Experience

cazenove+loyd

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Department - Latin America + Caribbean

  • Mar 2021 - Present



The Insider Travel Collection

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements

• Founder & Director

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  The Insider Travel offers special access cultural travel for groups of six or more people. Every journey is linked with a non-profit partner to raise funds and awareness for the world's most critical causes. We only work with sustainable hotels and partners. From January 2021 The Insider Travel will focus on a fixed portfolio of specialist 'Insider Retreats' headed by leaders in literature and mental well-being. Details to be announced December 2020. The Insider Travel offers special access cultural travel for groups of six or more people. Every journey is linked with a non-profit partner to raise funds and awareness for the world's most critical causes. We only work with sustainable hotels and partners. From January 2021 The Insider Travel will focus on a fixed portfolio of specialist 'Insider Retreats' headed by leaders in literature and mental well-being. Details to be announced December 2020.



TravelLocal

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

• Lead Partnerships Consultant

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Hired for a fixed term contract to implement and drive a new partnerships strategy for TravelLocal. Worked closely with the co-owners to ensure communication was clear and targets were being met. Responsibilities included:Writing partnership proposalsManaging relationshipsPitching to new organisations Overseeing budgets Setting milestones and deadlines Hired for a fixed term contract to implement and drive a new partnerships strategy for TravelLocal. Worked closely with the co-owners to ensure communication was clear and targets were being met. Responsibilities included:Writing partnership proposalsManaging relationshipsPitching to new organisations Overseeing budgets Setting milestones and deadlines



The Exceptional Travel Company

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Expert-Led Journeys

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  Hired to develop a new division for Expert-Led tours and relaunch new product and online content for the Latin America Division. Responsibilities included:Writing new website content for Latin America and Expert-Led toursCurating a portfolio of Expert-Led tours for 2020Sales for these two divisionsSetting budgets and sales targets Negotiating contracts Hired to develop a new division for Expert-Led tours and relaunch new product and online content for the Latin America Division. Responsibilities included:Writing new website content for Latin America and Expert-Led toursCurating a portfolio of Expert-Led tours for 2020Sales for these two divisionsSetting budgets and sales targets Negotiating contracts



University College, Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Executive

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Joined Univ's Development Office as a part-time consultant then promoted to the role of Senior Development Executive shortly after joining. Worked closely with the Development Director and Annual Fund Manager on strategy for the College's most important campaigns. Responsibilities included:Cultivating gifts £25,000 - £250,000Managing a prospect pipeline of approximately 200 Univ Old MembersManaging University College Development Board and volunteer sub-committees Organising and attending events from small scale dinners to large lecture series



cazenove+loyd

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Division, Escorted Journeys

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2016

  Joined Cazloyd as a trainee on the Latin America desk in 2006. Progressed to Senior Sales Expert then Head of Division in 2012 for a one year maternity cover. Headed and launched Escorted Journeys 2013 - 2016. Responsibilities included:Setting individual sales targetsSales training for new team members Managing budgetsDeveloping business strategy for the new Escorted Journeys division Negotiating contracts Securing partnershipsManaging relationships with Experts leading the Escorted JourneysWriting content for PR and Marketing