https://www.bickeringonsea.co.uk/Welcome to Bickering on Sea, a virtual seaside town and online story universe. It's designed to be an online source of reading material and an opportunity for writers to be seen. We're looking for writers to contribute poetry and short stories of many genres. Let us say up front that there is no money in it for any of us, but it's a place to show your work, if you'd like to.The town already has a history (fictional, of course) and quite a… Show more https://www.bickeringonsea.co.uk/Welcome to Bickering on Sea, a virtual seaside town and online story universe. It's designed to be an online source of reading material and an opportunity for writers to be seen. We're looking for writers to contribute poetry and short stories of many genres. Let us say up front that there is no money in it for any of us, but it's a place to show your work, if you'd like to.The town already has a history (fictional, of course) and quite a few inhabitants, but it needs many more.We have room for all sorts of genres, and they can be set anywhere, in or out of Bickering. If you aren't a writer, but enjoy reading, we sincerely hope that you will visit Bickering on Sea from time to time to while away some time in reading the short stories and exploring the various venues. Show less

Knowledge Exchange professional for the£14m business R&D programme Eco-I North West, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Running compliance checks of purchases, staff costs, output documentation, and capital grants to SMEs, as well as developing systems and processes to monitor checks and project progress towards set output goals. Facilitation of A125 Audits by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Liaising with Knowledge Exchange… Show more Knowledge Exchange professional for the£14m business R&D programme Eco-I North West, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Running compliance checks of purchases, staff costs, output documentation, and capital grants to SMEs, as well as developing systems and processes to monitor checks and project progress towards set output goals. Facilitation of A125 Audits by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Liaising with Knowledge Exchange professionals at five other Higher Education institutions in the North West of England delivering this £14m business R&D programme on offer to businesses across the UK North West. Development of systems in line with and conduct of internal audits under ISO 9001:2015. Show less

Knowledge Exchange professional for projects funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Running compliance checks of purchases, staff costs, output documentation, as well as developing systems and processes to monitor checks and project progress towards set output goals.

Lead administrator on a staged programme of support to UK companies to develop partnerships with commercial partners in China. The role included:- Financial monitoring and management of the programme's funding and expenditure, both in the UK and China, including client billing, procurement, and monthly reporting;- Office management and Work Station Assessments (desk and computer set up for healthy working environment);- Creation and management of client records system;- Event… Show more Lead administrator on a staged programme of support to UK companies to develop partnerships with commercial partners in China. The role included:- Financial monitoring and management of the programme's funding and expenditure, both in the UK and China, including client billing, procurement, and monthly reporting;- Office management and Work Station Assessments (desk and computer set up for healthy working environment);- Creation and management of client records system;- Event management from planning to delivery – international conferences, workshops, seminars and forums; - Travel co-ordination in the UK, and for accompanied delegations and other trips to China;- Communication with clients on queries, events, trips, case studies, finance;- Maintenance of website using Terminal4 (CMS) and php/html;- Facilitation and coordination of numerous meeting groups (from board level to interdepartmental project delivery team) involving diary co-ordination; room and catering booking both on and off-campus; preparation of papers; communication with attendees, etc.;- Design, production and proofreading of marketing materials and reports; - Copy writing of case studies, marketing materials for events, newsletters, display posters, web content, etc.;- Other duties as required, including photography and filming at events. Show less

● PA duties (diary maintenance, correspondence, travel booking and filing) for the Faculty Dirctor of Business Partnerships & Enterprise.● management of custom-made CRM, including training of new users, trouble-shooting for users, updating contacts; ● writing, copy-editing, proofreading and uploading of content for the team website;● proofreading and preparation of documents for meetings, events and promotional materials; ● assisting the Operations Manager in the maintenance of… Show more ● PA duties (diary maintenance, correspondence, travel booking and filing) for the Faculty Dirctor of Business Partnerships & Enterprise.● management of custom-made CRM, including training of new users, trouble-shooting for users, updating contacts; ● writing, copy-editing, proofreading and uploading of content for the team website;● proofreading and preparation of documents for meetings, events and promotional materials; ● assisting the Operations Manager in the maintenance of financial records and monitoring of business-linked funding grants;● invoicing and purchasing;● supporting members of the team with administration of projects (e.g. marketing campaigns; set up of projects prior to appointment of full-time staff; internship programme contracts and invoicing);● organising and facilitating meetings (minute-taking; preparation of materials; liaising with guests; contributing a lay person’s perspective on research design, etc.) via a number of formats including face-to-face, teleconference and Skype (one-to-one and group); ● preparation of documentation for and conducting new staff inductions; ● event management (from planning through to delivery and gathering feedback for future improvement) including team-specific, inter-departmental and events organised in conjuction with external partners, across a number of industries and academic fields;● researching contacts and companies for marketing campaigns and potential speaking engagements at events;● additional duties as required. Show less

