Claire Smith Email & Phone Number

Gillingham, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Assisting the Head of the PMO in the coordination, organisation, monitoring and execution of projects within the Technology portfolio, including:● forecasting, monitoring, and reporting of team and project budgets totalling £3m+● maintaining and updating resource plans, advising on resource clashes and any shortcomings that may affect the successful delivery of the projects or portfolio ● proactively analysing our internal resource management tool to highlight resource conflicts● planning and scheduling projects based on resource availability● creating project logs, templates, process, and procedures to aid the Project Management Office, providing training when required● compiling monthly reports for the Technology Department from multiple sources and distributing to the CIO, CFO, and key stakeholdersAchievements:● creating Power BI reports to replace the charity's Board presentations● creating a process for requesting technical staff resources for project work from the Technology Operations team● customising and implementing Project Server, training the team on its use, and creating supporting documentation● obtaining a performance rating of ‘Exceeds Expectations’ in 2015 & 2018, and multiple nominations for department and organisation-wide awards ● replacing an Excel-based departmental monthly report with a more-pictorial, easy to digest, PowerPoint slide pack

London, United Kingdom

Providing day-to-day administration support for the Solution Delivery team including Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers, including:● project coordination for ~12 in-flight projects at any one time● assisting with the monitoring, reporting and control of IS project budgets totalling £2m+● working with management to plan and schedule projects based on resource availability● completing all project and team purchasing and financial activities; including recodes, accruals and prepayments at both period- and year-end● managing consultant and supplier relationships● inducting permanent and contracted staff● organising cross-department and supplier meetingsAchievements:● implementing and managing a desk allocation system after the organisation moved to hot-desking● improving relationships with other teams by organising cross-department social events● obtaining full AAT Membership while working full-time in a non-Finance roleAssisting with the monitoring, reporting and control of project budgets of over £2m, managing supplier and consultant contracts, managing the induction process of permanent and contracted staff, organising cross-department and supplier meetings, maintaining annual renewal schedules, completing all project and team purchasing.

London, United Kingdom

(Same as Solution Delivery Coordinator role above: role name change only)

London, United Kingdom

Provided administration support for the Operations & Communications function (both UK and overseas), assisted with the monitoring, reporting and control of budgets of nearly £3m, managed supplier contracts and provided an onsite contact for 300 Vodafone mobile phone and 100 Arkadin teleconferencing accounts, managed the recruitment of IT staff, organised department and supplier meetings, maintained annual renewal schedules, completed high-level purchasing.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Outsourced to Save the Children UK

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) (Hons), Physics With Mechanical Engineering, 2.1

Diploma In Accounting, Accounting And Finance

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