Sibel Pala
London
Summary
Operations and project coordination professional with a degree in TV and Digital Production and experience managing programmes across education and multi-site environments. Proven in coordinating teams, managing schedules and resources, and supporting end-to-end project delivery. Known for being organised, reliable, and calm under pressure, with a track record of keeping complex operations running smoothly in fast-paced settings.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Area manager - Highgate
Active Day Camps
London
09.2025 - Current
- Scaled programme growth: Spearheaded growth of wraparound care from 7 to 60+ children per session aged between 4-11.
- Budgeting & resource management: Managed budgeting and resource allocation for both term-time provision and holiday camps.
- Operational planning & scheduling: Designed and managed timetables for wraparound care, holiday camps, and lunchtime sessions.
- Recruitment & talent acquisition: Led recruitment interviews, identifying and hiring top-tier coaches and managers.
- Training & quality assurance: Developed and delivered staff training to ensure consistently high-quality coaching across all schools.
- Stakeholder & school partnerships: Maintained close liaison with schools, ensuring safeguarding, quality standards, and seamless communication.
- Partnership development & social impact: Initiated a cross-school partnership between Channing School and Brookfield, integrating sixth form tutors with pupils alongside Active Day Camps’ sports provision, creating a new initiative supporting low-income families.
- Event & programme delivery: Planned, coordinated, and delivered large-scale holiday camps from concept to on-site execution, overseeing logistics, staffing, timetables, and day-to-day operations as on-site manager.
- Safeguarding & compliance: Oversaw safeguarding across multiple sites, ensuring staff compliance, safe practice, and consistent implementation of child protection procedures as area manager.
Teaching Assistant
Channing Junior School
London, England
03.2023 - 09.2025
- Administrative systems: Used SchoolBase (MIS), Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Google Workspace to manage student records, support reporting, and streamline administrative processes and planning.
- Event coordination: Supported the planning and delivery of school performances and parent events, contributing to smooth event operations.
- Communications and media support: Managed school photography and contributed to internal and external communications and school materials.
- Safeguarding and confidentiality: Worked collaboratively with teaching staff while maintaining strict confidentiality regarding student information.
- Process improvement: Improved classroom and administrative processes and supported the implementation of changes to enhance student support.
- Policy and procedures: Acted in accordance with school policies and procedures to ensure consistent, compliant support for students and staff.
Sales Agent & Receptionist
Foxtons
London, England
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Administrative support: Provided calendar management, schedule coordination, and comprehensive diary management for multiple clients.
- Lead generation: Generated, qualified and onboarded clients while scheduling property viewings.
- Conveyancing coordinator: Coordinating the end-to-end sales progression process between clients, solicitors, mortgage brokers and surveyors.
Receptionist
Virgin Active
London, England
02.2021 - 02.2022
- CRM and stakeholder management: Increased member retention and satisfaction whilst dealing with queries and complaints.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - TV and Digital Production
Middlesex University
London 09.2019 - 05.2022
Skills
- Project Coordination & Project Management
- Event Coordination
- Stakeholder Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Scheduling, Planning & Prioritisation
- Client-Facing Experience & Customer Engagement
- Softwares: Thinkbooker, Cpoms, BrightHr, Verifile, MS Office & Google Workspace
- Safeguarding (KCSIE) Knowledge and Application
- Budgeting
Languages
Turkish
Native
Timeline
Area manager - Highgate
Active Day Camps
09.2025 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Channing Junior School
03.2023 - 09.2025
Sales Agent & Receptionist
Foxtons
11.2022 - 02.2023
Receptionist
Virgin Active
02.2021 - 02.2022
Bachelor's Degree - TV and Digital Production
Middlesex University
09.2019 - 05.2022