BRIANA MCDONALD

I started my own business contracting earlier this year, providing businesses with remote administration support and Executive Assistant/ Personal Assistant services. Running a business has taught me a lot in a short time and has given me a diverse set of skills on top of the skills I already had.

• Email management
• Calendar and diary management
• Travel arrangements and coordination
• Documentation preparation and presentation
• Board/ meeting minutes and support
• Invoice/ quote preparation and management
• Customer service and support
• Client onboarding
• Client management and maintenance
• Email marketing
• Social media creation and scheduling
• Electronic filing

(I work within this role as part of my administration business)

I was offered an amazing opportunity to work as the Business Manager/ Executive Assistant for Davidson Commercial at Bayleys Tauranga. This role is fast paced and requires an immense amount of organisation.

• Diary management
• Client maintenance
• Drafting communications to clients
• Preparing marketing material
• Scheduling and hosting business management meetings
• Minute taking
• Organising and coordinating appointments
• Responding to enquires in a timely manner

• Diary Management
• Client maintenance
• Maintaining relationships with landlords and tenants
• Drafting Tenancy Agreements and Management related documents
• Coordinating property repairs
• Carrying out routine property inspections
• Invoicing/ billing
• Office/ admin duties

I started as an Office Administration Assistant (in 2016) and was then promoted to Legal Secretary in the property team working directly for one Partner of the Firm. I went on to complete my Legal Executive Diploma to increase my skills and property knowledge.

• Diary Management
• Client maintenance
• Conveyancing
• Completing settlements
• Invoicing/ billing
• Reporting on and drafting Sale and Purchase Agreements
• Drafting Deeds and Wills
• Dictation
• Office/ admin duties
• Mail distribution
• Stationary and stock ordering
• Filing
• Answering and directing phone calls
• Reception duties
• Dead filing

This role required an extreme amount of precision and organisation. No two days were the same within the Criminal Court and the ability to think problem solve and think on my feet was key here.

• Assisting Judges
• Scheduling
• Case Management
• Preparing Case Files
• Court taking
• Auditing
• Office/ admin duties
• Note taking
• Updating

I started as an Office Administration Assistant and was then promoted to a Legal Secretary in the property team working directly for one Partner of the Firm.

• Diary Management
• Client maintenance
• Completing settlements
• Invoicing/ billing
• Reporting on and drafting Sale and Purchase Agreements
• Drafting Deeds and Wills
• Dictation
• Office/ admin duties
• Mail distribution
• Stationary and stock ordering
• Filing
• Answering and directing phone calls
• Reception duties
• Dead filing