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Education
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Natalie Carlson

Rugby,Warwickshire

Summary

An experienced Executive Assistant passionate about providing high level support to Executives with demonstratable skills in building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, consumers and customers. Effective communicator with a logical and practical mind, with a great understanding of the requirement to be professional, trustworthy and discreet.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work history

Governance & Business Services Manager (FTC)

NHS Charities Together
Hybrid, Warwickshire
11.2024 - Current
  • Manage Meeting Governance - Board & Committees, reporting, papers, minutes and actions
  • Responsible for office management
  • Defining efficiencies across the organisation
  • Actively tracking performance against Operating Plan
  • Creating and maintaining corporate cycle and flow of information
  • Liaison between Senior Management Team and Senior Leadership Team to keep information flowing
  • Lead on spatial planning project
  • Internal Communication Support
  • Creating presentations using PowerPoint for Board, committees and internal meetings

Senior Executive Assistant (FTC)

Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership
Remote
12.2023 - 11.2024
  • Diary and inbox management for Chair and Managing Director
  • Travel and accommodation arrangements
  • Managed events - supporting the delivery of internal & external events
  • Managing meeting governance
  • Information management - managing files and documents
  • Adhoc project delivery and support
  • Annual leave and expenses management
  • Finance - requisitions and PO's
  • Implementation and lead of CRM implementation and management
  • Establishing continuous improvement on how to work as a remote team

Executive Assistant

Private Office
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
07.2022 - 12.2023

Full executive support to HNWI, family and various businesses

  • Complex diary management
  • Business and personal travel and accommodation arrangements
  • Point of contact for all businesses
  • Management of extensive property portfolio
  • Management of personal property, utilities and maintenance
  • Running companies, staff management, bookkeeping and financials
  • Dealing with all personal matters for the family
  • Ownership of vehicle maintenance
  • Creating of reports
  • Establishing strong working relationships

Executive Assistant

Halo Appliances Ltd
Hybrid
08.2018 - 08.2021

Full support of the MD, owner of the business (start-up company with scaleup challenges)

  • Management of import and export of inventory
  • Reporting – Daily, Weekly, Monthly
  • Managing the Amazon Seller process
  • Implementation/Maintenance of automated marketing platform
  • Close contact with the Customer Contact Centre
  • Marketing – creation of email campaigns along with statistics to guide future campaigns
  • Any other duties to support the MD and Head of Marketing

Personal Assistant to Chief Officers

Hafele UK Ltd
Rugby, Warwickshire
08.2018 - 08.2021
  • Extensive PA support to Chief Executive Officer including diary and mailbox management
  • Administration support for Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer
  • UK and international travel arrangements including Visa’s
  • Planning of conferences and exhibitions
  • Planning events abroad for staff and customers for networking and reward
  • Organisation of Management meeting and strategy days
  • Monitoring absences and managing leave requests
  • Raising requisitions and purchase orders and monitoring of £1m+ Marketing budget

Personal Assistant

various short-term positions
07.2016 - 08.2018
  • Inbox and diary management
  • Arrangement of travel and accommodation
  • Meeting arrangements, reporting, papers and minutes
  • Performed other administrative duties

Operational Services Manager (Cardiothoracics)

NHS Royal Stoke Hospital
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
01.2014 - 07.2016
  • Line Management of 6 secretaries – appraisals, absence management, workload management
  • Overall management of patients through their pathways, including cancer
  • Maintaining and analysing performance data, reporting position to Senior Management on a weekly basis
  • Create and maintain robust procedures for HR, payroll and invoicing relevant to my area
  • Handling sensitive information for both personnel and patients
  • Controlling data quality
  • Chairing and attending meetings, producing agendas and minutes
  • Producing reports used at Executive Level
  • Point of contact for the Cardiothoracic Service
  • Scheduling of patients through theatre, maintaining utilisation, case mix and prioritisation
  • Covering the emergency phone for the acceptance and transfer of patients requiring emergency treatment
  • Co-ordinating consultant leave and ensuring levels of service are maintained and patient capacity is not compromised
  • Liaising with external trusts to create and maintain outreach clinics for patients which require speedy access to the Cardiothoracic Service including those with suspected or confirmed cancer

PA/Team Organiser

Network Rail
Rugby, Birmingham and Manchester
04.2007 - 11.2013
  • Diary and inbox management
  • Reporting
  • Expenses management
  • Travel and accommodation
  • Pool Vehicle Management
  • General administrative duties

Education

GCSEs - Grades B-C

Southam College
Warwickshire

Skills

  • High level Executive Support
  • Complex diary and meeting management
  • Travel itinerary planning
  • Accommodation coordination
  • Reporting
  • Minutes and action list
  • Absence management and holiday tracking
  • Expense and budget management
  • Project and event management
  • Stakeholder relationship building
  • Productive autonomous working
  • Task prioritisation

Affiliations

  • Spending time with family
  • Equestrian Sports

Attributes

  • Organised
  • Logical
  • Proactive self-starter
  • Trustworthy
  • Practical
  • Adaptable
  • Instinctive
  • Professional
  • Flexible

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Governance & Business Services Manager (FTC)

NHS Charities Together
11.2024 - Current

Senior Executive Assistant (FTC)

Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership
12.2023 - 11.2024

Executive Assistant

Private Office
07.2022 - 12.2023

Executive Assistant

Halo Appliances Ltd
08.2018 - 08.2021

Personal Assistant to Chief Officers

Hafele UK Ltd
08.2018 - 08.2021

Personal Assistant

various short-term positions
07.2016 - 08.2018

Operational Services Manager (Cardiothoracics)

NHS Royal Stoke Hospital
01.2014 - 07.2016

PA/Team Organiser

Network Rail
04.2007 - 11.2013

GCSEs - Grades B-C

Southam College
Natalie Carlson