Katie Wilson
London,City of London
Summary
Dedicated project support team member with over a year's experience working for an international NGO. Currently completing Prince2 Foundation project management qualification. Well-rounded knowledge of international development processes and themes gained through degree in 'international development with economics' and workplace experience of projects in maternal health, child survival and nutrition.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Development Media International (DMI)
London, City of London
07.2023 - Current
- Operations and Project Support team member.
- Budget holder for HQ costs, planning and tracking expenditure in line with budgetary demands. Contribution to budget line BVA.
- Operational and logistical support to both HQ and international teams in areas such as communications, travel and visas, logistical support, and planning.
- Contributed to writing and designing annual and quarterly reports for international funders.
- Prepared professional business correspondence on behalf of senior staff and organisation.
- Scheduled meetings, conferences and appointments.
Management Personal Assistant and Events Manager
Bond No.28 (G&J Leisure Ltd)
Norwich, Norfolk
02.2023 - Current
- Personal assistant to operations manager of two nightlife venues.
- Performed scheduling, database management, external communications and research duties.
- Managed multitude of varied tasks and heavy workload to achieve efficient operation of major venues.
- Successfully designed and delivered weekly pitches and project proposals to board of directors and key company stakeholders.
- Developed effective social media strategy and social media brand package.
- Developed promotional social media content for key events/holidays, achieving threefold increase in social media interactions on Facebook and Instagram.
- Oversaw administrative duties for business, including correspondence with external accountants, wages and all customer relations via email and telephone.
- Managed all corporate and private venue hires for two venue spaces with capacity of 200.
- Liaised with private hire clients to determine exact event requirements in order to surpass set expectations and generate new business through word of mouth at events.
UEA Sport Cheer Stunt Coach
UEA Sport
Norwich, NFK
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Completed Level 2 British Cheerleading Association Qualification.
- Implemented leadership and management skills to provide high quality and simulating training sessions in high-risk sport.
- Facilitated training sessions for over 25 competitive cheer stunt athletes.
- Acted as designated qualified first aider and completed health and safety documents in event of injury.
- Designed training sessions and educational material.
- Assessed and interpreted competition score sheets and regulations.
Bartender, Barista, Hostess, Hotel Staff
Ty Morgans
Rhayader, POW
05.2017 - 12.2022
- Prepared mixed drinks and poured wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages within target service timeframes.
- Produced high-volume coffee orders quickly and accurately, meeting customer demand.
- Managed peak pub hours effectively, creating and delivering drinks swiftly to maintain efficient service.
- Monitored food distribution, verified guidelines for special diets and delivered meals to recipients quickly.
- Managed in-person and telephone guest enquiries, customer service requests and reservation bookings using OpenTable.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines, closing till.
- Greeted customers warmly, aiming to provide positive, smooth check-in experiences.
Grants, Public Health and Management Assistant
Ikamva Labantwana Bethu
Cape Town, Western Cape
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Assistant to charity managers, organising charity activities on weekly and monthly calendar, updating websites and databases and note taking in briefings/meetings.
- Collaborated with charity managers and directors to write and edit grant proposal of 6 foster homes for at risk under 18 year olds from Crossroads and neighbouring townships, approved by Western Cape Government.
- Designed Theory of Change model of charity's revised educational programme to apply to project proposals.
- Engaged in range of technical writing in collaboration with managers and directors including budget reviews, stakeholder analysis and log frame development.
- Assisted development and implementation of Western Cape Government 'youth café' programme at Ikamva following attending professional training programme provided by Western Cape Government.
- Provided administrative support to managerial team in areas such as grant writing, developing fundraising website pages, developing professional skills programmes for service users and general administrative duties.
- Designed and implemented health education programmes on topics such as substance abuse, women's health, sexual health and mental health to charity service users ranging 6-35 years old and for third party organisations contracted by charity to provide health education.
- Conducted both quantitative and qualitative research to provide charity with information on service user demographics in areas such as age, education level, gender and sexual identity.
Major Partnerships and Donor Team Volunteer
Young Lives Vs. Cancer
City Of London, LND
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted team with development of 'decks' to present to potential partnership companies.
- Assisted in network mapping to establish connections with companies and banks.
