• I provided support to 1 Partner and 4 Lawyers in the Canary Wharf offices.
• I acted as PA to my Partner doing all manner of personal work for him –
o Filing
o Booking Holidays
o Payment of Bills
o Purchasing of presents
o Applications to schools for his children
o Paperwork pertaining to his home
• And Legal work including :
o Audio transcription
o Typing of Legal documentation from handwritten notes
o Editing of Legal documentation
o Filing of Legal documentation
o Updating the filing system and keeping it current
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• Preparation and co-ordination of PowerPoint presentation slide packs for meetings.
• Extensive diary management and organisation of meetings
• Co-ordination and management of extensive travel arrangements
• Preparation of expense claim forms
• Interception of calls and handling any queries
• Meeting of visitors
• Ordering of lunches for meetings
• Maintenance of Personnel Leave records for the department

Shell International Oil Products – Streamline Retail (Jan 2004 – ongoing)
Fuels – Streamline Retail department within Shell International Oil Products
PA/Management Assistant/Events Organiser
• I provide support to 3 SPO’s (Sub-Process Owners) and their teams in our London office
• I provide support to 4 Virtual SPO’s on a daily basis, based in Australia, USA, Chile and Germany
• Event Organisation (+/- 80% of this position) – arranging small to medium sized conferences for SPO’s and team members. Mainly UK based, but some overseas venues.
• Preparation and co-ordination of PowerPoint presentation slide packs for Board meetings.
• Editing and typing of documentation for Board Meetings
• Extensive diary management and organisation of meetings
• Co-ordination and management of extensive travel arrangements
• Preparation of expense claim forms (Captura)
• Interception of calls and handling any queries
• Meeting of visitors
• Ordering of lunches for meetings (from Board meetings to general meetings)
• Full arrangement of workshops and conferences (onsite and offsite)
• Maintenance of Personnel Leave records for the department
• Working on large ad hoc projects (Systems Manual, Christmas Party)
• Sending out Invitations to Conference Delegates
• Monitoring and chasing responses to Conference invitations
• Keeping accurate attendee lists
• Producing table plans for dinners
• Extensive liaison with venues (internal and external) and their management
• Handling of enquiries from Delegates

Shell International Gas and Power (September 1999 – July 2003)
Supply of Gas and Power Worldwide
PA/Secretary

• PA/Secretary to a Director and various teams responsible for Gas & Power supplies Globally and in specific regions (North and South America specifically)
• A lot of virtual work since Director travelled 80% of the time.
• Developed good international networks.
• PA role involved keeping an eye and ear open to what was happening in the office while the Director was travelling.
• Providing PA support to Director in his management of his Department
• Secretarial assistance to the team – faxing, typing, arranging meetings - on request
• Preparation and co-ordination of PowerPoint presentation slide packs for Board Meetings
• Editing and typing of highly confidential Board documents on a twice monthly basis.
• Co-ordinating extensive travel itineraries
• Complex diary management and organisation of client (internal/external) meetings and client entertainment
• Liasing daily with Senior Management on a global basis
• Booking and organisation of meetings including arranging lunches when necessary
• Generating own correspondence
• Screening emails when Director travels to point out any which need immediate action and making judgements regarding urgency, sensitivity and importance
• Managing email correspondence on behalf of Director
• Dealing with incoming mail – sorting in order of importance
• Preparation and processing expense claim forms (Captura)
• Interception of incoming calls
• Meet and greet for International of visitors
• Organisation of workshops and conferences
• Maintenance of Personnel records for the department
• Instigated secretarial meetings held monthly to keep the secretarial team up to date
• Instigated the development of a website for G&P Induction (for the use of the Admin people primarily) – content general useful information. This site is currently being used by Gas & Power as an on boarding tool.
• Travel focal Point – getting new information to all secretaries, helping them with any travel related problems
• Research using the Internet
• Development of an Electronic filing system

• Type/draft correspondence
• Type reports from Dictaphone and draft
• Filing
• Daily diary management
• Booking and arrangement of meetings
• Extensive travel arrangements
• Arrangement of office functions
• Client liaison regarding meeting arrangements
• Assisting the Marketing department with keeping the Database current
• Producing PowerPoint presentations for meetings

Charter packages; scheduled flights – Long Haul and Short Haul; Accommodation, Car Hire, Insurance, Packaged travel, Intensive dealings with clients.

Sales; Administration; Artwork; Printing; Accounts; Quotes, Client liaison.
Sold the business to travel overseas.

Pentravel (Kloof)
Office Manager/ Travel consultant (Snr)
Managed the office; consulted with clients; trained junior staff in the office; All administration work – Presentations, reports, letters to clients, etc.

Employer Pentravel, Durban North
Position Secretary – Visa Clerk – Travel Consultant
Reason for Leaving Promotion to Office Manager of Kloof Office
All secretarial duties; typing of itineraries, visas – became a travel consultant, progressed from Junior to Senior

Employer Pentravel (Pine Street)
Position Secretary, Visa Clerk
Reason for Leaving Left to travel to USA – spent a year as an AU-Pair in San Francisco
Secretarial duties; typing of itineraries; visas

Reason for Leaving Left to travel to Israel and Europe

Reason for Leaving Salary

Reason for Leaving Salary