Lorena Klos

Experience

• 

  Luxembourg Real Estate

  Jun 2004 - Apr 2005

  Personal Assistant to the Managing Director

  Worked closely with the Managing Director, including providing administrative support and acting as first point of contact. Assisted with time and daily management, dealt with correspondence and note taking. Provided client-facing customer service. Organised meetings with clients and partners.

• 

  Atlantic House

  Apr 2005 - Mar 2007

  Personal Assistant to General Manager

  Provided full administrative / coordination support to the General Manager, including extensive electronic diary management, coordinating arrangements for meetings and assisting with the smooth running of the Office. Produced and designed appropriate documentation for clients, liaised with public institutions on behalf of the company and managed large monetary data catalogues.

• 

  S&D Legal Advisors

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2010

  Personal Assistant and Translator

  Managed the legal team's workload, ensuring appointments and activities are managed effectively and the team is prepared for all meetings with the correct documentation. Managed all team meetings and agendas as well as conferences and off-site meetings . Produced PowerPoint presentations and liaised with current and potential clients across Romania & Internationally. Created, edited and translated official letters, motions and other various documents for clients, public institutions and staff from Romanian to English or vice-versa. Advised clients about standard procedures when the legal team was unavailable. Show less

• 

  Terrence Higgins Trust

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  Policy and Parliamentary Intern

  Supported the policy team with the campaign of raising awareness about HIV and sexual health in the government and local authorities. Conducted research projects, briefings and summaries for MPs and Health professionals. Liaised with various MPs and Health Councillors on behalf of the charity and coordinated and administered external events, including THT's 'World AIDS Day' event in the House of Lords and the Welsh National Assembly. Three months part-time internship extended to eight months.

• 

  British Medical Association

  Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Ethics Administrator

  Produced and edited documents, briefings and research papers for meetings and ethics talks. Conducted research for projects and papers for the Medical Ethics Committee meetings and the Director of the Department. Proofread and prepared material prior publication, including the manual 'Medical Ethics Today: The BMA's Handbook of Ethics and Law' and the BMA's child-protection toolkit app. Organised and administered team and Medical Ethics Committee meetings. Represented and promoted the BMA at talk sessions and events in London hospitals. Show less

• 

  Global Dialogue

  May 2014 - Jun 2018

  Managed the communications and events for a network of 600+ human rights grant-makers based in 24 countries. Developed the network's communications strategy, partnerships and budgets. Created narrative & financial reports to European and US funders. Planned and organised events across Europe, including Ariadne’s annual 3-day conference as well as workshops and webinars. Managed the Ariadne portal and website and coordinated various research projects, including the 'Advancing Human Rights Funding Initiative'. Edited and designed documents prior publication and created the Ariadne newsletter. Line-managed one member of staff. Show less

  • Communications and Events Manager | Ariadne - European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights

    May 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Programme Assistant | Ariadne - European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights

    May 2014 - May 2015
• 

  Cme4u GmbH

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2023

  Events Manager

  Development, planning and organisation of medical conferences (in English language). Recruitment of, and conceptual, organisational coordination with speakers. Program development and management. Sponsorship recruitment and management. Strategic business planning and development (evaluation of company products and processes, development of new event formats and topics, etc.). Development of marketing products (flyers, CMS, etc.). Planning, implementing and managing marketing campaigns and activities (newsletters, social media, etc.). Organisation and on-site support of international events. Responsibility for project calculations and budgets. Monitoring and analysis of the market regarding subject-relevant topics. Show less

• 

  Datapraxis

  Nov 2023 - now

  Operations Manager

  Managing operational projects, responsibility for the HR function, facilities management, knowledge management, executive assistance to the Senior Management Team and Board support. Co-ordinating and working closely with the other members of the Operations Team on work including company secretarial and compliance projects, GDPR, Systems Admin, and general operations work.