Sandy Large

My responsibilities include coordinating comprehensive hockey operations in Marlborough, ensuring smooth organizational functionality.

Coordinate travel and accommodation logistics for representative teams, enhancing team performance and experience.

Manage office systems, policies, and procedures, streamlining operations for efficiency and effectiveness.

Prepare grant applications, securing funding to support hockey development programs and initiatives.

Deliver skill development programs, fostering young players' growth.

Organise and run competitions from primary through to senior levels.

Organise and run fundamental skills sessions, improving basic hockey competencies among youth participants.

Execute holiday programs and competitions, engaging players in valuable recreational and competitive experiences.

Collaborate with coaches, umpires and volunteers to ensure effective program delivery and participant satisfaction.

• Delivering Small sticks programme within Marlborough and Kaikoura Schools.
• Establishing relationships and communications between schools and staff
• Develop engaging presentations to promote hockey programs and events.

• My role as a Cycle skills Co-ordinator / Instructor is varied and comprehensive.
• Collaborating with the national cycling education systems, and council managers.
• Assist instructors in professional development by creating and facilitating trainings and composition skills for business writing. Managing all budgets for the delivery of the programme.
• Communicating regularly with schools, students, teachers, and adult learners working to goals.
• Implement new best practices and day-to-day instruction to align with BikeReady strategies
• Monthly written reviews and reports
• Applying for grants & funding
• Authorizing staff payroll
• Review class and student records to look for areas in need of improvement and implement plans of action.
• Monitoring students behaviour and any medical needs, overseeing instructors deliveries within schools.
• Annual reviews of procedures and policies
• Provide a connection to appropriate resources and development opportunities
• Developed and implemented adult cycle lessons

• Managed staff of six housekeepers.
• Communicated repair needs to maintenance staff.
• Managed team productivity and workflow to quality standards.
• Trained and mentored all new personnel to maximize quality of service and performance.
• Placed orders for housekeeping supplies and guest requests.
• Worked with front desk to respond promptly to all guest requests.
• Managed laundry sorting, washing, drying and ironing.

• Assisting with the organisation and running of all established company events. My role at the annual Graperide event was looking after concerns and complaints from riders.
• Established positive and effective communication among organizations, cyclists, next of kin and stakeholders.
• Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
• Managed race day communications between ambulance staff, officials
• Governed the safety of all participants and traffic management plans
• Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
• Devised processes to boost long-term success and increase profit.
• Overseeing of establishing and revamping Havelock Mussel Festival
• Website and Social Media content

• Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
• Financial processing, recordkeeping and other administrative functions.
• Tracked office supplies and restocked low items to keep team members on-task and productive.
• Kept detailed records of supplies and office equipment keeping a budget and making orders for new supplies.
• Evaluated office documentation to check accuracy and complete missing pieces, to avoid delays and maximizing team productivity.
• Trained new employees on administrative procedures, company policies and procedures
• Reported on daily office activities to help managers stay on top of dynamic conditions and make proactive decisions.
• Verified hourly employee time sheets to prepare accurate weekly payroll.
• Reconciled account files and produced monthly reports to keep CEO informed about operating systems.
• Liaised with assorted base of customers and reps, addressing requests and inquiries.
• Coordinated staff and company events.
• Booked flights, car rentals and hotel accommodations for business travel for CEO.
• Took on the Health & Safety Regional Manager role for all Carters sites within the Top of the South.
• Measured and implemented Health & Safety systems for Blenheim Branch.

• The face of Marlborough Rugby, Interacting with customers by phone, email or in-person at front reception to provide information and answering questions.
• Collaborated with stakeholders, clubs, MRU staff, board and liaison officer for visiting teams. Taking minutes, producing data, statistics and keeping records for all.
• Developing standard operating procedures for all administration aspects of Marlborough Rugby, establishing and maintaining computer and physical filing systems.
• Applied advanced administrative and analytical skills in overseeing day-to-day operational activities for the CEO.
• Coordinated communications between clubs, unions, sponsors and referees.
• Assisted with funding applications and played a huge part in coordinating major match day events.
• Assisted Rugby Development officer with holiday programmes and in school coaching programmes.
• Website management
• Organising all aspects of after match functions
• Co-originating representative fixtures for all age levels, collating and managing all local draws and results.

• Assisted quality assurance by inspecting items and removing defective parts.
• Performed hand-finishing of final products after assembling component parts for items.
• Maintained organized work areas by cleaning and removing hazards.
• Assembled customer orders quickly, accurately and without errors.
• Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications. Labeled, boxed and dispatched items for delivery.