- Interpreted qualitative data into infographics and graphs for 'Big Bag Project'.
- Identified companies producing products needed for 'Big Bag Project' for potential partnerships.
- Researched and developed network maps of attendants of 'A Very British Affair' charity gala.
- Assisted events manager in preparations for charity gala.
UEA Sport Cheer Stunt Club Treasurer
UEA Sport
Norwich, NFK
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Decided budget allocation of £9000 UEA Sport grant across all areas of club activity.
- Wrote and reviewed annual club budget records alongside UEA Sport Team.
- Acted as signatory for club account transactions.
- Managed invoices and applications for budget usage from other members of club committee.
- Organised online club fundraiser adhering to COVID-19 restrictions, securing fundraiser prizes totalling over £600 in value from 9 local and national businesses.
Events and Journalism Volunteer
Welsh Centre For International Affairs
Cardiff, CRF
07.2019 - 07.2019
- Attended and completed 'Safeguarding for NGOs' training facilitated by WCIA and Hub Cymru Africa, developing clear understanding of safeguarding procedures in charity sector.
- Provided blogging coverage for lecture event facilitated by Welsh Centre for International Affairs and David Notts Foundation at Cardiff Medical School on surgery in developing countries.
- Conducted in-depth research to uncover and translate complex ideas about surgery in developing countries and key lecture topics such as obstetric fistula to blog readers.
- Published blog on WordPress and on charity social media channels including LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
- Took high quality promotional photos to enhance blog.
- Assisted in advertisement of lecture event using charity social media channels.
- Assisted in development and facilitation of school international peace conference for WCIA and Hub Cymru Africa with over 300 students in attendance.
- Facilitated workshops on humanitarian communications during conference to 4 classes of 25-30 students.
Social Media Intern
Welsh Centre For International Affairs
Cardiff, CRF
07.2017 - 07.2017
- Maximised interaction across Facebook and Twitter, writing relevant, creative posts to generate engagement.
- Maintained brand values, verifying consistent copy and visual tone in line with brand guidelines.
- Insured consistent interaction with partner charities and supported publishers on social media through reposting and promotion of partner's events and campaigns.
- Supported development and implementation of social media plans to generate social media traffic and increased following.
- Wrote and dispatched direct mail campaigns advertising charity events.
- Advertised charity events across all charity social media platforms.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Development With Economics
University of East Anglia
Prince2 Foundation Qualification - Project Management
Prince2
Remote 10.2024 -
A Level English Literature And Language - English Literature And Language
Llanidloes High School
A Level History - History
Llanidloes High School
A Level Geography - Geography
Llanidloes High School
A Level Welsh Baccalaureate - Welsh Baccalaureate
Llanidloes High School
Skills
- Budget holder and budgeting experience
- Producing communications materials for funder audiences
- Proposal and grant writing
- Business administration
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Policy writing
- Social media and website management
- Content publishing tools
- Budget development and fundraising
Timeline
Prince2 Foundation Qualification - Project Management
Prince2
10.2024 -
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Development Media International (DMI)
07.2023 - Current
Management Personal Assistant and Events Manager
Bond No.28 (G&J Leisure Ltd)
02.2023 - Current
Grants, Public Health and Management Assistant
Ikamva Labantwana Bethu
08.2022 - 09.2022
Major Partnerships and Donor Team Volunteer
Young Lives Vs. Cancer
07.2021 - 10.2021
UEA Sport Cheer Stunt Coach
UEA Sport
06.2021 - 06.2023
UEA Sport Cheer Stunt Club Treasurer
UEA Sport
06.2020 - 06.2021
Events and Journalism Volunteer
Welsh Centre For International Affairs
07.2019 - 07.2019
Social Media Intern
Welsh Centre For International Affairs
07.2017 - 07.2017
Bartender, Barista, Hostess, Hotel Staff
Ty Morgans
05.2017 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Arts - International Development With Economics
University of East Anglia
A Level English Literature And Language - English Literature And Language
Llanidloes High School
A Level History - History
Llanidloes High School
A Level Geography - Geography
Llanidloes High School
A Level Welsh Baccalaureate - Welsh Baccalaureate
Llanidloes High School
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