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Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Oxford, England

Supporting Principal Investigator in management of research projects. Concluded €5.9m EU FP7 project with 10 work packages across 15 partners and six countries. Overseeing award set-up of £1.7m UK MRC grant involving ten investigators at four partner institutions plus charity collaborators. Key duties include:• Oversee complex and interrelated transplant research programme budgets for Oxford and partners, including budget forecasting, budget re-setting, and regular reports to Principal Investigator.• Manage day-to-day finance processes including purchase orders, invoices, travel and expense claims, and enforcement of funder expenditure guidelines.• Review, prepare, and submit annual reports for key funding agencies, including European Commission, UK Medical Research Council, and NHSBT.• Coordinate with central Departmental Finance team and utilise standard University finance reports to ensure all budgets harmonise and all reporting obligations are met.• Plan and execute events, including engagement meetings with potential charity and industry funders and annual research consortium summits with up to 60 attendees.

Oxford, United Kingdom

I help small businesses harness their website analytics to improve website performance to advance business goals. This may include improvements in traffic generation, conversion optimization, lead nurture, and retention, depending on the maturity of the site and key strategic aims.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Supervised team of five employees and oversee daily operational logistics, including team project management. Advised Director of Donor Relations and College President on fundraising strategy and progress.Led team to exceed revenue targets during major departmental and institutional change. Designed and led annual strategic planning meetings, resulting in a comprehensive fundraising strategy for all 6 sources of donation revenue for current fiscal year.Developed and managed departmental discretionary spending budget.Managed successful application for $274,000 foundation grant and developed strategy and letter-of-inquiry for an additional $450,000 grant.Co-led selection of replacement for current donor management database, negotiating final contract with substantial discount on first-year user license fees.*Left voluntarily for family-related move to United Kingdom.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Managed a weekly email sales program to drive app. $180,000 in annual revenue.Maintained e-commerce website built on Shopify with over 3,000 products and dozens of active collections.Implemented email capture best practices on website to grow email list by 15% over 18 months.Developed KPI reports based on Google Analytics and Shopify.Developed fresh initiatives to reach new markets, including strategic distribution partnerships and social media ad campaigns.NOTE: this was a 5-hour-per-week part-time position, over and above my role in fundraising.

Vancouver, Bc

Coordinated major giving program responsible for 90% of $3,500,000 in donation revenue, including supervision of two employees. Delivered reports on all aspects of College fundraising efforts, including contributions to thrice-annual Board reports. Devised, documented, and enforced data entry standards and proposal management system for major giving efforts involving 6 solicitors and 600 donors and prospects.Regularly screened lists of up to 120 course and event attendees to seek top-priority prospects for additional research and engagement as potential donors.Developed and delivered monthly KPI and tri-annual Board reports to monitor progress toward fundraising goals.Managed 2014 Christmas Appeal, boosting revenue by 25% year-on-year.Produced and managed 2015 Spring Appeal, which yielded 4x revenue of previous year and 40% increase in number of monthly donors.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Oversaw data entry, maintenance, retrieval, and reporting on Raiser's Edge donor management database of 39,000 records to serve needs of Development, Alumni, and Marketing offices. Train and support 15 Raiser's Edge users across multiple offices.Contributed to strategy and content for fundraising via direct mail, email, and College website. Advised on major donor strategy in bi-monthly meetings, maintaining high degree of discretion and confidentiality.Analysed and reported on outcomes for 2-3 annual appeals, with actionable recommendations for improvement.Provided monthly reports on YTD revenue and fundraising KPI progress.Coordinated with Marketing team to keep appeals on time amidst resource constraints and competing deadlines for projects from other College offices.Co-led College-wide effort to develop compliance with Canada's new anti-spam laws, with new framework fully operational by legally mandated July 2014 deadline.

Vancouver, Bc

Aligned efforts between Marketing, Alumni, Admissions, and Development to strengthen alumni affinity and prospective student interest. Strengthened College social media presences towards these ends. Maintained donor and alumni records on Raiser's Edge to serve Development team needs.Developed and deployed integrated social media strategy, resulting in 100% increase in Facebook and Twitter followers.Delivered framework for new alumni ambassador program to encourage prospective student referrals from College graduates.

Vancouver, Bc

Thanked donors for gifts; planned and lead follow-up phone campaign for 2009 Christmas Appeal; maintained Raiser's Edge data on donors and alumni; maintained online alumni directory; helped launch monthly alumni e-newsletter.

Houghton, Ny

Represented Houghton to diverse audiences of potential students across New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Communicated via phone, e-mail, and meetings with inquirers and up to 250 applicants per year.Planned and executed travel to represent Houghton at roughly 70 schools, 25 college fairs, and up to 10 church visits and youth conferences yearly.Coordinated and promoted the 2007 National Christian College Fair in Buffalo, NY with two dozen colleges and several hundred prospective students in attendance.Chosen to represent the college on admission-related travel throughout Europe and in Senegal and South Korea.Brought highest and second-highest number of students to Houghton from assigned admissions territory, out of four counsellors total.

London, United Kingdom

Combination resident assistant/teaching assistant for Houghton's London Honors Program. Lived on-site with two dozen freshmen, attending to student life needs, while also assisting students with paper-writing and understanding of material. Performed basic admin tasks for the program's professors and reported on student progress.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Theological Studies (Old Testament)

Ba, Religion, Intercultural Studies

Activities and Societies: First-Year Honors Program in London, Study Abroad in Tanzania, TA for Western Civilization, Prayer Leader.