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Curriculum Vitae

 

Overview

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  • Clear and confident communicator

  • Committed and professional

  • Warm, approachable and inclusive

  • Attention to detail

  • Moderate understanding/verbal skills - French 

  • Overseas experience: Hong Kong (8 years), Australia (1yr), India (1yr)

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​Current 

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT - Lynchpins - Virtual PA Support

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Voluntary projects

VOLUNTEER TEACHING ASSISTANT - Virginia School, Shoreditch, London                                            February 2020 to May 2022

  • One day a week working with Year 6 students; occasional cover for other classes. 

 

VOLUNTEER READING TUTOR - Bookstart                                                                                                                       February to June 2021

  • Several 1:1 reading sessions (online due to pandemic) with primary school children.​

 

VOLUNTEER GARDENER - Spitalfields Crypt Trust Charity, Shoreditch                                                September 2019 to June 2020

  • One day a week helping with upkeep of community gardens; assisting

         with corporate volunteers, and working alongside those in recovery. 

 

VOLUNTEER ESOL TEACHING ASSISTANT - St Hilda's Community Centre, Shoreditch                                               Jan-April 2020

  • One morning a week assisting in an English language class for women. ​

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VOLUNTEER MENTOR, XLP, London                                                                                                                                 October 2017-April 2018

  • 1:1 mentoring to secondary school students 

 

VOLUNTEER, Unlocking Potential (UP)                                                                                                                January 2017-December 2018

  • Organised and ran art sessions for small groups of primary school children

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 VOLUNTEER St Joseph’s Hospice (Hackney, London)                                                                                 October 2016-December 2017

  • Assisted patients with their personal health programmes as part of the hospice’s

        award-winning Empowered Living Team programme. 

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Work history 

PERSONAL ASSISTANT British Petroleum plc (St James’s, London)                                                                           July 2007-April 2012

  • Senior PA to BP’s Head of Russia

  • Diary management – organised & initiated meetings

  • Liaised with BP senior management

  • Formed professional working relationships with VIPs and Embassies

  • Travel organisation 

  • Assisted with personal matters

  • Expense management

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YACHT CREW

  • Assisted in a boat-refurbishment project (Hong Kong).                                                                                         February-August 2005

  • Crewed on a private yacht (Spain-Maldives).                                                                                                                   January-June 2006

 

PERSONAL ASSISTANT – British Medical Association (London)                                                                    November-December 2005

  • Extensive diary & meeting management 

  • Set up new department office

  • Daily liaison with senior BMA Directors 

  • Preparation of presentations 

  • Role required immediate understanding of BMA to advise/support new Director of Marketing

 

GARDENER (Hong Kong)                                                                                                                                               February 2004-January 2005

  • Managed landscaping project for privately-owned Hong Kong estate

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YOGA TEACHER (Hong Kong)                                                                                                                                 November 2003- January 2004

  • Taught yoga classes at private maternity hospital 

  • Co-organised two yoga lifestyle retreats  

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OVERSEAS (Australia)                                                                                                                                                September 2002-October 2003

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TEAM ASSISTANT – Merrill Lynch (London)                                                                                                         September 2000-August 2002

  • Provided support to four equity research analysts

  • Responsible for layout/production of annual, quarterly and weekly reports

  • Fielding calls on busy telephone line

  • Extensive diary management 

  • Travel arrangements 

  • Created efficient and user-friendly templates for team’s flagship report 

 

VARIOUS secretarial placements (London)                                                                                                               August 2000-August 2001

  • Medical secretarial assignments (Great Ormond Street Hospital)

  • Senior PA support (Finance Director P&O)

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ASSISTANT EDITOR, Holiday Asia (Hong Kong)                                                                                                         August 1997-August 1998

  • Joined regional travel publication at launch 

  • Responsible for sub editing, researching and writing travel features 

  • Role required some photography & and regional travel

 

HOTEL WRITER – Hong Kong Standard newspaper (Hong Kong)                                                                    August 1996-August 1997

  • Features and business reporter for several sister publications

  • Initiated, researched and wrote stories on region’s hospitality industry​

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FREELANCE WRITER (Hong Kong)                                                                                                                         September 1993-August 1996

  • HK Tourist Association

  • Australia Tourist Commission

  • Action Asia

  • Elle Decoration & Home Journal

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Education 

WEA COURSE – Mowlem Children’s Centre, London                                                                                                      March 2019-July 2019

Level 2 Course – Helping in Schools

 

THE PLACE TO BE  – London                                                                                                                                                      Sept 2014- April 2015

Introductory Course in Child Counselling

 

BIHAR SCHOOL OF YOGA – Bihar, India                                                                                                                      August 1998-August 2000

Diploma in Yogic Studies (Distinction)

 

COLLEGE of ST MARK and ST JOHN affiliated to Exeter University – Plymouth                                                                        1990-1993

BA (Hons) Public Relations 2:1.  

 

BENTHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL  – North Yorkshire                                                                                                                                1983-1989

Two A-Levels (History & English); 10 ‘O’ Levels

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Interests

Dance, music, getting out in nature, film, sailing, travel, theatre

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