Donna Wright

Experience

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  Leland & Co Solicitors

  Sept 1988 - Sept 1989

  Office Junior / Trainee Legal Exec
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  Scottish Provident Life & Pensions

  Oct 1989 - Aug 1994

  Life, Mortgage & Pensions Administrator
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  Anglo Leasing / Woodchester Credit Lyonais

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1998

  Leasing Administrator
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  UBM Built Environment

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2013

  P.A.

  I've worked within the same company (but under several name changes) since August 1998; I started as PA to the Recruitment & Classified director, and my most recent role was working within the Client Solutions & Finance teams as their PA and administration manager.1st January 2012 - Present DayTook on the additional responsibility of being PA to the Group Financial Director and the Finance Team (15 people) as well as the role with the Client Solutions Team (below)1st January 2011 – 1st January 2012PA to the Group Client Solutions Director, the Group Sales Manager & Group Project Manager as well as working as the Recruitment and Training Co-Coordinator.Key Responsibilities include:• Admin support to the Client Solutions team (20 + people)• Transcription of Audio & Visual files• Diary management and coordination• Travel and accommodation booking• Minute taking• Typing copy for inclusion in print and online publications• Holiday / Sick Tracking• Preparing presentations• Office / Team management1st January 2010 – 1st January 2011PA to the Media Sales Director and the media sales team1st September 1998 – 1st January 2010PA to the Group Classified / Recruitment DirectorPA to the Group Recruitment & Training ManagerPA to the Recruitment & Classified Advertising Managers (Plus the sales team – which over the time grew to a maximum of 57 people)Alongside working as a PA for the above roles, I was also the Recruitment & Training Co-Coordinator:The key responsibilities here included:• Arranging group interviews• Assessing CV’s and prioritizing for interview relevance• Liaising with recruitment consultants, ensuring they had the correct brief• Main point of contact for the training of the whole media division between 2000 and 2011• Arranging training courses• Ensuring people had joining instructions• Booking trainers• Collation of training needs prior to training and feedback post training Show less

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  The Wright VA

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2017

  V.A.

  I have been working for myself as a Virtual Assistant since late 2013 and have built up a small portfolio of clients, but there's always room for more. I can offer a variety of administration skills including diary management, email organisation, client liaison as well as all general day to day tasks. I think I've summed it up best on my website as " I love being a Virtual Assistant. I said to someone recently, I think I’m like a stick of rock, I have Personal Assistant running right through the middle of me. I really enjoy sorting out diaries and meetings, love a messy inbox, and just really like being involved in the day to day admin of a business, if I can take the pressure of the admin away from you and allow you to focus on the most important aspects of your business, then to me that’s a job well done! "ve worked in administration in one form or another my whole career, I spent over 15 years working for a publishing company progressing from team PA to the EA to the Finance Director and Office Manager for the marketing team. While working there, it allowed me to develop my skills in dealing with people from all levels, from the postroom right through to the CEO's of large international companies. I worked in a variety of areas including recruitment and training, marketing, event management and finance. Prior to working in publishing, I have worked within leasing finance, insurance and conveyancing. These roles have allowed me to develop my skills in: Project ManagementEvent ManagementAdmin ManagementDiary ManagementBusiness AssistanceExecutive Travel CoordinationWritten & Visual CommunicationsPresentation PreparationGlobal Client and Customer LiaisonWorking at conferencesCo-coordinating Recruitment & Training needsOffice / Team managementAudio / Copy TypingOrganising and minuting high level meetingsResearch Show less

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  Care UK

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Administration Manager

  Working closely with the home manager on all aspects of running the Care Home. My main duties included, HR – dealing with all aspects of the 80+ staff including sickness, dismissal and maternity, working with the regional manager on disciplinary matters, payroll, liaising with the relatives on all aspects of care including financial and emotional, being the first point of contact within the home and being partially responsible for filling the beds.The absolute best part of this role was being so involved with the residents and their relatives, I really enjoyed the sense of being able to make a difference, in what was a very difficult time in peoples lives. Show less

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  Local Authority

  Feb 2016 - now

  LADO Assistant

  I started here in Feb 2016 after spending the majority of my working life in the corporate world (apart from a year managing the administration side of a care home) and while the different culture was a shock at first, I can honestly say it was a great move. Working within child protection is a real eye opener and has encouraged me to start out on the journey that will lead me to becoming a social worker. I have just completed the first year of my degree through the Open University and gained a distinction. Show less

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  London Borough of Havering

  Jun 2021 - now

  Assistant LADO / Out of School Settings Project Lead

  After five years working for Havering I was promoted to Assistant LADO with responsibility as the Out of School Settings project lead. As well as being part of the LADO team and dealing with child protection concerns, I am working with the out of school settings to increase the level of safeguarding support offered to them.