UK Based Executive Secretary/PA

Available
Serial No: 5091
Skills keywords: excel, outlook, powerpoint, visio, Word
Current location:  United Kingdom - View on map
Spoken languages: english

Employment:

May 13 – June 13 Berkeley Homes (Capital) plc. – (Property Developers)

PA to Technical Director – (Temporary)

• Diary Management.

• Drafting and formatting reports for meetings.

• Database management of staff annual leave requests and sickness.

• Invoices – Logging, monitoring and chasing sign-offs.

• Typing letters – Copy, audio and dictation.

Oct 12 – May 13 Turner & Townsend (Global Programming & Construction Consultancy)

PA to x3 Directors and 20 Project and Cost Managers

• Project Assisting – Research, drafting and formatting reports.

• Update and maintain staff CV’s to assist in bids.

• Database management and reports i.e. client care, supplier database etc.

• Financial Management Systems (FMS) and Purchase Ledger checking and reporting i.e. aged debt.

• Preparing and collating reports (chasing for various management input) and PowerPoint slides for board meetings.

• Letters – Copy, audio and dictation.

• Managing and maintaining contacts database.

• Minute taking for weekly and monthly meetings.

• Managing expense claims.

• Arranging travel and hotels (including International and domestic travel) for long-haul and EU travel.

• Producing travel itineraries and Visas (when required).

• Holiday and diary management i.e. liaising with clients direct to arrange meetings through various means.

• Organising social/ team events.

• Arrange couriers.

• Arrange facilities for new starters i.e. Mobile, laptop and business cards etc.

• General ad hoc duties.

June 12 – Oct 12 Palm Tree Academy (Childcare services)

PA/ Marketing Assistant to Director (volunteer)

• Review and maintenance of policies & procedures, appraisals and Job descriptions.

• Taking minutes (on a weekly basis).

• Legal research on provisions of the law.

• Marketing Assistance- Services, prices (competitive), website, advertising/ imagery and brand awareness.

• Sourcing Community Grants and funding for the organisation.

• Organising travel arrangements and Itineraries.

• Organising training courses for staff and Expenses.

• Dictation and copy typing correspondence (letters, reports, e-mail replies on Directors behalf).

• Arranging meetings and managing diaries.

July 04 – Sept 09 Dalkia Energy & Technical Services

PA to Regional Director, Managing Director (Occasionally) & 6 Area Managers.

• Copy and audio typing including typing confidential letters and reports e.g. monthly and Annual Reports, Job descriptions.

• Arranging monthly meetings and including room bookings, arranging lunches and collating relevant reports/ documents to assist in meeting.

• Regional conference and Events management i.e. Charity and Social events.

• E-mail response on Directors behalf.

• Diary management.

• Managing 2 Team Secretaries – Rotas, holiday, reception cover, making sure they prioritise their work and assist in typing manager’s documents.

• Database Research – Maintaining and updating staff records.

• Chairing meetings- arranging attendees, agenda, room booking, refreshments and presiding over the event.

• Taking minutes in a monthly meeting at director level.

• Arranging domestic and international travel within EU and long-haul either direct or multi-stop travel with extensive itineraries for assistance (up to 4/5 times per month).

• Dealing with expenses and claims for management.

• Regional Training Co-ordinator (booking staff onto relevant courses for development).

• Temp Staff Co-ordinator – Advertising, sourcing and interviewing applicants.

• Meeting and greeting on Directors behalf.

– I continued my studies at Pitman and temped in the 3 months between permanent jobs.

July 01 – April 04 Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd.

Administrator

• Typing letters of correspondence.

• Processing mortgage applications on an in-house processing system.

• Maintenance of customer data within Excel spreadsheets.

Nov 99 – July 01 Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Administrative Assistant

• Updating invoices on an In-house database system and chasing sign- off.

• Sorting post and distributing to relevant people.

• Stationery stock control and ordering.

• Petty cash handling.

• Assisting in Ministerial visits and conferences – checking and verifying attendees.

Skills:

I am literate in the use of:

• Window Packages – Outlook, Lotus Notes, Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint

• Legal Research i.e. Lexis Nexis and Westlaw

• ETCi, iTrent, Purchase Ledger Online, FMS and CEP

• Marketing Database (V26) – IBM Lotus Notes

• Audio typing/Copy typing at 60wpm

• Full British Driving licence

Training: Report Writing and Leadership & Management.

Education:

2009 – 2012 LLB (Hons) Law Degree

London Metropolitan University

2004 Pitman Training

High Holborn and Bromley

2003 Southers

Criminal & Civil Litigation – Merit

London City

2000-2002 Business & Finance National Cert.- Merit

Lewisham College

 






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