LEKOLA MOGALANE TEBATSO
Dlamini Soweto
Summary
10 years’ administrative experience including experience in project administration, project management, project budget, project implementation, procurement processes, document management, contract management, property management, inspection and secretarial support, I’m skilled in working with communities from different cultural and developmental backgrounds. A committed and motivated results oriented team player with exceptional customer service skills, stakeholder engagement and decision making skills, strong work ethics and professional demeanor who also embrace challenges and readily assumes responsibility and accountability in a personal performance role where initiative is vital.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Receptionist
National Development Agency (NDA)
JOHANNESBURG
03.2023 - Current
- Respond to inquiries received from stakeholders
- Facilitate and administer requisitions of building maintenance, including cleaning contracts, installation of electricity and network cabling for all NDA Provincial offices
- Managing staff attendance registers and filling
- Coordinate travel (flights and car hire) and accommodation booking for staff
- Managing facilities budget.
- Monitor the building for cleanliness
- Facilitate extension of leases and administer the signing of the Service Level Agreement
- Resolved customer problems and complaints.
District Administrator
National Development Agency (NDA)
02.2018 - 02.2023
- Provide general office administration support to office and respond to inquiries received from stakeholders
- Prepare, verify and consolidate District/ Provincial monthly and quarterly reports
- Liaise with finance unit on project payments
- Assist in verifying and proofreading project proposals before submission
- Prepare Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) monthly reports
- Coordinate meetings.
- Coordinate internal and external events, logistical arrangements (stakeholders’ engagements and capacity building trainings)
- Prepare all relevant documentation for procurement recording and obtaining approvals from Provincial Manager in accordance with procurement policies
- Coordinate all travel (flights and car hire) and accommodation arrangements with travel agency for the entire district/ provincial staff
Project Manager (Working for Ecosystems)
Independent Development Trust (IDT)
Polokwane
09.2016 - 03.2017
- Develop and conduct project baseline study
- Facilitate the community participation throughout the life cycles of the projects
- Building partnership with government departments, local municipalities and stakeholders including local schools, ECD Centres and Community structures at local level for project support and integration.
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to the urgency, resource availability, and alignment with environmental needs.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
- Manage project Health and Safety file to ensure compliance
Assistant Project Coordinator (APC)
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
06.2016 - 09.2016
- Providing administration and secretarial support to the Region
- Sourced quotations and coordinated services with Suppliers
- Filing documentation pertaining to the project
- Coordinate events and logistical arrangements
- Election planning, logistics and counting arrangements
- Confirming and contracting of registration/ voting station points
- Enabled smoother transitions between different stages of projects via thorough preparation work such as gathering required materials or setting up systems ahead of time.
Project Manager: Working for Ecosystems
Independent Development Trust
Polokwane
06.2012 - 06.2015
- Develop and conduct project baseline study
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Provide OHS and project progress reports
- Facilitate the community participation throughout the life cycles of the projects
- Conduct environmental impact assessment
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to the urgency, resource availability, and alignment with environmental needs.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
- Manage project Health and Safety file to ensure compliance
Field work Supervisor
Statistics South Africa (STATS SA)
10.2011 - 11.2011
- Conducted quality checks on data collected by fieldworkers
- Ensured adherence to Census 2011 processes, procedures and methodologies of data collection
- Assisted field workers to identify boundaries
- Provided job training to field workers when required
Internship Real Estate (Property and Land Management)
Limpopo Department of Public Works
Polokwane
10.2009 - 09.2010
- Compile and update a rental register to ensure alignment with the asset register
- Prepare complete lease agreements while ensuring adherence to the government Rental Policy
- Address and resolve tenants’ queries
- Prepare quarterly statements of accounts of tenants
- Identify and inspect Government Land and Houses
- Reconcile rental collection
- Facilitate the implementation of rental stop orders
