Jo Timmins

Experience

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  St Gemmas Hospice - Business Development Department

  May 2000 - Aug 2000

  Project Assistant (University placement and summer employment)

  Assist the Business Development Manager in co-ordinating fundraising activities, organising events, promotional and marketing activities.

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  Great Clothes Retail Outlet

  May 2001 - Jul 2001

  Marketing Assistant (University placement)

  Co-ordinate marketing activities to promote Great Clothes products and services.

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  Label Link - ASDA Head office Leeds

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2004

  Project Manager

  Project manage the printing of packaging for some of ASDA's home branded products.

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  The University of Huddersfield

  Jun 2004 - Nov 2005

  Project Assistant - Get into HE (Fixed-term project)

  Support the project lead by tracking the number of clients accessing the project. Work with the project lead to produce monthly reports for the external funding body.Attend regular meetings with a representative from the funding body to report on monthly activities and targets.Act as first point of contact for anyone accessing the services offered by the project.

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  Australian government - NSW Premiers Department

  Jan 2006 - Mar 2006

  Project Assistant

  Co-ordinate activities and meetings in a NSW Premiers Department.Temporary role whilst on a year out traveling the world.

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  The University of Huddersfield

  Feb 2007 - now

  Link Careers Consultant for the Huddersfield Business School at the University of Huddersfield, working for and based in the Careers and Employability Service. Provide professional career education, information, advice and guidance via one-to-one support, group work, email and course / module based teaching to current students and recent graduates across all courses. Act as a consultant to academics within the Business School and help design and deliver inspired teaching and learning to develop the Employability of students and graduates. Deliver individual career guidance to students and graduates.Maintain a high standard of knowledge of the graduate job market, career issues and developments in the HE sector through targeted social media, comprehensive research and professional development opportunities.Represent the service and the university at external events, meetings and conferences. Show less Provide career information, advice and guidance to current students and recent graduates.Act as a careers consultant on careers and employability for academic staff within the following academic schools:- Music Humanities and Media- Applied SciencesAlso deliver bespoke lectures and seminars to a wide range of courses and groups of students.Careers adviser for disabled students and graduatesWrite blog posts for the Careers and Employability Service blog http://castlehillview.wordpress.com/ Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Show less Provide Career Information, Advice and Guidance to current students and recent graduatesManage the Careers Information Libraries at the University of Huddersfield - all 3 University campusesOperational management of the Careers Information TeamManage the Careers and Employability Service (CES) websiteMarketing co-ordinator for the CESCareers Adviser caseload responsibilities for:- Hospitality, Events Management also Leisure and Tourism courses- Transport and Logistics courses Show less

  • Careers Consultant

    Sept 2015 - now

  • Careers Adviser

    May 2012 - Sept 2015

  • Careers Information Officer

    Feb 2007 - Sept 2012
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  Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Chair of Careers Information Specialist Task Group (CISG)

  Chaired the CISG which represents all AGCAS careers information professionals.Worked with AGCAS staff to organise the the Careers Information and Employer Liaison Conference 2012.