Much of my workload was general research administration, which includes: ● management of databases to record patient/research participant data; ● proofreading and preparation of articles for submission to journals; ● preparation of research posters for presentation by staff at conferences;● copy-editing, proof-reading and formatting of research intervention manuals for use by trial participants, therapists and research staff;● monitoring grant and funding applications in the… Show more Much of my workload was general research administration, which includes: ● management of databases to record patient/research participant data; ● proofreading and preparation of articles for submission to journals; ● preparation of research posters for presentation by staff at conferences;● copy-editing, proof-reading and formatting of research intervention manuals for use by trial participants, therapists and research staff;● monitoring grant and funding applications in the Division of Health Research;● supporting PhD students with administration, conference preparation, liaising with PhD administrators on the arrangement of vivas and annual reviews, advice on funding bodies and applications for ethical approval;● facilitating meetings (minute-taking, preparation of materials, liaising with guests, contributing a lay person’s perspective on research design, etc.) via a number of formats including face-to-face, teleconference and Skype (one-to-one and group); ● production and maintenance of the Centre’s policy documents on Safe Working Practices, recruitment procedures, staff induction manuals and IT instruction manuals; ● organisation of annual BABCP Bipolar Disorder Special Interest Group Conference including arranging travel and accommodation for visiting speakers (2010 – 2012: 3 conferences);● organisation of BABCP Lancashire Branch one- and two-day training workshops (2008-2011: 4 separate events);● preparation and distribution of quarterly newsletter; ● assisting with Systematic Reviews and Literature Searches; ● maintenance of a centralised electronic Endnote Library and resources library; ● reception duties for the Centre’s clinical service for members of the public and undergraduate medical students; ● PA duties (diary maintenance, correspondence, travel booking and filing) for the Centre’s Director and Assistant Director. Show less

Coordinating a team of volunteers (rotas, information flow, feedback from teaching sessions); writing teaching plans and assigning sessions/tasks; and planning and delivering social activities for the Sunday morning group of 9-18 year olds.

In May 2017 I started to travel with my brother Matthew. Matthew has non-verbal autism. This blog is about what it means to travel with my brother, our experiences together and the things that I have learned from traveling with someone who needs you to do the talking... sort of.

Administration for two Deputy Headteachers: ● This includes use of Microsoft Office applications to: maintain training course records for 100+ staff; typing of official school documents, minutes of meetings and letters to parents and members of the public and press. ● Other duties included: ○ administration of new online literacy and numeracy examinations; ○ reprographics; ○ some first aid; ○ general reception duties; ○ in-house communication with staff and pupils… Show more Administration for two Deputy Headteachers: ● This includes use of Microsoft Office applications to: maintain training course records for 100+ staff; typing of official school documents, minutes of meetings and letters to parents and members of the public and press. ● Other duties included: ○ administration of new online literacy and numeracy examinations; ○ reprographics; ○ some first aid; ○ general reception duties; ○ in-house communication with staff and pupils, as well as with parents and various external organisations including Community Police Officers and Social Services; ○ organisation of school Mentor Days in conjunction with the co-ordination, compilation and delivery of all school reports in preparation for this; ○ diary management for two Deputy Headteachers; the maintenance of pupil attendance records including the preparation of attendance statistics, mailing of letters to parents regarding attendance issues and preparation of reports, participation in and taking of minutes at termly ‘Attendance meetings’ with key members of staff at various management levels. Show less

Duties include customer service, monitoring fitting rooms, maintaining shop floor standards (i.e. presentation of clothing and displays), logging and checking deliveries and the promotion of the in-store account card.

supervising a child with physical and learning disabilities during lunch breaks.

A largely administrative role in a growing PR consultancy. Included telephone answering, dealing with enquiries for the firm and clients; producing and sending mail shots; processing purchase orders, etc. Also created and conducted market research/competitor analysis for clients and account handlers, as well as handling data bases on Excel and assisting with campaigns at photo-shoots and events.

A largely administrative role in a growing PR consultancy. Included telephone answering, dealing with enquiries for the firm and clients; producing and sending mail shots; processing purchase orders, etc. Also created and conducted market research/competitor analysis for clients and account handlers, as well as handling data bases on Excel and assisting with campaigns at photo-shoots and events.