Catherine Nobes

Experience

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  ZigZag Education

  Jul 2010 - May 2011

  Customer Dispatch Assistant

  • Coordinating the print and supply of incoming orders with the printers. • Updating databases of schools and their chosen curriculums through internet research.• Managing the ‘Author in Focus’ section on the company’s website.• Performing ad hoc duties ranging from managing reception, attending incoming customer queries and communicating any grievances to the relevant editor or department.

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  Sandpiper Books Ltd

  May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Catalogue and Marketing Co-ordinator

  • Fronting the company’s marketing campaign, booking and creating inserts and page ads in national newspapers and magazines.• Coordinating print schedules with copywriters, printers and designers.• Proofing the catalogues and relaying changes to design team. • Writing the introduction to the monthly catalogue.• Updating social media, working to grow followers.• Choosing and signing off artwork including front cover image• Forging and retaining links with publishers and suppliers, researching books to skim and reprint.• Organising external meetings for the senior manager with specialist publishers and wholesalers.• Liaising with warehouse and suppliers about incoming stock. • Communicating detailed customer sales analysis to the management team. Show less

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  Zanui

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

  Assistant Buyer

  • Tracking and coordinating orders from purchase through to customer sales.• Working closely with suppliers to ensure their product range was accurately uploaded within a given time frame.• Proofing text and product lines information on website.• Assisting the buyers in setting up meetings with suppliers.• Reporting and analysis of sales to determine reorder quantities.

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  Seven West Media

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  Administrative Assistant

  • Diary and inbox management for five executive heads of the Finance Department.• Managing pitches and partnership requests. • Writing reports, including power point presentations, on trends in the broadcasting and publishing industry.• Organising and managing senior executive events end to end.• Collating reports for the monthly operations committee, including communicating agendas and minutes.• Coordinating with IT and mail room regarding daily operational requirements.• Reconciling expenses and invoices for the finance executive team.• Organising conferences between senior global partners across different time zones.• Conducting research for the Investor Relations manager on peer and competitor activity and emerging startups. Show less

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  Monash University

  Feb 2015 - Sept 2015

  Development and Administration Officer

  • Acting as a key source of advice in relation to Development issues to both internal and external stakeholders.• Identifying Trusts and Foundations of interest to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, researching funding rounds and advising on approaching deadlines.• Compiling pen portraits of individuals and organisations prior to large-scale events. Researching potential donors, including propensity to give. • Coordinating the Monash University Medical Foundation board meetings, including updating action plans, taking minutes and acting as the conduit between the Faculty, the Development team and the Board.• Proofreading proposals and organising design and printing of collateral.• Drafting correspondence to donors, including gift agreements and reports.• Special projects assistance including creation of supportive documents, maintaining database records, booking and taking minutes at meetings and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.• Compiling the Development Managers’ Moves Management strategies• Analysing data to produce Donor Pyramids and philanthropic performance presentations. • Coordinating diary meetings and travel arrangements.• Organising events with a range of key stakeholders including senior researchers and high–profile donors. Effectively planned and managed the first Medical Foundation CBD showcase event, liasing with relevant key stakeholders such as the Board, Researchers and high-profile guests.• Coordinating office recruitment. Show less

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  University of Melbourne

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Project management of the Univeristy's major MRFF initiatives including coordination, facilitation and tracking of major initiatives from conception to completion.• Organising and running bid development workshops, capability development initiatives and facilitating excellent stakeholder engagement across the University.• Primary support for the central MRFF team, and primary point of contact for MRFF capability building initiatives and general MRFF planning and operations. • Ensuring the overall pipeline of MRFF opportunities is tracked effectively via the CRM system and integrated into monthly reports. Show less • Assisting with the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of programs and activities to engage with prospective donors and steward existing donors to the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.• Stakeholder management, including continuing donors to the University, academics, biomedical precinct and hospital partners. • Analysing philanthropic income reports and reporting accurate financial information to senior management.• Preparing a range of written materials, including complex funding proposals, briefings for the Dean, reports for donors, internal reports, business cases and general correspondence.• Event project management, including donor visits, stewardship events and prospective donor showcases. Have successfully coordinated a large, complex gift, liaising with event management, communications and legal to ensure that the process for finalising and announcing the gift ran smoothly. Show less

  • Project Officer, Medical Research Future Fund

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Project Development Officer, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

    Sept 2015 - Oct 2018