Christophe Orchowski

Results-driven Project Manager experienced in overseeing multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budgets, and high-quality standards. Proficient in stakeholder management status reporting and collaboration with senior leadership. Strong understanding of project lifecycles and various methodologies, with expertise in planning, tracking, risk management and stakeholder engagement. Highly skilled in influencing and a team player, with excellent verbal and written communication abilities across all organizational levels. Experienced in delivering both business & IT projects, particularly in Commodity and Financial Trading environments

Skills and Proficiencies

Professional Experience

Harcerstwo Scio                                                                                              2017 - Present

• Chairman and Summer Camps Head Manager

Coordinate logistics and transportation of Scout Teams from Scotland to various international Summer Camp destinations. Create and oversee Financial Plan for the Summer Camps. Procure and manage funds and necessary funding for organizational projects. Conduct systematic and frequent risk assessments in compliance with internal risk management protocols and safeguarding procedures. Direct marketing, recruitment, promotion, budgeting and financial analysis for the Summer Camps in Scotland and Italy.

Shelter Scotland, Scotland                                                                            2019, 2022 – 2023

• Heritable Court Lay Representative, Trainee Solicitor

Represented Heritable Court clients through paperwork preparation and creation of effective defence arguments. Investigated case information with exceptional degree of accuracy to detect changes and prepare for court rolls. Oversaw and orchestrated cases, collaborating closely with experts specializing in migration, family and land law in Scotland, ensuring the proficient management of each case.

Collaborated with the Court team of Aberdeen City Council and external agencies, while also partnering with Shelter Housing Law Service, to effectively handle and oversee intricate cases.

Speedcast, Aberdeen                                                                                            2018 – 2019

• German Speaking Account Manager

Generated and dispatched monthly customer statements, providing support for Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) reconciliations when necessary. Collaborated with Order-to-Cash (OTC) teams to address customer disputes and escalations effectively. Formulated monthly and quarterly forecasts for cash collection, accurately estimating the expected timings of incoming receipts. Efficiently applied and recorded customer payments through cash applications, obtaining remittance advice from customers. Prepared comprehensive weekly and monthly reports detailing account status.

Navigated high-stress and complex international emergencies with ease and commitment to resolution. 

Convergys, Newcastle upon Tyne                                                                                   2018

• German Speaking Account Manager

Developed robust connections with both new and established commercial clients from Germany, leveraging proficiency in the German language. Effortlessly established rapport to capture clients' needs ensure alignment with suitable products or services, resulting in efficient information management. Engaged in ongoing communication with clients regarding license renewals and proactively capitalizing on opportunities to upsell or cross-sell during the certification process. Managed verbal and written correspondences throughout the sales cycle, from initial customer interaction to finalizing orders and query resolution. 

Successfully completed comprehensive digital software training resulting in exceeding commercial team sales targets.

1. Education 

LLB (Honours) with options in German Language 2.1

University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2015

Bachelor of Arts in History with English

University of Wroclaw, Republic of Poland, 2012

2. Professional Training and Certifications

Professional Diploma in Legal Practice (DPLP) – University of Aberdeen – Issued 2016 

Specialist Paralegal Qualification in Civil Court Procedure – University of Strathclyde – Issued 2020