Josephine Mendoza, Secretary / Administrative Assistant

Josephine Mendoza

Secretary / Administrative Assistant

ECOCOAST CONTRACTING LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Office Administration
Experience
24 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 9 Months

Secretary / Administrative Assistant at ECOCOAST CONTRACTING LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2020 to February 2022

Executive & Administration
• Manages CEO’s calendar and coordinates with internal and external parties upon his
request for online and face-to-face meetings.
• Organizes the quarterly board & external meetings of the company owners, CEO & Board
of Directors.
• Organizes and arranges official travels - flights, hotel accommodations & transportation
of all employees as required.
• Oversees the day-to-day management of supplies, equipment and facilities including
maintenance, inventory management, logistics and all other related activities and initiate
requisitions to replenish.
• Serves as a primary point of direct administrative contact and liaison with other offices,
individuals, external institutions and agencies on a range of specified issues.
• Manages and maintains the office, ensuring that all reports and complaints about
malfunctions are taken care of and given immediate action.
• Handles all utility bill payments for the Head Office and Sites that includes preparation
of reports for company mobile phones usage and fuel consumption.
• Manages and handles all local and international, incoming & outgoing courier related
requests.
• Ensuring smooth operations of the Head Office and maintaining a respectable brand
image for the company.
• Manages the meeting room booking requests and prepares/organizes it for meetings.
Accounts department
• Reviewing & processing of all company related expenses - petty cash funds, cash and
credit card transactions for payment processing.
• Handles reimbursement of official international travel expenses (Imprest) of Sales team.
• Processing of HO (only) related invoices, with proper documentation & approval.
• Quickbooks entry for all company expenses.
Marketing & HR department
• Organizing all companys’ special occasions & events both internal and external in
coordination with the Head of Marketing.
• Updating & synchronizing of all employee files in DB & Bamboo HR, onboarding &
offboarding, insurances & C3 application & cancellation.
• Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records, documentation processing and filing.
• Coordination between staff & HR Manager for all concerns, issues and requests.
• Organizing & arranging the monthly Employee of the Month nomination & awarding of
the winners.
• Timesheet preparation.

Executive & Administrative Secretary / Personal Assistant / Document Controller at HOPKINS ARCHITECTS DUBAI LIMITED
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2017 to August 2020

• Provides complete secretarial and administrative service to Directors and Senior Managers, allowing them to concentrate on mainstream activities.
• Receives calls and visitors for Directors and Senior Managers and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
• Serves as a primary point of direct administrative contact and liaison with other offices, individuals, and external institutions and agencies on a range of specified issues.
• Organizes and arranges official and personal travels & hotel accommodation arrangements for Directors, Senior Managers, company guests and staff as required.
• Organizes and coordinates meetings, conferences, and other special events, as required.
• Handles reimbursement of company related expenses, prepares expense sheet/reimbursement for the Directors and Senior Executives for their travels and everyday expenses.
• Oversees the day-to-day management of supplies, equipment, and facilities for the organization, as appropriate, to include maintenance, inventory management, logistics, security, and related activities.
• Extensive data control - establishes, implements and maintains files, records and registers in cooperation with the Project team.
• Composes and prepares written documentation and correspondence for the office; screens and evaluates incoming and outgoing correspondence and ensures proper dissemination.
• General document control activities such as photocopying, scanning, analysis of suppliers documents compliance with Project standards regarding numbering and all others aspect related to document quality.
• Assistance in the preparation collation and issue of reports and registers as may be required.
• Communicate and liaise with Project Teams, Suppliers/3rd parties to agree standards, systems, efficient flow of documentation, handover and close-out of Project activity to ensure consistency in document control as required.
• Maintains and manage all flows of documents either in electronic form or on paper support.
• File documents in physical and digital records.
• Process incoming documentation (registration in the DMS, internal distribution, archiving).
• Process outgoing documentation (transmit to Client and Suppliers/3rd parties).
• Ensure control and coordination of projects documentation and data.
• Ensure all drawings/documentation are correctly identified, distributed and filed/stored.
• Ensuring the use of standardised forms and templates.

