1. Nina Edwards
Contact Details
ninamedwards@gmail.com
Personal Profile
Conscientious and enthusiastic Senior Business Administrator/PA with strong organisational and
communication skills, able to multi-task and prioritise workloads effectively. Committed and
hardworking, undertakes responsibilities with a desire to succeed. Confident outgoing personality,
enjoys good relationships with colleagues and customers. I have consistently demonstrated that I am
highly confidential. I am self motivated and able to work on my own initiative or as part of a team
Key Skills
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Analytical, research, planning and presentation skills, attention to detail
 Good time management and exceptional organisational and administrative skills and multi
tasking
 Ability to be adaptable and flexible to suit varying requirements
 Able to work on own initiative and to assimilate new systems/procedures very quickly
 Strong customer service skills with proven ability to develop long term relationships based on
trust and credibility
 Computer literate with fast and accurate keyboard skills. Experienced in using core Microsoft
Office products, Superuser of iBuy, Concur and Sharepoint online.
Career History
AstraZeneca
Personal Assistant and Senior Business Administrator- June 2012 – present
 Full PA support to Global Director Process Delivery Director for P2P/T&E and GPO for
Helpdesk and Training. Ad hoc PA support for GFO VP, tasks include, full diary and Outlook
management, expenses, travel, team meetings, set up and manage SharePoint sites, set up
and manage Chatter sites.
 Responsible for SLT meetings, full logistics, arrange VC/TC/Skype, work with internal
Communications Manager and Senior Director GFS Oversight to ensure all
presentations/content are submitted in a timely manner and uploaded to SharePoint site
 Arrange Global Communication sessions, work with SLT to submit content. Set up
intercall/webex manage all logisitics on the day. Host the calls with the VP
 End to end Contract Management administration – manage inbox, liase between AZ
stakeholders, Genpact, Procurement and Senior Management, challenge were necessary.
Raise large volume of POs.
 Champion for Making Buying Easier, support the change and comms lead to drive comms to
end users and SET members. Hosted roadshow across all AZ sites to share the success of the
project and to feedback comments to the core project team.
 Simplifying T&E – VOU champion, attend workshops on the roll out of the new Global Concur
system, facilitate training sessions with end users across UK/Global sites and POC for feedback
 Chatter Champion for GFO, set up and manage chatter sites for users, update content, share
content

2. AstraZeneca
Personal Assistant and Senior Business Administrator Feb 2008 – June 2012
 Full PA support to AstraZeneca Global Transactional Finance Director, Transition Director,
AstraZeneca Management Team and HR contacts which includes full diary and
management outlook accounts
 Efficient Travel and Expense management and ensuring all managers expenses are
submitted in time
 Co-ordinate all travel locally and internationally ensuring that the travel and expense policy
is adhered to and all booked within budget
 Creation of presentations and agendas for Management meetings and other
communication sessions internally and externally
 Responsible for actions and tracking reports
 Administration support for various projects – Business Process Outsourcing and Project
Aegean this involved handling confidential and sensitive information
 Liaising and maintaining good working relations with contacts within the AstraZeneca
community, 30 European marketing companies, 3rd party companies and Facilities
 Raising Purchase Orders through the Ezbuy online booking system
AstraZeneca
Personal Assistant for EBS Payment Services Director
and Senior Business Administrator
Nov 2007 – Feb 2008
 Full PA support for Payment Services Director and team, managing diary and outlook accounts
 Member of the AstraZeneca Employee Forum where I give constructive feedback from the
process staff to the Senior Management team. In this role I have gained confidence in
communicating with my peers and am thought of as highly confidential. This role has also given
me insight to various projects and I have helped the Management team deliver communications
to the wider teams
 Responsible for all new starter process, which includes liasing with HR on start dates and
security access. Ensure all staff have the correct IT accesses for their process areas and are
also enrolled on site, company induction courses and have completed the company code of
conduct
 Co-ordinated team building events for over 70 people, recommended ideas, venues. Organised
all the logistics
 Montiored the teams holiday requests and helped implement a new in house out off office
system
 Managed the Shared Service centres sickness and reported to HR
 Maintaining eRooms and other in house databases
Carillion Facilities Management – Chorlton April 2006 – Nov 2007
Reception/Facilities Coordinator
 Meeting and greeting visitors in a professional manner. Providing a high standard of customer
service
 Taking a high level of incoming calls, running a busy switchboard, Administrative and
secretarial duties
 Taking meeting room bookings, organising equipment and refreshments. Organising taxi
bookings
 Maintaining a high level of security and work alongside the concierge
 Invoicing the contract

3.  Organising team meetings and taking the minutes. Preparation of presentation material for
Board meetings and other conferences.
 Preparing and presenting induction days
 Liaising with the Facilities Manager, raising and logging Health and Safety Issues – Work Place
Inspections. Fire Evacuation procedures
Earlier Career
 Adecco Recruitment Agency May 2005 – April 2006
Temporary Consultant
 Chelsea Health Foods London Oct 2004 – May 2005
Store Manageress
 Millennium Health Foods London Oct 2001 – Oct 2004
Senior Sales Assistant
 Sunshine Health Food Shop Stroud Nov 1996 – Oct 2001
Assistant Manageress/Office Administrator
Qualifications and Training
Variety of in-house course including Influencing with Intergrity, Project Management Fundamentals,
Colloborative Problem Solving, Managing Partner Performance, Disciplinary, Grievance,
Attendance and Dignity at Work, Business Change and Redundancy & Re-deployment Policy,
Communication, Influencing and Handling Difficult Situations
National Diploma in Customer Service
BTEC in Travel and Tourism
9 GCSEs (including English and Maths)
Interests
Cooking, Reading and Walking
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST