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A friendly, organised and reliable person who has coordinated many successful events - from team meetings to national summits involving leaders in the UK Government and civil service. A strong communicator with excellent inter-personal, writing and editing skills. Someone who pays great attention to detail and always delivers excellence, on time.
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Show profile Hide profileAdministrator, Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) and MRC-PHE* Centre for
Environment and Health, Imperial College, London 2013-2014
• Represented the MRC and Centre at exhibitions in Paddington station and the Science Museum, handing out promotional material and talking with the public to promote the work of both organisations.
• Coordinated and logged team members' completion of Information Governance training and tests. Sending them detailed instructions and regular reminders ensured that the tight deadline was met.
• Organised regular meetings with external colleagues; coordinating availability via Doodle Poll, booking meeting rooms and AV, ordering catering, and printing meeting papers as needed.
• Edited colleagues' posters to ensure spelling accuracy and consistency with house style (PowerPoint).
• Assisted with budget planning and monitoring across all projects within SAHSU and the Centre.
• Recorded progress on all projects to feed back to funders on a regular basis.
• Booked colleagues' travel and accommodation (national and international).
*Medical Research Council and Public Health England. The Centre is jointly funded by these two organisations.
Events Officer, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London (temp) 2011-2012
• Supported and built relationships with fundraisers through regular emails, phone calls and mailings of fundraising materials. This contributed to the fundraising target for 2011-12 being exceeded by 50%.
• Researched suppliers of corporate materials and liaised with chosen suppliers on price, design, proofs, payment and delivery.
• Edited standard supporter letter templates and information packs.
• Checked that funds received from online fundraising sites matched our records - and followed up any discrepancies.
Project Coordinator, Local Government Improvement and Development, London 2010 - 2011
• Sourced venues for national and local events, and worked with venue staff to ensure all AV, catering and accommodation requirements were met within budget.
• Liaised with event speakers and delegates; sent out invitations, recorded RSVPs, sent out joining instructions, and was first point of contact for any queries.
• Edited letters, reports, guides and leaflets to be in line with house-style and Plain English, and liaised with the in-house design team on publications' design and print.
Project Support Officer, Local Government Association (LGA), London 2007 - 2010
• Organised several successful national summits, workshops and seminars; booked venues, liaised with speakers and delegates, and compiled delegate packs, delegate badges, PowerPoint presentations and chairman's briefings.
• Organised quarterly meetings between a variety of stakeholders (ministers, councillors, officers and colleagues).
• Edited publications and liaised with the in-house design team on layout, images, print costs and distribution.
• Ensured that details of Lead Members for Adult and Children Services were up to date (CRM).
• Set up purchase orders and invoices, and made payments (Agresso finance system).
Administrator, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), London 2004 - 2007
• Organised the successful national launch of ADASS in March 2007, within budget. This included liaison with ministerial speakers, venue staff, suppliers of corporate materials, delegates and ADASS staff.
• Compiled and circulated a weekly e-bulletin to ADASS members.
• Created electronic templates for corporate stationery and PowerPoint presentations.
• Managed the organisation's membership database (Excel).
• Recorded expenses on an Excel spreadsheet.
Administrator, Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) and MRC-PHE* Centre for
Environment and Health, Imperial College, London 2013-2014
• Represented the MRC and Centre at exhibitions in Paddington station and the Science Museum, handing out promotional material and talking with the public to promote the work of both organisations.
• Coordinated and logged team members' completion of Information Governance training and tests. Sending them detailed instructions and regular reminders ensured that the tight deadline was met.
• Organised regular meetings with external colleagues; coordinating availability via Doodle Poll, booking meeting rooms and AV, ordering catering, and printing meeting papers as needed.
• Edited colleagues' posters to ensure spelling accuracy and consistency with house style (PowerPoint).
• Assisted with budget planning and monitoring across all projects within SAHSU and the Centre.
• Recorded progress on all projects to feed back to funders on a regular basis.
• Booked colleagues' travel and accommodation (national and international).
*Medical Research Council and Public Health England. The Centre is jointly funded by these two organisations.
Events Officer, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London (temp) 2011-2012
• Supported and built relationships with fundraisers through regular emails, phone calls and mailings of fundraising materials. This contributed to the fundraising target for 2011-12 being exceeded by 50%.
• Researched suppliers of corporate materials and liaised with chosen suppliers on price, design, proofs, payment and delivery.
• Edited standard supporter letter templates and information packs.
• Checked that funds received from online fundraising sites matched our records - and followed up any discrepancies.
Project Coordinator, Local Government Improvement and Development, London 2010 - 2011
• Sourced venues for national and local events, and worked with venue staff to ensure all AV, catering and accommodation requirements were met within budget.
• Liaised with event speakers and delegates; sent out invitations, recorded RSVPs, sent out joining instructions, and was first point of contact for any queries.
• Edited letters, reports, guides and leaflets to be in line with house-style and Plain English, and liaised with the in-house design team on publications' design and print.
Project Support Officer, Local Government Association (LGA), London 2007 - 2010
• Organised several successful national summits, workshops and seminars; booked venues, liaised with speakers and delegates, and compiled delegate packs, delegate badges, PowerPoint presentations and chairman's briefings.
• Organised quarterly meetings between a variety of stakeholders (ministers, councillors, officers and colleagues).
• Edited publications and liaised with the in-house design team on layout, images, print costs and distribution.
• Ensured that details of Lead Members for Adult and Children Services were up to date (CRM).
• Set up purchase orders and invoices, and made payments (Agresso finance system).
Administrator, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), London 2004 - 2007
• Organised the successful national launch of ADASS in March 2007, within budget. This included liaison with ministerial speakers, venue staff, suppliers of corporate materials, delegates and ADASS staff.
• Compiled and circulated a weekly e-bulletin to ADASS members.
• Created electronic templates for corporate stationery and PowerPoint presentations.
• Managed the organisation's membership database (Excel).
• Recorded expenses on an Excel spreadsheet.
