Jason Pinder
La Oliva Fuerteventura
Summary
Social Entrepreneur/Creative Visionary/Company Manager/Project Management and Coordination
Hands-on and analytical problem solver. Excellent communication, planning and decision-making skills
Jason has won awards in the not for profit sector for providing world class services and products. An excellent commercial approach to solving problems, optimizing team productivity, whilst pro-actively developing new business strategies
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Creator/Business Owner
Majanicho Apartments
Fuerteventura
03.2018 - 10.2023
- Led the restoration and redesign of a beach side property in an abandoned fishing village to create six unique apartments for holiday rental and wellness retreats turning over 15k per month and binging new life to this special village
- Managed all marketing, customer bookings and relations and daily operations of the business, including financial, budgeting, Client liaison and staff
- Successfully launched new income streams through the set up of retreats, workshops and activities such as yoga, surfing, stargazing, well being and hosting weddings
- Developed and implemented strategies for increasing occupancy rates
Creator /Owner
Obvio - Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura
03.2012 - 03.2018
- Set up of new business - organic supermarket
- Providing a wide range of services to the local community
- Monitored budgets and expenditures to ensure cost-effectiveness while maintaining quality standards
- Created new business streams to respond to the local market
- Implemented marketing campaigns to increase brand visibility and attract new customers; created website
Entertainment Manager
Las Gaviotos
Fuerteventura
09.2010 - 01.2012
- Initiated and managed entertainment for hotel
- Developed strategies to promote entertainment events and activities
- Coordinated with production staff to ensure successful event execution
- Created budgets for each event and monitored expenditures throughout the process
- Maintained relationships with clients by providing excellent customer service
Freelance Consultant
Self employed
International
04.2010 - 01.2012
- Deputy Director for South East Asia Greenpeace- Looking after Philippians, Thailand and Malaysia fundraising streams - Provide advice in training method for face to face fundraising
- Bradford on Avon Climate Change Project advised on best practices
- Advised clients on best practices related to their specific industries or markets
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures and suggested improvements
Head of Operations
Home fundraising Ltd
London
04.2006 - 03.2010
- Responsible for the development and management of 15 regional offices across the UK, with a staff base of over 1000 employees, including 15 area managers and 20 assistant managers
- Doubled annual turnover within two years from 5 to 10 million
- Clients included Save the Children, NSPCC, Cancer research, Oxfam, British heart foundation, UNICEF, Marie Curie , CARE, Shelter and Greenpeace
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve core KPI's and branding
- Launched new training methods to optimize sign up rate
- Initialized new recruitment strategies to improve all recruitment streams and staff incentives
- Managed finances across all departments
- Built new procedures to improve quality of donors and decrease attrition figures
- Project managed new database for all departments
Head of Regions
Home fundraising Ltd
Bristol
04.2004 - 04.2006
- Responsible for initial building of Home fundraising's regions
- Produced budget and business plans for a new events wing – successfully trial led over one year
- Developed managers and built procedures within all regions for this rapidly growing company
- Built new recruitment strategies
- Developed training of fundraisers/team leaders
- People management – Reviews, 1-1's, training, interviews, disciplinary.
Area Manager
Home fundraising ltd
Bristol
04.2003 - 04.2004
- Invited to join Gift too set up their first region and help develop their new door-to-door business
- Set up the first successful region for Gift door-to-door in Bristol
- Administered and coordinated 50 employees to meet and exceeded all targets
- Set up all recruitment streams for region
- Built training methods for fundraisers and team leaders
- Managed finances to budget
- Bristol's continued successes lead to saving this wing of the business and furthering it to new growth
Education
SBS Sales/Recruitment Training -
01.2008
Post Grad Diploma Film Production & Photography -
07.1992
BTEC Higher National Diploma Computer Science -
07.1991
A' Level. Psychology -
01.1989
Skills
- Operations Management
- Project Coordination & Management
- HR / Recruitment
- Fundraising
- Leadership
- Budget Management
- Customer Services
- Training / Development
- Business Development
- Problem Solving
- Quality Control
- Database Management
- Creative Thinking
Certification
Driving license: Full clean
Life Experience
- Have just come back from a 3 month retreat across Europe deepening my ability in mindfulness through teachings with Mooji a spiritual teacher in Portugal
- Traveled around South India on a horse & Cart (Reported in various newspapers across India). Performing shows to children in less privileged areas
- Traveled across Australia with a Hypnotic Circus, Filming, Hypnotizing and Fire dancing
- Extensive travel across South-east Asia & Australia. Travelling entirely across land from Australia to India
- Lived with Nomadic tribes in South East Asia
Interests
Meditation Non-duality, Fire Dancing, Ecstatic Dance, Permaculture, Ceramics, Stargazing, Hypnosis, Hiking, Skiing
Languages
English, First Language Spanish, Intermediate (B1)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Creator/Business Owner - Majanicho Apartments
03.2018 - 10.2023
Creator /Owner - Obvio - Fuerteventura
03.2012 - 03.2018
Entertainment Manager - Las Gaviotos
09.2010 - 01.2012
Freelance Consultant - Self employed
04.2010 - 01.2012
Head of Operations - Home fundraising Ltd
04.2006 - 03.2010
Head of Regions - Home fundraising Ltd
04.2004 - 04.2006
Area Manager - Home fundraising ltd
04.2003 - 04.2004
- SBS Sales/Recruitment Training,
- Post Grad Diploma Film Production & Photography,
- BTEC Higher National Diploma Computer Science,
- A' Level. Psychology,
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