Experience

RCSA Australia and New Zealand

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Solutions and Event Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Veritas Events - A BI WORLDWIDE Company

• Australia
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager

  • May 2019 - Nov 2019



The Association Specialists

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager

  • May 2016 - May 2019



Akolade

• Australia
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event & Operations Manager

  • Mar 2015 - May 2016

  -Delivery of events from production to delivery including on site responsibility and post event evaluation; preparing conference kits and ensure they are delivered within Operational deadlines, unpacking & storing as appropriate. -Pre, on-site & post event logistics: minimise costs by liaising with hotel staff to ensure booking numbers and costings are within budget & Company policies. -Processing event registrations; managing delegate lists; delegating events within the team. -Ensuring excellent customer service; responding to website & phone enquiries; maintaining & developing client and supplier relationships; venue searching and selection -Promoting conferences and events to potential customers -Budgeting; credit control; office management; handle HR files of all employees. Show less



Compass Group

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Event Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Development, production and delivery of projects from proposal right up to delivery; Delivering events on time, that exceed client expectations; Setting, communicating and maintaining timelines and priorities on every project; Communicating, maintaining and developing client relationships; Managing supplier relationships; Managing operational and administrative functions to ensure specific projects are delivered efficiently with the use of Events Perfect; Responding to enquires and providing quotes to clients; Conducting site inspections; Ensuring excellent customer service and quality delivery; Credit control; Post event evaluation. Show less



Conybeare Morrison

• Australia
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Meeting and greeting clients; Diary Management; Assistant to one of the Directors; Booking meetings; Arranging couriers; Answering and forwarding phone calls; responding to incoming emails; Screening phone calls; Sorting and distributing post; archiving; general office administration duties. Meeting and greeting clients; Diary Management; Assistant to one of the Directors; Booking meetings; Arranging couriers; Answering and forwarding phone calls; responding to incoming emails; Screening phone calls; Sorting and distributing post; archiving; general office administration duties.



LOST Events

• Event Producer

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  Temporary contract where I assisted with 2 large events (1,000 guests) in November, and (1,500 guests) in April including: promotional team management; supplier management; overseeing logistics, set up, breakdown of event; follow up meetings with clients post event for debrief purposes; venue sourcing and theming ideas for future events. Temporary contract where I assisted with 2 large events (1,000 guests) in November, and (1,500 guests) in April including: promotional team management; supplier management; overseeing logistics, set up, breakdown of event; follow up meetings with clients post event for debrief purposes; venue sourcing and theming ideas for future events.



Euromoney Institutional Investor

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Event Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2013

  I had responsibility for three key areas of company activity: the organisation of – i) International conferences; ii) International, UK and in-house training events and iii) Corporate networking functions. This includes taking on-site responsibility for the provision, and has included travelling to conference locations in Europe, (Madrid, Prague and Rome,) Africa, (Cape Town, Durban, Mombasa and Accra) and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East. At the corporate level I had overall responsibility for event organisation and determined events to be delegated to team members. Additionally, I had responsibility for the financial accounts, forecasts, credit control and venue management of all events. Show less



University of Brighton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Events Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

  Primary point of contact for events including: booking and confirming catering; relevant room reservations; distributing advertising and reminders for events, updating departmental events calendar, collating relevant event materials, manage sign-in and registration of event. Contacting any internal/external persons involved in the event, ensuring any equipment is in place, and parking is booked for the day of the event if required. Responding to telephone and written enquiries including emails as appropriate, creating sign in sheets; developing and analysing evaluation forms using Excel and Google Docs. Checking and processing expenses claims, diary management. General office duties including: stationary orders, filing, photocopying, sorting mail, faxing. Responsible for updating departmental website using Dreamweaver software. Show less

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  General Administrative duties which included: managing the registration database for (1000+) students studying language courses, enrolling and withdrawing students on the database, extracting data from the database in order to create forms. Replying to emails, taking telephone messages, interacting with academic and administrative staff and students and dealing with their enquiries. Filing, photocopying, sorting mail and other general office duties.