Imogen Rodgers

Imogen Rodgers Administrator 26 Brimley Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 2DL United Kingdom Mobile:- Email:-Personal Profile: A positive and determined administrator with excellent academic achievements and experience in leadership and time management, currently studying Geography at Durham University. Seeking to leverage my skills and team collaboration experience developed in an administrative role at a Cambridge software company and through project management at GIS-E. Experienced in managing a financial budget, having saved £5000 in under a year on a student income. Proficient in communication, both verbally and in drafting written documents to meet deadlines; also confident in initiating conversations with colleagues and customers in person or over the phone. Skilled in using Microsoft Office software, specifically Excel and Word, to solve numerical and administrative problems creatively. Proactive and self-motivated to complete detailed independent work while prioritising and accomplishing multiple tasks at once. Aiming to apply these skills to an administrative context to supplement university studies with the development of practical experience. Key skills: High levels of independence and initiative, a self-starter. Versatile and proactive, able to efficiently manage several detailed tasks at once. Practised in working with data entry and summarisation. Ability to collaborate well with teammates and take the lead on projects if needed. ● Comfortable with presenting to groups and setting out information in an accessible, logical manner. ● Practised at working to deadlines while producing desired results. ● Working levels of proficiency with key online tools such as Slack, Zoom, and Microsoft Office, with most familiarity in Outlook, Excel and Word. ● ● ● ● Education: Durham University (2021-) Geography BSc (on track for a 2:1) Stephen Perse Foundation (2019 - 2021). Achieved three A* grades in Geography, Maths and Politics. Achieved Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) grade A. Home Educated to GCSE (up to 2019). Achieved 7 GCSEs (A* - B) including English and Maths. Work Experience: Outreach Officer, GIS-E (2022-3) ● Worked on the outreach team as a representative of the GIS-E Durham hub. ● Responsible for helping communicate the mission to provide better maps for NGO funding bids, improving their potential to succeed. ● Created and shared an ongoing plan to increase member engagement. ● Created another ongoing plan to apply for funding and increase GIS-E’s reach. ● Discussed team objectives with colleagues in order to prioritise my work and develop long-term plans suited to the organisational mission. ● Continuing to convey how technology (in particular GIS) can be used to apply geographical principles to real-world problems. Ambassador, Royal Geographical Society (2022-3) ● Prepared presentations on Geography-related careers and employability for schools Communicated with my colleagues at RGS and the school staff responsible for my visit to understand the resources and teaching objectives, to tailor my presentation to suit the group. ● Visited and delivered a presentation on community action, careers and skill development to Year 10 students. ● Practised answering questions on the spot and guiding the conversation towards the learning objectives. ● Continuing to gain experience in communicating the importance of Geography to a varied audience, and explaining the practical applications of sustainability principles. Receptionist, Redgate Software, Cambridge (Summer 2021 and 2022) ● Collaborated with team members to ensure the smoother running of a hybrid home-and-office working model during pandemic restrictions. ● Took over 300 phone calls, developed a fluent and assured manner for dealing with both cold callers and customers, and tailoring my response depending on the caller. ● Became proficient working with common digital tools such as Slack, Zoom, and core elements of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and Word, including statistical analysis and generating data for my managers to use in future decisions. ● Was consulted for decisions made in the department, and learned to appraise situations critically and give a balanced and professional opinion. ● Went above and beyond my role to institute new ways of carrying out my tasks efficiently and created a system to reduce unwanted calls for my colleagues, and took the initiative to add my experience in the role to a handbook for my successor. Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) student, Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge -) ● Practised independent working and time management, improving productivity in periods as short as 2 hours. ● Researched, drafted and edited a report approximately 5000 words long. ● Gained practice in attending to details within academic references and statistics. ● Presented my findings to an audience, on video and in person, speaking for roughly 15 minutes. ● Summarised complex concepts and gained practice communicating them confidently. ● Received grade A at the end of the project. References: Available on request.