Research and Admin Assistant - Nelson Mandela University - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
(2025-07)
Co-Ordinator – Researcher and Admin assistant to Project. Output: to produce 1 cumulative report that forms the directive of the future of Humanising Pedagogy.
- Analyze data and write Research Reports that form the directive for the future of the Project.
- Project Events: Co-ordinate logistics, catering, marketing briefs and collate reports.
- Co-ordinate team of media assistants and researches and the workflow of research.
- Meeting attendance: formulate immediate action steps and execute
- Admin duties: formulate contracts, process requisitions, create surveys and digital filing system. Arrange local and international travel.
- Purchasing all supplies for faculty conversations and Retreats.
- Successfully arranged the 2025 Praxis Retreat and exceeded all deliverables within budget and executed within 1 month with 110% satisfaction from guest and stakeholders.
Administrative Secretary, Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics - Nelson Mandela University - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
(2024-09 - 2025-06)
Focus area: to provide administrative and systems support to the department.
- Sourcing equipment and supplies.
- Processing requisitions, refunds and tracking to completion.
- Processing of capital budget for departments and procuring the asset from suppliers.
- Liaising with ICT and helpdesk for all tickets and assistance staff need.
- Maintaining stock levels of day-to-day items on 3 campuses.
- Assisting the HOD with budgets, contracts and planning.
- Back Office system: Fixing concerns with class lists on an ad-hoc basis.
- Processing mark calculations and meeting deadlines of exams to process final computes.
- Arranging of staff meeting and minute taking and addressing laggards and time sensitive matters with HOD before the next meeting.
- With very limited training I have very quickly adapted and learnt everything to execute my job. I successfully completed department 2024-year end mark computes and re-write on time with no errors.
Campus Manager - CampusKey Student Living - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
(2023-05 - 2024-05)
Property management: driving occupancy & additional income. Overseeing facilities team and finance team. Budget: creating, managing, and implementing. Monthly reporting on financial performance of the campus and annual portfolio of R30M.
- Managing a portfolio of R30M per annum, ensuring occupancy of 440 beds, debt management and managing 21 campus projects.
- Managing the finance team to keep debt-to-income ratio low.
- Managing expenditure to remain in budget.
- Driving occupancy and managing cancellations
- Setting up yearly budget in line with service delivery strategy.
- Liaising with contractors for best rates and procuring the best products.
- Understanding Gen Z dynamic and adopting service delivery to them.
- Managing a team of 10 members and sub-projects.
- Review Managements accounts and reporting of budget monthly to executive team.
Temp: Admin Clerk - Digistics (Pty) Ltd - Coega IDZ, Port Elizabeth
(2023-03 - 2023-05)
- Directing all incoming calls and handling client orders and changes when customer representatives are not present
- Reviewing Proof of deliveries of past 24 to 48-hour period and logging all shortages or damages on the system.
- Reporting variances to warehouse manager and inputting approved changes in the system.
- Logging drivers leave and duty schedule while HR weekly
- Arranging courier for GRV's to head office.
Finance and Business Consultant (Freelance) - Pandaroc (Pty) Ltd
(2021-02 - 2022-03)
- Preparing Cash Flow Projections, Model Pricing, Business Plan Writing and Strategic Investment Proposals.
- Provided insight on marketing campaigns and formed an integral role in product development.
- Compiling the financial forecasts and business plan for investors and banks.
- Successfully received funding from ABSA bank. Offered permanent position as CFO which I did not accept within reason.
Junior Finance Manager - Now Imports and Exports Zambia Limited (NIEZ) - Zambia
(2020-12 - 2022-03)
- Building strategic relationships with bankers to better position the company for growth and opportunities involving lending and credit facilities and international business.
- Overseeing business plans, letters and applications for strategic growth.
- Processing invoices, reconciliations and payments.
- Clearing international payments with local and foreign banks.
- Maximum payments processed 6 million ZMW; budget managed 27 million ZMW.
- Overseeing testing of mineral samples at Assay housing.
- Monitoring and evaluating final assay testing at warehouse for compliance purpose, final invoice and auditing.
- Managing cash flow and debtors and creditors cycle.
- Monitoring LME for pricing and using SPA to finalize invoice pricing and discounts.
- Working closely with accountants to ensure concise management accounts.
- Granted directorship in the company and investors permit for 1 year.
Key Account Manager: International - Lutitex - South Africa / USA
(2017-08 - 2018-04)
Co-ordinated international sales and brand initiation for a South African alcohol beverage product and introduced the product into the United States market.
- Manage the account between importers and clients oversee sales and charges.
- Ensuring freight and logistic coordination and compliance of international shipments with Freight companies such as Rohlig Grindrod.
- Manage the process for obtaining licenses to sell in different states.
- Screening prospects and clients and providing lead list to sales team, following up on sales targets.
- Managing sales and branding activations in different states for brand awareness and marketing campaigns to increase sales.
- Provide guidance to management on marketing tools and material to enhance in- store appeal. Started the company in USA for Client.
- Liaison between USA and South Africa on product growth and market penetration.
- Attained TTB APPROVAL & COLA Approval for products imported.
National Sales Accounts and Internal Finance Manager - Now Energy Pty Ltd - South Africa
(2016-06 - 2017-07)
Managed the Finance of Now Energy, the Hiring and Training and Payroll and all Sales Accounts acquired such as Shoprite, Game, Makro, Prestons, OK, Diamonds Liquor.
- Processing Purchase orders, overseeing logistics of delivery process for all chain store orders.
- Processing claims with stores and adjustments, reconciliations and statements for retail accounts.
- Managing Debtors cycle.
- Owing to the rapid growth of the Sales Division her job scope increased to managing the National Sales Portfolio in 2017 and she assisted with international markets that were pursued. Recruited 2 people to manage the smaller accounts and tele sales.
Receptionist and Management of the Office - Bouwercorp Holdings - South Africa
(2015-05 - 2015-12)
Joined Bouwercorp as a Receptionist and Management of the Office
- Arranging events, social media management, and pooling guest speakers for the Business Boost Radio show and role grew to Communications Executive.
Communication Executive - Bouwercorp Holdings - South Africa
(2015-05 - 2015-12)
Communication Executive of Bouwer Corp Holdings Pty Ltd
- Writing letters, Company proposals, Sales proposals, emails and briefings to external.
- Admin and Support to the sales team
- Overseeing all written and digital media of sales team before release
- Office Management and training of interns.
Personal and Executive Assistant of the CEO - Bouwercorp Holdings - South Africa
(2015-12 - 2016-06)
Within 7 months: Promoted to Personal and Executive Assistant of the CEO and Project Managing the subsidiary companies within BouwerCorp.
- Arranging CEO's meetings and calls
- Managing the progress of projects & communication on behalf of CEO.
- Attending meetings on CEO's behalf.
- Roles of Communication Executive were still executed in addition to the newly appointed tasks of PA.
Décor Consultant - TFG | @homelivingspace - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
(2014-11 - 2015-04)
- Met sales target of 250 000 p/m, nominated and offered position as Head Décor Consultant at the opening of the Bay West store. Trained 2 new Décor Consultant.
