Fikiswa Mxaka

Reason for leaving: End of 1 year contract

• Reviewing of newly issued Environmental legislation and the applicability to Northam Zondereinde Platinum Mine;
• Collection and analysis of water data for weekly and monthly reporting;
• Compilation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports;
• Sustainability Reporting (Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions);
• Monitoring compliance to legislation at the shaft and processing plant;
• Training employees and contractors on Environmental Procedures;
• Training contractors on the Environmental Management Program for Construction Projects;
• Identifying new projects on site and including their aspects and impacts on the register;
• Providing Environmental Awareness training to employees and contractors;
• Collecting and analysing Air Quality Monitoring data for reporting purposes;
• Ensuring compliance to Environmental Authorization at shaft project;
• Conduct ISO 14001, IWUL, Waste Management License, Legal Compliance Audits;
• Working closely with clients on executing environmental projects on the mine;
• Conducting Public Participation events in communities adjacent to the mine;
• Assisting with climate change projects, air quality impact assessments, air quality management plans, air quality monitoring, stack monitoring;
• Implementation of an EMS system;

3 Shaft Construction Project:

• Training contractors on the Environmental Management Program for Construction Projects;
• Conducting weekly site visits independently for inspections;
• Conducting Incident reporting & investigations;
• Enhanced staff awareness of environmental issues by providing comprehensive training programs and resources;
• Reduced environmental risks by conducting thorough site assessments and implementing corrective actions.

• I was assigned as a Consultant on a Deloitte Tax PERM Project within the HC Recruit Contractors service area and service line
• I was working together with Guberman Garson, an Immigration Law firm based in Canada, Toronto
• The overall scope of my work entailed assisting Deloitte employees from Asian countries who were seeking permanent residence in the United States of America with the application process
• As a consultant on this project, on a daily basis I drafted and consolidated a range of legal documents, which were then sent through to the Legal Advisors at Guberman Garson for processing
• I also analyzed and consolidated financial data pertaining to salaries of individuals applying for citizenship
• I was occasionally required to liaise directly with the applicants, which requires great communication and customer service skills
• I dealt with large amounts of both quantitative and qualitative data, so attention to detail was an important skill in my line of work
• I had a 24 hour turn-around time on all cases that I received, so meeting deadlines and meticulous time management are some of the skills that have been enhanced by this role

• Served as an intern under the National Wildlife and Information Management unit whose main mandate was to collect, analyze and store confidential data regarding wildlife crimes
• I gained insight in stakeholder engagements and stakeholder liaison as I assisted in stakeholder workshops and observed in stakeholder meetings
• While I was an intern at the department, my main responsibilities were:
• - Writing, editing and consolidation of technical reports
• - Excellent stakeholder liaison/engagement
• - Timeous procurement of office stock and stationary
• - Assist with the management and analysis of office finances
• - Meeting management and logistics
• - Travel and accommodation arrangements for the unit

• Facilitating the immigration for migrants of a Fortune 500 financial institution
• Working to SLA's and KPI's/liaising with HR and assignees - drafting emails to assignee queries;
• Using Immigration Rules and Policy Guidance
• Level 1 user of the sponsor management system/ensuring that compliance of the sponsor management system is adhered to;
• Draft and submission of applications, assignment of defined and undefined COS's;
• Skilled Worker Visas'- in country, out of country, extension, switching and change of employer, ILR;
• Global Business Mobility Visa- Senior Specialist;
• Tier 5 Authorised Exchange Visa (Temporary Work)
• Reason for leaving: End of contract