Natalie Hodgkins

Experience

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  Jarrold Norwich

  Dec 1995 - Sept 1997

  Retail

  Working across a variety of departments on counter, stock taking, printing and binding, dealing with customers.

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  Chartered institute of Banking

  Sept 1997 - Mar 2000

  Customer Services

  Dealing with enquiries from financial institutions and individuals. Managing a team of customer service agents.Organising monthly team building events.

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  BF BIOT

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  PA to UK SNR & HR Manager for BF BIOT

  Singleton role as HR SME for 50+ UK personnel serving unaccompanied overseeing Customs & UK Sovereignty of Diego Garcia and it's surrounding waters. Brought up to date HR functions to the island, ensuring all personnel followed regulations with regard to pay and allowances & challenged policy where required for the individual circumstances of BF BIOT. Carried out security checks of local islands with the one island fishing patrol vessel.

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  Royal Navy

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2012

  Event management, coordination of diaries, arranging meetings, logistic planning, travel booking including budgetary management. Records management, including initiating database recording, service driving (a very valid skill in Neopolitan traffic!) & networking to improve cross-base information sharing. Working within a NATO framework dealing with personnel from all countries. Operational medal from UN tasking. Responsible (solely for 1 month in 3) for whole ship's company pay accounts, overseas travel (including budgeting) and whole ship cash account. Maintained whole ship record and correspondence management. Liaised daily with senior management to ensure output maximised at all times. Additional leadership and management roles held during weekly training evolutions. Awards and commendations achieved.

  • PA to Chief Of Staff

    Oct 2010 - Jan 2012

  • HR Office Supervisor

    Oct 2008 - Oct 2010
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  Royal Navy

  May 2012 - Mar 2014

  Career Manager

  Managed two cardres of warfare branch specialisations at Critical Manning state. Improved training and professional course lineal movement to achieve faster delivery to front line positions. Consistently maintained complicated communications between Unit and individuals, including senior management, to manage over 500 personnel's career progressions. Improved whole office knowledge of regulations and introduced better ways of working to ensure mandated targets were met.

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  Royal Navy

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Office Manager for 220 personnel with a team of 5 staff.Responsible for monthly reports and returns, analytically managed & disseminated for whole unit capture.Oversight of 220 pay accounts and eligibility for a wide range of complicated and differing allowances.Providing training for staff in both professional and personal development areas.Providing management training for appraisal reporting, use of Force reports to maintain staff product & use of personnel online accounting and personal management software program.Networking and disseminating information to 7 sub-sections in different geographical locations to ensure Force cohesion.Ensuring all personnel are recorded as being trained and capable of deploying at 10 days notice. Show less

  • Unit HR Office Manager, Commando Helicopter Force

    Apr 2015 - May 2016

  • PCRF HR Manager, RFA ARGUS

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
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  ACURL

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Unit HR Office Manager

  Inaugural HR Office Manager initiating set up of full Unit HR processes and functionality.

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  Royal Navy

  Aug 2018 - now

  HR Office Manager

  • Unit Personnel Office Manager

    Mar 2025 - now

  • WO2

    Mar 2025 - now

  • CPOWTR

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2025

  • RN Data Governance Office

    Mar 2024 - Mar 2025

  • Coxswain, HMS FORTH

    Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Legal Service Complaints Caseworker

    Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

  • HQ Northwood UPO Manager

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2021