Lauricha Erasmus
Virtual Assistant
Cape Town
Summary
Dependable professional with experience providing administrative, organizational and customer service support in virtual environments. Proficient in MS Office, G Suite, Asana, Slack and other productivity tools. Possess strong communication and problem-solving skills with time management expertise to consistently meet objectives. Passionate about driving continuous improvement and fostering collaborative relationships to achieve organizational goals
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Program Assistant/Administrator
SouthSouthNorth
1 2022 - Current
- Coordinated schedules and logistics for program events, conducted research and analysis to support program initiatives, provided administrative support to program staff.
Graduate Training Program
Human Science Research Council
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Developed and maintained project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, collaborated with team members and stakeholders virtually to coordinate research activities, managed data collection and analysis processes remotely, implemented quality control measures.
Community Development Intern
Dept of Social Development
- 08.2020
- Collaborated with community leaders to organize and execute monthly neighbourhood clean-up events, conducted surveys and interviews to gather feedback from residents, assisted in the planning and implementation of a community garden project, coordinated outreach efforts to promote community events and programs.
Policy Development and Research Intern
Centre for Conflict Resolution
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Engaged with stakeholders to gather insights and advocate for policy change, supported project coordination activities, managed medium-sized projects funded by NGO donors, facilitated workshops and events on conflict resolution and peacebuilding topics.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Development Studies -
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology, Linguistics, Political Science) - undefined
University of the Western Cape
Foundation of Project Management - undefined
Google Project Management Certificate
No Degree - Virtual Assistant
Udemy
Online Platform 04.2001 -
Skills
Microsoft Office
Agile Project Management
Risk Management
Database Management
PM software- WRIKE
CRM (Client Relationship Management)
Program Coordination
Event/Project logistics and organization
Project Planning
Communication
Problem Solving
Project Coordination
Logistics Assistance
Data Entry
Research
Administrative Support
Certification
Administrative Professional
Timeline
Graduate Training Program
Human Science Research Council
06.2021 - 11.2021
Policy Development and Research Intern
Centre for Conflict Resolution
02.2018 - 07.2018
No Degree - Virtual Assistant
Udemy
04.2001 -
Program Assistant/Administrator
SouthSouthNorth
1 2022 - Current
Community Development Intern
Dept of Social Development
- 08.2020
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Development Studies -
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology, Linguistics, Political Science) - undefined
University of the Western Cape
Foundation of Project Management - undefined
Google Project Management Certificate