Elena Lecertua

Home address: 13 chemin Ladame, 1226 Thônex, SwitzerlandEmail address: elena.lecertua@gmail.comPhone number: 0786307014

Personal Profile

Recently obtained my bachelor in Business & Management at the University of Sussex, aiming to increase my work experience. I am particularly proud of my achievements with the Equestrian center, which includes successful completion of professional riding qualifications, as this is indicative of the passion and ambition I display for all activities I am involved in. Extremely organised individual with strong linguistic skills, being fluent in English, Spanish as well as French.

Education

2013- 2016: University of Sussex (Great Britain) in Business Management studies

Strong academic performance achieving a first in accounting, a first overall in Human Resource Management, a first in Project Management, a first in Business Strategy Report.

2009-2013: Collège Claparède, Geneva

Maturité Cantonale with Spanish, Economy and Law as options

1998-2009: International School of Geneva

Work experience and skills

September 2016 – Present Teacher’s Assistant International School of Geneva

Key responsibilities - Looking after the children during their lunches - Helping the children learn in the best environment possible- Project management: creation of a new bio cooking class concept for children (5 to 9 years old)

Achievements- Teamwork: working with the teacher - Adaptation: learning how to adapt to each child - Creativity: initiation of a new project

June 2016 – August 2016 Assistant of the summer camps administrator International School of Geneva

Key responsibilities - Enrolments and invoices of approximately 1’500 students for the summer camp - Management of changes concerning the enrolments - Emails and phone calls - Organisation of the children’s groups - Coordination between assistants, coaches and the director- Replacing my boss for two weeks

Achievements: - IT: Excel and Word

- Organisational skills: manage a lot of work at the same time which involved parents, coaches, assistants, coordinators, the director

- Working as a team: with my boss, the director, the coordinators, the assistants and the coaches - Communication skills: with parents, students and colleagues

July 2013, July- August 2014, July-August 2015, Summer Camp Assistant International School of Geneva

Key responsibilities: - Looking after children aged from 3-6 - Being responsible of a special needs student - Participating in the organization of the weekly dance shows

Achievements:

- Developed strong communication skills through speaking to children and parents in French, English and Spanish

- Participated in weekly meetings to improve the quality of the summer camps- Improved my flexibility by working in different teams throughout each summer- Given the full responsibility to replace my direct coach

July 2008- August 2014, Various roles at an equestrian center Poney Club de Presinge

Key responsibilities:- Volunteered during their annual four day show-jumping competition (2009-2014)- Groom for my riding competition teacher (2010)- Looked after children (aged 4 to 14) at lunch times at a riding center which allowed me to develop

my team working skills (2011-2012)- Assistant for a riding summer camp in the Jura mountains (2009)

All these various jobs improved my core skills:- punctuality - the responsibility of being part of an event from beginning to end- ensuring the respect of any material used - being responsible of the safety of the children and the safety of the horses

Additional skills

IT: experienced in using Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Full driving Driving License

Languages

English, French and Spanish: mother tongueItalian: studied for four years German: studied for two years

Interests and Achievements

Riding: my brevet and show-jumping license regionale (two riding exams). Being in a play: taught me how to overcome stress in front of an audience Ski: passed all the different ski exams which enabled me to control the pressure of exams Successfully organised and led a presentation at university within a group of different native speakers and, despite the communication challenges, my effective leadership qualities helped us obtain an 80% mark. References available upon request