Experience

Daventry Town Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Oct 2021 - Present

• • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022



Ziggurat XYZ

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations and Production Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  Operations and Production Manager for digital talent (YouTube) managers Ziggurat XYZ. Operations and Production Manager for digital talent (YouTube) managers Ziggurat XYZ.



Guilsborough Pre-School

• Guilsborough, Northants

• Chairperson

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2020

  Part of the volunteer management committee for this Ofsted Outstanding pre-school (charitable status), I advise on the day to day running of the pre-school working alongside the Manager and Chair. Together we make key decisions about all aspects of the pre-school, from monitoring the in-take of children, fundraising, organising repairs and renewals, authorising payments, to dealing with staffing matters and due diligence by following policies and procedures. Part of the volunteer management committee for this Ofsted Outstanding pre-school (charitable status), I advise on the day to day running of the pre-school working alongside the Manager and Chair. Together we make key decisions about all aspects of the pre-school, from monitoring the in-take of children, fundraising, organising repairs and renewals, authorising payments, to dealing with staffing matters and due diligence by following policies and procedures.



GP Planning Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance & Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2019

  I provide office management including bookkeeping and invoicing for the busy planning team. I provide office management including bookkeeping and invoicing for the busy planning team.



The Toft Alpaca Shop

• Product development and Education Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  I contracted with Toft Alpacas, a UK stud & pedigree alpaca farm in Warwickshire, East Midlands. I began by managing the on farm boutique selling UK hand made knitwear & machine knitted Fairtrade Peruvian items. I developed the role with support and took on the product development of patterns & workshop content. My passion was in welcoming visitors to the farm, advising on patterns, alpacas plus tutoring in knitting, crochet & felting during day long workshops. I received excellent feedback about the workshop content and my style of tutoring, many attendees returned again and again for different workshop topics. Show less



Guilsborough School

• Volunteer Assistant

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

  I began volunteering at Guilsborough Village School, observing classroom teaching techniques, running of a primary school in order to gain knowledge and experience in Primary School setting. I went on to run a weekly after school craft club with another colleague, teaching the children anything from felting to card making & knitting. I began volunteering at Guilsborough Village School, observing classroom teaching techniques, running of a primary school in order to gain knowledge and experience in Primary School setting. I went on to run a weekly after school craft club with another colleague, teaching the children anything from felting to card making & knitting.



NHS Northamptonshire

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrator/PA

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2010

  Provide PA support to busy Information Governance department. Manage diaries, book director level meetings, liaise with potential delegates for newly set up business groups. Take minutes of meetings and produce polished drafts for review. Arrange off-site consultant-led workshops. Plus management of a Contract Manager’s diary, providing administration support when necessary and have set up and now maintain paper and online filing system. Provide PA support to busy Information Governance department. Manage diaries, book director level meetings, liaise with potential delegates for newly set up business groups. Take minutes of meetings and produce polished drafts for review. Arrange off-site consultant-led workshops. Plus management of a Contract Manager’s diary, providing administration support when necessary and have set up and now maintain paper and online filing system.



Hurst Warne

• Office Manager

  • Jun 2005 - Sep 2009

  Provided PA support to partners, including audio typing, fee accounts, minutes and agendas, correspondence, diary management and organised client events. Undertook and arranged marketing initiatives such as web-advertising, mailing shots, marketing particulars and brochures in line with client marketing budgets, dealt with resulting disbursements and invoice clients. Ensured smooth running of office, monitored office facilities and general management. Assist ed HR & Accounts Manager to implement HR procedures, collate confidential staff records, select and interview for vacancies and train new starters. Show less



Aspace Arts

• Volunteer Gallery Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

  Invigilation of summer exhibition spaces throughout city and based dissertation on audience development and visitor demographics at this open-air exhibition. Assisted during an exhibition of print-makers, involved with exhibition development and installation. Interviewed artists, produced exhibition guide for visitors and a shop front display to sell art work & promotional items. Invigilation of summer exhibition spaces throughout city and based dissertation on audience development and visitor demographics at this open-air exhibition. Assisted during an exhibition of print-makers, involved with exhibition development and installation. Interviewed artists, produced exhibition guide for visitors and a shop front display to sell art work & promotional items.



Southampton City Art Gallery

• Volunteer Administrator

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2006

  Devised school worksheets to accompany art loans, researched using gallery’s library, internet into art works. Researched pieces within the gallery collection in terms of their medium, the artist and the subject and created work sheets to accompany pieces during school loans. Using the national curriculum as a guide, I devised activities that were interpretational responses to the art piece, such as a poems or a short conversation between characters within the painting, creating a painting or collage using the art work as inspiration. Assisted with marketing for several outreach projects. Accompanied registrar during site inspections and carried out condition reports. Show less



The FSA

• Temporary Administrator

  • Jul 2004 - Sep 2004

  Supported team of 5 HR professionals with administrative tasks, updating and creating documents. Liaised with interviewers and applicants to arrange group and individual interviews. Produced interview documents, took minutes and invigilated interview tests. Supported team of 5 HR professionals with administrative tasks, updating and creating documents. Liaised with interviewers and applicants to arrange group and individual interviews. Produced interview documents, took minutes and invigilated interview tests.



Elborne Mitchell LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Administrator

  • 1998 - 2002