Joanna Trendall

Experience

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  FMC/Compass

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Unit Manager
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  Lettuce & Lovage

  Feb 2009 - Jan 2013

  Managing Director

  Bringing restaurant style and service to the outdoor catering arena. Gold awarded 'Food for Life' catering mark by the Soil Association. Local, seasonal and completely unprocessed food.

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  Riverford Organic

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

  Restaurant consultant

  I was employed by Riverford on a consultancy basis to assist them in the search and potential set up of their first restaurant in London.

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  Working Knowledge

  Sept 2012 - now

  Training: I design and deliver professional facilitation and training at Working Knowledge events involving young people, teachers and business volunteers. Recruitment: I work alongside senior business leaders and owner/managers to reconfigure their recruitment, onboarding, training and progression strategies to attract and retain young talent often funded via Apprenticeship Levy government funds.Business Volunteer Engagement: I build networks of curriculum-relevant business professionals local to our college partners and train teachers to do the same. This is particularly important when it comes to the introduction of the new T-Level qualifications from September 2020. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Principal Associate - Training, recruitment and business volunteer engagement

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2020
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  Arnolfini

  May 2013 - Apr 2014

  Cafe bar manager

  Overall responsibility for Cafe/Bar operation. Budgets, staff training, events, marketing and pulling pints!

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  The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Area Manager

  Assisting with the smooth running of Apex corporate hospitality area at the Championships 2015. Training of 22 managers, client liaison, overseeing over 120 catering staff at the most prestigious sporting event on the UK calendar.

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  The Challenge

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Enterprise Practitioner and Wave Leader

  Working as part of NCS The Challenge, delivering Enterprise workshops to young people in the Bexley area. Linking with local community partners to connect different groups of people from all backgrounds.

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  Freelance

  Apr 2018 - Oct 2020

  Facilitator and Training associate