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Laurice Lima

West Lakes Shore,SA

Summary

Reliable and achievement-oriented professional with over 15 years of experience in project management and stakeholder management. This includes end-to-end event management, encompassing member events, regional careers tours, employability workshops, and industry-networking events designed to connect international students with potential employers.


Efficiently coordinates service providers, steering projects within defined budgets and timelines, and employing effective communication skills to nurture relationships with external partners, peers, businesses, and the international student community.


Seeking a role that allows me to apply my expertise in end-to-end event management as well as project management skills, and my genuine passion for the international education sector to engage with students from diverse backgrounds and help them to have a rewarding time in Adelaide.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Membership and Partnerships Coordinator

StudyAdelaide
09.2022 - Current

Administration:

• Managing assigned projects and events within budget, proactively reporting any anticipated variances

• Contributing to reporting by specified deadlines and meet administrative requirements in a timely manner


Membership:

• Supporting the management of membership relations by being the key contact for general member enquiries for approximately 60 member organisations

• Coordinating and distributing member newsletters, seeking contributions from other departments, highlighting relevant international education opportunities for members, and promoting the organisation's initiatives • Ensuring member benefits are being delivered, such as website presence, features in social media, access to student engagement material, access to marketing material and professional development opportunities

• Identifying relevant collateral, information and other assets for the member’s section of the organisation's website

• Coordinating member sector working groups, including developing invitation lists, managing invitations, developing agendas, distributing any pre-meeting papers, minute taking, and post-meeting follow up

• Coordinating quarterly member events including booking venue, managing invitations and RSVP’s, coordinating guest speakers as required and coordinating presentation material with relevant staff members

• Identifying new strategies and opportunities to engage and collaborate with members

• Managing and maintaining up to date member account information in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system

• Supporting new member enquiries and coordinating meetings of potential new members

• Managing onboarding process of new members


Partnerships:

• Assisting Chief Executive and Communications and Engagement Manager to work closely with the organisation's stakeholders to deliver projects for the benefit of members, international students, and graduates

• Planning and executing up to four regional career tours for international students and graduates per year, liaising with RDAs, locals councils, Workforce Australia, government agencies, and businesses

• Stakeholders include, but are not limited to: – South Australian Government Departments – City of Adelaide/Adelaide Economic Development Authority

– Outer Regional Councils – Austrade– Regional Development Australia

– Peak Industry Groups – South Australian businesses

• Planning and executing employability workshops and networking events to connect international students to local employers

• Utilising high level of communication skills to support strong relationships with external partners and businesses

• Coordinating project meetings and communication with key stakeholders as required

• Contributing to collaborative event project planning and management teams

• Identifying potential new stakeholders to support the implementation of key projects

Account Coordinator

RQMedia
05.2022 - 09.2022
  • Coordinated a portfolio of 17 retailers
  • Managed agency work traffic in HubSpot
  • Communicated with clients
  • Actioned client requests
  • Reviewed goals and budgets
  • Monitored campaign performance and collaborated with internal teams to identify and optimise underperforming campaigns
  • Coordinated Google Ads campaigns (monitoring Search, Shopping and PMax) and reported back to the Account Director and customers
  • Wrote headlines and descriptions for Google Ads
  • Assisted with Keyword Research and Optimisation
  • Helped with preparations for meetings
  • Wrote meeting recaps

Assistant Manager

LOWES
04.2021 - 05.2022
  • Stakeholder management: Customers, regional and area managers, centre management, suppliers, and operational departments
  • Drove store performance by empowering the team and exceeding KPI’s
  • Focused on the customer experience
  • POS, Cash, and Card payments
  • Banking and weekly paperwork
  • Conflict resolution
  • Inventory
  • Merchandising

Casual Retail Assistant

LOWES
12.2019 - 04.2021
  • Managed staff (Thursday evening, Sunday and annual/sick leaves)
  • Served customers
  • POS, Cash, and Card payments
  • Banking and weekly paperwork
  • Conflict resolution
  • Inventory
  • Merchandising
  • Worked towards KPIs: sales budgets, loyalty program, and Lowes credit card
  • Worked in different stores across Adelaide as required

Student Services and Social Media Officer

Ironwood Institute
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • First point of contact for students enquiries and requests
  • Responsible for all processes involved in the creation and posting of organic social media content
  • Managed student communication via email, newsletter, social media and telephone
  • Provided administrative support for the Academic, Enrolment, and Management teams
  • Issued certificates and managed exit surveys
  • Handled petty cash, banking, payments and daily groceries

