Judith Kalfa

Experience

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  The Art Loss Register

  Nov 2004 - Apr 2006

  Administrative Assistant/ Art Historian/ Researcher

  As an intern for the world's largest private international database of lost and stolen art, I perfected my skills as an Art Historian and gained a very valuable knowledge of the daily work process of a fast-paced international company. I also further improved strong research skills, carrying out numerous provenance research projects related to major Holocaust Era claims.

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  Le Mémorial de la Shoah

  May 2007 - May 2010

  Administrative Manager of the Reading Room and Archivist

  I spent three years as an Archivist and the Administrative Manager for the reading room of the CDJC (Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine) at Le Memorial de la Shoah in Paris. This position provided me with a challenging work environment where non specialisits met with professional researchers.

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  Mandarin Oriental, Paris

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2017

  In charge of accounts payable and general cashier for all of the hotel's departments and services. My current description includes the following responsabilities:Sales CoordinationPublic Relations and Marketing AssistantshipDelphi AdministrationTripAdvisor Hotel Profile ManagementInterns Training and SupervisionOffice Administrative Management Director of Sales and Marketing Assistantship This school credit internship provided me with my first experience in the high end hospitality industry.

  • Accounts Payable Accountant & General Cashier

    Feb 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Sales and Marketing Coordinator

    May 2011 - Feb 2014

  • Assistant to Director of Sales & Marketing - Internship

    Sept 2010 - May 2011
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  Garden State Candles Studio

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Sales and Communication Manager - Freelance

  In charge of the conceiving and managing the brand's booth during Who's Next fair in Paris in Septembre 2017 which, among other achievements, helped creating a partnership with Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche - end of year '17 pop-up store. Creator and editor for the bi-monthly newsletter. Consultant in business and development strategy and Business Plan writer.

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  INSEAD

  Jan 2019 - now

  Completed Projects: - Standard Operating Procedures Advancement Operations - Implementation of BitPay as the processor for cryptocurrency donations through IMEF (our USA-based foundation)- Automation of our online gift entry through UiPath canceled towards the enhancement of our existing CRM (PeopleSoft) mass upload function to widen the scope of gift types supported. Ongoing projects: - Benchmarking for the replacement of our current Swiss online donation processor (PayPal). - Co-project management for the feasibility study towards implementing a fundraising app in our existing Salesforce ecosystem. - Gift Agreement: streamlining of the current process, review of the templates and onboarding as the future process owner. - Engagement Scoring: benchmarking and project management towards capturing this important KPI in our current CRM. Other: - UATs coordination for Magento in collaboration with our Business Analyst during upgrades and developments, etc. - Monitoring of our online payment processors (Braintree and Paypal). Show less I am now responsible for:Collaborating directly with our Control and Finance departments on financial reporting, foundation audits, fund transfers and creation of new fundsRelations with our abroad foundations and TGE PartnersRPA implementation in collaboration with PWC with regards to our online giving entriesManaging and supervising a full-time temp colleagueRecording gifts and pledges in compliance with donors' requests, fiscal laws and best practicesHandling grant report requests, matching gift applications, UK Gift Aid claims to HMRCEditing tax receipts and acknowledgment lettersProviding giving support to donors - management of giving@insead.edu Show less INSEAD owns 9 foundations worldwide and collaborates with the TGE network to ensure an even wider representation of its core values outside its 3 international campuses and its newly opened San Francisco Hub. Over my first year in Advancement, I was responsible for:Helping my manager providing Control and Finance departments with financial reporting, foundation audits and fund transfersOperation related communication with our abroad foundations and TGE PartnersRecording gifts and pledges in compliance with donors' requests, fiscal laws and best practicesEditing tax receipts and acknowledgment lettersProviding giving support to donors - management of giving@insead.eduManaging the workflow and supervising the entries of a part-time colleague Show less

  • Operations Project Manager - Advancement

    May 2021 - now

  • Acting Gift Processing Manager - Advancement

    Nov 2019 - May 2021

  • Gifts Processing Officer - Advancement

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019