1. Miss Foteini Palaska
07516074775 01727850694 palaskafwt@gmail.com
64A Cambridge Rd, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
AL1 5LD
Profile
A hardworking, versatile and reliable administrative assistant with solid experience of over 4
years in varied working environments, who's organisational and communication skills will
guarantee the smooth running of your company's secretarial units. An articulate and highly
motivated person with sound knowledge basic financing and a will for lifelong learning, who
speaks fluently four languages and has a flair for PC related technologies. Easily adaptable
and eager to learn more and strive for your company's best interest seeking for a challenging
administration role with opportunities for continued professional development.
Experience
UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace, Thessaloniki, Greece
February 2011 – March 2013
Administrative Assistant
▪ Financial administration
▪ to handle national and international correspondence
▪ to be responsible for the effective operation of the office's computers, including all the
necessary controls and system updates.
▪ to update all files and maintenance of it's official website, facebook pages and other social
media sources.
▪ to translate from English to Greek (and vice versa) international Organisations' texts
▪to collect and record UNESCO Chair data for the compilation of Action Reports, papers,
briefings, presentations etc
▪ to organise seminars, symposiums, conferences and various events
▪ to provide full administrative support to the organisation and coordination of two extensive
academic Programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate level
Mactel Co, Thessaloniki, Greece May 2009 – May 2010
Technical Department Administrator
Administration and supervision of the technical department

2. ▪ to provide full secretarial support to all working groups of the technical department, keep up-to-
date back office assistance, organize time schedules, make travel arrangements etc.
▪ to liaise the technical department with the other departments of the company
▪ to collect, compile and update information for the technical specifications of projects to be
implemented;
▪ to assist the process of the submission of contracts' proposals and during the negotiations
where necessary (in matters related to technical issues of the projects);
▪ to provide necessary support to the technical teams in day-to-day administrative tasks: draft
correspondence, collect, compile and distribute all duties and other activities;
▪ to organize meetings according to the project agendas, including logistics, registration, taking
minutes;
▪ to file and archive all project documents
European Parliament, Luxembourg March 2008 – July 2008
Internship
▪ to carry out a research project regarding the invalidity cases of the civil servants working for
the European Parliament in Luxembourg;
▪ to present it before an appointed committee of Head of Units form all the Directorate Generals
in the European Parliament in Luxembourg
Business Network Computer, Thessaloniki, Greece January 2007 – February 2008
PA to the CEO
▪ to provide administrative and secretarial support to the office including answering the phone,
responding to general inquiries, handling correspondence, managing purchase of office material
and consumables, updating company's files and its official website etc;
▪ to ensure efficient communication with the company’s service providers, making travel
arrangements, organising meetings, fixing appointments, meeting strict deadlines;
▪ to create and maintain communication channels with the administration units of foreign
Telecommunication companies
▪ to translate (from English to Greek and vice-versa) manuals, handbooks, info material for all
the products and services provided for by the company
▪ to plan the company's participation to big annual IT exhibitions in Greece and abroad
▪ to travel frequently abroad for participating to IT exhibitions and broaden the company’s
clientele;
▪ to prepare the bookkeeping for the accountant department, including payment of invoices, etc;

3. Education
School of Law University of Montpellier September 2010 – December 2010
Study Visit/Erasmus scholarship 17/20
Certificate in research on Master thesis
School of Sociology University of the Aegean October 2009 – February 2011
Master in European Societies and European Integration 8,23/10
Master degree
Municipality of Neapoli Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/Municipality of Neapoli
October 2005 – February 2006
Apprenticeship Pass
Apprenticeship
School of Law Aristotle University of Thessaloniki September 2001 – July 2006
Bachelor in Political Sciences 7,2/10
Bachelor degree
Interests
▪ 3 year volunteering in environmental courses and participation to a research programme for
the preservation of the natural parks for birds in the Canary Islands
▪ 10 year studies in classical music in the conservatoire of Trikala (violin, piano and theory of
music, certified by the respective diplomas)
▪ 1 year writing articles in a local newspaper -Aegean University Press-in Mytilene regarding
matters in an international level
References
Available on request