Lerato Mfaba
Project Coordinator
Boksburg
Summary
Versatile Project Coordinator with background successfully executing diverse project tasks to meet deadlines. Highly skilled at communicating with colleagues, monitoring status and achieving key milestones. Enthusiastic problem solver and talented team player with superior planning and decision-making skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Project Manager position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
Current
- Provide administrative support to the Directorate- Chief Risk and Infrastructure Management
- Compile expenditure report and manage the unit's budget
- Manage the Director's diary and coordinate other office activities
- Write submissions, letters and memorandums pertaining to the unit matters and invitations to Heads of Departments
- Take Minutes of Meetings and write reports
- Organise and plan events e.g
- Training on Disability Accessibility, World Anti-Corruption and Fraud day
- Make travel arrangements for the Director
- Process travel and subsistence claims for the Director
- Manage and Monitor the Units Budget
- Supervise and Mentor interns
- Liaise and visit provinces in regards to Risk Management and Infrastructure
- Liaise with SASAA, NDA and provinces and provide feedback
- Liaise with internal and external auditors
- Manage, organize and co-ordinate all activities and tasks of the Chief Director
- Administer/manage the Chief Director's office
- Co-ordinate office logistical matters which include travel and accommodation arrangements as well as the preparation of submission of travel claims for approval and payment
- Assist with the procurement of goods and services for the office
- Manage S&T claims, payments and ensure it is in line with the unit's budget.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
DOLLAR THRIFTY CAR RENTAL
04.2008 - 10.2009
- Financial & General Administration Support
- Facilitate and ensure accurate invoicing for clients
- Open and close client's rental contracts
- Make sure that all monies are taken for every rental of the day and consolidate the daily deposit
- Monitor and call all overdue contracts
- Make sure that after every contract is closed, that the client's bond /credit card authorisation is cancelled by the bank
- Reconcile the daily deposit
- Weekly reconciliation of outstanding cash on contracts
- Client invoice and authorisations queries.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
- 05.2007
- Financial & General Administration Support
- Facilitate and ensure accurate invoicing for clients
- Set up and capturing of data on the new integrated in-house system
- Assure the integrity of the payroll system (verification of bank details and timesheets)
- Administration and management of records and data (registry) for the ISO Audit
- Ensure compliance with financial procedures, controls and guidelines within authorised limits and framework
- Escalate or resolve financial administration related problems in order to expedite that the weekly payments are effected timorously
- Office administration that includes, handling of correspondence, client liaison and interface, preparation of reports, planning and organising workflow for the unit.
DATA CAPTURER
DISCOVERY - PRUHEALTH
01.2024 - 12.2006
- Data capturing
- Capturing health insurance quotations for international clients in particular the UK clients
- Facilitate and ensure accurate capturing of clients
- Set up and capturing of data on the new integrated in-house system
- Office administration that includes, handling of correspondence, client liaison and interface, preparation of reports, planning and organising workflow for the unit.
RECEPTIONIST
IDCS
09.2004 - 04.2005
- Frontline reception
- Meet and receive Corporate Clients, appropriately, to maintain a good corporate image
- Provide support in the overall office administration activities including corporate functions and major events.
CALL CENTRE CONSULTANT
FISRT DIRECT (eBucks)
- 08.2004
- Systems and administration support to prospective FNB Internet banking customers
- Registrations of eBucks accounts queries
- Offered website assistance in respect of the application and approval processes
- Provided broad customer services in the eBucks shop.
CALL CENTRE CONSULTANT
AMERICA ON LINE
06.2003 - 01.2004
- Assistant team leader
- The management of the customer accounts workflows, which include: Enquiries, Processing payments, Data validation, Website service and system support.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (ASSISSTANT)
CITY OF JOBURG Local Council Offices-Region 3
12.2001 - 02.2003
- Provision of Executive Secretarial support to the Regional Director
- Diary management and through liaison with both internal and external stakeholders
- Maintaining the positive image of the regional office by receiving all stakeholders appropriately and professionally
- Coordination of all incoming and outgoing mail, documentation or correspondence
- Management of all calls, documentation of all queries and urgent messages
- Including scheduling of meetings
- Assisting in the preparation and proof reading of regional performance reports in liaison with line function mangers
- Coordination of major events and corporate functions and working overtime and at peak hours.
Education
Management Development Programme - Business Administration And Management
Stellenbosh Business School
Western Cape 07.2018
Business And Administration Diploma - Business Administration And Management
Varsity College
Sandton07.2011
Skills
Built and maintained tracking databases for variety of measuring aspects
Entered client information into databases quickly and with minimal errors
Managed documents by organizing forms, making photocopies, filing records, preparing correspondence, and creating reports
Obtained scanned records and uploaded into database
Evaluated source documents to locate needed information
Education
JEPPE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, Grade 12, 2000, English, Afrikaans, History, Biology, Accounting, Mathematics, BOSTON CITY CAMPUS, 2001-2002, Information Systems, Higher Certificate in Information Systems, VARSITY COLLEGE, 2011, Business Management & Administration, Diploma in Business Management and Administration, UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH BUSINESS SCHOOL, 2018, Management Development Programme, Management Development Programme Certificate, UNISA, Currently, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Science, MANCOSA, Currently, Higher Certificate in Project Management
Skills - Softwarehardware
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Physicaladdress
2 Constellation Street, Sunward Park, Boksburg, 1459
Contact
066 252 6421/067 279 5470, leratomfaba@gmail.com
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8204041042086
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Single
References
- Ms. Ivy Rapoo, Project Manager, Department of Basic Education, 012 357 4569, 066 480 7621, Rapoo.I@dbe.gov.za
- Ms. Anita Samaad, Director, Department of Social Development (National), 012 312 7373, 072 191 4593, AnitaS@dsd.gov.za
- Mr. Albert Dlwengu, Department of Local Government, Western Cape Government, 021-483 8986, 078 255 8089, Albert.Dlwengu@westerncape.gov.za
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of specialists in the development of Early Childhood and Development (ECD) and Substance Abuse audits for the department of Social Development .
- Achieved outstanding results and data to assist in understanding the Early Childhood and Development (ECD) and substance abuse landscape for the whole of South Africa by completing in depth audits of all registered and non registered centre's with accuracy and efficiency.
Quote
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.
Carl Jung
Timeline
SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
Current
DATA CAPTURER
DISCOVERY - PRUHEALTH
01.2024 - 12.2006
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
DOLLAR THRIFTY CAR RENTAL
04.2008 - 10.2009
RECEPTIONIST
IDCS
09.2004 - 04.2005
CALL CENTRE CONSULTANT
AMERICA ON LINE
06.2003 - 01.2004
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (ASSISSTANT)
CITY OF JOBURG Local Council Offices-Region 3
12.2001 - 02.2003
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
- 05.2007
CALL CENTRE CONSULTANT
FISRT DIRECT (eBucks)
- 08.2004
Management Development Programme - Business Administration And Management
Stellenbosh Business School
Business And Administration Diploma - Business Administration And Management
Varsity College