Emma Ritchie Email & Phone Number

Hertford, England, United Kingdom

Senior administrative role for a diversified agribusiness. Balancing varied duties for all departments on behalf of senior managers and directors, and managing an ever-changing and time-sensitive workload. Specialising in HR administration, health and safety, and process creation and implementation. Assisting the HR manager by performing inductions and maintaining confidential personnel records. Working with external health and safety advisors and senior managers to improve and maintain office, farm, and construction health and safety procedures in line with audit recommendations. Improving business practises and efficiency by creating and modifying current office and administrative processes through consultation with management.

Hertford, England, United Kingdom

Day-to-day tasks included transport administration and compliance, raising invoices and performing financial reconciliations, and handling enquiries. Completed farming and haulage audits, gained environmental and construction related accreditation, and implemented new HR databases and MDM system. Responsibilities also included managing office supplies and consumables, organising seasonal corporate gifts, and evaluating cost saving measures within the office.

Hatfield, England, United Kingdom

Front of house role in an upscale, private student accommodation in Hatfield. Concierge position with administrative duties such as room bookings and parcel organisation, ensuring that tenant welfare and safety was maintained, and answering queries for current and prospective residents.

London, England, United Kingdom

Seasonal team member in Tiffany & Company’s London client care centre. Worked in a fast-paced customer-facing role balancing multiple projects and interacting with luxury clientele. A sales and after-sales role where I used my organisational skills to prioritise tasks to respond to client queries and issues in a timely manner. I helped guide customers through the sales process and resolve problems by communicating and internal departments and external companies to ensure that the matter was resolved swiftly.

Employed to organise and coordinate the Alumni Event for approximately 80 languages students, at which former students presented their career paths to current students. Roles included developing the programme by finding and contacting prospective speakers, liaising with the University Careers and Events team, managing the catering arrangements, producing the event brochure (including speaker biographies) and on-the-day running of the event.

Évian-Les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France

Full-time receptionist on a 6 week placement at VVF Villages in Évian-les-Bains.Dealt with office work and administration in a completely Francophone environment.Roles included handling arrivals and departures, dealing with customer concerns and queries as well as administrative tasks and apartment inspections.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

General Counsellor at Camp Conowingo, a Girl Scout camp just outside of Baltimore, Maryland.Leading the children around different activities including STEM, Arts and Crafts, Kayaking/Canoeing, Rockwall, and Nature.Gained an archery qualification during this time, so qualified as a Level 1 archery instructor.

Bachelor’S Degree, Modern Languages

Activities and Societies: German SocietyGraduated with an Upper Second Class degree in BA Modern Languages (French, German and Spanish)..

Bachelor'S Degree, Modern Languages

Semester studying abroad at the University of Salamanca Classes include: Spanish Morphology, General Linguistics, Oral and Written.

Bachelor'S Degree, Foreign Languages And Literatures, General

Semester studying abroad at the Universität Mannheim Classes include translation between Spanish and German, translation between French.

Community Development Expedition In Fiji, Community Development

Activities and Societies: Teaching, ConstructionLesson Planning and Teaching of lessons in Waste Management and Recycling for 11-13 year.