1. Trever Bowden
London
E-mail: treden@tiscali.co.uk Jahrrell@gmail.com
Mobile no: 07961378074
A highly organised administrator with proven office management/project support skills and lots of initiative.
Able to deal with people at all levels and capable of ensuring the office runs smoothly.Able to give timely and
accurate advice, guidance, encouragement and training to team members and individuals. Experience of
organising and supervising of the administrative activities in a busy office environment all within budget and to
stringent timescales. Some HR experience in regards to recruiting, monitoring and helping with their
development [through workshops and training] FM experience, dealing with engineers timesheets, buying
equipment, dealing with customer , stakeholder queries, in regards to work being carried out. Knowledge of
using a range of office software including email, spreadsheets and databases. Currently looking for a suitable
office manager’s position with a reputable company. I currently have enhanced DBS
Skills/Relevant Training
Planning for Change at Work MS Office [Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio]
[Principles of Change Management] ITIL v3 Foundation
Planning Work Course [Project] Team Leader/Supervisory Skills
E-Room [similar to SharePoint] Prism Financial Database Training
Chapter & Quest Database Training Diversity Management Training
Data Cleansing Prince 2 Foundation
Basic Pivot Tables in Excel Data Migration
Resilience Workshops [Applied Behaviour Science] Time Management
Achievements
 Project managing the launch of a Press Office within the FCO, during the London Summit in
2009, which was done within set time frame.
 Implementing new ideas regarding work structure within Private offices for the Secretary of State
and Minister of State, which in turn increased work productivity.
 Rectifying software issues while performing Data Migration duties at the Home Office, thus
improving the work being carried out by the team and productivity rate
I’m currently doing some voluntary work within the community with young adults, in addition continuing
professional development, just completed a Resilience Workshop, currently updating/refreshing my MS Office
skills, then will look to do an online course on social media
Project Management Course, Oct 2013 – Feb 2014
 Project Management Professional Certification course [PMI], [completed] which will includes Agile
[Waterfall, Lean principles, product backlog, sprints, daily scrum, burn down charts etc.] In addition to
having ITIL Foundation v 3 [completed] and how to use them within a project, volunteer work
mentoring young male adults, within the community, so they can stay motivated on whatever goals
they specify they may have.
Various Agencies [Pertemps/Ranstand] – Office Manager, Project Admin/Coordinator
Greater London, March 2013 – Sept 2013
 Providing comprehensive Office Manager, Project/admin support on a day to day temporary basis
within various organisations [local government ie Camden, NHS Trust, CNWL etc.] within the London
area, diary management, workshop planning, stakeholder meetings, maintaining data bases, drafting

2. letters, creating, formatting and populating spread sheets, supervising and monitoring the work of
staff, controlling correspondence; discussing staff related problems, carrying out staff appraisals,
arranging training for staff members, in the past assisting with office moves , organising the office
layout ,dealing with IT , BT issues, contacting contractors [air conditioning, electric points etc.] on
behave of staff within office, maintaining supplies of stationery and equipment , office space
management , ensuring first class office management, data management client relations and PM
support , implementing and promoting equality and diversity policy ,responding to customer enquiries
and complaints , reviewing and updating health and safety policies and ensuring they are observed .
University Of West London - Interim Project Coordinator [Temp]
Ealing, London Dec 2012 – Feb 2013
 Accountable for providing project co-ordination support to external teams[contractors, stakeholders]
covering UWL requirements on a day to day basis, and leading on agreed minor projects and
specific actions around the Ealing redevelopment project, attend client meetings & assist with project
requirements and PM support .dealing with public, stakeholder issues regarding project , helping to
making sure all involved within the project had the relevant information within set time frames .
 Provision of full administrative support to the Director of Estates and Facilities Management (DEFM).
[Setting up workshops, stakeholder meetings, distributing agendas, researching data, drafting letters
of correspondence, file management, updating databases & risk/issues logs, first point of contact for
Head of Division] Provision of support for key Estates and Facilities management department
activities and objectives [Effectively & accurately communicate relevant project information, status &
issues that may impact client relations, stakeholders and project team]
Various Agencies – Admin Executive, Project Admin/Coordinator
Greater London, Sept – Dec 2012
 Ensuring wide-ranging project/admin support within various organisations , first class office
management, client relations and PM support
G4S/SIA Regional Licencing Officer [Olympic Games Project]
Stratford, London, March – July 2012
 Guiding and processing SIA applications, including grant approval decision making In addition to
dealing with requests from the HR dept. Also answerable for updating and assisting in developing the
project, to ensure that the benefits and original purpose of the scheme are realised,
 Responsible for maintaining the efficiency, effectiveness and robustness of the overall licensing
process. Specific obligations include: inducting new staff, updating ATS database, setting up and
fronting regional group meetings for updates on progress, as well as making sure teams deadlines
are met [managing a small group of 8,including dealing with teams travel and hotel arrangements ,
[ work scheduling - who ,when, how and what will be accomplished, bringing new ideas to the group
to increase productivity, making sure performance indicators are met], candidate exemption
processing; risk assessment; qualifications and identification checks; licensing decisions; revocation
and suspensions decisions; right to work processing;[passports, visa’s, work permits, student visa’s]
pre-appeals and appeals, as well as invigilating candidates exams, planning for future licence
demand.
 Appraisal’s and performance on staff members and those connected with the project, In addition,
travelled to various parts of the country, monitoring progress and ensuring that targets and deadlines
were met across all the regions involved in Olympic events
Interim Facilities Support Manager/Project Administrator
NHS Trust, London, Jan – March 2012
 Maintaining up-to-date records on all NHS property and their maintenance obligations, organised
building maintenance contracts , office space management ,as well as sorting out reception cover,
contractors, and outside stakeholders, making sure the fabric of the building, the work conditions were
within NHS boundaries and within timeframes and budget, the collection of actual data, for several
related projects

