Anna Henty
Summary
I am an enthusiastic, hardworking, extremely organised and experienced professional. My passion and background is event management from concept to end to end delivery. I have outstanding interpersonal skills, positive attitude, creative thinker and problem solver. I am extremely organised and able to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Events Officer
Grok Academy
12.2023 - Current
- Supporting the Senior Event Managers and Education Leadership team in the end-to-end management of events, including maintaining project documentation, run sheets, scheduling briefing and retrospective meetings, managing registrations, and coordinating travel requirements for employees
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to confirm schedules, requirements and queries
- Sourcing national venues for Grok's quarterly staff retreats manage venue/AV/catering and booking social activities
- Assisting with invoice processing and budgeting
- Manage marketing collateral and merchandise
- Booking couriers
- Providing administration support to other senior leaders
Events Manager
Endeavour College of Natural Health & FIAFitnation
10.2019 - 12.2023
- Strategic planning of the events calender, managing and executing a range of internal and external events nationally for 6 campuses
- Delivering lead generation events - open days, virtual open days, webinars, career expos.
- Alumni speaker and industry speaker events and workshops- researching topic's and sourcing speakers
- Managing the yearly national graduation ceremonies - venue management, sourcing suppliers: AV/catering/regalia/photography etc. Coordinating Academic Council representatives, keynote speakers and student response speakers
- Produced event timelines, order of proceedings, run sheets, checklists and detailed briefing documents
- Managed internal staff, agency staff and student volunteers
- Internal and external stakeholder management and communication
- Sending event invitations via eDM's and Eventbrite
- Publishing events on Endeavours website
- Developed and managed the event budget $200K
- Responsible for sourcing branded promotional items
- Worked closely with the marketing team to promote events via paid and organic social, publications and radio advertisement
- Managed third party suppliers and processing of invoices
- Post event analysis including survey monkey and detailed reporting
- Detailed reporting
Events Producer
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Planned and delivered the annual events program: Fundraising events: Easter Show, Dog Lovers Show, Dog's in the Park and Street Paws Philanthropy/Bequest events: morning teas, lunches, guide dog graduations, private tours of the dog breading facilities
- Supplier management: Venues, AV and catering
- Responsible for budget ensuring events are delivered within budget, processing of invoices
- Closely worked with the marketing team to promote events
- Assisted with the development of marketing collateral, indoor/out stands, banners and branded merchandise
- Managed the Events Assistant and a pool of dedicated volunteers
- Updated CRM database
- Post event analysis and reporting.
Senior Events Co-ordinator
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
03.2015 - 04.2019
- Planned and delivered a diverse range of events consisting of: Philanthropy events, morning teas, lunch and learn, private fundraising events, thank you dinners, cocktail functions and galas
- Public engagement events, educational public seminars, private tours of the facilities and external educational presentations
- Managed internal meeting requirements, booking rooms, sourcing catering requirements, AV, room set up and pack down
- Solely responsible for all event tasks and implementation
- Budget management and processing invoices
- Establish and maintain good relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and volunteers
- Produced detailed run sheets/briefing documents and risk assessments
- Update CRM Database
- Post event analysis and reporting.
Community Fundraising Officer
National Breast Cancer Foundation
10.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for looking after all community fundraising email/telephone enquiries with excellent customer service skills
- Co-ordination of the “Pink Ribbon Breakfast” event campaign
- Supported community fundraisers with fundraising events, sending event information packs and attending events
- Management of accurate reconciliation, banking and receipting of fundraising money.
Marketing Administrator
National Breast Cancer Foundation
03.2014 - 10.2014
- Management of Register4 database an on-line database to enable the public to take part in cancer research trials
- Responsible for looking after all Register4 email/telephone enquiries
- Administration of new sign-ups, profile updates and the processing of new memberships
- Updating website pages and posting social media posts
- Co-ordinated research tours and seminar presentations
Marketing Membership Specialist
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
03.2013 - 11.2013
- Co-ordinated outbound marketing campaigns for acquisition and retention
- Maintained memberships and upgrades
- Sourced newsworthy stories for the external magazine and liaised with design agency for production
- Co-ordinated promotional events to promote membership benefits
- Educational events – securing venues, organising catering, printing of material, room set up and organising show packs
- Welcoming guests and registering attendance
Events & Office Manager
Society for Underwater Technology (SUT)
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Strategic planning of the events calendar
- Chaired committee meetings and liaised with clients to ascertain precise event requirements
- Researched venues, produced event agendas, information packs, invitations, managed RSVP's, sourced branded gifts.
- Managed events budgets
- Drafted programmes/flyers and briefed design agency for production and printing
- Updated website and social media platforms
- Responsible for revenue and credit control
- Office management, responsible for leasing the office space, telephone and internet services, bank accounts and managing the Office Assistant
Corporate Marketing Executive
Senergy
03.2010 - 05.2011
- Delivered a variety of client events including major worldwide trade shows
- Researched and secured venues for events, produced event briefs, invitations, sourced gifts and managed the event budget
- Managed relationships with design agencies and exhibition production crews
- Launched advertising campaigns when new software versions were developed
- Responsible for web content management
- Drafted newsworthy articles for Senergy's quarterly magazine.
Communications and Marketing Advisor
Subsea 7
09.2004 - 03.2010
- Implemented a rebrand merger from Acergy to Subsea 7
- Developed and maintained communications marketing strategy plans
- Delivered local external communication: advertising campaigns, editorials, case studies, local press releases and awards submissions
- Internal communications through internal magazine, poster campaigns, bulletin board updates, company presentations and all staff meetings
- Organised and project-managed major worldwide oil and gas exhibitions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film Studies, Media And Communication Studies
Wolverhampton University
07.2004
Aberdeen College
Higher National Certificate 09.2000
Hawsmere
03.2005
Skills
- Strategic event planning
- Event management
- Event logistics
- Budget management
- Stakeholder & supplier relationships
- Strong attention to detail
- Producing timelines, detailed run sheets & event briefings
- Excellent time management
- Post-event analysis reports
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and responsibility
- Thinking outside of the box
Technology
- ASANA
- Jira
- Microsoft Suit
- Eventbrite
- Go to Webinar
- Slack
- Zoom
- Campaign Monitor
- Wagtail
- Wista
- Hubspot
- Miro Boards
- Survey Monkey
- Technology One
References
On request
Timeline
Events Officer
Grok Academy
12.2023 - Current
Events Manager
Endeavour College of Natural Health & FIAFitnation
10.2019 - 12.2023
Events Producer
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
04.2019 - 10.2019
Senior Events Co-ordinator
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
03.2015 - 04.2019
Community Fundraising Officer
National Breast Cancer Foundation
10.2014 - 01.2015
Marketing Administrator
National Breast Cancer Foundation
03.2014 - 10.2014
Marketing Membership Specialist
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
03.2013 - 11.2013
Events & Office Manager
Society for Underwater Technology (SUT)
05.2011 - 11.2011
Corporate Marketing Executive
Senergy
03.2010 - 05.2011
Communications and Marketing Advisor
Subsea 7
09.2004 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Film Studies, Media And Communication Studies
Wolverhampton University
Aberdeen College
Hawsmere
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