Sam Borthwick
Saltash,Cornwall
Summary
Organised professional with focus on coordinating projects and streamlining operations. Capable of enhancing team productivity and ensuring timely project completion through strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Adept at managing resources and fostering communication between departments to achieve set objectives.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Placements Coordinator
Engineering Development Trust
01.2024 - 02.2025
- Responsible for delivery of STEM recruitment programme aimed at young students across UK looking for year long placements in industry.
- Successfully advertised, recruited and placed over 115 students in placements across 35 companies all over UK for 2024/2025 academic year.
- Maintained exceptional working relationships with current stakeholders whilst pursuing new business contacts to continually grow placements scheme.
- Oversaw application process from start to finish, providing candidates clear guidance at each step.
- Handled administrative duties such as updating records and managing correspondence improving overall team efficiency.
- Created job adverts that drew in high-quality applicants through carefully crafted language and detail.
- Conducted initial candidate screenings, reducing time spent by hiring managers on unqualified applicants.
- Maintained candidate database to streamline future recruitment needs.
- Maintained records of received documentation, application status and applicant correspondence.
- Reliably met clients' requirements by working with senior managers to conduct recruitment needs analysis and actively source suitable candidates.
- Prepared detailed reports on recruitment activities for senior management review.
- Established solid partnerships with external companies constantly whilst striving to meet their requirements.
- Spearheaded comprehensive recruiting strategy, resulting in increased talent pool.
- Built and strengthened successful relationships with external recruiting companies.
Safety Culture Communications Co-Ordinator
Babcock International Group
Plymouth, Devon
06.2019 - 11.2023
- Handled crisis communication with professionalism and proactive mindset to mitigate damage and restore positive image.
- Conducted public presentations and prepared materials.
- Partnered with executive communications teams to develop branded messaging.
- Assessed data to determine areas for development and critical safety trends.
- Used ICT systems to support decision-making processes.
- Arranged information workflows and defined deliverables from processing activities.
- Created visual representations of data for reports, presentations and meetings.
- Instructed and guided staff in achieving continuous safety culture improvement.
- Coordinated, managed and delivered annual safety communication schedules.
- Planned and delivered a package of work which saw the business move from monthly to weekly site safety stand downs. Including design and production of new material, templates and system for the business to support change. Ensuring stakeholders at all levels within the business were informed and assured of the step change and delivered additional training where required to gain confidence in the management of change.
- Responsible for production of relevant weekly materials for the business to utilise during weekly site stand down, ensuring content was clear, concise, relevant, engaging and promoted discussion to support continuous improvement of safety culture.
- Design, build and deliver a programme of work that could capture weekly stand downs, attendees and feedback. Ensuring the system was user friendly and time efficient but still allowed for production of monthly dashboards to be delivered to exec team for monthly figures and trends.
- React to accidents and incidents on site as well as opportunities to learn from experience by producing short and informative alerts to be distributed across site in accordance with licensed conditions and that satisfied requirements from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
- Identify and fill gaps in supporting material to educate staff in the form of Tool Box Talks. Engaging with safety experts across the business to ensure material was correct and factual.
- Maintained consistent brand voice and style across content.
- Compiled content for various communication channels.
- Developed communication strategies to support business direction.
- Introduced process changes resulting in improved communication metrics.
- Set standards for outgoing content, producing templates and examples.
Technical Quality Documentation Manager
Babcock International Group
Plymouth, Devon
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Oversaw document management for numerous nuclear implicated projects.
- Created and completed critical company documents in line with best practices.
- Handled incoming correspondence and technical information, distributing as directed.
- Organised, filed and stored electronic and physical files to maximise traceability.
- Carried out secure destruction and disposal of sensitive documents.
- Produced document progress reports for senior managers.
- Amended documents accurately, communicating and redistributing to relevant personnel where necessary.
- Managed requests for access to documentation, maintaining confidentiality.
- Created digital file classification system for company-wide use.
Change Management Communications Officer
Babcock International Group
Plymouth, Devon
04.2016 - 01.2019
- Crafted compelling content to raise project profile among key audiences and drive engagement.
