Experience

Shropshire Youth Support Trust

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

• Research and Development Assistant

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  My role as part of the Research and Development team is to help manage our funding stream and monitor research to use for our funding applications. This includes, but is not limited to: bid writing, researching/applying to tenders, grants, and trusts, storing/updating a library of documents and our fundraising history, proofreading written content for SYST, and managing internal and external communications with funders.

• Funding Application Bid Writing Assistant

  • Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

  Working within the operations team to assist the chief fundraiser with writing funding bids via letter/email, and assisting the Marketing Executive with the company's written content. Digital and computer skills with a variety of software are used daily, as well as learning key marketing strategies and working towards set deadlines in a close-knit office environment.



Y Seren Bangor

• Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

• Editor of Y Seren TV

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

  Writing monthly articles and submitting contributions for the TV section of Y Seren, improving my journalistic, editorial, and IT skills while also working towards deadlines. The role also includes editing my own writing, responding to feedback/proofreading, and organising the visual layout of the newspaper. Fully proficient in Adobe InDesign, Wordpress and a website environment. Additionally, I am responsible for the promotion of articles via regular social media posts. A portfolio of my published work to date can be found in the link below: https://www.seren.bangor.ac.uk/author/james-tanner/ Show less



Clarks

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  • Involving the roles of cashier and shoe fitter during the busy summer period. • Consisted of several challenging scenarios that were dealt with to ensure positive customer satisfaction. • Involving the roles of cashier and shoe fitter during the busy summer period. • Consisted of several challenging scenarios that were dealt with to ensure positive customer satisfaction.



TCS Recruitment UK

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Waiting Staff

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

  • 10 months catering experience including the roles of plate waiting, serving/clearing food and beverages in both silver service and buffets. • Working at a variety of venues, including racecourses, football stadiums and conference centres. • Enhancing my skills of teamwork, co-operation and initiative further, often under pressured situations. • Delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced and challenging environment. • 10 months catering experience including the roles of plate waiting, serving/clearing food and beverages in both silver service and buffets. • Working at a variety of venues, including racecourses, football stadiums and conference centres. • Enhancing my skills of teamwork, co-operation and initiative further, often under pressured situations. • Delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced and challenging environment.



New College Telford

• Wellington, Telford

• Student Library Assistant

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2014

  Completing a two-week work placement at a college library, being placed with the responsibility of book scanning and running a return system. I was introduced to using digital software, communicating with other staff members and assisting the college librarian in the day-to-day running of the library. Completing a two-week work placement at a college library, being placed with the responsibility of book scanning and running a return system. I was introduced to using digital software, communicating with other staff members and assisting the college librarian in the day-to-day running of the library.