Student Services Officer

Navitas English
04.2019 - 09.2019
  • Acted as the first point of contact for ELICOS student’s enquiries and requests
  • Managed student communications via student portal, email, and social media
  • Provided administrative support for the Academic Management team
  • Responsible for attendance monitoring
  • Helped with accommodation
  • Organised graduation and internal events, certificates, and exit surveys
  • Handled petty cash, banking, and payments
  • Created posters and simple design materials

Retail Specialist

Apple
10.2017 - 04.2019
  • Assisted customers in the technology industry
  • Sold products and services
  • Stock operation, reception, phone enquiries, contracts, consultation
  • Helped customers regarding personal data and software
  • B2B inbound sales
  • POS, Cash, and Card payments
  • Achieved KPIs: additional warranty and accessories, mobile broadband sign ups, Apple for businesses

Event Assistant

Goold Global
01.2017 - 10.2017
  • Attended corporate events in the automotive industry
  • Worked on-site during events to address any attendee concerns, ensuring events went off without a hitch
  • Participated in promotional activities and client press releases
  • Assisted with car launches and related promotional activities
  • Maintenance of promotional cars (Volkswagen and Skoda), and transportation of clients

Account Manager

Giacometti
06.2013 - 10.2016
  • Managed stakeholders: different requesting parties within the client organisation, internal departments of the agency (planning, creative, media and financial departments), media outlets, suppliers, and government agencies
  • Liaised with clients and internal departments of the agency
  • Assisted in the delivery of communication plans
  • Delivered online and offline national campaigns for the largest bank in assets of Latin America (Bank of Brazil - Banco do Brasil) with its extensive list of products, services and projects
  • Managed the placement of campaigns with established budgets and tight time limits
  • Coordinated the production and delivery of creative asset such as spots, television commercials, photos for print and online content
  • Represented clients at events and production sets (photos and commercials)
  • Managed the balance between media and production budgets
  • Wrote for press releases, social media materials, and radio sponsorship announcements
  • Organised internal and external events for clients
  • Performed administrative duties
  • Wrote reports and briefings

Account Coordinator

Artplan
05.2012 - 06.2013
  • Main link between the agency and its clients, ensuring the smooth running of campaigns and projects
  • Stakeholder management
  • Managed large campaigns and events within the country and overseas
  • Coordinated campaigns for national bids
  • Balanced media and production budgets
  • Delivered materials within inflexible deadlines

Account Coordinator

Lew Lara/TBWA
10.2011 - 05.2012
  • Coordinated advertising campaigns for major clients
  • Liaised between customers and internal departments of the agency
  • Controlled media and production budgets
  • Delivered materials within inflexible deadlines
  • Managed competing priorities
  • Brief and report writing

Account Coordinator

Artplan
02.2009 - 10.2011
  • Managed large online and offline campaigns and events within the country and overseas
  • Coordinated campaigns for national bids
  • Balanced media and production expenditures
  • Delivered materials within inflexible deadlines
  • Stakeholder management
  • Performed administrative duties

Education

Master's Degree - Business Administration And Project Management

Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, SA
05.2022

Master's Degree - International Communication

Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW
06.2018

Bachelor's Degree - Marketing And Advertising

IESB
Brasilia, Brazil

Skills

  • Event Management
  • Project Management
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Effective and Polished Communication (written and verbal)
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Time Management and Organisation
  • Collaboration
  • Change Adaptability

Referees

Available upon request.

Timeline

Membership and Partnerships Coordinator

StudyAdelaide
09.2022 - Current

Account Coordinator

RQMedia
05.2022 - 09.2022

Assistant Manager

LOWES
04.2021 - 05.2022

Casual Retail Assistant

LOWES
12.2019 - 04.2021

Student Services and Social Media Officer

Ironwood Institute
10.2019 - 06.2020

Student Services Officer

Navitas English
04.2019 - 09.2019

Retail Specialist

Apple
10.2017 - 04.2019

Event Assistant

Goold Global
01.2017 - 10.2017

Account Manager

Giacometti
06.2013 - 10.2016

Account Coordinator

Artplan
05.2012 - 06.2013

Account Coordinator

Lew Lara/TBWA
10.2011 - 05.2012

Account Coordinator

Artplan
02.2009 - 10.2011

Master's Degree - Business Administration And Project Management

Torrens University Australia

Master's Degree - International Communication

Macquarie University

Bachelor's Degree - Marketing And Advertising

IESB
Laurice Lima