Mbali Buda

Motivated Project Coordinator and Administrator with hands-on experience in project support, conference coordination, stakeholder engagement, tender administration (RFQs), and research. Strong in documentation, reporting, compliance, and operational support. Passionate about community development and engagement. Ideal for graduate-level and junior roles requiring organization, coordination, and analytical skills.

Project Coordinator / Conference Producer - African Agri Council NPC

(2025-10 - 2025-11)

• Coordinated end-to-end conference activities including planning, research, and execution
• Supported stakeholder engagement with senior executives and external partners
• Prepared project reports, programme updates, and documentation
• Coordinated on-site teams to ensure smooth event delivery

Project Coordinator / Conference Producer - SkillingSA, Johannesburg South - Johannesburg South

(2025-05 - 2025-10)

• Conducted industry research to support conference development and topic generation
• Recruited speakers and managed stakeholder communication
• Prepared meeting minutes, topic drafts, sales briefs, and progress reports
• Assisted with event coordination and post-project feedback reporting

Tender Applications Administrator - NKA Medical Supplier (Pty) Ltd - Pretoria

(2024-03 - 2025-04)

• Prepared and submitted RFQ tender applications in line with compliance requirements
• Managed tender documentation, data capturing, and record keeping
• Tracked deadlines, purchase orders, and tender opportunities
• Liaised with internal departments and external stakeholders

Volunteer Project Support (Events Community Outreach) - Childline Gauteng - Pretoria

(2023-11 - 2025-04)

In my role as a volunteer as a Peer group trainer (interventionist), my team and I used to go into the community to recruit young people and give them enrolment forms that asked for their personal lives backgrounds information and capture their information in the child-line database, according to their needs. Moreover, I used to assist with different events Childline used to host, such as HIV and AIDS awareness, GBV awareness, Human Right Awareness etc. I used to assist in mentioning ideas they could include in the events to keep my peers and survivors interested and happy, and also help during the day of the events with delegating the team and helping where there is a need.

• Those that are not in school or any form of education, we referred them for skill empowerment programs within the organisation, for bettering their heir lives.
• Those who want to peruse their studies, we used to assist them with university applications and nsfas.
• Those that had social problems at home, we used to refer them to social workers for counselling and intervention.
• To those who wanted to know their HIV statuses, we referred them to biomedical companies for services where they got tested for HIV, family planning and so forth.
• Moreover, I used to assist during the community events they had such as HIV awareness's, GBV awareness etc

Tutor (Part-Time) - University of the Witwatersrand

(2023-07 - 2023-12)

• Supported undergraduate students with academic research and assessments
• Marked assignments, captured results, and assisted with exam administration

BA Honours - Sociology - University of the Witwatersrand (2023)

Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences - University of Johannesburg (2022)

National Senior Certificate - Soshanguve Secondary School (2017)