Nothando Hlela
EMIS Officer- IT
Pietermaritzburg
Summary
Experienced Information technology Specialist bringing 9 years of expertise in Information Systems and Business Analysis and for Education department. Cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize project goals and output, resolve data discrepancy problems and deliver innovative improvement strategies. Proficient in SQL and Business analysis.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
EMIS (Education Management Information Systems) Officer
Department of Education -Head Office
Pietermaritzburg
11.2020 - Current
- Provide support and monitor district officials and schools with South Africa Schools Administration System (SA-SAMS) Program in the KZN Province
- Facilitating workshops for district officials, principals, educators, and administration staff on EMIS policies and SA-SAMS
- Perform business process analysis (drafting and updating EMIS SOPs)
- Perform technical recommendation and testing (Testing patches to update SA-SAMS program)
- Clean data to eliminate anomalies for KZN province with database of 2.8 million learners
- Analyze data received from schools using SQL and provide reports to stakeholders
- Assist in the development of BI for the department
- Monitor the districts if they implement the EMIS SOP’s
- Train district officials and schools on any system that the department is using e.g.
- ( e-submission)
- Managing Projects with external sister companies e.g
- Data innovators, Data Driven Districts (DDD).
Senior Admin Clerk
Department of Education – uMgungundlovu District
Pietermaritzburg
05.2015 - 10.2020
- Provide support to schools on-site and remotely with South Africa Schools Administration System (SA-SAMS) Program in uMgungundlovu district
- Facilitating workshops for principals, educators, and administration staff
- Troubleshoot and repair SA-SAMS databases for schools
- Provide district officials with data as per request
- Run feedback files for tracking unit records of learners
- Perform technical recommendation and testing
- Maintain schools’ submission register and follow up on schools that did not submit.
Senior Admin Clerk
Hoer Landbou skool
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Provide support to the principal and educators
- Assist parents and visitors as they come to school
- Maintain SA-SAMS
- Maintain admission book
- Maintain school’s library- recording and sorting books
- Take minutes and file them when there is staff meetings
- Personal Assistant of the Principal.
GIS Data Administrator
ZulMap Company
12.2013 - 06.2014
- Spatial data manipulation and capturing
- Geo database management
- Client liaison with regards to project related work
- Addressing stakeholders in projects related work
- Consulting the Zululand municipalities with regards to data collection.
Intern
Department of Education
06.2012 - 04.2013
- Managing the South Africa Schools Administration System Program for 754 schools in the Zululand District
- Facilitating workshops for principals, educators, and administration staff
- Provide ongoing support to staff about the program
- This includes telephonic support and on-site support
- Liaise with technicians to ensure schools are assisted when queries arise outside my field of experience
- Maintain a register of queries, identified general problems, and created a visual manual to assist schools in dealing with these queries
- Printing and distribution of surveys forms for 754 schools
- Maintaining a register of submissions and follow-up on non-submissions
- Data capturing with regards to the surveys and analysing the survey information and providing a report to senior management
- Weekly and monthly planning reports and progress reports, monthly evaluation, office requisitions, administrative duties.
Education
Matric -
Mlokothwa High School
National Diploma - Information Technology (IT) - undefined
Vaal University Technology
Certificate in End User Computing - undefined
Richfield Graduate institute of Technology
Skills
Data Analytics
Communications
Presentation
Teamwork
Technical Support
Troubleshooting
Information management
Systems Worked On
- GIS system (Arc Map)
- LURITS system (SA_SAMS)
- SA-SAMS
- Microsoft Power BI
Personal Attributes And Job Competencies
- Good communication, problem solving, decision-making and project management skills.
- Good organizational and administrative skills.
- Well-developed communication (verbal and written) skills as well as ability to communicate with peers and people of senior ranks/position.
- Pro-active, dynamic, and able to work independently and in a team.
- Customer focused, results oriented with a strong work ethics, professionalism and have integrity.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Advanced computer skills
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office package.
Physical Address
73 Glenmeade, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Work Number
0333416414
Personal Information
- ID Number: 881115 0392 084
- Health Status: Good
- Date of Birth: 11/15/88
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Married
References
- Mr. IM Zuma, Assistant Director at Head Office EMIS, Department of Education, 0614066844 / 0749092940
- Mr. S. Dlalisa, Assistant Director at Head Office EMS, Department of Education, 0678685707
Timeline
EMIS (Education Management Information Systems) Officer
Department of Education -Head Office
11.2020 - Current
Senior Admin Clerk
Department of Education – uMgungundlovu District
05.2015 - 10.2020
Senior Admin Clerk
Hoer Landbou skool
08.2014 - 04.2015
GIS Data Administrator
ZulMap Company
12.2013 - 06.2014
Intern
Department of Education
06.2012 - 04.2013
National Diploma - Information Technology (IT) - undefined
Vaal University Technology
Certificate in End User Computing - undefined
Richfield Graduate institute of Technology
Matric -
Mlokothwa High School
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