JoJo Ramsden

Experience

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  British Council Taiwan

  Apr 1994 - Jun 1997

  Senior Education Counsellor

  The British Council, Taipei (formerly known as the Anglo-Taiwan Education Centre), British Trade and Cultural Office work responsibilities included counselling potential students about UK Universities; staff training; events management (annual British Education Exhibition/British Festival); monthly reports; producing bilingual Education Guides, newsletter, & monthly statistical reports.

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  UKEAS Group - USEAS

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2000

  Mainland China (Shanghai) Country Manager, Office Manager & Senior Education Consultant

  Study advice for international students, established new mini-MBA curriculum, visa application assistance as part of set up new joint venture office in Shanghai, trained local Chinese-speaking employees, and successfully met agreed targets.

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  Lancaster University Management School

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Alumna

  As a quadruple-accredited Lancaster University Management School MBA graduate, focussed on Business Growth and Entrepreneurship specialisms by producing a company report and dissertation for an SME training company on: 'The Role of Networking in Business Growth', assisting with increasing turnover and profitability by increasing its network of FTSE100s clients.

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  INTO University Partnerships

  Aug 2006 - Nov 2014

  STEM Global Project Manager

  Aug 2006 – August 2014 INTO University Partnerships IUP2 LLPPrevious roles: Head of Recruitment, Marketing Campaigns Manager, Education Recruitment, Account Management & Global Business Development• Instrumental role in development of company from start-up to global organisation.• Current role as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Global Project Manager involved events management, online training, overseas promotional sales trips, and production of marketing collateral. • Experience working internationally in India, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. • Strategic marketing planning, new product launches, website updates, and analysis of statistics and metrics for the production of Board reports in order to assist SMT with decision making processes. Show less

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  University of Exeter

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  International Education Recruitment Officer, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, University of Exeter

  Attending education exhibitions, giving bilingual presentations in agency offices, advising students and parents in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan about studying in UK Universities, meant consistent use of Chinese in a business context. Training in person/online training webinars, involved online/print marketing campaigns, and new business development.

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  Plymouth City Council

  May 2022 - Nov 2023

  Economic Project Officer
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  Torbay Council

  Oct 2023 - now

  Senior Economic Development Officer Torbay Council
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  TDA

  Oct 2023 - Nov 2024

  Senior Economic Development Officer