NONTSIKELELO M TOM
Nordwyk, Midrand,GP
Summary
A highly organised and detail-oriented professional with years of experience providing comprehensive support to C-suite executives. Proven ability to manage complex schedules, coordinate travel, and handle confidential communications with discretion. Adept at streamlining processes, improving efficiency, and enhancing executive productivity, seeking to leverage my exceptional organisational skills and proactive approach to support a dynamic leadership team. Experience in board and committee coordination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Unit Administrator, Press
Human Science Research Council
06.2023 - Current
- Office Administration & Management
- Drafting of business cases for CFO’s & CEO’s approval
- Coordination of editorial board meetings & committees
- Prepare and review Editorial Board packs, coordinate travel logistics
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Perform secretarial support in all Publishing Unit meetings
- Extensive diary management for the Press Director, resolving conflicting issues
- SCM coordination, financial administration (budget monitoring & procurement of goods & services)
- Author & reviewer contracts management & payment processing
- External & Internal stakeholder liaison
- Ensure corporate alignment, risk monitoring & compliance.
- Assist with the coordination of the Press Uni’s score card
- Coordinate events, exhibitions & book launches
- Reasons for leaving: Industry change.
Project Coordinator
BTKM
03.2021 - 06.2023
- Provide project administrative & secretarial support for DoE Infrastructure (IA) committees.
- Monitor projects & inform project managers of resource allocations
- Coordinate and schedule follow-up meetings with stakeholders & Implementing Agents
- Draft reports and minutes emanating from follow-up project meetings
- Internal & external stakeholder liaison (contractors & project managers)
- Develop & implement plans for strategic objectives.
- Coordinate networking programs for allied organizations and other clients
- Develop an annual calendar for the PSU program.
- Develop content & disseminate Sakhi’isidima newsletter for (ECdoE) Infrastructure.
- Reason for leaving: Contract position.
Office Manager
Financial & Fiscal Commission
05.2007 - 06.2019
- Executive support & management of the Research Director’s office
- Streamline workflows with other divisions, eg. SCM & HR & CEO’s office
- Budget planning, monitoring; & reconciliation
- Act as a liaison between commissioners and the Research Director
- Collaboration with internal business units & external stakeholders
- Arrange Research Committee & MANCO meetings, take accurate minutes & follow up on resolutions
- Internal and external stakeholder liaison (committees in Parliament), finalising MoU contracts & dissemination.
- Document & information management & keep track of updated and revised policies
- Project coordination, oversee funding for different projects
- Procurement of goods & services, payment of S&T’s & technical advisors
- Prepare, proofread, and edit reports before dissemination.
- Conduct Research on different topics, develop and monitor SOP’s
- Reason for leaving: To further my studies. Between 2019 and 2021
Education
Contract Law - From Trust to Promise to Contract
Havard University
01-2025
BA - Communication Science
UNISA
01-2017
Certificate in Foundations of Everyday Leadership - Leadership
University of Illinois
USA01-2016
PMBOK - undefined
Damelin
01-2011
Skills
- MS 365 (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Access)
- Adobe Reader & Photoshop
- Pastel Accounting
- Google Workspace
- Accpac Sage 300
- Interpersonal relationships
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Planning & organizing
- Ability to delegate
- Time management
- Confidentiality
Accomplishments
- Coordinated FFC/SALGA & FFC/NHI colloquiums.
- Designing of filling systems for the research unit
- Coordinated FFC's 20th anniversary.
- Coordinated & compiled the research part of the 2016 Annual Report
- Successfully planned & organized the International PEP School seminar
- Successfully planned & organized HSRC Press Lekgotla, 2023
Timeline
Unit Administrator, Press
Human Science Research Council
06.2023 - Current
Project Coordinator
BTKM
03.2021 - 06.2023
Office Manager
Financial & Fiscal Commission
05.2007 - 06.2019
PMBOK - undefined
Damelin
Certificate in Foundations of Everyday Leadership - Leadership
University of Illinois
BA - Communication Science
UNISA
Contract Law - From Trust to Promise to Contract
Havard University
ACTS
- PFMA
- BCEA
- Labour Relations
- POPIA
- King IV Code
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- PERSONAL VALUES: PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity & Excellence)
- Additional information required will be provided upon request.