Hilda Nyoni

Experience

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  Canadian High Commission

  May 2000 - Mar 2002

  Commercial Assistant

  - Managing enquiries from Canadian based companies regarding marketing research and company setup opportunities. - Linking business networks for both Canadian and Zimbabwean businesses. - Organising trade shows, conferences and events for businesses including networking events. - supporting Canadian business owners with startups within local market and advising on employment and business laws. - Creating opportunities within southern Africa for new business ventures.

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  John Laing

  May 2002 - Aug 2004

  Senior Administrator

  - General office administration and ad hoc projects as required.- Supporting Senior Managers with occasional diary management and travel.- Order processing, despatches, stock control, contract management and invoicing when required- Facility Management – looking after the office equipment and environment, liaising with the cleaners, placing stationery and kitchen supply orders.- Back up function for the accounts and banking.- Processing monthly financial claims for JobCentre Plus. Show less

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  London Borough of Hackney

  Sept 2004 - Apr 2005

  Planning Enforcement Administrator (Temp)

  - Processing planning enforcement notices. - Coordinating meetings for new planning requests and impending enforcement. - Providing support to the Director and Head of Planning PAs. - Providing administrative support to planning and enforcement teams.

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  Childlink Adoption Society

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2007

  Pre-Adoption Secretary

  - Providing information to prospective adoptive parents. - Providing advice and support pre-adoption. - Maintaining records and caseloads for courts and other social service departments. - Providing administrative support to the social work team and Pre-adoption Board members.

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  New City College

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2019

  • Experience working and managing a vast range of events from conception through to end. This includes design of event, logistics planning, creative design, operations, AV technicals. The events I have worked on include: 6 conferences, 8 annual awards shows, 5 annual staff training events, 6 seminars, 19 board and committee meetings, 2 Governors dinners, 11 staff and student social events, 3 open events and 7 parent and interview events. I also work on Government, official ministerial and international delegation visits from Duke of Kent, Secretary of State for Education. I worked on 400 events.• Managing film production requests from initial location visits through to filming. I also work closely with Film Office and location agencies. Film credits include: Chasing Shadows (ITV), River (BBC), The Apprentice (BBC), Adidas Commercial, Lebara Commercial, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (Sky 1), The Royals (Sky), and HSBC.• Experience and success in fundraising. • Working with or sourcing celebrities for various speaking engagements. • Successfully met income targets for all financial years and trebled sales incomeProject managing events from conception to delivery, liaising with AV technicians, vendors, designing floor plans and event space, and ensuring all health and safety regulations are followed.Financial yield management, including budget management spend for all events and ensuring spend is fully accounted. Resource management and sourcing for all merchandise and apparel. • Proactively generating new clients through venue and event management support service. • Managing teams of up to 120 staff during events. • Carrying out venue site inspections as required for each event and discussing requirements such as logistics, hospitality, and health and safety. • Managing social media for each individual event. Social media platforms include, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and CRM databases. Show less - Supporting the Principal and Board of Governors, including making diary arrangements, handling and coordinating responses, liaising with professional advisers and external stakeholders.- Providing full administrative support to senior management team and ensuring discretion at all times in particular minute taking of highly sensitive discussions. - Leading and supporting teams in organising College events and formal visits from government departments including Ofsted inspections, international educational delegations, Mayor's Office.- Preparing and dispatching board papers for committee meetings. - Responsible for updating Governors website by ensuring accurate documents are available for public viewing.- Monitoring department budget spend of £1 million including staffing costs.-Supporting the marketing team with annual awards show, VIP visits, student led events and community events. Show less

  • Events Manager

    Feb 2014 - Aug 2019

  • Personal Assistant to Principal & CEO

    Oct 2007 - Feb 2014
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  70 Seven Events

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Freelance Event Manager
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  Tower Hamlets Council

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  Event Coordinator
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  Morley College London

  Aug 2022 - now

  Events and Alumni Manager