Experience

Chapel Arts Studios (CAS)

• United Kingdom
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Community Arts Projects Community Arts Projects



Acanthus PA Services

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services

• Business Owner

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Acanthus PA Services offers you online virtual assistance giving you peace of mind in fulfilling your administrative needs, accurately and in a timely manner to support you in your everyday business and personal needs. Please email for more information and with your requirements to Tahira@acanthuspaservices.co.uk SPECIALISMS: Property management: facilities maintenance scheduling and project management, Antiques and fine art portfolio management administration: cataloguing, inventories building, shipping and logistics, for insurance and revaluations preparation French: Letter and email writing, translations from French to English – reports and documentation (non-Technical), telephone calls to and from France German: Translation services with an associate FURTHER SERVICES: Audio-typing Database entry and management Letter and email writing Mobile phone contracts Proof reading Telephone engagement Typing up notes BUSINESS SUPPORT: Client liaison Event coordination Email management Filing reorganisation Personal duties –buying gifts, dry-cleaning, booking restaurants and events, house moving, researching cheaper utilities and insurance quotes, paying bills, etc. Minute taking Organising meetings Research and report writing Travel arrangements Writing / editing / formatting reports and presentations Writing for websites, publications, e-newsletters and leaflets Finance: Invoice and purchase orders raising Organising receipts and expenses Payments chasing Tendering Please ask if you have a request Show less



Access Care Management

• Software Development

• New Client Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

• Carers Recruitment Consultant

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

• Bookings Consultant

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  Matching clients with carers for live in care and support at home.



St Swithun's School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development and Alumnae Relations Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  - Produced relevant, informative and high quality annual alumnae glossy magazine and regular articles and e-newsletters for Old Girls’ Association - Organised and hosted annual Old Girls’ Day and Advent Tea reunions - Facilitated three recent leavers in work experience, placing one directly with contact - Reinvigorated use of social media by Old Girls - Developed connections between school and Old Girls’ through work experience offers and job interviewing support - Produced relevant, informative and high quality annual alumnae glossy magazine and regular articles and e-newsletters for Old Girls’ Association - Organised and hosted annual Old Girls’ Day and Advent Tea reunions - Facilitated three recent leavers in work experience, placing one directly with contact - Reinvigorated use of social media by Old Girls - Developed connections between school and Old Girls’ through work experience offers and job interviewing support



Trivia Management Limited

• Logistics Manager and Property Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for looking after the multi-million pound art & antiques collection of a VIP Middle Eastern Royal and Diplomat. - Setting up, organising and running client’s art storage warehouse with related services - Sustained shipping and logistics for high value art and antiques to various addresses in the UK and abroad - Arranging and supporting re-valuation project of property and contents assets and regular insurance reviews - Setting up antiques and fine art collection cataloguing, reporting and inventory system from scratch - Organisation of major antiques restoration project in Paris, France, and all shipping and logistics involved - Moving warehouse premises with full capacity from one art warehouse to another within one week Show less



Trivia Management Ltd

• PA and Office Manager (In association with Logistics & Property Manager role above)

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2014

  Private Property Management of historic estate near Basingstoke. - Field and coordinate problems at prestigious properties for a single Client in the UK, France, North Africa - Overview on building works, coordinating input and output with all parties involved. - Liaison with: Architects, UK and French insurance brokers, 'Syndic' companies in France and London, - Security, TV & Satellites and Fire Protection Companies, Neighbours and public authorities Public Relations and public figures - Insurance contract negotiations and daily insurance management for properties and fine art collection - Fine Arts Management: Design, set-up and maintain management system, post sales admin, reporting, shipping, coordination with designers, auction houses, Client’s House Manager. Support to meet deliveries to and from flights, customs and transportation issues. Restoration projects and storage problems. Warehousing organisation and reporting, maintenance and security issues. Research into conditions, specialists, restorers, etc. Control of inventories and revaluations. - Participation in managing high value property acquisitions, rentals and sales. - Overview of all visitors, breaches of security and reporting - Client Family Visits and ad hoc requests from Client and manager. - Travel – attending and reporting in meetings in French - Coordination of Client’s car requirements, mini-fleet and golf car fleet - Staff Management: recruitment, management, training arrangements, and daily contact with staff at the properties (support, problem solving, correspondence (including disciplinary)) - Security team welfare, travel liaison with Security team managers and duty changeovers - Overall Office Management and admin, procurement and liaison with finance, - Management of associated warehousing with management of budget. - Regular translations of reports, etc (French/English) and supervision of office junior. Show less



