Maral Soltani

• Design of an employer brand, writing content for the company website, creating a total reward package as part of the company's recruitment strategy
• Managing the LinkedIn account of the company posting regular updates
• Design and delivery of employee engagement surveys achieving outstanding feedback from employees
• Website updates and email communication with customers regarding events and new services
• Advertisement of jobs online, on recruitment systems, and across all social media platforms
• Line management responsibility and accountable for coaching and development of direct reports identifying training needs and opportunities for progression
• Implementation of an electronic signature software and HR database achieving cost and time savings reducing paper work and introducing electronic filing systems
• Review of employee benefits packages-negotiating the cost of healthcare benefits and reducing it by 10% whilst expanding the package
• Personal Assistant to Chief Executive, responsible for diary management, creating presentations, preparing and presenting reports and taking minutes at Board and Committee meetings

• Successful promotion of MMU at the Shenzhen International Fashion Trade Fair, China, resulting in more than 20 applications for fashion courses from Chinese students
• Instrumental in the design and layout of branded marketing materials, such as posters, flyers, brochures, give-aways and promotional exhibition bags
• Liaison with the MMU international office in China to promote and market the event to potential Chinese students
• Responsibility for financial management and budget control
• Responsibility for implementing health and safety briefings and risk assessment for outbound students
• Project delivered on time (6 months preparation) and within budget (£ 60k excluding staff costs)

• Promotion to Business Support Coordinator after 3 months
• Implementation of new financial processes ensuring more transparency, simplified filing systems, and improved communication between team members
• Processing of invoices, credit card statements and petty cash
• Administrative support to senior managers arranging internal and external meetings, travel and accommodation as well as preparing presentations, documents and correspondence

• Responsibility to build an integrated transnational online network to drive brand awareness for the bespoke product
• Successful in achieving sales targets through the integrated online network expanding the German affiliate market using Zanox, Affiliate Window and Affilinet
• More than 35 of Germany's top photography blogs, websites and voucher sites published product reviews and joined the affiliate window

• Recruitment, selection, role allocation and supervision of 35 volunteers for the Eurocultured Street Festival 2012 ensuring a smooth and successful delivery of the event(15, 000 people attended)
• Design and delivery of induction and health and safety briefing

• Implementation of a new planning process for a major IT project at a multinational car manufacturer based in Stuttgart, Germany, ensuring cost and time savings worth £ 12.3k per annum
• Optimisation, organisation and planning of monthly internal 2-day-business events for hiring new consultant by changing preparation, venue, location and format of assessment centres-cost savings of approximately £10k per annum

• Team leader on national campaigns in Germany to promote and build brand awareness for Pall Mall, Gauloises, Bitburger, Nokia, Winston, etc.
• Responsible for HR, budgeting and stock management
• Design and delivery of Sales-and Sampling-Promotion events for different brands, incl. consumer promotion events, e.g. sampling, launching and tasting of products
• Hostess at international exhibitions such as Drupa 2008 (389,993 visitors), Security 2008 (39,000 visitors), MEDICA 2008 (137,000 visitors), FIBO 2008 (47,300 visitors), Aluminium 2008 (16,886 visitors), K 2007 (213,973 visitors)

International Events Management

Business Administration

International Business