Experience

Nominet
• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Events Specialist

  • Oct 2022 - Present


UCAS

• Design Services

• Senior Event Organiser

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Project manage and have complete responsibility of our physical, virtual and hybrid exhibitions and conferences. Physical exhibitions include large-scale commercial exhibitions in venues such as ExCel London, Birmingham NEC, and Manchester central.• Responsibility of sourcing a range of venues in varied locations around the UK (including negotiating venue contracts up to the value of £130,000) that are within budget and the needs of the event.• Management of delivery of events on-site including speakers, exhibitors, staff and contractors.• Management of deadlines, including the gathering, distributing, and proofing of all event-related content.• Work with suppliers, venues, contractors to provide all logistic services for exhibition.• Ensure all floor plans, risk assessments and insurance documents are correct for every exhibition and adhere to venue specifications.• Support with planning event content by research and feedback analysis, as well as liaising with colleagues, customers, stakeholders, external bodies and relevant industry speakers to ensure a high-level of quality.• Produce comprehensive evaluation reports and lead internal washup meetings to inform future events.• Write and liaise with events marketing and editors to provide UCAS.com and registration website content to technical team.• Manage event budgets to ensure that each event is in profit, including planning, forecasting, and reporting to finance.

• Event Orgnaiser

  • Nov 2015 - Feb 2018

  Management of large Higher Education exhibitions at big UK venues such as ExCel London, Birmingham NEC, and Manchester central.• Work with suppliers and large capacity venues to provide all logistic services for exhibition• Ensure all floor plans, risk assessments and insurance documents are correct for every exhibition and adhere to venue specifications• Produce and print all marketing and event literature and signage• Produce detailed operational plans• Manage all registration areas and footfall throughout the event ensuring capacities are not breached• Manage all set budgets for income and expenditure• Ensure all service providers adhere to contract terms and conditions• Deliver excellent customer service to suppliers, contractors and service providers



Campden BRI

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project and Events Coordinator

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  - Coordinating large marketing conferences, seminars and trade missions. - Account Management of large client training contracts - Project Management of training concepts and programmes - Managing large income and expenditure budgets - Identifying development and sales opportunities within the business - Creating tenders and pitching them to potential clients - Management of Campden BRI's busy reception team - Coordinating large marketing conferences, seminars and trade missions. - Account Management of large client training contracts - Project Management of training concepts and programmes - Managing large income and expenditure budgets - Identifying development and sales opportunities within the business - Creating tenders and pitching them to potential clients - Management of Campden BRI's busy reception team



Meningitis Now

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager (Secondment)

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Provide management and guidance of events team (4 event organisers, administration support and volunteers)• Responsible for income budget of £1.1 million and £300,000 expenditure• To manage and market a large portfolio of community and challenge events • Management and strategic reporting into the Director of Fundraising

• Events Co-ordinator

  • Nov 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Running all National events for the charity e.g. London Marathon and Three Peaks Challenges• Responsibility for £500,000 annual targets and£200,000 budget spend• Promoting and selling events and the charity to individuals, groups and businesses • Management of the team (2 event organisers, administration support and volunteers)• Provide guidance and support to community fundraising team on activities they are running across the UK• Stewardship and management of all participants from sign up to after the event (including encouraging involvement in other events)Specific achievements for current role: Taking a bespoke team of 25 participants to trek the Great Wall of China; increasing London Marathon participation (both Golden Bond places and volunteer runner’s year on year) and income increases too; introduction of new events into the calendar such as RideLondon cycle challenge in 2013 and for 2014, and the London Triathlon.

• Individual Giving Fundraiser

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Running a wide range of fundraising mailing appeals for both cold and warm audiences• Researching current trends in direct marketing activities in order to increase revenue for the Trust • Financial and strategic planning including analysis of previous campaigns• Negotiating production costs, overseeing and liaising with external design/fulfillment agencies and delivering campaigns within planned budgets and delivering an increased ROI (return on investment)• Responsibility for managing the charity’s largest community fundraising event (Five Valleys Walk) - managing all budgets, organising all logistics, recruitment of supporters and volunteers. Selling the event to the general public and businesses.



Asthma UK

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Officer (Temporary Contract)

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  • Project managed the Royal parks half marathon for the charity - 300 runners • Ran a Three Peaks Challenge - 80 participants • My contract was specifically for three months that meant I needed to devise strategic plans to deliver these events in tight deadlines • Responsibility for all decisions related to the events which included income and expenditure budgets, managing the logistics, recruiting and supporting staff and volunteers, marketing and communication plans and representing the charity at the events • Networking with companies to gain sponsorship and items for event participants and working with the existing corporate team to maximise the supporter experience.


Travelling in Austrailia
• Travelling and Working in Australia

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2010
• Event Organiser

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Recruitment of participants for their respective events (including all administration work and record keeping) • Stewardship and support for the participants throughout their training and fundraising before the event • Customer service and counselling support to participants (many of whom had overcome the disease to take part) • Working with the Events team to achieve shared goals • Recruitment of participants for their respective events (including all administration work and record keeping) • Stewardship and support for the participants throughout their training and fundraising before the event • Customer service and counselling support to participants (many of whom had overcome the disease to take part) • Working with the Events team to achieve shared goals



Ecclesiastical Insurance Group

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Overseas Assistant Accountant

  • Dec 2003 - Mar 2008

  • Preparation of the management accounts for the overseas operations• Researching and providing commentaries on results• All bank reconciliations, posting accounts on to financial systems, reconciliations of payments associated with Inter fund accounts and cash flow reporting

• Management Information Technician

  • Nov 2002 - Dec 2003

  • Preparation of budgets, controlling the expenditure against each cost centre• Production of monthly management reports• Reconciliation reports on petty cash, foreign currency, accruals and bank reconciliations.