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[andyandy]

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Personal Statement

I am confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, delegate effectively and I have a strong work ethic. To achieve maximum potential from my role I strive to employ creative techniques in the workplace whilst developing my personal skills and therefore benefit the organisation. I take every opportunity to develop my skills and to train those that will benefit from my knowledge and experience

Employment

Aug '06 to Present – xxx – Career Guidance Services Product Mgr

Product Manager responsible for delivering Careers Guidance Services to students, graduates, University Careers Advisory Services and corporate organisations.

Key responsibilities:

• Set marketing objectives and sales targets for student facing, university facing and business to business portfolios and develop strategies to achieve targets and develop products and services. This is worked to strict deadlines and budgets.
• Project management of student facing events, liaising with IT, Marcomms and sales teams.
• Planning and executing marketing plans to reach objectives, such as increasing guidance service sales by 100% in 12 months, by analysing sales, click through rates and page impressions.
• Develop relationships and networks within the Higher Education community.
• Planning and executing e-mail campaigns for the student, graduate and business markets.
• Attend exhibitions and conferences to improve knowledge, develop new contacts and raise awareness of GP, often presenting on topics such as Web 2.0, virtual recruitment and E-Guidance.
• Write and deliver software training to careers services, enabling them to use careers guidance software and communicate with students more effectively.
• Investigate new markets and business opportunities for potential licensees of GP software.

July '05 to Aug '06 – xxx – Sales Development Manager

Part of a team of Sales Development Managers recruited to help a start-up student mobile phone network. A hands-on approach was required in order to motivate staff and to provide the opportunity to develop their skills. Development of local and regional marketing strategies and maintaining an efficient sales team were essential to regularly meet and exceed sales targets where possible.
Key responsibilities:

• In this role I was responsible for negotiating marketing agreements to work in partnership with Universities.
• Recruiting and training sales teams comprising of students across a number of University campuses.
• Full responsibility was given to me to lead teams of UK and international students in such a way that monthly targets and key performance indicators were exceeded.
• Organising student events to raise company profile and collect sales leads.

July '04 to July '05 - xxx Students' Union - Vice-President Executive Team

Elected by the student body as Vice-President of Academic Affairs.

Key responsibilities:

• Facilitating the course representative system (approximately 1,200 representatives) and the design and administration of their training programmes;
• Active and full member of University Board and its sub-committees as well as regular liaison with Senior Management;
• Run marketing campaigns promoting University services to current and prospective students;
• Arranging and overseeing pre-entry student/parent events, deliver talks and lead campus tours;
• Recruiting and interviewing new staff;
• Achieving 60% completion of an internal and external survey issued to 36,000 students.

Education
'07 – '08 Chartered Institute of Marketing Dip Pass
P/t study
‘00 – ‘04 xxx 2:2
BA (Hons) International Tourism Management
‘98 – ‘00 xxx
A-levels Art & Design C
General Studies B
Geography C
Physics C
Young Enterprise Qualification PASS
‘93 – ‘98 xxx
10 GCSE's (Incl. Eng & Maths) Grades A* - C

Personal Skills and Interests

Health & Safety Health and safety at work CIEH basic certificate obtained.
Computing I am a very competent user of Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Access. ECDL qualification.
Sports 11 a-side football, 5-a-side football, rugby and golf. I regularly represented my school in rugby and football, as well as playing for my local football team.
Other interests I am regularly involved with charity fundraising and also train at the local gym.