Sarah Adams Email & Phone Number

Twickenham, United Kingdom

England Women's Sevens Team ManagerResponsible for the Operations and Logistics for the England Women's 7s Senior and Academy teams. Ensuring Competitions and Training Camps provide the best possible preparation and platform for team success, working closely with all functional areas involved including Coaching, Media, Commercial, Medical, Security and Performance Analysis departments.Main responsibilities include: o Providing on the road operational and logistical support for all fixtures, both at home and abroad, including the HSBC World Series, Rugby Europe, Commonwealth Games and 7s Rugby World Cup. o Planning of all teams’ fixtures and events, including; administration of squad selections and itineraries, travel, accommodation, match and training venue selection and match day planning and execution o Highly experienced working with high profile players and staff, ensuring both personal/professional commitments are met.o Booking all team airline transport through charter flights/commercial airlines where applicable. o Compiling all team event schedules to include training sessions, recovery, match preparation, sponsorship requirements (open training sessions), photo shoots and commercial commitmentso Developing and managing budgets and reconciling expenditures after events o Working closely with World Rugby and Rugby Europe around fixtures and tournament planning.

Working as part of the Davis Cup Legacy Project Team, responsible for the co-ordination, delivery and management of a UK wide Trophy Tour consisting of 133 events. Role includes:- Successfully planning and scoping the Tour calendar as part of the strategy development phase - Building and developing successful working relationships with external stakeholders including all County Associations, Regions, Sponsors, the ITF and Davis Cup team.- Ensuring a smooth delivery of all events throughout the Tour providing project management support and guidance- Managing all transport, security and storage logistics of the Davis Cup Trophy- Oversee the successful planning and delivery of all player events including Jamie Murray at Dunblane Tennis Club and Andy Murray, Glasgow Hydro Arena- Support the activation of the Marketing, Digital, PR and Communications plans as well as build initiatives to grow and sustain participation in tennis.

Twickenham, United Kingdom

Working within the Event Delivery team for the Rugby World Cup 2015, where I was responsible for the successful coordination of the facilities, services and operational requirements for 5 of the participating international teams including the winning team, New Zealand, plus Argentina, Georgia, Tonga and Namibia.Working closely alongside the Pool Manager, the role included direct liaison with the 5 Head Coaches and Team Managers to discuss and implement their bespoke requirements and act as their first point of contact in the lead up to, and during, the tournament. This included planning and delivering essential team requirements for over 250 high profile individuals, including team security, team vehicles and transport, accommodation, international arrival, hydration, nutrition, stadium set-up and services, freight logistics and accreditation.In addition to this key focuses included contract management of 11 Team Bases and 16 hotels, where I was responsible for coordinating the provision and booking of elite training facilities, equipment and pitches prior to team arrival. As well as recruitment and training of 31 paid staff including Team Liaison Officers, Team Base Coordinators and Team Security Advisors, all working to plan and deliver an exceptional event.

Responsible for all Operational logistics at Leaders including; Project management of all major events from planning to delivery phase, budget management, sponsorship activation, building contractor partnerships, venue liaison, accounting and implementation of registration and accommodation platforms for attendees.Events included the annual Leaders Sport Business and Performance Summits in London and New York, as well as events across Europe for key clients such as the NBA, NFL, MLS and The Premier League.

• Supported event staff onsite, as well as pre-event working alongside the Operations Manager. • Managed all incoming delegate pass payments, processed all event enquiries via phone & email, and assisted the marketing department in data research and promotional emails.• Record all company expenses and supported company banking. • PA to CEO- arranged meetings, booked venues and diary management.

New Jersey, Usa

• Fully responsible for financial and day to day administration of the Academy.• Required liaising and building strong relations with various soccer clubs within New Jersey and New York, raising invoices and up keeping existing company accounts. • Included responsibility for processing weekly payroll for staff, creating and maintaining a player database covering all regions, and dealing with bookings/reservations of soccer courses.• Also role as a professional soccer trainer for 4 female teams of varying ages, working on technical and tactical based practices, whilst also administering club tryouts. • Personally gained large client base for delivering private training sessions to individual players.