders within the North East. Arranged socialising events between the fundraisers, lifeguards and crew.Ensured membership data, donations, mileage, hours worked were captured accurately and reported in a timely manner.Adhered to all aspects of health and Safety, vehicle and accommodation maintenance.Encouraged suitable candidates to apply for promotion and assisted with recruitment and interviews.Organised and led key flagship events whilst balancing the demands of fundraising.

North East Region

Charity ambassador, engaged in conversations with the public at beach locations to raise funds through membership and provided sea safety messages. A target driven environment that required resilience and the ability to handle objections in a positive manner.Exceeded all targets.Lead, mentored, trained and motivated other fundraisers. Drove hire vehicles and attending ad-hoc events. Starred as the Level 2 within RNLI Face to Face recruitment material and online video. Assisted with recruitment of future fundraisers at Leeds University and BUCS Surf Championship.

Woolacombe Devon

Sharing my love and knowledge of surfing with customers and tailored this to meet their needs.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Weekly sales targets were regularly exceeded

Leeds, United Kingdom

1st Class honours degreeSurf Team Committee Vice Captain

Iapt Supervision Training For Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Supervision

Post Graduate Certificate, Low Intensity Iapt

Post Graduate Certificate, Interpersonal Skills And Counselling

Bsc (Hons) Psychology (1St Class), Psychology, First Class

Activities and Societies: Surf team Vice Captain, Surf Team Motorsports, Squash, Swimming, Psychology, Psychology committee, Football

A2 Levels, A2 Levels: Psychology (B), Biology (B), Geography (B)

Activities and Societies: School Teams: Football, cricket, tennis, cross countryAS Government & Politics (B) Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.