Experience

IES Abroad

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Housing and Office Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Office Management:Oversight over all technical needs and requirements of the IES Abroad Cape Town Centre. This includes all needs related to Centre laptops, printers and projectors. Management of Centre Asset Register in conjunction with Centre Director. This is submitted to IES Abroad Chicago on an annual basis.Tracking, ordering and purchasing of office supplies.Student Affairs:Manage all Student Affairs issues at Cape Town CentreLiaise with Head office team on student affairs mattersInitiate proactive engagements with students to facilitate safe spaces for engagementManage any ad hoc queries that arise from onsite studentsManage relationships with necessary healthcare network to ensure that the best options are available to studentsIn conjunction with head office create and present orientation materials to students relating to all health and safety aspects of their time in Cape TownCentre Accountant functions:Processing all payments.Managing Centre Petty Cash through a register.Monthly financial reporting done in conjunction with Centre Director. All reporting done to IES Abroad Chicago. Management of Centre Vendors for all payments. Tracking of payments in order to accurately request Centre Funds each month.Manage Centre budget requirements, including forecasting, monitoring and updating where required. Housing Manager:Management of relationships with landlords; both new and existing. Ensuring that housing complies with IES Abroad safety requirements.Management of sublets where required.Ensuring utilities are paid where required.Ensure that security at the properties is compliant and functioning at an optimum level. Work closely with the Residents Assistants to ensure that all student queries/concerns are resolved.Assist with data management where wifi is provided. Researching new housing options and assisting with proposals and reports for IES Abroad Chicago.



University of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2016

  Providing administrative support to the African Programmes and Partnerships and Finance Sections. Providing administrative support to the African Programmes and Partnerships and Finance Sections.



D Southon Attorneys

• Clerk

  • May 2009 - Dec 2012

  Assisting Ms Southon on all Estate Late matters, Divorces, Evictions and Civil Matters Assisting Ms Southon on all Estate Late matters, Divorces, Evictions and Civil Matters



Neser and Associates

• Clerk and driver

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Liaising and consulting with new and existing clients and drafting of affidavits (this involved consultations with Senior Counsel Advocates).Making arrangements for medico-legal and legal appointments. This involved liasing with doctors, advocates and clients as well as transporting of clients to appointments. Administrative duties on new and active files involved tracing clients and witnesses, collecting of information from hospitals and police stations, filing of all incoming post on relevant files, compiling briefs for attorneys and paginating of court documents.

• Clerk and driver

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Liaising and consulting with new and existing clients and drafting of affidavits (this involved consultations with Senior Counsel Advocates).Making arrangements for medico-legal and legal appointments. This involved liasing with doctors, advocates and clients as well as transporting of clients to appointments. Administrative duties on new and active files involved tracing clients and witnesses, collecting of information from hospitals and police stations, filing of all incoming post on relevant files, compiling briefs for attorneys and paginating of court documents.



Eslin Meyer Attorneys

• Messenger and driver

  • May 2008 - Nov 2010

  Duties included all driving relating to work such as driving clients to medico legal appointments, delivering documents to clients, serving documents on opposing parties and filing of documents at court. Duties also included filing of post into correct files, sitting in on consultations, following up with clients via telephone and doing research for attorneys. Duties included all driving relating to work such as driving clients to medico legal appointments, delivering documents to clients, serving documents on opposing parties and filing of documents at court. Duties also included filing of post into correct files, sitting in on consultations, following up with clients via telephone and doing research for attorneys.