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EWAN CURLE

Balerno, Edinburgh

Summary

A highly motivated and hardworking individual who has recently completed their SVQ Level 3 apprenticeship in Business Administration, with a SVQ Level 5 in Information and Communication Technology. Skills Booking travel and accommodation local, national and international Meeting management, booking rooms, organising catering, welcoming delegates, other admin duties (badges, printing papers etc.)

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

CS ADMINISTRATOR

SCOTTISH WIDOWS (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP)
10.2021 - Current

• Process mapping E2E customer journey (As Is and To Be)
• Identify non value added tasks within processes
• Implement procedural change to make processes more efficient
• Outline savings to Senior Management and benefits of changes
• Roll out process changes to colleagues
• Ensure governance of changes recorded and document
• Data analysis using MS Excel
• Invest clients funds on web based platform (CSP)
• Dealing with Workplace Pension Queries/Legislation queries

Customer Service Representative

Scottish Widows, Lloyds Banking Group
10.2018 - 10.2021
  • Provide excellent customer service to new and existing customers within Scottish Widows to provide great outcomes for customers
  • Key responsibilities:
  • Provide excellent customer service for inbound queries relating to customer's accounts and products
  • Dealing and taking ownership with customer's problems, solving them at first point of contact
  • Completing telephony, admin and digital tasks in order to complete customer queries
  • Work within a team to communicate facts, exchange information to help resolve customer queries or issues effectively and efficiently
  • Contribute within the group to ensure the performance standards and the business objectives are met each week
  • Take ownership of personal development and training by regularly reviewing my own performances
  • Identifying improvements to the processes I use

Business Administration Apprentice

BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BGS
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Provide effective administrative assistance and support to the Executive Assistant, particularly in regards to the Energy and Marine Geoscience teams
  • Key responsibilities:
  • Plan and book all aspects of travel for the Energy and Marine Geoscience staff as required, including support for visas and other travel documents
  • Assist Executive Assistant with travel bookings for Energy Director and Lyell Co-Director
  • Provide useful documentation/information for travel (eg itineraries and reservation confirmations)
  • Facilitate all aspects of internal and external meetings for the Energy and
  • Marine Geoscience teams
  • Support the Executive Assistant in the organisation of major events
  • Maintain a general supply of stationery
  • Support staff in the Energy and Marine Directorates in relation to expense claims, procurement, etc
  • Create, process, format and edit documents, forms and spreadsheets for the Team Leaders, to comply with BGS quality systems

Support Senior Project

BGS
05.2016 - 09.2017
  • Leader with admin related to two EU Projects

Kitchen Porter

BRIDGE INN
10.2014 - 10.2014
  • Working as a kitchen porter within a busy bar/restaurant
  • Along with the kitchen management team, complying with all hygiene and health and safety programs and regulations
  • This role gave me the opportunity to display the experience and skills required to work in a challenging environment
  • Some of these include:
  • Working under pressure in a demanding environment
  • Insight into how a professional kitchen works
  • Working well within a close team environment to ensure kitchen runs successfully
  • Demonstrating training skills when I was responsible for mentoring new members of the team
  • Flexibility - the working hours can vary depending on demand My key responsibilities in the role inlcude:
  • Ensuring basic cleaning duties are carried out as quickly as possible
  • Collecting and washing pots, pans, crockery and cutlery
  • Ensuring that food preparation areas are cleaned for Chefs
  • Assisting Chefs with food preparation ahead of service, I TESTING COMPANY
  • I undertook a one-week work experience placement at 2i Testing Company, which helped to confirm that I enjoyed administration and working in an office environment
  • This also helped me to choose what subjects to do for my highers.

Education

Balerno High School

Skills

  • IT Skills -
  • Proficient in the use of MS office packages, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc
  • Email management
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and writing
  • Good problem solving skills

Timeline

CS ADMINISTRATOR

SCOTTISH WIDOWS (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP)
10.2021 - Current

Customer Service Representative

Scottish Widows, Lloyds Banking Group
10.2018 - 10.2021

Business Administration Apprentice

BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BGS
09.2017 - 09.2018

Support Senior Project

BGS
05.2016 - 09.2017

Kitchen Porter

BRIDGE INN
10.2014 - 10.2014

Balerno High School
EWAN CURLE