Roberta Fregolent

Experience

• 

  Study Group

  Dec 2013 - Apr 2017

  ➢ Recruited international students to Study Group’s global centres through various online portals and direct in person sales. Met annual conversion rate targets for digital sales.➢ Provided counselling, information and support throughout the entire enrolment process from enquiry, offer, confirmation and arrival in centre, being the students’ main point of contact.➢ Worked alongside sales and marketing colleagues to understand and identify market trends and opportunities for student recruitment.➢ Contacted existing agent partners to explore business opportunities and developed relationships with stakeholders. Increased indirect sales.➢ Organised training sessions with business partners; provided them with marketing materials and supported them in order to develop future business.➢ Kept each student’s and agent partner’s profile updated on the CRM platform Salesforce. Show less ➢ Ran weekly and annual sales history reports. Identified potential growth opportunities analysing annual reports.➢ Managed Italian group enquiries and coordinated with the Operations Team for any logistical requirements. ➢ Planned, organized and helped to conduct conferences, missions and agent visits in Europe (booked venues, travel, accommodation and prepared marketing materials and more) considering budget.➢ Prepared expenses claim payments and provided timely invoices to the finance department.➢ Supported the team undertaking further administration support and office duties. Assisted in two successful summer market sales campaigns. Show less

  • Student Enrolment Advisor, Italy and Latin America and Sales Account Manager, Italy

    Aug 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Sales Assistant, Europe

    Dec 2013 - Jul 2015
• 

  Helping Overcome Obstacles Peru (HOOP)

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Program Assistant

  ➢ Successfully coordinated the start-up of two new educational programmes, including the creation of evaluation and progress monitoring tools.➢ Reviewed goal achievements and progress according to the Five-Year and Annual plans.➢ Planned fundraising events and organised the most profitable fundraising event of the year for HOOP.➢ Researched and applied to Trusts and Foundations, such as the Ford Foundation.➢ Organised medical campaigns and created a results database.➢ Part-time English teaching. Age group: 5 to 7 years old. Show less

• 

  Verge Magazine/Go Global Expo

  Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

  Contributor Writer

  ➢ Wrote articles about my volunteering experience with HOOP. One article of 600 to 800 words each month for a total of six articles. One of them had the most views and shares of the month.

• 

  The Foundation for Social Improvement

  May 2018 - Sept 2019

  Project Officer

  ➢Managed DCMS funded projects and events within the learning programme, including budget monitoring.➢ Ensured the organisation was in full compliance with all internal standards, national and international laws that pertain to the sector, including ISO 9001.➢ Data analysis and synthesising information into reports and info graphics. Created monitoring and impact reports for 8 training projects, which I successfully delivered.➢ Fundraised from Trusts and Foundations.➢ Identified and contacted new potential associate members for business development. Show less

• 

  Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

  Oct 2019 - May 2021

  Senior Program Officer, West and Central Africa

  ➢ Provided support and guidance to Country Teams that are based in Ghana, the DRC, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone to deliver programme commitments.➢ Monitored budgets for FCDO, EU and Palladium funded programmes to ensure timely dispersals of funds.➢ Supported field teams to update WFD’s Monitoring and Evaluation system to ensure compliance with the donors’ assessment standards.➢ Facilitated UK and field-based activities and virtual and physical study visits for parliamentary programmes.➢ Provided support to develop bid proposals and budgets. Show less

• 

  World Child Cancer

  May 2021 - Jun 2024

  ➢ Interim Director of Programmes (September - October 2023). Temporarily worked in title while the organisation recruited a new permanent Director. Oversaw global programmes, budgets and M&E for 7 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Mexico.➢ Oversee the development of 3-year strategic plans for programmes implemented in Ghana, Cameroon, Malawi, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mexico.➢ Technical advice on budgets and Monitoring and Evaluation for different programmes within the organisation. Show less ➢ Manage a multi-year programme, which is the largest of the organisation and funded by FCDO and foundations. Aim: increase the survival rate and quality of life of children that are diagnosed with cancer in Ghana and other Sub-Saharan countries, including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.➢ Responsible for managing programme budget within funders' requirements.➢ Ensure that M&E are accurately integrated into the programming cycle.➢ Provide support to prepare bid proposals and budgets. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager

    Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Progam Manager

    May 2021 - Apr 2023
• 

  Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

  Sept 2024 - now

  Implementation Coordinator I Melbourne Children’s Campus Mental Health Strategy

  ➢ Implementation of Melbourne Children’s Campus Mental Health Strategy, in partnership with the Royal Children’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne.➢ Advise on integrating and scaling research activities into practice and policy in mental health care across the Campus.➢ Project and Risk Management: Manage, prioritise, and report on project timelines and resources to achieve timely delivery of Mental Health Strategy outcomes.➢ Work with multidisciplinary staff (clinicians, researchers, educators) and people with lived and living experiences (Lived Experience Advisors), including young people and their parents/carers, with support from the Strategy Implementation team. Show less