Experience

Children's Cancer North

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  As the Events Manager at Children's Cancer North, I work with both the research team at the Centre for Cancer Research within the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre at Newcastle University and the staff on the Paediatric Oncology Wards at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. My main responsibilities are planning and delivering the larger projects within our events portfolio for the charity to raise funds to make life better for children and young people with cancer in the North East and Cumbria. The charity invests in revolutionary research, provides support for children and their families and raises awareness of childhood cancers. Our portfolio of events includes the Children's Cancer Run based at Gosforth Park which takes place in May each year and has been staged for 39 years. In 2019 we added a second annual Children’s Cancer Run which is based at Bitts Park in Carlisle. During the pandemic we adapted the Children’s Cancer Run to add an ‘At School’ element to the project which is now a welcome addition to our annual events offering. In the past few years we have also held the Children's Cancer Ride along the banks of the River Tyne during the summer months and the Children’s Cancer Walk in Northumberland during the autumn. My work with local and national businesses and our event Corporate Supporters, who provide equipment, services and/or funds for our events, enable the delivery of these fundraising projects at minimal cost. This ensures the money raised through donations and sponsorship by the event participants funds the charity’s three main objectives: research, support and awareness. Show less



Omlis

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PA to Founder & CEO

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

  • devise and maintain office systems, including data management and filing; • arrange travel, visas and accommodation and, occasionally, travel with Markus to take minutes at meetings and to provide general assistance during presentations; • screen phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handle them when appropriate; • meet and greet visitors at all levels of seniority; • organise and maintain diaries and make appointments for senior directors; • deal with incoming emails and post, often corresponding on behalf of Markus; • take minutes; • carry out background research and presenting findings; • produce documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations; • organise and attend meetings and ensure the management team are well prepared for meetings; • liaise with clients, suppliers and other staff; • carry out specific projects and research; • responsible for accounts and budgets; • take on some of Markus' responsibilities and work closely with management; • deputise for Markus, make decisions and delegate work to others in Markus’ absence; • involved in decision-making processes; • recruit and train junior staff and delegate work to them. Show less



Nova International Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Events Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2014

  • Planned, delivered and controlled event projects within Nova’s agreed portfolio to meet agreed aims and objectives for each event, • Liaised with multiple internal and external stakeholders throughout the event planning and delivery process ranging from local authority departments and emergency services to event contractors/suppliers and sponsors, • Responsible for combined annual operations budget across the series of events, • Worked with external contractors and suppliers to deliver on budget, through price negotiations, whilst maintaining high quality service, • Solely responsible for planning and managing 4 annual events, Event Management Support for 3 events per year and responsible for various operational area manager roles for 6 to 7 additional events throughout the year, • Assistant Start Director, Bupa Great North Run: The world’s greatest half marathon. Responsible for logistics, event contractors and suppliers, crew and outside broadcast from BBC Sport during event build, delivery and de-rig covering an area of 1.4km on the Central Motorway and Claremont Road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, • Resolved problems and challenges meeting both long-term and urgent, unexpected deadlines, • Booked travel, accommodation and diary management for department members and project teams. • Recruited crew and volunteers and effectively worked with them as both leader and team member, • Frequently designed and delivered presentations to the company’s Chairman and Senior Management and communicated event briefings to up to 80 staff, external suppliers and contractors, • Responsible for the development of the Warehouse Management System and coordination of the van packing process and procedures, • Developed, coached and mentored others to personify and embody the core values and ethos of Nova, • Operated and implemented procedures to improve standards, customer experiences and cost effectiveness. Show less



Spy Games Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers

• Event Coordinator

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Full Time, Student Industrial Placement • Liaised with clients (spoken and written correspondence) and compiled client proposals, • Administered busy events diary and coordinated subcontracted staff for events, • Devised venue finding database to improve processes and procedures and develop revenue stream, • Project managed various corporate events for blue chip firms from initial enquiry through to delivery, • Prepared contracts and monitored client satisfaction, • Managed corporate sales stand for national trade exhibitions. Show less



VIP SKI

• United Kingdom
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resort Manager

  • Nov 2003 - Sep 2006

  • Responsible for overseeing the complete resort operations for a prestigious chalet company in the French Alps, liaising with all suppliers and local authorities several times a week, • Chaired weekly staff meetings and managed, motivated and monitored up to 40 staff at one time, • Controlled resort budgets and produced weekly financial accounting reports • Monitored guest welfare and satisfaction in resort and successfully organised logistics of airport transfers for approximately 150 guests leaving and arriving on a weekly basis, • Processed health & safety paperwork and supervised the quality control of chalets, service, food and beverage, • On-call 24 hours a day. Show less