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Beith, Gb

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Member of the committee responsible for the strategic direction, policy and day-to-day running of Scotland’s largest rabbit rescue charity. Manage a team of volunteers responsible for all aspects of the charity’s adoption application and allocation process. Co-ordinate responses to adopters and charity supporters, offering advice and support with rabbit welfare and care priorities.

Kilwinning

Managing all aspects of student data throughout the academic year. Key responsibilities are the input, analysis and accurate processing of student data in relation to admissions, enrolment, course set up, timetabling and resulting for over 500 courses and 5000 students annually.

Operating as part of joint management/trade union evaluation panels to support the National Job Evaluation scheme within the FE sector, my role was to systematically review allocated roles and record an agreed score on the FEDRA online system.

Glasgow

Responsible for handling calls to recover outstanding balances on behalf of blue-chip clients, negotiating affordable repayment plans for debtors and providing advice and guidance on repayment options in line with financial legislation. A high degree of persuasion and empathy was required to establish a good rapport with callers and lead to a successful outcome. Good organisational skills were necessary to record call history and provide a strong evidence base for future decisions.

Glasgow

Provided administrative support to Student Services team and assisted colleagues with a range of tasks to build skills and knowledge and gain SVQ 2 in Business and Administration. My key responsibility was data entry, predominantly course applications, and I was able to increase department productivity by manually processing up to 300 applications per day whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy. Associated duties included supporting front line staff with enquiries, assisting at job fayres… Show more Provided administrative support to Student Services team and assisted colleagues with a range of tasks to build skills and knowledge and gain SVQ 2 in Business and Administration. My key responsibility was data entry, predominantly course applications, and I was able to increase department productivity by manually processing up to 300 applications per day whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy. Associated duties included supporting front line staff with enquiries, assisting at job fayres, and manning Reception as required. Show less

Master Of Arts (Ma), History, 2:1

Svq Level 2, Business And Administration, Pass