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Dilshani Mendis

Admissions Officer
Colnbrook

Summary

Experienced administrative and communications specialist with over 07 years’ expertise. Key skills include effective communication, problem solving, customer service, report writing, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, crisis management, managing budgets.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
33
33
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Admissions Officer

Brunel University Pathway College
Colnbrook, United Kingdom
2022.08 - Current

Processing applications, student amendments, complex case management and CAS statements, liaising with university academic and professional staff, conducting student interviews, maintaining high attention to detail whilst processing applications in line with Higher Education and UKVI regulations. and dealing with other student recruitment agents.

GSA (Admin Officer)

Slough Borough Council
Slough, United Kingdom
2020.06 - 2022.08

Worked as the first point of contact for email, telephone and in-person enquiries, coordinating meetings, compiling agendas, taking minutes and distributing documents. provided an efficient and confidential administrative support to the management of the Slough Borough council on regular basis by reconciling payments, maintaining data, inquires and other communications.

Administrator

Jacobs & Sons Ltd
Harrow, United Kingdom
2019.09 - 2020.09

Managed company correspondence, including phone calls, emails, letters and packages, handled bookkeeping, budgeting and billing cycles for the business, scheduled appointments, conducted data entry, managed inventory of various supplies, assisted with salary preparation for the staff, managed and controlled supply inventory to ensure timely ordering or requisition of depleted or low-level stock.

Digital Communications Executive

SriLankan Airlines
Colombo, sri lanka
2013.01 - 2019.08

Executed strategies related to marketing and corporate communications network-wide through social media to support the Airline’s commercial objectives, Involved in establishing and training social media customer relationship team of SriLankan Airlines, maintained collaborations with popular travel influencers from various countries (India, UK, UAE, China, Germany, USA, Australia, etc.) and organized familiarization tours for their travel.~

Planned and executed a special airport-based campaign at Bandaranayke International airport, in order to rebuild Sri Lanka tourism post-Easter attack 2019, have undergone crisis communications training periodically conducted by the Airline, both through internal and external facilitators.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Staffordshire University
United Kingdom
2001.04 - 2013.02

Pitman Excel training
Hounslow, HNS
2001.04 - 2022.10

Master of Business Administration - Marketing and sales

Edinburgh Napier University
United Kingdom

Skills

    Customer follow up

Good Telephone Etiquette

Decision-Making

Excellent Communication

First Aid/CPR

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Timeline

Admissions Officer

Brunel University Pathway College
2022.08 - Current

GSA (Admin Officer)

Slough Borough Council
2020.06 - 2022.08

Administrator

Jacobs & Sons Ltd
2019.09 - 2020.09

Digital Communications Executive

SriLankan Airlines
2013.01 - 2019.08

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Staffordshire University
2001.04 - 2013.02

Pitman Excel training
2001.04 - 2022.10

Master of Business Administration - Marketing and sales

Edinburgh Napier University
Dilshani MendisAdmissions Officer