Axess Technologies Ltd (Brand Protection)

• Marketing and PR

  • 2003 - 2005

  Coordination of Marketing and PR activities for Axess Technologies: preparation of product sheets, updating and re-design of website, establish and maintain a system for regular client research/feedback, liaising with editors of relevant magazines, writing of PR material and articles Operation and promotion of Axess DATA, the industry’s information service and database: coordinating Axess DATA operations and administration, editing the Axess DATA Newsletter, responsibility for negotiation conference promotion deals and coordinating sales and sales administration of these, assisting in long term strategic development of the system Assisting consultants in the creation of proposals and other relevant client material, assisting the Marketing Director in consultancy projects (research projects and strategic work), the general promotion and sales of Axess Technologies products (books, reports, conferences, database etc.) and services (consultancy) Daily running of small office and reporting back to director Show less



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Budget Office, E1 Clerk, Army Aviation Corps

  • Oct 2002 - Oct 2003

  Recording all payment and contract transactions of AAC Camp spend, monthly and annual reporting using ORACLE (MOD Central Finance System). Recording all payment and contract transactions of AAC Camp spend, monthly and annual reporting using ORACLE (MOD Central Finance System).



Hampshire Country Council Museum Service - Andover Museum

• Researcher

  • Jun 2001 - Jul 2002

  Researcher - Odiham Castle Post-Excavation Report: Organisation and upkeep of paper and artefact archives, Preparation of post-excavation work for planned publication, including: Historical research for writing up historical resume of Odiham Castle, Archaeological research: archaeological background, geographical, excavation details, illustrations and appendices, using various archives (SMR, NMR, interim reports, unpublished and secondary sources), Sorting artefacts, contacting artefact specialists, delivering and returning artefacts (pottery, tile, stone, wood, bone and metals), ensuring reports insertions into publication in catalogue form. Also reconstructed partial pots. Organisation and preparation of meeting of senior archaeologists (from English Heritage and Hampshire County Council), to include site visit and visit to stores. Preparation of synopsis, abstract, preface, all chapters, appendices and bibliography of publication ready for editing by Senior Keeper of Archaeology. Show less



Part-time work during career break

• Various admin and training positions

  • 1993 - 1998

  Full-time university BA degree course (Archaology and History) 1998-2001 Part time employment: Pensions Review Clerk, Trustee Savings Bank (TSB), Andover Office Admin Job Share, The Frameworks Ltd, Winchester Senior Secretary, IBM UK Ltd Legal Department Marketing and Administrative Assistant, Hampshire Management Consultancy Personal Assistant, Carolyn Sheffield Designs Short-term Office Admin placements through Agencies: Lionel Hitchin Oils, Stannah Lifts, Twinings, Lethaby Numbering Systems. Career Club Tutor (P/T), Andover and Basingstoke Training / Cricklade College, Andover, and Tutor, Cricklade College Adult Returner’s Course (10/1993 to 06/1994) - job and life skills tutoring to 16-18 year-olds, and teaching telephone technique skills to adults. Show less



IBM UK

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Assistant - Trust Office

  • 1985 - 1988

  Administration of IBM UK's charitable funding and reporting. Administration of IBM UK's charitable funding and reporting.



IBM Europe

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Secretary, Office of the Vice President

  • 1981 - 1983

  Support to Senior Secretary, and secretarial support to VP's Administrative Assistant Support to Senior Secretary, and secretarial support to VP's Administrative Assistant



IBM Europe Office Products Department

• Secretary

  • 1979 - 1980

  Full secretarial support to senior manager and 8 multi-national managers for EMEA Office Products Division. Administration of annual country sales managers recognition event in Florence, Italy. Full secretarial support to senior manager and 8 multi-national managers for EMEA Office Products Division. Administration of annual country sales managers recognition event in Florence, Italy.