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Catherine Toole

Broadstone,Dorset

Summary

Highly skilled professional with extensive experience in customer service, diary management, and administrative operations. Demonstrates strong independent focus and motivation, while excelling in team environments. Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise tasks effectively, and build strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and third-party contacts. Adept at managing design projects from brief to final execution, ensuring brand consistency and development. Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Canva for content creation, as well as WordPress for website management.


Dedicated executive administrative professional with extensive experience in operational coordination, planning and support. Background working with confidential information, strict processes and ambitious targets.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Personal assistant to the Directors

Upton Specialised Tree Services Ltd
Wimborne, Dorset
10.2022 - Current
  • Handling and responding to correspondence including phone calls and emails
  • Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to co-ordinate a variety of meetings
  • Scheduling appointments and organising diary entries
  • Setting reminders for meetings, appointments and other important tasks
  • Scheduling meetings, preparing minutes and circulating to all participants
  • Liaising with other members of staff and external parties and clients
  • Managing customer enquiries
  • Invoicing clients for work completed
  • Administering road permit applications with the local council and scheduling traffic management accordingly
  • Sourcing and ordering business supplies within allocated budget.
  • Managing confidential documents, ensuring complete privacy.
  • Assisting with personal admin and managing projects

Marketing Assistant

Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
11.2014 - 10.2022
  • Responsible for coordinating the marketing for the small animal department of a large, mixed veterinary practice.
  • Producing design work for promotional projects in both print and digital format, including brochures, leaflets, newsletters, informational displays and branding.
  • Assisting the large animal department with its annual conference
  • Administering the practice website using 'Wordpress' and keeping the practice social media accounts regularly updated.
  • Supporting the Reception team when required during busy times and holidays

Town Clerk

Sturminster Newton Town Council
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
08.2010 - 09.2012
  • My role as Town Clerk was to advise and assist the Council with effective management of all its resources.
  • Responsibilities included convening meetings, preparing agendas and reports, briefing the Committee Chairman prior to meetings, attending meetings of the Council, its Committees and working parties and providing advice on procedures.
  • Administering records for the town's garden allotments
  • Administering records and bookings for burials in the town's graveyard
  • Receive correspondence and documents on behalf of the Council and bring items to the attention of the council.
  • Issue correspondence as a result of instructions of the council
  • Act as a representative of the Council
  • Attend meetings of local Council Clerks and other relevant bodies

Graphic Designer

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Loughborough, East Midlands
07.2001 - 09.2008
  • Assisting the marketing department in producing design work for promotional projects including supplement catalogues, newsletters, leaflets and posters.
  • I also supported the catalogue team in various elements of catalogue production. This role involved continuous training, effective teamwork and work prioritisation.

Secretary

Industrial Suppliers (Wimborne) Ltd
Corfe Mullen, Dorset
03.1991 - 05.1994
  • My role as secretary involved supporting the Managing Directors with general administration duties, including answering telephone enquiries, taking customer orders, generating invoices and accounts reconciliation.
  • I also supported the accreditation of the company's Quality Assurance system to BS5750 standard.

Hotel Receptionist

The Dormy Hotel
Ferndown, Dorset
08.1988 - 07.1990

Reception duties included responding to guests during their stay, answering the switchboard and maintaining book keeping records. This role led to the promotion of Head Receptionist of the hotel's leisure club.

Hotel Receptionist

The King's Head Hotel
Wimborne, Dorset
09.1987 - 08.1988

Reception duties included responding to guests during their stay, answering the switchboard and maintaining book keeping records

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Communication

Coventry University
Coventry
09.1996 - 07.1999

Certificate of Higher Education -

Salisbury College
Salisbury
09.1994 - 07.1995

GCSEs - Mathematics & English

Salisbury College
Salisbury
09.1994 - 07.1995

Skills

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Diary Management
  • Independently focused, self managed and motivated but equally driven within a team environment
  • Multi-tasker, able to successfully keep on top of numerous projects whilst prioritising the most important task
  • Supporting teams with administrative operations
  • Experience of building strong relationships with colleagues, clients and third-party contacts
  • Manage design projects from brief to final execution Ensure brand consistency and cohesion across the business and continuing to improve brand development
  • Experience in Photoshop, InDesign and Canva to create online and offline content
  • Experience in WordPress and website management

Affiliations

  • Walking in the local countryside, learning to play golf and badminton and attending various music concerts with my husband

Timeline

Personal assistant to the Directors

Upton Specialised Tree Services Ltd
10.2022 - Current

Marketing Assistant

Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic
11.2014 - 10.2022

Town Clerk

Sturminster Newton Town Council
08.2010 - 09.2012

Graphic Designer

Thermo Fisher Scientific
07.2001 - 09.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Communication

Coventry University
09.1996 - 07.1999

Certificate of Higher Education -

Salisbury College
09.1994 - 07.1995

GCSEs - Mathematics & English

Salisbury College
09.1994 - 07.1995

Secretary

Industrial Suppliers (Wimborne) Ltd
03.1991 - 05.1994

Hotel Receptionist

The Dormy Hotel
08.1988 - 07.1990

Hotel Receptionist

The King's Head Hotel
09.1987 - 08.1988
Catherine Toole