Connor B.

Experience

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  Union Insurance Services

  May 2016 - Oct 2016

  Sales Executive

  Up-sold and cross-sold hundreds of insurance policies to union members, utilising objection handling, assertiveness and rapport building. I adhered to FCA regulation and DPA, which ensured high quality assurance. - top sales person of the month, two months in a row.- highest and most consistent call quality- mentored new staff members, reducing staff turnover and improving call quality. - used my call recordings as training across the Leeds and London offices.

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  Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  Clinical Trials Assistant

  Clinical trial feasibility, set up and day to day clinic running for Leeds Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine. The institute is a world leader in treatment of MSK diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, which treated patients from all corners of the UK and encouraged them to take part in cutting edge research.Project coordination and set up of phase 2a clinical trials, in conjunction with pharmaceutical companies, with 5 and 6 figure budgets. Helping design eCRF in conjunction with Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, for a longitudinal study into the risk factors for developing scleroderma.ICH GCP and informed consent training. Show less

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  Leeds University Business School

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2018

  Student Education Services Assistant

  Actively monitored the attendance of more than 4000 business students, from undergraduate to postgraduate. Used excel to track and record register returns, and I implemented advanced excel formula to flag up missing registers, in a very large data set. This significantly improved return percentages by a 20%.Became a university attendance policy expert and ensured students had the correct support to deal with absences, with a view to return to their normal studies as soon as possible. Show less

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  University of Leeds

  Sept 2018 - Feb 2019

  Student Education Services Officer

  Managed the admissions team, coordinating student applications to healthcare science courses, such as cardiac physiology, audiology and radiography.Accepted or rejected students based on their grades and application, following university admissions policy.Verified student's certificates and qualifications for authenticity and equivalency via NARICArranged and conducted the interview panels for hundreds of applicants.

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  Leeds University Business School

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2020

  Project Administrator

  I worked together with our 90+ portfolio of CEO's, managing directors and senior industry leaders, as part of the Leaders in Residence (LIR) program. LIR connects management students with leaders via guest lectures, seminars and events aimed at boosting networking skills and preparing them to become future leaders.I was also the social media manager for the division. I set strategic goals to enhance our online presence, through celebrating our achievements and promoting our culture, using targeted, branded content. I more than doubled the following in 12 months and tripled monthly impressions and engagement. Finally, I was a keen content writer for the Leeds University Business School website, where we host our divisional blog. I helped author, edit and publish blog pieces, which showcase our culture, advise, inform and entertain, all whilst ensuring SEO friendly use of keywords and searchable titles, tags, metadata and alt text. Show less

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  NIHR (National Institute for Health Research)

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

  Program Officer

  - Facilitating recruitment to NIHR research fellowships.- Use of a CMS (ARAMIS) to manage key relationships withapplicants and stakeholders.- QA testing of ARAMIS for recruitment rounds- Having a deep knowledge of programmes.- Processing grant funding contracts.- Advising applicants via ARAMIS or via telephone.- Running virtual interviews for the Doctoral Fellowship- Creating google forms to gather data about applicants & interviewers.- Use of full google suite. Show less

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  University of Leeds

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  Events Administrator

  A short term post running virtual events for Leeds Social Sciences Institute for a month, during covid.

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  Leeds University Business School

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2024

  Management Department Administrator

  • Planned and executed annual "Leaders in Residence" events, bringing together 100+ senior managers and management students. Resulting in excellent yearly feedback in the national student survey.• Rapidly grew our LinkedIn departmental social media account to over 1000 followers, in less than a year, with a 5x above average industry standard engagement rate.• Engaged with new suppliers, and raised tens of thousands of pounds worth of purchase orders, negotiating the best price and contract terms available. Handled through use of SAP and SIPR, as well as goods receipting, in line with university policy and processes.• Plugging semesterly teaching gaps through recruitment and payment of academic contractors, resulting in strong cover of workload and increased student satisfaction.• Currently exploring the use of automation of administrative tasks using PowerAutomate• Designing and leading on departmental new starter induction presentations, covering topics such as financial and purchasing policy, IT requests, organisational structure, values and emergency planning. Resulted in a streamlined onboarding process and higher new starter satisfaction. Show less

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  Connor Harley Photography

  Jan 2023 - Apr 2024

  Professional Photographer

  I specialise in capturing the vibrancy, emotion, and diversity of events in the corporate and higher education space. I've been a Leeds based events photographer since 2018 and decided to go freelance in 2023.If you are looking for a professional events photographer, get in touch. I can cover conferences, speaker events, corporate parties, non profit events, award ceremonies, graduations, editorial pieces, headshots, environmental portraits and more.