SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• Extensive experience in administrative management. Setting up administrative systems, processes and policy for the smooth and effective office operations.
• File and resource management. Management of personnel, accounting, administrative and contract files. Management of library, training and operational resources.
• Experience performing personnel functions including staff welfare, drafting intern policy and human resource manual, drafting and placing job advertisements, short listing applicants, responding to applications, monitoring personnel review, drafting contract modifications.
• Six years property management experience. Ensures repairs, maintenance and protection of property. Asset, inventory management and sale of goods.
• Five years experience in financial management support. Ensures investment/reinvestment of grant income and status of income.
• Accounting support. Recording and reporting financial transaction in Quick Books. Preparation of cheques, payroll management, statutory payments and annual returns.
• Six years progressive procurement experience. Purchasing goods and services locally and overseas and monitoring service contracts. Monitoring US$100,000 credit card, preparing bill of sale, contracts modifications, purchase orders, request for proposals, GCT waivers, exemptions and refunds.
• Logistics coordination. Preparation of seminars, workshops, board of directors and annual general meetings.
• Database management.
• Petty cash custodian.
• Experience preparing monthly, quarterly and annual quantitative and qualitative reports.
• Licensing and registration of approximately 150 insurance agents quarterly and annually.
• Company Secretary. Ensures compliance of company with Companies Office and Tax Administration, administration of Board matters, logistics for board and annual general meetings.
• Eight years cumulative experience in an educational/training institution providing extensive administrative support covering: registration, examination preparations, inventory of supplies, assisting with training, students records, timetable preparation, report on progress of training, syllabus & specimen papers preparation
• Supervises Office Bearer, Office Attendant, Interns
• Facebook and website updates
WORK HISTORY
Administrative Assistant
Jamaica Civil Society Coalition, 2 Fagan Avenue, Kingston 8 May 2013 to Present
Programme Assistant/Company Secretary
Jamaica Protected Areas Trust, 2 Norwood Avenue, Kingston 5 Feb 2008 to May 2013
Administrative Assistant/Procurement Agent
United States Agency for Int’l Dev (USAID), 142 Hope Road, Kingston 6 Feb 2002 to Jan 2008
Secretary
Caribbean Examinations Council, 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5 Jan 1999-Feb 2002
Executive Secretary
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, 12 Ocean Boulevard, Kingston Jul to Nov 1998
Senior Secretary
Crown Eagle Life Insurance Company (company extinct) June 1992 to Jul 1997
Secretary
Unique Personnel Services, Duke Street, Kingston Oct 1991 to May 1992
Secretary
West Indies College High School (Now Victor Dixon), Mandeville, Manchester Sep 1997 to May 1990
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Developed administrative systems and procedures for smooth and effective operations for two entities
• Efficiently and effectively established file management systems for two entities
• Efficient allocation, monitoring, and reporting of $22m project expenses with minimum supervision
• Timely and efficient procurement of goods and service and sale of motorbike through bid process
• Developed centralized database that allowed for easy access of information to entire staff
• Full compliance of two organizations with Company’s Office and Tax Administration
• Liaise with government offices and significantly reduced amount outstanding for GCT refunds
• Reorganized and brought two year old company’s financial systems up-to-date
• Efficient payroll management and filing of monthly and annual returns
EDUCATION
Certificate in Project Contract Management
USAID E-Learning Institute 2006
Bachelor of Science Degree: Business Administration
Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester 2005
Certificate in Microsoft Office
Institute of Computer Technology 2005
Certificate in Supervisory Management
University of the West Indies, School of Continuing Studies 2000
Associate of Science Degree: Office Administration
West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University), Mandeville, Manchester 1991
