Despina Papanastasi

-managing the flow of information (internal & external emails, telephone calls) -organising meetings and conferences -preparing documents -managing calendars and contact databases of divisional management -typing, formatting, proof-reading and copying documents -drafting and preparing standard correspondence and short presentations -collecting, printing, distributing and filing meeting documents -making travel arrangements -preparing files for internal and external circulation

-administrative duties; -client service; -organising business trips and meetings; -data management.

-participating in the organization of national and international events; -providing customer service on site; -bid and tender management.

-developing and managing relations with clients, associates and the media and organizing media relations activities; -researching and designing sponsorship programmes; -developing, producing and publicizing print and electronic promotional material, e.g. press releases, brochures, banners; -preparing corporate presentations; -drafting budgets.

-organising and coordinating conferences and events: research for venues, speakers’ accommodation, preparation of conference material, reimbursement procedures, liaising with participants; -performing and following-up on sponsorship programmes; -managing press office-publicity.

-communicating with local media and EU agencies; -arranging interviews with the media; -assisting in the planning and execution of PR events; -monitoring publicity. Main achievements: -prepared two publications: Short Description Vocational Education and Training in Portugal and in Slovenia; -designed the first media & associates database: updating and managing more than 1,000 contacts.

-liaising between international journalists and broadcast technicians; -supporting live broadcasts; -updating and distributing news bulletins and press clippings.