Elizabeth Forde
Accra
Summary
Meticulous and systematic Administrative Assistant skilled in organizing, planning and managing daily clerical needs. Bringing solid expertise in coordinating documents, reports and records, handling correspondence and managing deliveries. Skilled in oral and written communication, team leadership and relationship-building. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Administrative Assistant
Royalty Inspirations
Accra
07.2021 - Current
- Organized and maintained office filing systems, including electronic records.
- Developed and implemented time-saving procedures for administrative tasks.
- Scheduled internal and external meetings, travel arrangements, and conference calls.
- Answered phone calls in a professional manner and directed inquiries to the appropriate personnel.
- Maintained contact lists of vendors, clients, and other business contacts.
- Produced correspondence including letters, memos, emails.
- Provided support with research projects or reports as requested by senior management team members.
- Updated databases with new information received from customers or colleagues on a daily basis.
- Assisted with the preparation of documents required for contracts or tenders before submission to relevant authorities.
- Managed incoming mail; sorted items into specified categories; distributed them accordingly.
- Performed data entry duties using MS Office applications such as Word or Excel.
- Ensured that all customer inquiries were responded to promptly and efficiently.
- Assisted with onboarding new employees by providing orientation materials and scheduling training sessions.
- Ran errands to help with daily tasks, enabling employer to focus on more pressing duties.
- Organized personal and professional calendars with reminders for upcoming meetings and events.
- Checked personal and professional activities to remind employer of priority tasks and deadlines.
- Performed various clerical tasks and organized office areas to promote productivity.
- Maintained clerical correspondence via email and phone.
- Managed household inventory and maintenance schedules.
- Organized work projects around client's house.
- Booked flights, hotel accommodations and ground transportation for smooth business travel.
- Scanned physical documents and uploaded to encrypted databases for digital maintenance.
- Made travel arrangements for employee trips and conferences.
- Kept office equipment functional and supplies well-stocked to promote efficient operations.
- Responded to customer issues to provide immediate resolution and improve retention.
- Updated system to organize office documentation, maximizing efficiency and increasing productivity.
- Coordinated travel arrangements and completed expense reports for travel reimbursement.
- Used voice recorder or notepad to compose and transcribe meeting minutes.
Translator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cotonou
04.2020 - 05.2020
- Proofread translated documents for accuracy and completeness.
- Developed detailed glossaries and terminology databases.
- Worked with linguists to ensure that translations were accurate and culturally appropriate.
- Collaborated with other translators on complex projects.
- Attended workshops and seminars related to translation best practices.
- Used dictionaries, thesauruses and other references during translation to locate terminology equivalents and retain original text meaning.
- Consulted with specialists in target languages to identify areas requiring improvement.
- Adhered to ethical codes protecting information confidentiality.
- Promoted translation accuracy by referring to reference dictionaries, lexicons or computerized terminology banks.
- Adjusted translations to students' cognitive level and collaborated with other educational team members as necessary.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Concord Business College
Accra
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Assisted faculty with preparation of course materials such as lecture notes, handouts and exams.
- Graded assignments, quizzes and exams for accuracy and completeness.
- Provided feedback on student performance to faculty members.
- Conducted office hours to provide additional support for students needing help with course material.
- Helped design innovative teaching methods to engage learners more effectively.
- Maintained records of student attendance, grades and progress reports.
- Helped students master assignments and reinforced learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits and demonstrations to assist teachers in classroom preparation.
- Helped teachers with material generation, lesson plan development, class preparation, scheduling, exam distribution and student mentoring.
- Prepared lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce lesson concepts.
- Organized student performance and enrichment activities to facilitate learning.
- Helped students master learning concepts through one-on-one and small group tutoring.
- Tutored and assisted children individually and in small groups to help master assignments and reinforce learning concepts.
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Assessed student learning styles and understanding of material to redirect and optimize teaching strategies.
- Distributed and collected tests and homework to prepare for grading by head teacher.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Language Interpretation And Translation
Ghana Institute of Languages
Accra, Ghana09-2015
High School Diploma -
Ghana Institute of Languages
Accra, GhanaSkills
- File Management
- Travel Arrangements
- Proofreading
- Calendar Management
- Expense Reporting
- Invoice Processing
- Filing and Data Archiving
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Understands Grammar
- Dedicated Team Player
- Training Staff
- Social Media Savvy
- Trip Planning
- Shipping and Receiving Packages
- Fluent in English
- Resourceful
- Multitasking and Organization
- Errands
- Commitment to quality and service
- Staff collaboration
- Administrative support
- Time management
Affiliations
- Singing
- Dancing
- Cooking
- Embarking on Research
Accomplishments
- Social Media activist award from my church
Certification
- Driver's License
Languages
English
First Language
French
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
References
References available upon request.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The opposite of a true statement is a false statement, but the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
Niels Bohr
Timeline
Personal Administrative Assistant
Royalty Inspirations
07.2021 - Current
Translator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04.2020 - 05.2020
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Concord Business College
08.2018 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Language Interpretation And Translation
Ghana Institute of Languages
High School Diploma -
Ghana Institute of Languages