Cara Powell

Experience

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  The Slug and Lettuce

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2009

  Waitress/Bar Staff
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  The Chequers Inn

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Waitress/Bar Staff
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  Self Employed

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Tutoring
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  SUL Language Schools

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  EFL Teacher

  I created a full syllabus and lesson plans for my classes of 13 students aged 8-17.I demonstrated strong presentation and public speaking skills in this role sometimes having to speak to over 200 students at one time. I worked as part of a team of teachers to create a comprehensible and balanced syllabus for students of mixed ages and abilities.I also led and assisted with fun group activities such as sport and art clubs.

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  University of Leeds

  Sept 2011 - May 2012

  Part of a group of 3 student selected from the Faculty of Arts who were charged with the challenge of making Leeds students more employable. We identified then tackled the issue of a chronic lack of employability support offered to students studying lesser spoken languages. To remedy this we used our limited budget to organise a large networking event aimed specifically at the lesser spoken languages. It was a real success with over 50 students and a dozen employers and alumni who came to share their experiences and career paths with the current students. In addition to this event I established relationships with alumni and companies with links to the university via telephone and in person, and conducted and edited interviews with alumni. Show less

  • Employability Intern

    Jan 2012 - May 2012

  • Student-Led Change

    Sept 2011 - May 2012
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  Lorica Consulting

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Administrator

  General administrative duties for a leading insurance broker. I carried out market reviews and wrote up my finding into a comprehensible format to be presented to clients, checked and sent out invoices, liaised between clients and insurers to ensure data was up to date and created quote logs for existing and prospective clients.

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  Madame Vacances

  Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Receptionist

  Whilst working in a bilingual environment in a 4* hotel I dealt with bookings, cancellations, complaints, check-ins, check-outs, opening and closing procedures, and generally ensured client satisfaction through their stay. In addition I trained both English and French interns.

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  Accor - 4* Novotel Marseille Vieux Port

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  Receptionist

  Working in a bilingual capacity I carried out check in and check out procedures and ensured client satisfaction throughout their stay to an extremely high standard.I dealt with bookings, cancellations, over-bookings and complaints.Accounting duties including preparing and sending invoices, balancing accounts and tills.

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  Self Employed

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  English Teacher

  1 to 1 and small group tutoring, lesson planning, range of ages and abilities

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  Wall Street English

  Nov 2013 - May 2014

  English Teacher

  Teaching all levels of English from absolute beginner to advanced. All areas of English covered from grammar to vocabulary which specific business English classes for the more advanced students. Class sizes of anywhere from 1 to 25 students. Developing my own lesson plans and also following the curriculum provided by the institute, depending on the type of class. Organising and running extra curricular "clubs" eg cocktail night, cooking club and quiz night. Organised and taught at teen week where the centre opened its doors to teenagers during their holidays. Working closely with other members of the team and teachers to ensure the student's smooth transition through our various courses and to ensure customer satisfaction throughout. Show less

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  May 2014 - Sept 2016

  Translator

  I was the sole translator for PwC South of France, reporting directly to the Partner in charge of PwC South of France. French to English and English to French translation for the audit, consulting and legal departments. Examples of texts translated include financial statements (of a number of listed companies), reports to the audit committee, internal control matrices, buy side and sell side due diligence, business plans, cost cutting reports, tenders, press releases, etc. Clients include various listed companies, worldwide leaders in the shipping, technology and drilling industries, etc. Working closely on a day to day basis with the Partner of PwC South of France for interpretations, translating and proofing of reports and highly confidential correspondence to clients. Live translating when in meetings with clients and working directly with them to draw up press releases and make amendments to financial documents. Show less

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  Wine & Spirit Education Trust

  Dec 2016 - now

  • Head of Approved Programme Provider Development - EMEA

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Business Development Manager - EMEA

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Business Development Advisor - France, Middle East and Turkey at Wine and Spirit Education Trust

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Executive Assistant to the CEO

    Dec 2016 - Jul 2019