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Sophie Spence

Sophie Spence

Pharmacy Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager at University of Bristol

  • Education

    • Cardiff University

      2007 - 2010
      BscEcon Politics

      Activities and Societies: Gair Rhydd Student Newspaper, Xpress Radio, Debate Team. Developed excellent debating skills in seminars with my tutors and peers. I gave several presentations in lectures, this improved my public speaking and professional mannerTook Modules in Economics which gave me knowledge and understanding of markets and business strategy.I undertook many extracurricular activities, including writing, producing and hosting a politics radio show. I also wrote for the University newspaper, covering Politics and current local events.

  • Experience

    • Boots UK

      Sept 2005 - Sept 2010
      Pharmacy Assistant

      Developed valuable skills in customer service, management, organisation and team work. I also trained new staff.Main responsibilities included serving customers, stock replenishment and logging in deliveries. Took responsibility for tills and shop security in the absence of pharmacist or pharmacy manager.

    • EF Education First

      Oct 2010 - Dec 2011
      English teacher and Marketing Co-ordinator

      Taught Young Learners and Business English.Created and developed teaching resources and materials.Promoted to Chief Marketing Co-ordinator within my first three months. Would have regular meetings with the local marketing team on how best to advertise to prospective clients and how to encourage current clients to renew their contracts with the company. Created, produced an edited a quarterly newspaper to promote the company to new and existing clients. Please see sample below.Liaised with the Sales team on a regular basis. This was to ensure classes were opening with enough students to make them economically viable,. Met with and interviewed prospective students in order to gage their English level and allocate them to a course that was suitable for them. Show less

    • Pitchoun Academy Bougival

      Mar 2012 - Jul 2012
      English Professor and Program Instructor

      Creating and developing courses for young learnersTeaching children between the ages of 4 and 11.Liaising with current and prospective clients to find suitable courses.

    • St Giles International

      Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
      English Language Teacher

      Summer school for overseas students.Duties included teaching students between ages of 11 and 18. Leading activities and running days out, including a weekend trip to London, a day trip to the Eden Project. Student safety was of paramount importance.

    • British Council

      Sept 2012 - Sept 2015
      Part-Time English Teacher

      Teacher of Secondary YLs (11-17) for General English, Literature, FCE and CAE classes, as well as intensive holiday courses.Business and General English courses for adults. Provide cover teaching and conduct placement tests.

    • Université Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle

      Jan 2014 - Jul 2015
      Language of the Media Lecturer

    • Sciences Po

      Sept 2014 - Aug 2015
      English Professor

    • Havering College of Further and Higher Education

      Sept 2015 - Oct 2016
      Erasmus Project Coordinator

      Responsible for the management, facilitation and further development of projects in the framework of Erasmus+Bid writing for European and International Education Projects, 100% success rate for grants awardedCarry projects through their entire lifecycle from bid writing, to implementation to final report stage and sign offJuggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneouslyEstablish and maintain excellent relationships with key european government agencies, partner colleges, local employers and employers and educational institutions abroadStrategic planning for deliverance of educational projects and event days including leading briefing and debriefing sessions with key staff team membersResponsible for running of International Office at the College Compliance and Quality Control for HE student UKTI Visas, working closely with the Admissions team. Managing awarded grants and liaising with the Finance Department to control budgets and ensure all expenditure is accounted for and in line with individual project requirements.Create and develop content for online and social media to promote the College and also to disseminate positive effects and outcomes from Projects. This includes the writing of press releases, photo and video content and monitoring the reach of each campaign on a regular basisBusiness travel to Malta and to France, seeking suitable employers to provide work experience and building relationships with partner Colleges and Universities Show less

    • University of Wolverhampton

      Feb 2017 - May 2017
      Project Officer

    • Shape Adaptive Blades for Rotorcraft Efficiency (SABRE)

      May 2017 - Jan 2018
      Project Officer

    • University of Bristol

      May 2017 - now

      • Project Manager

        Jan 2020 - now

      • Project Officer

        May 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

      University of Cambridge
      Aug 2010