Executive Secretary at INNOVATIONS GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2016 to February 2017

• Provides confidential secretarial and administrative support for the Managing Partner that includes managing the schedule/calendar, making travel arrangements, screening and handling telephone communications, greeting and directing visitors, and dealing with administrative problems and inquiries as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary point of direct administrative contact and liaison with other offices, individuals, and external institutions and agencies on a range of specified issues; organizes and facilitates meetings, conferences, and other special events, as required.
• Gathers, enters, and/or updates data to maintain departmental records and databases, as appropriate; establishes and maintains files and records for the office.
• Assists with project development and planning to ensure more efficient service and organization of the office.
• Composes and prepares written documentation and correspondence for the office; screens and evaluates incoming and outgoing correspondence and prepares responses as appropriate.
• Assists in the coordination, supervision, and completion of special projects as appropriate.
• Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day management of supplies, equipment, and facilities for the organization, as appropriate, to include maintenance, inventory management, logistics, security, and related activities.
• May supervise personnel which may include recommendations for hiring, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Executive Secretary/Personal Assistant/Office Administrator at Qurum Business Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2011 to December 2015

• Receives calls and visitors for senior managers and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
• Communicates verbally and in writing to answer inquiries and provide information.
• Prepares agendas and make arrangements for committee, board, and other meetings.
• Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings.
• Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors.
• Prepares and manages correspondence, reports and other documents.
• Assists senior executives and company heads with their presentations and summarizing reports and documents.
• Organize and coordinate meetings, travel and hotel accommodation arrangements for executives, company visitors and all staff.
• Manages and maintains executives’ schedules and calendar.
• Maintains confidentiality of the information/documents that are being shared by senior executives and management teams.
• Acts as a liaison between the external or internal executives, managers and clients in coordinating meetings.
• Manages and maintains the office, ensuring that all reports and complaints about malfunctions are taken care of and given immediate action.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Company Secretary at GROUP FIVE INTERNATIONAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to September 2011

• Screens calls and ensures that appropriate action is taken regarding handling of any external calls with the objective of ensuring that all calls are attended to appropriately and in a professional manner. Also handles outgoing calls.
• Prepare and disseminate correspondence, memos and forms
• Observes confidentiality procedures and registers accountable documentation, records and reports to ensure security and control.
• Reads and analyzes incoming memos, submissions, and reports in order to determine their significance and plan their distribution.
• Receives and attends to inquiries of visitors, clients and suppliers visiting the office.
• Provides a complete correspondence service, including faxes and email, routing correspondence as necessary and drafting replies where appropriate to ensure that all mail is dealt with efficiently.
• Schedules meetings and/or appointments of senior managers.
• Manages and maintains the office, ensuring that all reports and complaints about malfunctions are taken care of and given immediate action.
• Provides a complete secretarial and administrative service to senior managers, allowing them to concentrate on mainstream activities.
• Makes travel arrangements in a cost and time-effective manner, including booking itineraries/venues.
• Coordinate and direct office services, personnel and housekeeping, in order to aid executives.

Secretary/Faculty Coordinator/Instructor at SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
  • Philippines
  • June 1999 to July 2008

• Coordinates activities of all the departments.
• Facilitates and monitors hands-on activities of students.
• Organizes seminars and trainings for faculty members and students.
• Teaches Secretarial subjects, monitors and evaluates students’ performance.
• Monitors faculty members and serves as assistant/secretary to the Academic Head.
• Prepares minutes of the meetings, memoranda, correspondence and also handles filing.
• Provide a complete secretarial and administrative service to the Department Heads and allow them to concentrate on mainstream activities.

Secretary (Legal) at YABUT LAW FIRM
  • Philippines
  • October 1996 to March 1999

• Maintaining the senior lawyer’s daily calendar/schedule.
• Prepares Legal Documents (Affidavit, SPA, Deed Of Sale, etc.)
• Organizes the appointments and court hearings of the senior lawyer.
• Schedules travel plans and itinerary including ticket and hotel bookings.
• Receives and attends to inquiries of visitors, clients and suppliers visiting the office.
• Screens and responds to incoming calls and takes appropriate action to handle the situation.
• Composing, editing and proofreading memos, legal documents and business correspondence.
• Provides a complete secretarial and administrative service to lawyers and legal staff that allow them to concentrate on mainstream activities.
• Establishes and maintains complex and legal files, maintains manuals and update resource materials, collate and distributes information. Ensuring the appropriate distribution and release of confidential or sensitive information.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Office Administration
  • at Holy Angel University
  • April 1999

Specialties & Skills

ACADEMIC
ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DOCUMENTATION
GESTIÓN DE ARCHIVOS
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT MAIL
MONITORS
SECRETARIAL
SEMINARS

Languages

English
Expert