Stavrou Evanthia

address: 15, 26th October street

telephone: 0030 2310 500 034
mobile: 0030 6940 239 654
skype: evita_22001
email: evanthia.stavrou@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A dynamic Cultural Manager professional with extensive business acumen and six years of progressive
experience building mutually beneficial creative business partnerships, leading highly effective teams and
delivering innovative strategies to promote accountability and awareness around diversity, gender equality
and inclusion, drive employee engagement and lead organizational change.
A resourceful, hard-working and dedicated individual with outstanding administrative and organisational
skills and the proven ability to develop and implement effective new systems and procedures. Possesses
excellent IT skills with advanced knowledge of MS Office, is quick to grasp new ideas and concepts and
always keen to develop new skills and expertise. Able to work well both independently and as part of a
productive team, demonstrating the motivation and multi-tasking abilities required to meet demanding
deadlines while maintaining the highest of standards. Articulate and proactive, combines a professional
and confident approach with excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate concisely at all levels.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Diversity and Inclusion

- Exceptional relationship management skills
- Extensive people leadership experience
- Project management
- Cross- Functional and cross- site team management
- Greek employment law knowledge
- Policy creation and ownership
- Recognition program knowledge
- Strategic thought leader and team player
- Innovative and creative entrpreneurship development

CAREER SUMMARY
2016 – To date President and Cultural Manager of NGO Anazitites Theatrou – Fix In art

- Created and implemented broad diversity and inclusion strategies, strategies included
cultural awareness campaigns, employee and leadership training, and partnerships with local
cultural players , including the French Institute, Goethe Institute, Folk and Ethnological
museum, Helexpo, Thessaloniki Municipality, Photography museum, Moni Lazaristwn among
others)
- Created an international network of collaborators including universities, cultural centers and
policy makers, joined consortiums and implemented international projects.
- Conceptualised, Developed and implemented several concepts of community events and
festivals ( In art Circus Festival, Open Air movie nights, In art Green Week Festival, Odysee
Caravan, Fixinart Artist in Residency program, Social Kitchen, Sundays at Fix in art Kids shows,
Upcycled crafting workshops)
- Integrated diversity and inclusion best practices throughout the organisations strategy
- Drive the agenda forward to increase volunteers and employee engagement and make the
organization the best place to work , dream and create social change.
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 - Analyze internal and external workforce date and trends to recommend enchancements to
the organisations culture and working environment including workplace flexibility programs
and practices.
- Manage mid to large scale projects for cross functional interdisciplinary teams.
- Developed management and employee workplace flexibility guidelines including best
practices and policies on working remotely , schedule flexibility and compressed time.

2013 – 2016 Marketing & Communications manager, Project Coordinator,

N.G.O Anazitites Theatrou , Thessaloniki, Greece

• Fully accountable for the Rewarding Recycling project.

• Working as PA to the Vice president with responsibility for developing, implementing and
monitoring efficient office activities in addition to managing all correspondence
• Undertaking diary and event management and making travel arrangements as well as
organising meetings with associated catering and accommodation
• Providing effective secretarial support and managing holiday requests and absence due to
sickness for the project team and overseeing the office facilities
• Responsible as Project Coordinator for delivering a number of systems enhancements within
the business improvement programme
• Making key contributions to the management of the communication plan while monitoring
and updating programme plans on a wider basis
• Liaising with individual project teams to ensure the delivery of objectives while tracking the
overall project progress and deliverables
• Preparing comprehensive consolidated project status and performance reports for the team

2010– date Online ESL tutor, Online

• Teaching English through different online platforms and schools to students from different
ethnic groups
• Prepared, facilitated and implemented lesson plans to enhance students speaking skills and
enrich their vocabulary.
• Evaluated and communicated progress made by students to their parents.
• Wrote and taught dynamic lesson plans.
• Ability to effectively establish rapport with students from diverse cultural backgrounds and to
tailor English teaching methods to suit their individual needs.
• Highly developed computer skills with comprehensive experience of exploiting technology to
make the most of the learning experience.

2006–2010 Purchasing and Marketing Co ordinator for Cuban Cigars,

Sales and Marketing manager for Mini Cigarillos
P.A to the General Manager, Phoenicia T.a.a. Cyprus Ltd, Cyprus

• Successfully streamlining processes whilst creating a buying scale by leveraging the

international business
• Successfully overachieving budgeted sales for Mini Cigarillos by 7% in 2009 whilst
negotiating an additional 5% rebate in business plan support from Promocigar , for the entire
region covered by P.A (Middle East, Africa, Malta, Cyprus)
• Working in a sales analyst role, preparing monthly and quarterly spreadsheets and creating
sales and performance graphs, sales and marketing presentations
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• Undertaking PA duties including diary management for the General Manager in addition to
managing team expenses, diaries and schedules.
• Coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements as well as managing meeting
schedules and organising lunches and refreshments
• Creating a range of documentation including presentations, correspondence, memos and
reports as well as taking minutes when required, and providing secretarial support for the
General Manager.
• Overseeing the smooth operation of the procurement process, managing work queues and
evaluating performance tracking activities
• Compiling reports highlighting costs of products and services as well as preparing data for
forecasting and budgeting
• Undertaking office management activities with responsibility for stationery, equipment and
company mobile phones as well as organising company and rental vehicles
• Keeping accurate records of holiday and absence in addition to establishing data tracking
systems and developing efficient office procedures
• Producing sales and marketing presentations as well as maintaining the database and
delivering training as required
• Coordinating exhibitions, conferences and seminars in addition to organising and sourcing
promotional items, liaising effectively with a range of suppliers and agencies

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

A.U.TH Bachelor degree in Pharmacy, upon completion of Studies.

5 GCSEs Including English and Mathematics

FURTHER SKILLS
IT proficiency MS Office,
Languages Greek, Basic French, Basic Spanish

OTHER DETAILS
Interests include Acting, Crafting, Yoga and Piano

REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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