Jessica Stevens

Consultant

Manchester, England, United Kingdom6 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in project management across diverse sectors.
Strong background in education and cross-cultural communication.
Passionate about empowering others through employability initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a versatile professional in education and IT consulting with a focus on social impact.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementIt Business AnalysisBusiness AnalysisUser Experience (ux)TeachingEmpathyTeaching English As A Foreign Language

Other Skills

Community OutreachProject CoordinationLeadershipMentoring New HiresProgram CoordinationProject PlanningUX ResearchMarket AnalysisPublic SpeakingHosting EventsNetworkingBehavior ManagementCreative Problem SolvingCollaborationAdaptability

About

With a diverse career spanning project management and education, I’ve cultivated the skills to connect with people from all walks of life. As an English teacher in South Korea I learnt the importance of planning for and adapting to a spectrum of learners to get the most out of them in classes, whereas my current role as an IT Consultant involves collaborating with a diverse collection of professionals and adapting to everyone’s ongoing needs and updates, in order to maintain the success of our project. Key highlights of my experience include: • Building cross-cultural relationships as an ESL teacher in South Korea. • Leading projects in the utilities sector, combining strong organisational skills with stakeholder management to deliver impactful outcomes. • Facilitating employability initiatives, including hosting events to explore career opportunities in sustainability and empowering others to navigate the ever-changing job market. Having cultivated an impressive array of skills from various industries and career experiences, I bring a purpose-driven approach to work, focused on positive impact and helping others thrive by equipping them with the tools, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed and achieve their potential.

Experience

6 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Cgi

2 roles

Consultant

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Collaborate with a diverse range of technical and client facing teams to ensure accurate release updates and maintain the trust of our stakeholders.
Lead and facilitate several important governance processes within the project, bringing the client and stakeholders together for rapid and immediate project updates.
Coach and mentor junior members of the team on a weekly basis to ensure full and confident understanding of project updates before meetings.
Onboarded several stakeholders onto the project ensuring clear education of our processes and full transparency with the client.

Project ManagementCommunity OutreachProject CoordinationIT Business AnalysisLeadershipMentoring New Hires

Business Graduate

Mar 2022 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Junior Project Manager
Managed a project focused on learning and development to understand the needs of those trying to upskill and transition into the Tech Industry.
Analysed company Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives concerning Communities and People and used them as guidance to make sure our project successfully aligned.
Developed a business case for our EdTech solution, incorporating positive impact measurement of improving access to tech careers for diverse learners.
Conducted User Research to determine the parameters of our project brief and to help focus our project on our End Users needs, whilst always considering company initiatives regarding social mobility.

Program CoordinationProject ManagementCommunity OutreachProject PlanningBusiness AnalysisUX Research

Agent academy cic

Marketing and Campaigns Intern

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Upskilled in the end to end UX Journey whilst working on a real client brief, creating digital recommendations to improve the access of public services for young people.
Synthesised research insights from young people and public services to accurately inform the direction of our digital recommendation which benefitted both end users.
Facilitated a Climate Change Careers Event for Agent Academy introducing young people to important roles and people within the Sustainability sector.
Created a robust network of industry leaders within the public and private sector and used our engagement with them to inform our digital recommendations for the client

Program CoordinationProject ManagementCommunity OutreachProject PlanningUser Experience (UX)Market Analysis+3

Pike fold primary school

1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant

Dec 2020 – Aug 2021 · 8 mos · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Innovated new and exciting activities to teach to a child with severe Autism which happily sustained his interest and progressed his learning from non-verbal to verbal.
Facilitated empathetic daily learning to a child with severe Autism, resulting in increased class participation and enthusiasm for education.
Adapted to the varying mood and disposition of a child with severe Autism which informed me when to teach or when to step back and helped build trust and be much more affective as a TA.
Managed the fluctuating behaviour of a child with severe Autism creating a safe environment for learning and respect for the Teacher and Teachers Assistant.

Community OutreachTeachingEmpathyBehavior ManagementCreative Problem Solving

Gwangdong middle school

English Second Language Teacher

Mar 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Lead and facilitated 17 weekly English conversational classes and 4 Summer and Winter English Camps, increasing student confidence in English conversational skills and aptitude of their own learning.
Collaborated with 5 Korean English teachers to maintain the quality of my curriculum, which consistently improved the quality of my teaching and methods in a Korean Middle School.
Planned all my classes for a spectrum of learners from beginners to advanced, which ensured full class participation and catered to each students learning level.
Adapted to the different levels of learning present across my students and the ways Korean culture was present in the school, which developed a sense or trust for both my students and my fellow Korean teachers.

Project ManagementProject PlanningProject CoordinationTeaching English as a Foreign LanguageLeadershipCollaboration+3

Oppidan social

Guest Host

May 2017 – Jan 2018 · 8 mos · Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Greeted and warmly welcomed all guests to the Ziferblat space.
Cleaned, restocked and looked after all food served for guests in the breakfast bar area.
Efficiently and politely collected client information for event planning.
Cashed out after each day’s shift and relayed all calculated totals to managers.
Maintained a calm, organised and friendly demeanour throughout the duration of each shift.

Skilled Multi-tasker

Solita bar and grill

Food Runner

Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 9 mos · Prestwich, Manchester, United Kingdom

Transferred food between the kitchen and the restaurant in order to ensure prompt, efficient service.
Sustained a balanced and friendly disposition when working between kitchen staff and customers.
Ensured the work area was all clean and organised for the duration of the shift.

Skilled Multi-tasker

The university of manchester

Student Ambassador

Jul 2016 – Jul 2016 · 0 mo · Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Organised and spearheaded independent social activities for ten to fifteen international students to and from the Trafford Centre.
Assisted students on educational day trips to Quarry Bank Mill and the International Slavery Museum.
Conversed with students who had any queries about cultural aspects of Manchester, tailoring my responses to their educational and English language level.

Community OutreachSkilled Multi-tasker