Clare Lees
About Clare Lees
Clare Lees is a Business Assistant at Arup in London with over 11 years of experience supporting senior leaders and managing projects. She has a background in personal assistance, company secretarial roles, and has volunteered extensively in community services.
Current Role at Arup
Clare Lees currently holds the position of Business Assistant at Arup. She has been in this role since 2016, providing crucial administrative support in London, England. As a Business Assistant, Clare leads and supports internal global and regional projects and initiatives, manages budget monitoring and control, coordinates internal and external meeting cycles, and organizes corporate events. Her responsibilities also include drafting and preparing reports, minuting executive-level meetings, managing complex diaries, and arranging travel.
Previous Experience at Alpha Real Capital
Before joining Arup, Clare Lees worked at Alpha Real Capital as a Personal Assistant from 2014 to 2016. During her tenure there, she supported the executive team with daily operational tasks, which likely involved managing schedules, organizing meetings, and handling communication on behalf of senior executives. Her role at Alpha Real Capital in London provided her with substantial experience in high-level administrative functions.
Education and Training
Clare Lees has a solid educational background. She earned a Natural Sciences BSc, studying Anthropology, Biology, and Geography at Durham University from 2007 to 2010. To further enhance her skills, Clare pursued an Introduction to Counselling course at Birkbeck, University of London, completing it from 2016 to 2017. She has also completed foundation training in Integrative Counselling, which contributed to her volunteer work as a Trainee Counsellor at The Awareness Center in 2018.
Volunteer Work
Clare Lees has actively engaged in volunteer work, particularly with AgeUK. Since 2014, she has been serving as a Befriender for AgeUK Wandsworth and AgeUK Lambeth. She also volunteered at The Poppy Café in Wandsworth, a joint initiative by AgeUK Wandsworth and The Alzheimer’s Society. Furthermore, after completing her counselling foundation training, Clare volunteered as a Trainee Counsellor at The Awareness Center in 2018.
Professional Experience at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TMO Ltd
Clare Lees worked at The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TMO Ltd as a Company Secretarial Assistant from 2011 to 2014. In this role, she supported company secretarial functions, likely involving the preparation of documentation, maintaining records, and assisting with corporate governance matters. This position helped Clare to build a foundation in administrative and secretarial tasks, contributing to her versatile skill set.