Personal Assistant to Braille specialist / Student Assistant
University of Limpopo Reakgona Disable Student Unit
02.2008 - 12.2008
- Controlling documents in the Library
- Records keeping and file correspondence
- Typing, Photocopying, Scanning of documents, Editing, Proofreading Scanned documents and minutes taking
- Providing assistance in the library
- Diary Management of the Braille Specialist
Education
B.Administration Honours - Public Administration, Financial Administration, Municipal and Community Governance
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
Polokwane 04.2001 - 01.2008
B.Administration - Development and the Environment, Public Administration, Project Management, Municipal administration
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
Introduction to Project Management - undefined
School of Government
Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management - undefined
School of Government
Writing for Government: Basic writing skills - undefined
School of Government
Ethics in the Public Service - undefined
School of Government
Computer Literacy - undefined
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
Grade - undefined
Dithothwaneng Sec School
Skills
- Office Admin skills
- Confidentiality
- Computer skills
- project management skills
- File management
- Office management
- organisational
- stakeholders relations
- communications
- leadership skills
Certificates Completed
- School of Government, Introduction to Project Management, 2023
- School of Government, Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management, 2022
- School of Government, Writing for Government: Basic writing skills, 2021
- School of Government, Ethics in the Public Service, 2020
- University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), Computer Literacy, 2007
Secondary Education
Dithothwaneng Sec School, 12, 2004
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8411150546084
- Date of Birth: 11/15/84
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code C1
Community Engagements
- Delivering and helping to distribute food parcels from HOPE World Wide South Africa on a monthly basis to Early Childhood Centres and beneficiaries that are on the Nutrition Programme (NDA and Hope Partnership) in Makhuduthamaga and Tubatse
- Conduct baseline study for IDT at Greater Tubatse Municipality (2012).
- Volunteered during FIFA World and confederations Cup South Africa 2009/ 2010.
- Conducted Research for Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) at villages around Limpopo Province (2008).
- Learners Assistant during University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus) open Day (2008)
- Awarded for being a Fundraiser and an organizer for Disability Awareness Day (2007) at the University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus).
reference
1. Name: Ms. Gillian Mahange
Occupation: Provincial Manager
Institution: National Development Agency (Limpopo)
Contact numbers: 083 277 2647 / 072 608 5420 Work 015 291 2492
2. Name: Mr. Davhana Mboniseni Patrick
Occupation: Deputy Director: Security and facilities Management.
(Former Manager at IDT)
Institution: Department of Communication and Digital Technology
Contact numbers: 082 603 4116 Work 012 421 7120
3. Name: Ms. Makganya Lethamaga
Occupation: Electoral Project Coordinator
Institution: Independent Electoral Commission (Makhuduthamaga)
Contact numbers: (013) 265 1827 (cell) 076 919 2340
Timeline
Receptionist
National Development Agency (NDA)
03.2023 - Current
District Administrator
National Development Agency (NDA)
02.2018 - 02.2023
Project Manager (Working for Ecosystems)
Independent Development Trust (IDT)
09.2016 - 03.2017
Assistant Project Coordinator (APC)
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
06.2016 - 09.2016
Project Manager: Working for Ecosystems
Independent Development Trust
06.2012 - 06.2015
Field work Supervisor
Statistics South Africa (STATS SA)
10.2011 - 11.2011
Internship Real Estate (Property and Land Management)
Limpopo Department of Public Works
10.2009 - 09.2010
Personal Assistant to Braille specialist / Student Assistant
University of Limpopo Reakgona Disable Student Unit
02.2008 - 12.2008
B.Administration Honours - Public Administration, Financial Administration, Municipal and Community Governance
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
04.2001 - 01.2008
B.Administration - Development and the Environment, Public Administration, Project Management, Municipal administration
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
Introduction to Project Management - undefined
School of Government
Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management - undefined
School of Government
Writing for Government: Basic writing skills - undefined
School of Government
Ethics in the Public Service - undefined
School of Government
Computer Literacy - undefined
University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
Grade - undefined
Dithothwaneng Sec School
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