Simon Livett

Experience

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  Architectural Association

  May 2006 - Sept 2010

  Administration Assistant

  After working as a Pensions Administrator, I took a role at Architectural Association where I was the Administration Assistant to the Financial Director. In this position I become proficient at lodging payroll, membership registration as well as preparing tax returns. Whilst there, I secured experience in various departments of the organisation. For instance, I was instrumental in the re-opening of the university Bookshop following the AA's acquisition of the premises, which generated enough income to help the organisation's expansion on Bedford Square. Show less

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  Punter Southall

  Oct 2006 - Aug 2007

  Pensions Administrator

  • Correspondence with members, client contacts, IFAs and investment companies to ensure correct member benefits• Pension payroll• Management of monthly scheme investments• Preparing BACS payments• Collaborating with scheme projects (eg. mass trivial commutation exercise)• Processing new entrants, leavers, transfers in/out, retirements, deaths• General administration dutiesAn outstanding personal accomplishment was compiling the Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts for one pension scheme, for which I was rewarded by an internal promotion. What's more, I consistently hit my billing targets over the course of my time as an administrator.Systems used: Virtual Office for billing and logging administrative tasks, workflow task management systems, PenScope and Electronic Document Management system (I helped coordinate the migration to the EDM for a paperless office). Show less

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  Consejería de Educación

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2010

  English Language Teaching Assistant

  During my third year of tertiary studies, I took the opportunity to work for Consejeria de Education, where I worked as a Conversation Class teacher at Madrid Primary School. As a result, I was offered several private tuition classes, which strengthened my one-on-one teaching skills and broadened my teaching skills. I also launched an after school program after identifying a number of struggling students. This resulted in an increase in pass rates for the students.

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  MeetingPoint English Academy

  Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

  TEFL Teacher

  Working at Meetingpoint English Academy as an English language teacher allowed me to work with wide variety of nationalities to expand the scope of my teaching abilities. During this time, I taught student of all ages and levels, including business classes, with high profile clients such as CDTI and Warner Bros. Furthermore, this year abroad allowed me to increase my Spanish language skills and gain a total of 18 months international work experience.

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  Help and Safety at Work ltd

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

  Maintenance Engineer and Sales

  • Carrying out fire extinguisher services• Sales of new and refurbished equipment• Completing fire risk assessments (FRAs) and producing reports• New business acquisition• Renewing contracts and up-sellingI demonstrated my ability to learn quickly and adapt to a different working culture by becoming a British Fire Consortium (BFC) qualified fire extinguisher servicing technician, passing a practical exam and earning a distinction in the written paper.My monthly sales of hardware, services and new service contracts regularly exceeded £2,000 and often earned the company as much as £5,000 on top of contracted service agreements. Show less

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  Meetingpoint English Academy

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2016

  Director of English Studies

  Promotion to management, heading up a team of 13-15 teachers for three years. Recruitment, internal/external communication & scheduling, creating staff development programs, level testing, content creation for company website & social media channels, general admin.Taught exam preparation classes (Cambridge KET, PET, First Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Proficiency, IELTS, TOEFL, University entrance "Selectividad" exam, CiUD, etc).

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  Simon Livett (freelance)

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2020

  Freelance Translator

  * Translation:> Personally responsible for the entire Servivuelo website, travel agency bookings portal - including the new "Servivuelo Plus" loyalty scheme launch - and back end administration platform, as well as translation of legal documents and service contracts [Span-Eng].This airline consolidator is an industry leader and the reference within Spain. www.servivuelo.com> Translation of partnership agreements and freelance contracts for a growing company in the field of European funding for R&D projects, Inspiralia [Eng-Span]. www.inspiralia.es> Verified legal translator at Curl Translations, a boutique translation agency with global clients [Span-Eng]. www.curltranslations.com* Transcription:> Freelance transcription of interviews with CEOs/ Chairmen of high profile global companies in the investment/ petrochemicals/ oil & gas/ energy/ logistics/financial sectors; firstly translating said interviews from Spanish and then editing the translation to fit the client's report standard.www.focusreports.net Show less

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  English Language Consultant

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

  Freelance English Language Instructor

  Owing to the success I had at Meetingpoint as Director of English Studies, I wanted to become my own boss and set up my own English Language tuition business with my own clients. This seemed like an organic step in order to increase my portfolio of students, establish my own timetable and of course maximise my earning potential.Teaching clients include:> Servivuelo (Flight Consolidator industry leader)> Avanze Nuevas Tecnologías (New Technologies and IT company)> Renta4Banco (Investment Bank)> Fundación GMP (Not-for-profit Organisation)> Hispania Asset Management...As well as other private, 1-to-1 students Show less

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  YourVIVA

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  Marketing Executive and Editor

  Email marketing, keyword-rich copywriting, blogging, translation, press advertising, proof-reading, content management and editing, SEO and web analytics.

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  The ABC Assessment Centre Ltd

  Mar 2020 - now

  Center Manager