Freelance Project Support / Project Co-ordinator London, UK
Highly experienced Project Administrator/Co-ordinator proven in a range of roles in Central Government. Holds CTC Security clearance and recognised for providing planning and organisational support.

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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £16.67 per hour (ex. VAT) |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £133.33 per day (ex. VAT) |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 328731 |

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
I am a Co-ordinator and Administrator, with extensive experience in the public and private sectors, especially in Government Departments in Project Management and Support areas. I have excellent IT, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, dealing with clients and suppliers at all levels. I am a strong problem solver and enjoy communicating with other people to complete tasks, planning ahead to anticipate and solve problems.
PROJECT CO-ORDINATION
Organised a forum for 100 staff being transferred to another central London location, including the establishment of agenda, guest list, speakers, organising facilities, the provision of catering, invitations, directions, and the issuing of security passes.
Established an efficient and effective filing system and library to store information both electronically and in paper form. Set up folders, organised retrieval systems and tightened controls of different versions of the same document.
Worked within PRINCE 2 guidelines on a wide range of important organisational and administrative projects across Central Government departments, Police Service, the Prison Service and Probation Service.
Recommended and implemented an alternative structure to accommodate changes to the clustering of offices for the London Probation Service, through analysis of workload data together with concerns raised in the consultation process.
ADMINISTRATIVE & SECRETARIAT SUPPORT
Provided full administrative support to Project Boards, ensuring that work-package owners were reminded when highlight reports were required, agendas prepared, and supporting documents were produced on time.
Assisted the development of processes to overcome identified areas of risk within projects, from initial proposals to final implementation.
Compiled and analysed data, covering progress of tasks on a weekly basis for the London Probation Service, colour coded projects according to status and circulated results to Operational Directors.
Highly literate in MS Office, using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, MS Project Outlook, Visio, and Access.
Employment History
(Dec 2008 to Oct 2009)
Project Support Officer/Assistant to the Head of Portfolio and Governance Unit
Organising support to the Head of Unit in managing workload and ensuring everything is delivered on time, working under pressure with good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Secretariat support in the management of the Board Meetings.
Project support on progress of milestone planning.
Diary management; mailbox overview, managing emails and dealing with urgent emails in the absence of the Head of Unit.
Meeting management; Planning, organising and arranging meetings for the Head of Unit. Assisting in meeting arrangements for team leaders as and when required.
Distributing and supporting work within the unit and ensuring it is completed on time.
Dealing with all aspects of appointments, meetings, hospitality and travel arrangements for the Head of Unit.
(Oct 2008 to Dec 2008)
Higher Executive Officer
Collating management information from Approved Premises and analysing to produce monthly and annual management reports for the Performance Management Unit and senior managers, improving information-gathering mechanisms.
(Mar 2007 to Oct 2008)
Project Support Officer/Assistant to the Chief Officer for the Optimum Delivery Structure Project
Project Support for the Optimum Delivery Structure Project - Planning, implementing and co-ordinating a project to restructure the organisation.
Assistant to the Chief Officer and Project Executive.
Event and diary management in a very busy office.
Co-ordinate reports and communications.
Support the strategic direction and decision making necessary in a complex project.
Liaise and communicate with all staff, senior management and external stakeholders, and look after any implications for the organisation moving forward.
(Nov 2006 to Feb 2007)
Project Co-ordinator
Project Co-ordinator reorganising a small office and information system.
Investigated, negotiated and provided a solution for a structure of how a team managed their documentation, and implemented an electronic and hard copy filing system for the team to share appropriate information.
(Dec 2004 to Oct 2006)
Programme Co-ordinator/Project Support Officer
Programme Co-ordinator/Project Support Officer for the IMPACT Programme - a partnership to establish a national intelligence sharing capability for the police service.
Providing secretariat support to the Programme Board and the Programme Senior Management Team, administrating support to the Programme Team as a whole, including the running and planning of Programme level activities and events.
Providing Programme and Project Management support across the Programme.
Supporting and organising the running of all Programme and Project Board meetings including the membership of the Programme’s governing boards.
Organising and minuting regular Senior Management Team meetings.
Managing arrangements for meetings and facilities across the Programme.