- Drove employee advocacy by elevating internal communications programme to engage and motivate workforce as well as highlight key project milestones in relation to reduction of a Type 23 Warship upkeep maintenance period.
- Embedded branding guidelines within communication activities to guarantee consistency and high standards of professionalism.
- Directed strategic messaging initiatives to guide or control critical messaging.
- Attended business, social and other functions to promote organisation.
- Developed promotional tools and systems to standardise PR approaches and messaging.
- Evaluated user readiness to achieve strategic alignment and agility.
- Tracked implementation progress to report feedback and status to management.
- Encouraged development of clear objectives and action plans.
- Communicated with staff at all organisational levels to assess current systems.
Office manager
Babcock International Group
Plymouth
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs.
- Managed 12-employee office, supervising workers, enhancing productivity and driving efficiency.
- Oversaw office budget to responsibly allocate equipment and resources.
- Handled conflicts and complaints with strong problem-solving and mediation skills.
- Reviewed timesheets and administered employee entitlements with excellent HR knowledge.
- Supervised senior management with daily office operations, coordinating meetings and other tasks as requested.
- Provided complete meeting support, including materials preparation and minute-taking.
- Coordinated and maintained impressive office organisation to keep facilities efficient, organised and professional.
- Trained and mentored staff to drive performance and target achievement.
- Acted as main point of contact for 6 Directors, expertly addressing concerns and queries.
Executive PA
Babcock International Group
Plymouth
01.2011 - 04.2015
- Took detailed, accurate meeting minutes, collating and promptly distributing to relevant staff for swift action.
- Prepared meeting rooms and event spaces to achieve successful client engagements.
- Professionally greeted clients and delivered friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
- Coordinated flight, accommodation and travel arrangements, maintaining strict compliance with budgets and schedules.
- Checked and opened mail, enabling prompt response to correspondence, bills and invoices.
- Organised personal and professional calendars, supplying timely reminders of upcoming meetings and events.
- Wrote business correspondence and technical letters.
- Coordinated events by managing budget, logistics and event support.
- Prepared professional business correspondence on behalf of senior staff and organisation.
- Created expense reports with matching receipts.
- Screened incoming phone calls and relayed detailed messages.
- Oversaw and trained clerical support staff to accomplish challenging objectives.
- Scheduled meetings, conferences and appointments.
Education
NVQ Level 1 - IOSH Managing Safely
City College, Plymouth
Plymouth 02/2020 - 02/2020
SVQ Level 1 - Project Management
Association For Project Management
Plymouth 01/2016 - 01/2017
NVQ Level 1 - Lean Thinking Knowledge & Practice
Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
Cardiff 07/2015 - 07/2016
NVQ Level 2 - Business & Administration
City College, Plymouth
Plymouth 05/2013 - 05/2014
A-Levels - Physical Education, Psychology, Sociology
Saltash.net Community School
Saltash 09/2005 - 05/2007
Skills
- Exemplary written and verbal communication
- Event execution
- Business correspondence
- MS Office
- Safety culture content creation
- Stakeholder management
- Audience engagement strategy
- Communications strategies
- Employer relationship management
- Interview facilitation
- Self-Motivated attitude
- Adaptability in fast-paced environments
- Presentation creation
- Results motivated
Timeline
Placements Coordinator
Engineering Development Trust
01.2024 - 02.2025
Safety Culture Communications Co-Ordinator
Babcock International Group
06.2019 - 11.2023
Technical Quality Documentation Manager
Babcock International Group
01.2019 - 05.2019
Change Management Communications Officer
Babcock International Group
04.2016 - 01.2019
Office manager
Babcock International Group
04.2015 - 04.2016
Executive PA
Babcock International Group
01.2011 - 04.2015
NVQ Level 1 - IOSH Managing Safely
City College, Plymouth
02/2020 - 02/2020
SVQ Level 1 - Project Management
Association For Project Management
01/2016 - 01/2017
NVQ Level 1 - Lean Thinking Knowledge & Practice
Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
07/2015 - 07/2016
NVQ Level 2 - Business & Administration
City College, Plymouth
05/2013 - 05/2014
A-Levels - Physical Education, Psychology, Sociology
Saltash.net Community School
09/2005 - 05/2007
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