OZNUR KOCAOGLU
LONDON
Summary
With over 15 years of experience, I am currently serving as the Executive Assistant to the founder of Dogan Online & Hepsiburada, a leading E-Commerce platform and boutique investment firm located in Mayfair, London. Prior to this, I held the position of Executive Assistant to the Managing Director at Select Fashion and Personal Assistant to the Consul General at the Turkish Consulate General in London. During my time at the Turkish Consulate General, I also had the opportunity to work in various functions, including social media management and event organization. Throughout my career, I have honed my skills in competence, time management, and maintaining confidentiality.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
EA to the Founder
Dogan Online - HepsiBurada
LONDON
07.2019 - Current
- Executive Assistance: Calendar management, organizing business and personal meetings, preparing meeting rooms & AV system for the meetings, travel arrangement, restaurant booking, expenses, email correspondence, taking minutes, drafting speeches/letters
- Office Management: Greeting guests, organizing catering, managing/replenishing stationary, handling confidential documents
- UHNW Family Household Management: Managing the household employees, organizing the maintenance and redecoration of the house, arranging artwork installations,organizing private dinners/parties, arranging catering and furniture hire, managing the utility bills and payments, personal shopping, liaising with other assistants abroad.
EA to the Managing Director
Select Fashion UK
LONDON
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Acting as the first point of contact of the Managing Director
- Diary management, booking meetings, conference calls, preparing meeting rooms
- Arranging travel itineraries, completing expenses
- Attending weekly trade meetings and minute taking
- Writing reports and keeping files updated
- Responding emails on behalf of the MD
- Liaising with buying and merchandising teams prior to department meetings to cross check the figures on the reports and delegating follow up actions after the meetings
- Supporting the head of E-Commerce and providing assistance in organizing photo shooting, arranging models, booking the studios and making sure that the warehouse sends the required samples for the shooting
- Assisting the head of HR during high volume of job applications, posting job specs online, reviewing resumes before presenting them to the MD
- Filing daily and weekly reports sent by the head of Retail before submitting them to the MD for the trade meetings.
PA to the Consul General
Turkish Consulate General
LONDON
11.2006 - 05.2018
- Acting as the "gate keeper" for the Consul General
- Extensive diary management
- Arranging meetings, conference calls
- Booking travel itineraries, doing expenses
- Minute taking and delegating follow up actions
- Drafting letters, reports, presentations
- Managing social media
- Planning and executing events (National Day receptions, elections, press meetings etc.)
- Coordinating cultural community events like picnic or sports days in the park
- Managing budgets, finding venues and sponsors, catering and entertainment
- Preparing guest lists, invitations and social media announcements
Linguist - Translator
Turkish Naval Forces, Naval Museum
Istanbul, Turkiye
05.2003 - 05.2006
- Assessed linguistic quality to refine translated materials for excellence.
- Performed extensive research in English and Turkish, effectively validating data.
- Helped preparing museum labels and information brochures in English and Turkish
- Preserved meaning, intention and context of original speech and texts.
Education
Master of Science - Management with Marketing
Birkbeck College, University of London
London 01.2013 -
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Istanbul University
Istanbul 01.2002 -
Skills
- Diary management
- Travel arrangement
- Expenses
- Office management
- MS Outlook
- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Event/meeting organization
- Client relationship building
Additional Information
Dual Nationality, Turkish-British
Languages
Turkish
English
Custom
2023, Summer HAF Programme, Barking
Timeline
EA to the Founder
Dogan Online - HepsiBurada
07.2019 - Current
EA to the Managing Director
Select Fashion UK
10.2018 - 06.2019
Master of Science - Management with Marketing
Birkbeck College, University of London
01.2013 -
PA to the Consul General
Turkish Consulate General
11.2006 - 05.2018
Linguist - Translator
Turkish Naval Forces, Naval Museum
05.2003 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Istanbul University
01.2002 -
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