o Conduct desk research into Oil and Gas and Automotive markets
o Liaise with Fircroft Business Unit Managers worldwide regarding contractor rates information
o Co-ordinate and analyse Benchmarking Studies on pay rates worldwide
o Design and conduct client and contractor satisfaction surveys
o Edit and co-ordinate monthly external newsletter to clients and contractor Engineers of a senior level
o Produce and maintain library of company Powerpoint presentations
Achievements
o Currently prepare and produce a monthly benchmarking report for main client Bentley Motors
o Designed, developed and update complex sales forecasting database holding information on over 200 projects of clients within oil and gas accounting for billions of pounds worth of potential and current business

o Research into sales and popularity of new and old games content for major global phone network carriers
o Respond to delivery requirements and troubleshoot for major network global accounts including Vodafone and Orange
o Produced and updated sales data reports through extensive use of Excel
o Worked closely with Sales team, negotiating priorities and scheduling deliveries together with the Operations team.
o Conducted gap analyses for identifying further commercial opportunities.

o Cold-calling prospective clients for Finance/Accountancy jobs and attending client visits
o Posting and managing job advertisements online and internet research of market
o Interviewing candidates on telephone and face-to-face
o Sending out mailshots for business development
o Administration and written correspondence to candidates and clients
o Sourcing candidates from CV websites and adding to database
o Selling roles in to Candidates and selling in candidates to clients
o Interviewing candidates on telephone and face-to-face
o Producing and e-mailing mailshots to clients and candidates by e-mail
o Visiting companies going through redundancies to offer services to employees
o Negotiating fees for contract and permanent positions
o Generating job interview leads for client contacts and from candidate referrals

Achievement
o Exceeded my KPIs for identifying new candidates, growing the database, generating job leads and making placements

Researched and organised material, locations and models for photo shoots for an on-line photo library
o Researched locations and current social issues for ideas for material for photo shoots through secondary desk research including via the internet, word of mouth and cold calling to gain required information
o Produced mini reports on current social trends and issues and updated any changes
o Sourced “models” in Nottingham, registering them and organising photo shoots
o Produced marketing/promotional material for potential clients
o Produced and distributed monthly newsletter
o Organised props and assisted on location for photo shoots
Achievements
o Developed a database of over 400 models over 3 years
o Researched new ‘social’ material for photos which contributed to better marketing and marked increase in sales to voluntary agencies and local authorities

I assisted the Strategy Co-ordinator in carrying out research and providing administrative support for the first Nottingham Homelessness Strategy, a guide for making recommendations on improving local Housing policy

Responsibilities:
Networking & Information Support
o Attended monthly meetings with HAZ (Health Action Zone), Housing, Social Services and Hostels representatives to update on Strategy progress and share information
o Developed and maintained a library of external national and local research information
o Edited, produced and distributed a monthly Strategy newsletter to a mailing list of over 400 people as well as maintaining an updating mailshot database of addressees
o Raised awareness of Project through organised meetings, seminars and conferences
o Administrative support including organising meetings, conferences, agendas and taking and typing minutes

Quantitative Research
o Liaised with Health, Housing, Social Services and the voluntary sector to collate, analyse and
o interpret local government housing statistical data as supporting evidence for Strategy’s arguments
o Designed and conducted structured, semi-structured and unstructured questionnaires aimed at service users and staff distributed by post and in person to variety of community centres and voluntary organisations
o As part of a team performed a night-time ‘head-count’ of Street homeless in Nottingham City Centre for comparison with similar counts nationally

Qualitative Research
o Organised and conducted small focus group interviews with a range of service users concerning health, social and welfare issues ‘off site’
o Live debates and group discussions by staff and users alike from Strategy-organised forums and events were recorded and excerpts included in Strategy report
o Organised and co-ordinated Consultation meetings within the City in the first year then the Borough in the second on tackling homelessness issues with staff representatives from over 20 voluntary and statutory led organisations

Report Writing
o Monthly progress report updates to Strategy ‘Steering Group’
o Mini reports interpreting complex data from external sources into a user-friendly format to inform Managers/Staff
o Contributed to final report for the Nottingham Homelessness Strategy of 2001 to be implemented by Nottingham City Council in association with voluntary sector groups

Achievements:
o Organised the launch of the Homelessness Strategy for over 200 attendees
o Events Organisation: Successfully lead the Logistics Group in organising a large, all-day, outdoor ‘SpeakOut’ event incorporating live music, arts and groupwork for 200 homeless people in Nottingham City

o Provided an efficient advice and reception service, within a team, communicated to students and lecturers by telephone and face-to-face
o Audio typing
o Performed general administrative duties including wordprocessing, filing
o Effectively dealt with queries regarding tuition fees, course entry requirements and funding
o Actively involved in Open Days for new students
o Performed general administrative duties including wordprocessing, filing, exam preparation