Lydia Tickner
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Kathy O'Brien
Lydia and I joined Scouts at the same time. During my time at Scouts, Lydia worked with my team to run events for supporters and for the wider team at Scouts. She was always incredibly personable, efficient and willing to go the extra mile to get things right. I would recommend her to anyone who values not just the ability to get things done, but also the quality and positivity of the relationships their staff build with customers and colleagues alike.
Alysha Sargent
I have known Lydia both professional and personally for almost 10 years. Lydia is a confident, resourceful and adaptable senior level events and public programmes professional with a strong and successful background in heritage attractions and events management, which has led to the development of exemplary activities and initiatives in the Heritage Sector. Lydia has well-developed organisational and project management skills including managing multiple activities. She has strong financial planning, management and working to deadlines. She excels in leadership skills when working as part of a focused and productive team and individually. She has the ability to work closely with external partners in influencing and negotiating at all levels of seniority. She is a diligent and pragmatic individual who is able to build and lead a team to achieve a high standard of successful projects and events. I would not hesitate to recommend Lydia.
Kathy O'Brien
Lydia and I joined Scouts at the same time. During my time at Scouts, Lydia worked with my team to run events for supporters and for the wider team at Scouts. She was always incredibly personable, efficient and willing to go the extra mile to get things right. I would recommend her to anyone who values not just the ability to get things done, but also the quality and positivity of the relationships their staff build with customers and colleagues alike.
Alysha Sargent
I have known Lydia both professional and personally for almost 10 years. Lydia is a confident, resourceful and adaptable senior level events and public programmes professional with a strong and successful background in heritage attractions and events management, which has led to the development of exemplary activities and initiatives in the Heritage Sector. Lydia has well-developed organisational and project management skills including managing multiple activities. She has strong financial planning, management and working to deadlines. She excels in leadership skills when working as part of a focused and productive team and individually. She has the ability to work closely with external partners in influencing and negotiating at all levels of seniority. She is a diligent and pragmatic individual who is able to build and lead a team to achieve a high standard of successful projects and events. I would not hesitate to recommend Lydia.
Kathy O'Brien
Lydia and I joined Scouts at the same time. During my time at Scouts, Lydia worked with my team to run events for supporters and for the wider team at Scouts. She was always incredibly personable, efficient and willing to go the extra mile to get things right. I would recommend her to anyone who values not just the ability to get things done, but also the quality and positivity of the relationships their staff build with customers and colleagues alike.
Alysha Sargent
I have known Lydia both professional and personally for almost 10 years. Lydia is a confident, resourceful and adaptable senior level events and public programmes professional with a strong and successful background in heritage attractions and events management, which has led to the development of exemplary activities and initiatives in the Heritage Sector. Lydia has well-developed organisational and project management skills including managing multiple activities. She has strong financial planning, management and working to deadlines. She excels in leadership skills when working as part of a focused and productive team and individually. She has the ability to work closely with external partners in influencing and negotiating at all levels of seniority. She is a diligent and pragmatic individual who is able to build and lead a team to achieve a high standard of successful projects and events. I would not hesitate to recommend Lydia.
Kathy O'Brien
Lydia and I joined Scouts at the same time. During my time at Scouts, Lydia worked with my team to run events for supporters and for the wider team at Scouts. She was always incredibly personable, efficient and willing to go the extra mile to get things right. I would recommend her to anyone who values not just the ability to get things done, but also the quality and positivity of the relationships their staff build with customers and colleagues alike.
Alysha Sargent
I have known Lydia both professional and personally for almost 10 years. Lydia is a confident, resourceful and adaptable senior level events and public programmes professional with a strong and successful background in heritage attractions and events management, which has led to the development of exemplary activities and initiatives in the Heritage Sector. Lydia has well-developed organisational and project management skills including managing multiple activities. She has strong financial planning, management and working to deadlines. She excels in leadership skills when working as part of a focused and productive team and individually. She has the ability to work closely with external partners in influencing and negotiating at all levels of seniority. She is a diligent and pragmatic individual who is able to build and lead a team to achieve a high standard of successful projects and events. I would not hesitate to recommend Lydia.
