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Sandra Desir MBE

Sandra Desir MBE

Sales Assistant (Saturday Job)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business Manager to Ceri Smith at Department for International Trade (DIT)

  • Education

    • Woolwich College

      1988 - 1989
      GCSE wanted to make sure I passed - Of course I did

      Activities and Societies: Sociology, Commerce, History

    • St Theresa's RC Girls School

      1982 - 1988
      First pupils doing the "new" GCSEs - Passed with As Bs & Cs GCSEs

  • Experience

    • Salisburys Handbags, Luggage & Sainsburys

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1989
      Sales Assistant (Saturday Job)

      Saturday job - Sales Assistant dealing with handbages, suitcases, briefcases purses and jewellery, stocking shelves, refreshments, selling Samsonite luggage, till operator, stock take,

    • DTI now known as BEIS

      Jul 1989 - Sept 1989
      Youth Trainee (YTS)

      Personnel, Training Branch - YTS for a few months as DTI wanted me as an Administrative Assistant straight away so did not complete the 1 year of YTS training. Pitmans and various other YTS training in Administrative duties

    • International Trade Policy ITP formerly known as External European Policy Anti-Dumping Unit - BEIS

      Sept 1989 - Oct 1992
      Administrative Assistant

    • DTI, BERR, BEIS

      Oct 1992 - Jun 1995
      Diary Secretary and Correspondence Clerk

      Diary Secretary and Correspondence Clerk for a period to Minister of Small Firms and Consumer Affairs, and also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Small Firm

    • Department for Trade and Industry DTI, BERR, now BEIS

      Jun 1995 - Aug 1997
      Assistant Parliamentary Clerk

      Parliamentary Business, No. 10 Briefing, Early Day Motions, Oral PQs, Named Day PQs, House of Lord PQs and business inc laying papers in the House of Parliament UK

    • BEIS, BERR, DIUS, DTI

      Aug 1997 - Jan 2009
      Assistant Private Secretary to Minister for Science

      APS to various Ministers of Science, Lord Sainsbury, Ian Pearson, Malcolm Wicks, Lord Drayson

    • SELF

      Jan 2009 - Jul 2009
      MATERNITY LEAVE -

      being a Mum

    • Office for Life Science - BEIS

      Jul 2009 - Jun 2010
      EA/PA

      EA/PA to Ceri Smith and Robert Sullivan

    • Business, Enterprise Growth Directorate - BEIS

      Jun 2010 - Jan 2011
      EA/PA

      EA/ PA to Ceri Smith

    • Labour Markets formely Employment Relations - BEIS

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      EA/PA

      EA/PA to Ceri Smith

    • Shareholder Executive in BEIS

      Jun 2013 - Apr 2016
      EA/PA

      Working for Ceri Smith, Director in BEIS and Paul Norris Executive Director

    • UK Government Investments (UKGI)

      Apr 2016 - Apr 2021

      One of the Chairs of the UKGI's BAME Committee. Name change to occur in the near future. Promoting and ensuring Diversity and Inclusion exists within our organisation. EA or PA to Ceri Smith, Director UKGI previously known as Shareholder executive within BEIS.

      • Co-Chair of BAME Voice of UKGI

        Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

      • EA/PA

        Apr 2016 - Apr 2021

    • Department for Business and Trade

      Apr 2021 - now

      • Business Manager to DG Strategy and Investment at Department for Business and Trade

        Mar 2023 - now

      • Business Manager to DG Strategy and Investment at Department for Business and Trade (DIT)

        Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

      • Office Manager/EA/PA to Ceri Smith also covering as EA to Gavin WInbanks and working to the OFI

        Apr 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CFA Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Business & Administration in the Business Skills Sector

      CFA
      Sept 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sandra Desir MBE
      MBE Prince William Oct 2015
    • Awarded to Sandra Desir MBE
      Young Achiever Award Queen 1992

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Co-Chair - UKGI BAME Group

      Issued by UK Government Investments (UKGI)
      UK Government Investments (UKGI)Associated with Sandra Desir MBE

    • Local Authority - School Governor for St Peter's RC Primary School

      Issued by School Governor on Jan 2004
      School GovernorAssociated with Sandra Desir MBE

    • Foundation Governor - St Peter's RC Primary

      Issued by School Governors on Jan 2009
      School GovernorsAssociated with Sandra Desir MBE

    • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee

      Issued by UK Government Investments (UKGI) on Apr 2016
      UK Government Investments (UKGI)Associated with Sandra Desir MBE