About me
A personable, professional and polished personality with over five years experience working as both a PA and Studio Manager for a leading London developer and award winning architects practice. With a design background, I have a good eye for detail and a track record of successfully project managing and running events.
I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills which allow me to work with colleagues from all levels of seniority and I am always willing to jump in and help. I am creative, resourceful and always diligent, believing that communication and the ability to adapt are key elements to this multifaceted role.
Work history
PAVirgin
The Battleship Bldg, 179 Harrow Rd, London W2 6NB, UKFull Time
TA to the Investment Team, Virgin Management Limited
Full PA support, including extensive day to day diary management for a team of six within the Investment team.
Ensuring effective use of the Investment team’s time, minimising travel/disruptions as far as possible and understanding the necessary priorities within the group.
Coordinating wider group meetings and Virgin company boards.
Keeping abreast of all the new business developments within the department and group.
Key point of contact for external contacts and groups within other Virgin Companies
Organising and coordinating events and trips, including visas, flights, accommodation, venues and itineraries to agreed budgets and ensuring adequacy of all arrangements for the team.
Providing telephone support, handling general enquiries and filtering incoming calls in a timely manner.
Dealing confidently and pro-actively with any issues, escalating when necessary to the wider team or other Virgin Group Companies.
Preparation of presentation and pre-read material, agendas, meeting minutes and reports ahead of meeting.
Managing invoices, purchase orders and internal budget spreadsheets.
Preparation of monthly credit card & cash expenses claims for the team using accounting system, Agresso.
PAArgent LLP
- London, United KingdomFull Time
PA and Project Assistant to the Retail Leasing Team, Argent LLP
PA duties – extensive diary and meeting management for two Project Directors and a Project Manager within the retail team.
Key point of contact for external consultants and agents working for the team.
Providing telephone support, handling general enquiries and filtering incoming calls in a timely manner.
Managing teams e-mail inboxes and mail where required.
Providing administrative support to the directors and wider team members when necessary.
Preparation of presentation material, agendas, meeting minutes and reports.
Coordinating retail brand events and organising trips and schedules, including travel and hotel requirements to agreed budget levels.
Coordinating site visits and workshops with both internal teams and external consultants/brands.
Managing monthly project invoices, setting up of purchase orders and liaising with accounts department and consultants. Preparation of monthly credit card & cash expenses claims for the team; including both
personal and project expenses.
Maintaining project directories and contacts using CRM database.
Acting as project specific information coordinator, supporting teams on project extranet (BIW).
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Skills
- Photography
- Microsoft Office
- Mac Experience
- Abobe Indesign/photoshop/illustrator
- 2d/3d Autocad
- 35mm Film Photography
- Digital Photograhy
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
Education
BTEC National Certificate in PhotographyArts University Bournemouth
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
National Certificate in Photography, Distinction
(hons.) Architecture
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
BA (Hons) Architecture, HND
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