Credentials
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Safer Events
Hire SpaceJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certification Training
AXELOS Global Best PracticeDec, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
First Aid at Work
QualsafeSep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)Jan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandOct, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
NEBOSH General Certificate
NEBOSH -
Personal Licence
Dover District Council
Experience
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Rothamsted Enterprises
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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Aug 2022 - Present
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The Royal Institution
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Commercial Events (Maternity Cover)
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Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
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Wentworth Woodhouse
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Events Manager
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Key Responsibilities – To deliver a culturally diverse and commercially successful events programme at an ambitious regeneration charity. Develop a new events strategy to increase revenue, quality and profile, develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Achievements • Planned and delivered record-breaking fundraising ball, working with Chair of Trustees• Enhanced and managed a successful and Covid safe summer event programme • Implemented new policies and processes, including contracts, event briefs and feedback tools
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The Scouts
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Deputy Head of Events
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Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
Key Responsibilities – Leading a busy and commercially successful events department across two challenging venues. Overseeing key accounts, stakeholder relationships and compliance with health and safety. Driving forward a new strategy and vision, including customer service, budgeting and in-depth profit analysis. Direct line management of two Operations Managers. • Led team of 20 during temporary promotion for 9 months as Acting Head of Department • Implemented change in wedding and hotel business model based on profitability analysis• Restructure of teams to maximise skillsets, efficiency and profitability• Co-ordinating Covid19 response, stakeholder communications and reopening plansRole was made redundant due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event Manager
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Feb 2016 - Jan 2019
Key Responsibilities - Secured new events and income from commercial businesses and charities and worked to deliver mass participation sports challenges, cultural festivals, exhibitions and concerts. Led on stakeholder engagement with local authorities, residents and producers. Assisted event organisers from conception to delivery with their events, working on the ground as Duty Event Manager. Reviewed and assured Health & Safety documentation, including Event Safety Plans, risk assessments, contractor RAMS and PLI. Booked and coordinated commercial filming and photography.Achievements• Operations lead for community festival Great Get Together for three years, 2016-2018• Event Manager for Arcadia Festival 2018 – 32,000 capacity dance music festival • Successfully secured Shrouds of the Somme, commemorative art installation Nov 2018• Venue Manager for start of Prudential Ride London 2016 - 2018, 30,000 cyclists
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Account Manager
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Sep 2015 - Feb 2016
Key Responsibilities - Managing and delivering multiple high-profile award ceremonies, conferences and parties in a fast-paced agency. Responsible for overseeing the build and daily running of a purpose-built venue over 4000m2 on a historic site in central London. Achievements • Compiled build/strike schedules for complex project and managed multiple contractors• Delivered 10 large budget events in four weeks, the largest for 2,200 guests• Developed communication skills with corporate clients, delivering events for Deloitte, McLaren Racing and Aviva
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English Heritage
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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South East Events Manager
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May 2013 - Sep 2015
Overall responsibility for managing a large and diverse commercially successful events programme at five iconic historic visitor attractions. Involvement at all stages from planning and budgeting, to event set up and delivery, including liaison with artists, performers and internal and external stakeholders. Events ranged from third party hires, to family trails and large scale historical re-enactments. Responsible for managing large budgets, alongside contributing to the delivery of PR and marketing materials. Experience of compiling and confidently presenting financial reports to senior management and direct line management of two Assistant Event Managers. Achievements• Planned and delivered several large scale events such as WWII Weekend, Dover Castle and Battle of Hastings, Battle Abbey• Successfully delivered a record programme profit in 2014 of over £300,000 • Contributed to capital and NLHF projects, press launches and high-profile VIP visits • Led planning and operations of BBC Antiques Roadshow filming at Walmer Castle, July 2015
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Events Assistant
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Jul 2012 - May 2013
To assist the Event Manager in all aspects of planning and execution of public events and to deputise for the Event Manager when required. Organising and running a series of high profile Members events across the territory such as lectures, workshops and exclusive access tours, whilst increasing profitability. Key Achievements• Successfully grew Members’ Event programme in size and profitability in 2012• Internally promoted in ten months
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Education
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2011 - 2012
The University of York
Cultural Heritage Management MA, Distinction -
2007 - 2010
The University of Reading
Archaeology BA, 2:1
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