Project Management
Project Management encompasses many things. It can involve planning an event, implementing a strategy, launching an organisation, promoting a new product or tapping a network of contacts to achieve a specific goal.
I have worked on a wide variety of projects with clients both in Iceland and abroad.
Ways in which I can help you:
- Event organisation
- Promotion of an event, organisation, or product
- Managing a project from start to finish
- Follow-up and analysis of completed projects
- Liaising with interested parties and bringing together diverse groups
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One of the best organised conferences I have attended.
Alan Blyth, attendee, The Arctic Convoys: A Lifeline Across the Atlantic -
Thank you for the terrific job you did; we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Michael Walling, speaker, The Arctic Convoys: A Lifeline Across the Atlantic -
Our thanks for your brilliant organisation and your general good humour.
Alec Douglas, speaker, The Arctic Convoys: A Lifeline Across the Atlantic -
It was an experience I will never forget.
Laura Vasilion, attendee, The Arctic Convoys: A Lifeline Across the Atlantic -
You and your colleagues are to be congratulated on bringing about this piece of recorded history.
Ron Wren, Chairman, The Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust, for The Arctic Convoys Commemorative DVD -
I found [this DVD] to be a unique and marvellous insight into this chapter of WW2. I particularly liked the poems, humour and the focus on the human aspect of life during the convoys. The editing of the veterans’ accounts interspersed with conference speeches and archive film and photos was done very well.
Chris Erswell, son of WWII veteran, for The Arctic Convoys Commemorative DVD -
I knew from the start that Eliza was the right person for the role of Chair of ESU Iceland. When she took over from me in 2009 she started using her amazing organisational skills to drive our group forward in a structured and efficient way and motivated everyone to put in their best effort. She's been enthusiastic, highly organised, bubbling with ideas and energy and in every way the key to the success of ESU so far in Iceland. We wouldn't be where we are today without her.
Sigurður Darri Skúlason, Chair, ESU Iceland (2008)
Selected Current & Past Projects
Chair, ESU Iceland
- The Iceland branch of the international charity the English-Speaking Union was launched in the autumn of 2008. The role of chair, a voluntary position, involves recruiting committee members, liaising with the global ESU, and overseeing a committee of eight individuals who secure funds for this charity, promote the organisation and its events, and facilitate numerous events, including public lectures, student public speaking competitions, and social gatherings.
- ESU Iceland has sponsored several events in its short existence. In October 2009, two of its initiatives were identified from a total of 15 highlighted at the International ESU's annual meeting.
- The official launch of ESU Iceland was held in June 2011 and was a tremendous success, with receptions hosted by the president of Iceland and the English-speaking embassies, and speakers including Iceland's foreign minister and the rector of the University of Iceland. The three-day event attracted delegates from more countries (16) than any previous ESU launch, and one of the highest total number of delegates (57).
Project Manager, The Arctic Convoys: Commemorative DVD
- A follow-up project from the conference of the same name, I co-ordinated production of a unique commemorative DVD on the Arctic Convoys, combining academic presentations from the conference with veterans' interviews.
- The project involved recruiting and working with film editors, six embassies, and the office of the president of Iceland. I also co-ordinated fundraising efforts to cover production and shipping costs for this DVD, which was completed in the autumn of 2009.
Project Manager, The Arctic Convoys: A Lifeline Across the Atlantic
- I worked with Global Center, the office of the president of Iceland, the University of Iceland, and six embassies to co-ordinate this groundbreaking conference which attracted leading academics and convoy veterans from seven countries.
- In 2006 and 2007 I worked for UK publishers Macmillan to introduce their ESL textbooks and dictionaries to primary and secondary schools in Iceland. As a result of my work, sales to secondary schools increased 150% year-on-year, while the primary market tripled in size.