Experience

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  Virgin money

  Jul 2011 - Apr 2020

  Executive personal assistant

  Executive (Personal) assistant to Directors at Virgin Money.Providing effective diary management, organising and implementing internal/external meetings, and video/telephone conference calls.Ensuring the Director is well prepared for meetings and is alerted to all agreed actions in good time, providing assistance to progress where required.Diligently preparing and producing meeting documents, packs and presentations for a range of forums.Booking international and UK based travel/accommodation for the Director and team who work across sites, looking at options to capitalise on time and cost effectiveness.Completing monthly expense and credit card claims, ensuring costs are within policy.Raising purchase requisitions and processing invoices.Handling confidential, sensitive and private material with professionalism Regularly liaising with third party suppliers and clients for purposes such as booking training courses/supplier events.Arranging events such as team away days.Using own initiative to deputise, make decisions and delegate work on behalf of the Director.Meeting, greeting and hosting external visitors at all levels of seniority with a high level of confidence and professionalism. Co-ordination and management of multiple tasks, on an ad hoc and a scheduled basis. Show less

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  Newcastle university

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2021

  Executive assistant

  Executive Assistant to two Pro-Vice Chancellors of Newcastle University.Providing high level administrative support to members of the University's Executive Board. Working independently with minimal direction/oversightWorking collaboratively with other departments/colleagues Managing busy diaries, working at pace, confidently dealing with changeable schedules.Future planning to minimise diary conflicts, proactively looking ahead to ensure the diary is managed effectively and efficiently.Exercising judgement in arranging meetings to ensure that urgent and important matters are prioritised.Supporting the University's governance arrangements.Provision of professional committee support.Confidently interact with all levels of the organisation. Show less

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  Clifford chance

  Jun 2021 - now

  Executive assistant