Anna Stanton28 Field Way ● Rickmansworth ● Hertfordshire ● WD3

Telephone: 07595 385 605 ● Email: anna7172@aol.com

Resourceful. Adaptable. Solutions focused. A highly versatile facilities manager who blends strategy with pragmatism to ensure services are aligned with corporate objectives. Enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholders to drive projects forward. Builds productive relationships with a naturally calm, empathetic and positive outlook. Works well under pressure and adapts well to change.

Operational FM and strategic development of FM & Property Services

End-to-end project management

Contractor management and FM procurement

Health and safety compliance and management

Capital works, refurbishments and relocations

Leading & developing teams

Budget management and planning

Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management including IOSH Health and Safety Certificate, BIFM Member of BIFM

Acts as business partner to senior management with responsibility for major change projects in addition to FM and estates management responsibility

Lead project manager on £4.5m project to establish new head office and dispose of regional offices, successfully completed phase 1 and 2 on time with over £500k savings against budget

Successfully managed consolidation and renegotiation of FM contracts to deliver increased value and improved quality of services

Successfully established new FM team and Reception Function in new Head Office

2003 – June 2015 National Facilities Manager(Redundancy) Housing & Care 21

Responsible for all hard and soft facilities and estates management of this national provider of retirement housing and care services across 150 local authorities with over 6500 staff.

At peak, managed a budget of £2m. 9% savings delivered against 2014/15 budget

Professional profile

Key skills

Key recent achievements

Career history

Direct facilities team of 5 managing head office, 5 regional offices and over 30 satellite offices in addition to reception team of 4

Member of the senior management team working closely with senior stakeholders across HR, IT, housing, care and finance to align services to business unit and corporate goals

Management of lease schedule working with Legal and other stakeholders as required on lease renewals, break clauses, notices, early surrender premiums, dilapidations

Space management ensuring best utilisation of space and compliance Developed clear set of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all health and safety

legislation with regular monitoring and reporting Prior to current transformation programme, retained the same in-house team for 5 years with

zero attrition providing empowering and supportive leadership Manage full range of FM contracts between £500k to £50k including stationery, security,

cleaning and washrooms Worked with procurement to ensure innovative and effective procurement services including

part of evaluation team working on tenders, PQQs, ITTs, and e-auctions Provide proactive management of contracts to ensure achievement of service level agreements In 2014 worked with procurement to re-tender £468k stationery contract securing 15% savings In 2014 – 2015 managed new £215k contract to provide protective work wear negotiating 17.5%

saving in addition to a further 31% saving on contract for photocopier lease renewals Leading ID management project to ensure consistent approach and compliance with CQC

regulations working with IT/HR to ensure smooth integration with on-boarding process Played lead role in major new head office and regional office consolidation project working with

internal and external stakeholders including agents, solicitors, local authorities and landlords Delivered £172k savings on fit-out of new 25,000 ft2 head office as part of above project Promoted three times having initially been recruited as Office Manager in London to Regional

Facilities Manager in 2005 then National Facilities Manager in 2007

2000 – 2003 Executive Assistant to Group Finance DirectorAngels the Costumers

Providing operational support to the Director and supporting facilities management. Key part of project team that researched, relocated and refitted new 160,000 ft2 purpose built

warehouse to house over 8 miles of costume rails 1998 – 2000 Events and Communications Officer

British Screen Advisory CouncilResponsible for ensuring consistent and effective communications and project managing high profile events including a major European Film and TV conference.

Role included engaging with diverse – and sometimes conflicting - set of stakeholders including public bodies, government departments, interest groups and commercial organisations

Managed the office and researched and prepared briefing papers for release

1996 – 1997 Executive Assistant to the CEOBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

Assisted in management of the 1996 and 1997 BAFTA Awards and 1996 Carl Foreman Writers’ Award.

Qualifications and professional development

Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling, Herts and Beds Counselling Foundation Project Management, Cranfield School of Management Diploma in Social Policy and the Care Sector, Birkbeck University BA (Hons) French and Politics, Leicester University and British Institute/Institut des Sciences

Politiques, Paris