Experienced Office Manager and administration professional with extensive experience overseeing a wide variety of administrative functions essential to business operations. Ability to optimise productivity, efficiency and service quality across multiple offices within diverse environments. Strong rapport and relationship building abilities to cultivate lasting and positive relations among clients, staff and management. Highly organised at prioritising tasks and managing deadlines.
Key resonsibilities:
- diary management
- travel arrangements
- preparation of meeting documents
- arranging on and off site events
- facilities management
- onboarding new joiners
- ordering office supplies
- day-to-day running of the office with particular attention to sustainability
Key responsibilities:
- diary management
- travel arrangements
- inbox management
- first point of contact
- document management for several companies and acquisitions to ensure
information was always up to date
- preparation of board documents
- GDPR documentation
- H & S management
Key achievements:
- sourcing and introducing HR management software
- sourcing property and H & S management software
Key responsibilities:
- management of team of administrators with a view to increasing efficiency and
professionalism as well as reaching performance objectives.
- working with branches across the business to introduce consistent processes
- attend leadership meetings and take minutes
- communicate updates and changes to the business within the office
- day-to-day running of the office
see above
Key responsibilities:
- management of the Cheltenham and Bromsgrove offices (approx. 350 employees)
- management of two secretarial teams (15 employees) and secretarial teams.
- managing change from traditional secretarial support service to a centralised
companywide ticket-based service
- facilities management for both offices
- H & safety management for both offices
Key achievements:
- developing a companywide call handling system in close co-operation with the IT
team
- creation of intranet pages for local offices and Secretarial Support Services
- working with IT to adapt an existing time-logging system so it could be used as a time
and task management system for Secretarial Support
Key responsibilities:
- diary management
- processing incoming and outgoing post
- arranging catering for meetings and events
- bookingtravel
- welcoming internal and external visitors
- printing and binding agenda packs.
Key responsibilities:
- day-to-day running of the office including facilities and H & S management
- recruitment
- conducting appraisals
- Reservations and Customer Service Team management
- analysing customer feedback and working with the operations team to improve the
customer experience
Key achievements:
- developing company structure, writing job descriptions and a staff handbook in co-operation with the CEO and an external expert.
Working with agencies in Switzerland to provide translations for the tourism, art, film and beauty sector