Experience

10 Downing Street

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Diary Manager

  • Dec 2017 - Present



Ministry of Justice UK

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Diary Manager and Purse-bearer to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  Main Duties:• Ensure that the day to day management of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State’s diary is kept in accordance with the working methods and to reflect her departmental and parliamentary priorities.• Mentor diary managers.• Ensuring that office systems are in place to enable all offices to deliver an effective service to the Secretary of State, Officials and External Partners.• Provide appropriate support to the Private Office and Special Advisers. Key Objectives:- Hold regular fortnightly diary meetings with the Secretary of State and team to plan forthcoming diary engagements.- Respond in a timely manner to changes in the diary, keeping the team informed of any relevant changes throughout the day.- Establish contacts and maintain close working relationships across the Department and Parliament to ensure the smooth running of the diary.- Make sure the Secretary of State has clear and concise box notes and is able to make diary decisions based on my advice.- Develop working styles and good practices which can be shared with other Private Offices.- Provide a strategic forward look of the diary. My role to date has involved managing the Secretary of State’s diary by organising internal and external meetings to make the most effective use of his time and give her a strategic oversight of the diary to reflect their priorities. I regularly liaise with external stakeholders, journalists, MPs, other Ministers offices, his constituency office, and officials of all levels across Whitehall, and adapt my working style to achieve results. I also have the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.