Experience

Conister

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Administrator

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  • Preparing broker proposals for submission to credit team. • Carrying out compliance checks on new business proposals. • Communicating with brokers and underwriters. • Preparing broker proposals for submission to credit team. • Carrying out compliance checks on new business proposals. • Communicating with brokers and underwriters.



Basingstoke & District Disability Forum

• Basingstoke

• Charity Facilitator & Administrator

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2022

  • Administration of the charity Trustee Board including organising and minute taking at regular board meetings. • Communication and engagement with members, stakeholders, and agencies. Including statutory bodies, local councillors, MP and The Mayor. • Recruitment and management of volunteers. • Staff recruitment - cv matching and interviewing. • Managing sub-contractor contracts and relationships. • Office management and all administrative tasks. • Running the banking for the charity. • Day-to-day financial accounting using Xero software package. • Writing and updating internal policies. • Helping to make BDDF more sustainable through fund generation, researching and writing grant applications. • Planning and running disability awareness days and fundraising events, including costings and risk assessments. • Running support group meeting, organising activities and speakers. • Preparing for and running online meetings via Zoom. • The point of contact for BDDF and to attend key meetings. • Strong PC and MS Office365, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Outlook, Zoom, Xero, Publisher, Word, Mailchimp, Survey Monkey, Canva. • Marketing the brand to increase social media presence. • Creating and circulating regular member newsletters. • Survey creation and analysis to understand state of sector. • Create and distribute feedback forms to determine clients’ satisfaction. • Providing disability information and signposting. • Advice First Aider, and emergency first aid trained. Show less



Avon

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Direct Sales Representative

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2018

  • I have reached the status of Silver President Club member which means that my sales are in the top 3% of all Avon Representatives. • Hit highest regional sales in 2015, the dramatically reduced my Avon business due to starting work for the Disability Forum. • Financial book keeping and tax returns. • Customer service skills and maintaining contact with my 100+ customers. • Allowing a flexible business model to allow the right sales experience for each customer. • Cold canvassing, organisational skills, MS Office software, social media and good arithmetic. Show less



Xansa

• Thames Valley Park

• IT Recruitment Consultant

  • Nov 1998 - Apr 2004

  • Working with Xansa’s Project Managers to take job requirements then to source suitable candidates, setting up interviews, negotiate contracts. • Arrange paperwork, deal with contractor’s queries or complaints. • Responsible for key accounts requiring regular contact and site visits. • Due to my high sales performance I won several fantastic holidays to destinations such as Jamaica, Arizona and Monaco. • Working with Xansa’s Project Managers to take job requirements then to source suitable candidates, setting up interviews, negotiate contracts. • Arrange paperwork, deal with contractor’s queries or complaints. • Responsible for key accounts requiring regular contact and site visits. • Due to my high sales performance I won several fantastic holidays to destinations such as Jamaica, Arizona and Monaco.



SBS

• Slough, United Kingdom

• IT Recruitment Consultant

  • Feb 1998 - Nov 1998

  • Cold calling clients to gain leads and contracts vacancies. • Build rapport with clients. • Profile candidates and match them to live vacancies. • Arrange interviews and negotiate contracts. • Cold calling clients to gain leads and contracts vacancies. • Build rapport with clients. • Profile candidates and match them to live vacancies. • Arrange interviews and negotiate contracts.



Blue Arrow

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Recruitment Consultant

  • Jul 1996 - Sep 1997

   Trained staff on implementation of new database.  Account handler for large corporate client.  Ran Industrial Temps division, greatly expanding the client base.  Trained staff on implementation of new database.  Account handler for large corporate client.  Ran Industrial Temps division, greatly expanding the client base.