Sandra Lock Email & Phone Number

I have been working as PA/Academic Secretary to Dame Julia Polak and the Director/Head of department for more than 3 decades, I have acquired and gained the necessary administrative skills and diligence, which I feel meet with the requirements and experience of any future positions. During my time in the past and present, I now feel that I have a better understanding towards members of staff and that of visiting colleagues and able to respond efficiently to any of their concerns or problems in a professional and sympathetic capacity. To foremost, be as supportive towards all staff members to the best of my ability.Duties include:-General office and administrative duties which include: typing and composition of general and personal correspondence, typing of papers, reports and other specific documentation.Diary management via outlook making sure that all invited lectures at conferences/symposium, international flights, meetings, appointments were entered into their electronic diaries outlook).Maintaining filing systems (correspondence, papers, reports, references, invoices and relevantdocumentation). Organization of College committee meetings and symposiaOrganization of national and international symposia and conferences. Arranging travel itineraries (flights and accommodation) with institutes hosting their visits.Managing departmental project and general grant accounts by liasing with the Finance ManagerAssisting with editorial and co-editorial commitments by co-ordinating and replying to requests from Editors comments of submitted papers by completing and submitting online reviewers reports.Liaising and corresponding with students and visitors PubMed and Internet screening/downloadingPreparation of Power point presentations for lecturesPreparation and submission of manuscripts to scientific journals including typing of original manuscript .Raising purchase orders for office stationary/equipment using Imperial College ICIS system.

Listed skills include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, and 3 others.