Joanna Saunders

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About Joanna Saunders

An efficient and personable individual with extensive, demonstrable experience of providing high quality support to HNW individuals and Board level executives working in operational and administrative roles as Private / Executive Assistant, encompassing projects, events and business travel management. Energetic and forward thinking, a highly proactive self-starter who enjoys being one step ahead, going the extra mile with a hard working, committed, flexible and can-do approach. The ability to juggle ever-changing workloads, organising busy diaries, prioritising tasks and pre-empting key issues with strong interpersonal skills, empathy and the ability to persuade and push back. Strengths include time, people and relationship management, communication and organisational skills; the ability to interact across the board with mature professionalism, courtesy, common sense and hit the ground running. Experience of coordinating complex multi-destination travel itineraries; project management, organising events and corporate hospitality - exercising high levels of discretion, accuracy and attention to detail with a strong work ethic, practical approach, friendly with a good sense of humour, always happy to muck in. Thrives on organising, works well under pressure in order to achieve goals and meet deadlines, always remaining focused, level-headed, committed and dedicated, working with flexibility to complete the task in hand. A strong, confident character with an ability to read moods and adapt accordingly, very much enjoys being relied upon as the lynch-pin, gate-keeping and being main point of contact, preferring a 24/7 ethos rather than constrained hours.