Julia Bowden
Leiden
Summary
An enthusiastic and hard-working person with a professional history in secretarial/administrative support, design/product development, project consultancy and English language tuition. A reliable and motivated team player with a positive outlook and proactive approach to new challenges. Career objective is to use and further develop existing skills within a challenging role.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Secretary / Administrative Assistant: ESA Central Staff Association Committee (CSAC)
European Space Agency
07.2021 - Current
- Assisting the CSAC Chair (in all operations of the committee).
- Administration (processing agendas, minutes, actions and maintaining calendars, mailboxes, access to tools).
- Document management.
- Memos (drafting/editing, following up on status).
- Actions management (drafting, following up on status, updating).
- Planning (scheduling events and meetings for each one-year mandate).
- Meetings and handovers (organising, supporting, taking minutes).
- Individual support (to committee members, working group spokespersons).
- Point of contact for staff (directing to relevant sources of support).
- Treasury (supporting the CSAC treasurer).
- Events: Organising logistics and content for training, workshops and assemblies.
- Communication: Compiling, drafting/editing and distributing newsletters and info notes.
- Preparing presentations and materials for events.
- Maintaining OneESA intranet sites.
Secretary / Administrative Assistant: ESA-ESTEC Staff Association Committee (SAC)
Modis for the European Space Agency
01.2010 - 01.2021
- Full support to the ESTEC Staff Association Committee (SAC) and part-time support to the secretary of the Central Staff Association Committee (CSAC).
Flow Manager
Bakkers bv
Hillegom, NL
01.2010 - 04.2010
- Temporary assignment to cover the position held 1996-2001.
- Horticultural mail order company
Administrative Assistant
Togni bv
Leidschendam, NL
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Administrative support to a construction firm including online book-keeping, maintaining data-bases and documents and handling customer queries by phone and email.
Project Consultant
Streetlife bv
Leiden, NL
01.2004 - 01.2007
- A project consultant and leader for the incorporation of outdoor elements (furniture, bridges, lighting, etc.) in landscape/town projects in the UK, involving:
- Project leadership: Planning, consulting, liaising and negotiating with internal and external teams and decision-makers on technical, design and financial aspects of projects, from concept to delivery. Contributing to product development.
- Creating business: Seeking new projects, maintaining existing leads, evaluating and forecasting sales figures and devising improvement strategies, organising and participating in trips and exhibitions.
- All related administration: Writing reports, minutes, maintaining information and data, translation of material from Dutch to English.
- Street furniture company
Customer Services Representative
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Amsterdam, NL
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Hotel reservations centre
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Linguarama
NL
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Business language school
Design Development Assistant & Flow Manager
Bakkers bv
Hillegom, NL
01.1996 - 01.2001
- Horticultural mail order company
Administrator/Secretary/Personal Assistant
James R. Knowles
London, UK
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Construction Contract Consultants
Education
College - English, Communication Studies
Yeovil Tertiary College
Somerset, UK12.1991
Secondary School -
Wincanton Secondary School
Somerset, UKSkills
- Microsoft Office
- MS365 applications
- SharePoint systems
- Intranet platforms
- Corporate voting tools
- Organised
- Methodical
- Practical
- Work well under pressure
- Good team player
- Flexible
- Adaptable
- Open to new challenges
- Pro-active
- Work with initiative
- Autonomous
- Attention to detail
- Thorough
- Able to mentally retain information/data
- Fast learner
Custom Section
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Royal Society of Arts Touch Typing certificate
- Driving licence
References
Gunnar Sieber, Chair of Central Staff Association Committee, ESA
Timeline
Secretary / Administrative Assistant: ESA Central Staff Association Committee (CSAC)
European Space Agency
07.2021 - Current
Secretary / Administrative Assistant: ESA-ESTEC Staff Association Committee (SAC)
Modis for the European Space Agency
01.2010 - 01.2021
Flow Manager
Bakkers bv
01.2010 - 04.2010
Administrative Assistant
Togni bv
01.2008 - 01.2010
Project Consultant
Streetlife bv
01.2004 - 01.2007
Customer Services Representative
Intercontinental Hotels Group
01.2001 - 01.2004
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Linguarama
01.2001 - 01.2004
Design Development Assistant & Flow Manager
Bakkers bv
01.1996 - 01.2001
Administrator/Secretary/Personal Assistant
James R. Knowles
01.1993 - 01.1996
College - English, Communication Studies
Yeovil Tertiary College
Secondary School -
Wincanton Secondary School