Acting as a central point of information for the overall Programme team.
(Sep 2004 to Oct 2004)
Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Executive
Office of Government CommerceManaging the day to day issues, events and enquires of a busy Private Office. Analysing correspondence, preparing submissions and drafting responses as appropriate and commissioning relevant briefings in advance of meetings.
(May 2004 to Sep 2004)
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Director
Royal Geographical SocietyRunning a busy office, organising events, managing a busy diary and maintaining a schedule of tasks for the week and communicating in an appropriate manner.
(Sep 2002 to Aug 2004)
Project Co-ordinator/Office Administrator for the Quantum Project
HM Prison Service HeadquartersProject Co-ordinator/Office Administrator for the Quantum Project - modernising the Prison Service's IT and Communications Systems.
Organised office move, liaising with relevant authorities, negotiating with managers and clients at all levels to solve any problems and sort out delays.
Managing the office and team requirements, including looking after new starters, along with stationery and contact details for the whole team.
Taking minutes, organising meetings, conferences, travel & hotel arrangements.
Creating and maintaining an efficient Filing System, both paper and electronic.
Scheduling Planner for Field Operatives, arranging meetings in Prisons with client partners, to oversee the IT process and delivery of telecommunications systems. Creating tables and queries to monitor the status and progress of the meetings - keeping in close contact as a central point of communication.
(Aug 2003 to Apr 2004)
Executive Officer/Project Administrator for the OASys Project
National Probation Directorate, Home OfficeExecutive Officer/Project Administrator for the OASys Project - linking Probation Areas to the Prison Service, with a single integrated IT Offender Assessment System.
Liaising with Probation Areas, acting as a central point of contact for any queries.
Organising meetings, taking and circulating minutes.
Managing budgets and invoices linked to the project.
Negotiating with senior managers and clients at all levels to solve any problems while managing and liaising with staff and team members.
(Jan 2002 to Sep 2002)
General administration duties and research
House of Lords, Record OfficeEducation
(Aug 1998 to Sep 1998)
Oxford & County Business College
Intensive Business & Secretarial Skills Course
(Mar 1997 to Jun 1997)
Merseyside Innovation Centre, Liverpool
Graduate Marketing Programme. A 10 week Training
(Sep 1993 to Jun 1996)
The University of Humberside, Hull
B.A. (Hons) Degree in Media Production (2:2)
(Sep 1991 to Jun 1993)
Stratford-Upon-Avon College
BTEC National Diploma in Media Studies (Merit)
(Sep 1979 to Jul 1984)
Fallibroome County High School, Macclesfield
5 GCE ‘O' Levels and 3 CSEs
Categories & Freelance Skills
Administration Support
Categories
- Event Planning
- Office Management
- Personal Assistant
- Presentations
- Research
- Secretarial Support
- Security Clearance
- Word Processing
Skills
- Access (Microsoft)
- BC (Security Clearance)
- CTC (Security Clearance)
- Customer Service
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Lotus
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Word (Microsoft)
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- BC (Security Clearance)
- Business Continuity
- Change Control (IT Management)
- Change Management (Project Management)
- Communication All Levels (Project Management)
- Coordination (IT Management - Project)
- CTC (Security Clearance)
- Excel (Project Management - Microsoft)
- Implementation (IT Management - Project)
- Internet (Project Management)
- Management (IT Management - Project)
- Microsoft (Project Management)
- OGC Gateway Reviews (Project Management)
- PRINCE2
- Programme Management
- Programme Office Management (IT Management)
- Project (Project Management - Microsoft)
- Project (IT Management)
- Project Initiation Document (Project Management)
- Project Management (Project Management)
- Project Office Management (Project Management)
- Project Support (Project Management)
- Public Sector (Project Management)
- Risk Management
- Senior Management (IT Management)
- Visio (Project Management - Microsoft)
- Word (Project Management - Microsoft)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- BC (Security Clearance)
- Briefings (Events)
- Charity/Not for Profit (Marketing)
- Conferences (Events)
- CTC (Security Clearance)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- Internal Communications
- Lotus
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Retention Marketing (Marketing)
- Word (Microsoft)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills

