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Ann Le Comte

Cairns,Qld

Summary

  • Strategic and tactical event professional with over 10 years experience leading widely diverse, high-impact events.
  • Innovative and forward-thinking Event Officer with experience managing multi-stakeholder professionals to deliver high-profile community and civic events.
  • Established close working relationships with Mayor, CEO, Councillors and Executive Assistants.
  • Passionate administration expert with ideal analytical and project management skills.
  • Excellent reputation for resolving problems, delivering on deadlines, and a dedication to customer satisfaction with focus on communication for satisfied attendee experiences.
  • Organised and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
  • Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilising consistent and organised practices.
  • Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organisational brand.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Event Officer

Cairns Regional Council
Cairns, Qld
02.2017 - Current
  • Researched vendors and locations, liaised between event staff and facilities and arranged teams to coordinate event setup and teardown.
  • Developed and maintained year-round calendar of events, raised brand awareness and drove engagement with consumers and partners.
  • Establish and maintain an effective communication link with management and staff at all levels including Councillors, residents and suppliers.

• Maintain a close working relationship with CEO, Mayor’s and other directorate’s EA’s

  • Established clear objectives and goals for each event, drove execution toward goals and measured and monitored results to track impact.
  • Created marketing plans, grew event attendance each year and partnered with local venues to confirm continued top service.
  • Managed venue, labour and technical efforts of internal and external partners to successfully execute [Number] events per year.
  • Surveyed and analysed event and strategy success and orchestrated improvements that increased attendee satisfaction.
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning,
  • Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Supervised onsite team of caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team.
  • Coordinated florists, photographers, videographers, musicians, officiants and ceremony participants during rehearsals and pre-ceremony, ceremony and reception events.
  • Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events.
  • Oversaw event happenings in progress, answered guest questions, acted quickly to resolve problems and trained and supported team members and volunteers.

Public Relations Assistant

Cairns Regional Council
Cairns, Qld
09.2001 - 02.2017
  • Prioritised manager's work calendar and scheduled appointments, meetings and travel.
  • Coordinated travel arrangements by booking airfare, hotel and ground transportation
  • Performed tasks and projects as assigned by Manager. Assisted with planning, development and implementation of branch projects and programs.
  • Drafted agendas, recorded minutes and created documents for meetings.
  • Supported room reservations, agenda preparation and calendar maintenance for meetings and events.
  • Managed content on website, delivering prompt updates
  • Processed invoices and expenses to ensure on-time payment.
  • Produced accurate internal and external correspondence
  • Developed familiarity with organisations services and to accurately respond to customer inquiries.
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Coached new employees on administrative procedures and policies
  • Sorted and distributed office mail
  • Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.

Administrative Secretary

Bowman Recruitment
Sydney, NSW
01.1995 - 08.2000
  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing and filing documents.
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
  • Enhanced projects with efficient schedules, coordinated related documents and organised resources to support unique demands.
  • Received and routed business correspondence to correct departments and staff members.
  • Monitored premises, screened visitors, updated logs and issued passes to maintain security.
  • Recorded minutes at meetings adhering to proper procedures.

Education

High School Diploma -

Havelock North High School
Havelock North, New Zealand

Skills

  • Event Execution
  • Budget Planning and Administration
  • Problem Anticipation and Resolution
  • Agenda setting and minute taking
  • Accurate and detailed Administrator
  • Schedule Creation
  • Relationships and Customer Rapport
  • Database Maintenance
  • Daily Workflows
  • Independent Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Client Needs Assessment

Certification

  • Human Resources Cert III

Timeline

Event Officer

Cairns Regional Council
02.2017 - Current

Public Relations Assistant

Cairns Regional Council
09.2001 - 02.2017

Administrative Secretary

Bowman Recruitment
01.1995 - 08.2000

High School Diploma -

Havelock North High School
Ann Le Comte