3. Interim Communications & Correspondence Manager
DIFD, Victoria, London, Aug 2011 – Dec 2011
 Private offices for the Secretary of State and Minister of State [under Top Management Group TMG]
managing the Minister’s correspondence portfolio - ensuring that all deadlines are met, engaging with
stakeholders, project team ,ministers, and other government agencies, implementing new work
concepts, which in turn increased work productivity .
 . Evaluating the work of the copywriters, designers and printers against the brief,
draft replies [PowerPoint, PDF] ready for Minister to sign off [proof read, formatting] ensure campaign
correspondences were dealt with effectively and that responses to new campaigns are published
online promptly , in addition to setting up meeting rooms to enable video conference calls,
developing, managing and motivating the communications team of 6 .
Youth Worker [Voluntary Work]
Harlesden, London, March 2011- August 2011
Duty Officer/ Co-ordinator
Defra, Noble House, London, May 2009 – Nov 2010
Office Manager/ PA /Project Coordinator
Digital Diplomacy Group
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, London, Feb 2009 – April 2009
 Main duties were to provide office/project management support – support head of (DDG) and head of
Business Finance with coordinating the groups work, assign and monitor clerical, administrative and
secretarial responsibilities and tasks among office staff monitor and maintain office supplies inventory
provide health and safety management,
 Organize orientation and training of new staff members, facilities support management and reception
and office supplies management, in addition to rotas, sick leave, & holiday issues, in house security
issues within FCO, the collection of actual data, to one or more related projects, manage internal staff
relations, coach and discipline office staff, maintaining office filing system ,both paper and electronic
 Responsible for project managing & coordinating the launch of a press office for the group – which
entailed getting journalists, office space, equipment laptops, flat screen TV’s, newspapers etc for the
London Summit ,which was completed within a set time frame .
Interim Programme Executive [Governance] /Project Support
ICE Programme (International Climate Change)
Defra Ergon House, London, Jan 2009 – Feb 2009
Interim Office Manager / PA / M&E Operations Co-ordinator
Amey (Services Management) [M & E] (Home Office)
Abell House, London, April 2008 – Dec 2008
 Working for a company who won a major contract with the Home Office, being the Office Manager
/PA / coordinator , Principle responsibilities included arranging project board meetings, diary
management, travel and hotel bookings for over 8 senior managers and chain supply managers,
 Formatting, proof reading, uploading and managing method statements, contacts in addition to
copying and circulating project documentation onto the E-room (shared data access point, similar to
SharePoint),appraisal’s & performance checks on staff members, data management .

4.  Engineering side - dealing with request from engineers, as well as dealing with request & issues
from health & safety contractors/stakeholders, updating Maximo database, signing timesheets,
covering helpdesk, ensuring all jobs & request are dealt with quickly & within budget and set time
frames, ordering supplies, workload etc.
References
References available on request