Experience

University of Sheffield Careers Service

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Careers Information

  • Jan 2018 - Present

• Placements, Projects and Partnerships Officer

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Responsible for a new strategic area of work - providing mechanisms for local employers to access University of Sheffield talent (predominantly through placements)- Create, develop and manage relationships with local businesses - Create, manage and delegate tasks within a range of projects- Identify areas of best practice through work with academics and employers- Develop new ideas and processes to increase engagement with all stakeholders at all levels including curriculum level integration- Strategic overview of On CampUS placements - 100 hour projects taking place within the university. Approx 100 placementsKey stats· Tasked with working 20 local organisations, 360 local organisations identified, 100% conversion rate into our jobs board system· A further 340 SME's implemented into a new targeting system· Created a new scheme providing 33 ring fetched placements for Sheffield University students working with academics on REF· Increased number of On CampUS placements despite a 33% cut in budget of the project

• Placement Officer

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2017

  - A key member of the University of Sheffield Placement Team rated in the top five in the country- Lead on the development of placement related activity in Arts and Humanities.- Manage On CampUS Placements – 100 hour projects taking place within the university. Approx 100 placements - Created and now manage AHEAD – 100 hour internships with external SME’s - Manage overseas bursaries for A&H, and Medicine, Dentistry and HealthKey stats• 600% increase in total number of year-long placements from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (A&H)• Highest number of summer placements in a faculty - A&H, 2nd year running• Highest conversion rate of interest to successfully obtaining a placement in a faculty - A&H, 2nd year running• Department with largest total number of summer placements - 2017 History, 2016 School of English• Largest total number of Widening Participation students obtaining a placement in a faculty - A&H

• Senior Careers Information Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

  - Creator of the Careers Diagnostic Tool. Winner of the AGCAS Award for Academic Engagement. ~ The system has involved working with over 4,000 students from Economics, Psychology, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, School of English (including Literature, Linguistics, and Drama), Urban planning, MBB, Law, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Animal and Plant Sciences, School of Languages and Cultures, Management School, Computer Science, Landscape, History, East Asian Studies, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Politics, and Philosophy- Present findings from diagnostic to departments and other key stakeholders - Analyse statistics and trends to draw recommendations for senior management- Liaise with faculties- Student mentor on the University of Sheffield Careers MOOC- Providing general information to students relating to careers guidance via email, telephone and in person- Create/update webpage’s

• Information Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2014



Newcastle University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Advice Centre Administrative assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

  - Acting as a point of triage for all student enquires- Devising and maintaining office systems- Using content management systems to maintain and update websites and internal databases- Training and supervising student voluntary staff and delegating work as required - Manipulating complex statistical data



University of Sunderland

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Enrolment Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Registering students onto their course via the SITs system- Signposting to relevant professional services- General office administration



Marine Park First School

• Trainee Teacher

  • Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

  - Teaching all areas of the primary curriculum for a year 3 class- Taking responsibility for the progress of a class of primary-age pupils- Organising the classroom and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive learning environment- Planning, preparing and presenting lessons that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within their class- Motivating pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative presentations, maintaining discipline- Providing feedback to parents and carers on a pupil's progress at parents' evenings and other meetings



2Touch

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports

• Compliance agent

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

  - Producing, maintaining and analysing multilayer Excel documents for three major blue chip companies- Reviewing sales calls for the FSA, OFCOM and OFGEN- Maintaining in-house standards of excellence through training- Involved with HR in disciplinary procedures due to issues regarding mis-selling from agents- Presenting information regarding current trends of complaints