Experience

VA Connect

• South Africa
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Virtual Assistant Team

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  My key capabilities, amongst other is that I am results oriented, I am familiar with project management applications, have excellent organisations skills, can multi-tasks without compromising quality of the output and able to work within a limited budget. My experience in skilfull project coordination, along with my proven ability to optimise operational and team success will contribute immensely to the success of the organisation. I have extensive experience in Administration, Secretarial, Personal Assistant and Office Management tools. I also have a great deal of experience in planning, organizing, coordinating As a project coordinator, I was responsible for the upgrading and maintenance of Rand Water's Training center. I managed to safe the organisation R6m from using external venues for training and meeting. I project managed the expansion of the Financial and Fiscal Commission's Parliamentary office in Cape Town. Coordinate office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies Manage agendas/travel arrangements/appointments for the senior management and conference delegates. Book and organise conference packages, conference payment and accommodation bookings Liaise with hotel management and negotiate hotel packages for delegates Manage phone calls and correspondence (e-mail, letters, packages etc.) Administration of Bursary Schemes I managed and administered the External and Internal bursary schemes successfully. Coordinate Design acquisition strategies that attract and source high calibre young talent Relationship building and management with all Stakeholders at Universities to source top students/graduates Identify opportunities to improve recruitment process Facilitate and manage the graduate recruitment process for bursar and graduates Shortlist CV's for and coordinate interviews with hiring managers Maintain and manage recruitment database Show less



Rand Water

• Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Education and Development Practitioner

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2019

  Design acquisition strategies that attract and source high calibre young talent Relationship building and management with all Stakeholders at Universities to source top students/graduates Identify opportunities to improve recruitment process Facilitate and manage the graduate recruitment process for bursar and graduates Maintain and manage recruitment database Communication with all candidates and Stakeholders Graduate administration and support Coordinate and implement Graduate Training Programme Facilitation of financial commitments towards effective implementation of the bursary programme. Effective Implementation of a marketing strategy for marketing the external bursary programme Co-ordinate visits with higher learning institutions as well as applicable career activation events; Assist with compilation of marketing materials and updating of information on the company website in partnership with Marketing and Communications and IT; Assist students with interpretation of the bursary policy and inform the students about the consequences of breaching the bursary contract. Implement the process of payments through Finance; Keep record of payments processed on a daily basis; Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on experiential learning Implement study debt recovery Make follow ups with students on outstanding documents Provide detailed information regarding unresolved debt accounts; Prepare submissions for the suspension and withdrawals of bursaries; Capture bursary applications on spreadsheet Assist with the drafting of bursary allocation letters for new intakes Inform bursary holders about the outcome of their applications Provide relevant documentation to successful candidates for completion Update bursary database on semester and yearly basis Respond to bursary related enquiries from external and internal stakeholders Show less



Department of Soil and Water Conservation

• consultant

  • Nov 2009 - Oct 2011



Financial & Fiscal Commission

• Parliamentary Liaison Officer

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2006