Praise Mahlanganise
Program Assistant
Johannesburg
Summary
Personable Community Development Officer promoting exemplary talents in project management, policy development and social needs assessments. Expertise in coordinating community engagement initiatives, developing collaborative projects, and delivering support programs. Team-minded known for promoting socioeconomic activities. Highly trained professional with passion for working with people with more than 5 years experience. Attentive to social service specialist with background providing professional observation, assessment and individualized services. Seasoned at teaching skills to boost quality of life and promote positive Interactions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Volunteer Team Assistant
Thrive Projects
01.2025 - Current
- Streamlined team communication by implementing efficient scheduling and task management systems.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping by maintaining an organized database of important company information and documentation.
- Supported project completion by coordinating tasks, resources, and deadlines among team members.
- Spearheaded new employee onboarding processes, fostering a welcoming environment for all new team members.
- Monitoring projects timelines, deadlines and progress using management tools
Volunteer
African Child At Work
06.2024 - Current
- Assisting in organizing and coordinating events and activities.
- Supporting educational and empowerment programs.
- Collaborate with other volunteers and staff members to ensure smooth operation of organization's initiatives.
- Held training conferences, public talks and meetings on new community projects, helping communities to voice their opinions.
- Designed and implemented marketing strategies to raise awareness for community issues, increasing awareness on poverty, hunger and promoting good health.
- Organizing Fundraising Campaigns
Community Engagement Officer
EDS Projects - Kirinox (NPC)
07.2020 - 11.2023
- Actively provide support for the development of community structures required to assist communities to achieve their goals, including assistance with the formation of community groups and networks
- Supporting marginalized communities for needs assessment, planning, and project development processes
- Participate in planning, monitoring and evaluation in relation to the work of the community engagement team and our overall framework
- Build productive working relationships with individuals and teams within the communities to inform planning and ensure development works are executed
- Facilitate spaces and opportunities for individuals to form collective groups through meaningful engagement and activities working towards knowledge and relationship building and creating shared goal
- Assisting children to access support services and establish community supports, where needed provide advocacy for the person with service provider
- Develop, Implement and Evaluate, along with other team members, a diverse range of support workshops, seminars, forums, health enhancement programs and social networking opportunities.
Project Coordinator
Girls Camp Organization
11.2017 - 06.2020
- Coordinating volunteers, manage project timelines and allocated resources
- Responsible for packing and distribution of sanitary wear to schools for more than 500 girls per School
- Prepare reports, funding applications and fundraising activities to secure financial support
- Assessment of girls through freestyle poem activities to enable them to express themselves and their challenges through participation
- Creating safer and comfortable platform for disadvantage through camping and other fully participatory activities
- Compiling reports containing qualitative and quantitative information on status of specific deliverables
- Developed short- and long-term community development strategies to draw businesses and consumers to rural areas
- Conducting research in the community to establish specific social needs and address them through liaising with relevant Department
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Development Studies -
University of South Africa - South Africa
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Development Studies
University Of South Africa
Skills
Project Coordinating and facilitating activities
Additional Information
Streetwise MBA: Organizational Leadership – Common Purpose (2019)
Project Managements Foundations – LinkedIn Learning (2024)
Agile Project Management/Atlassian – LinkedIn Learning (2024)
Developing, Mentorship and Supporting Youth Leadership – Yali Network (2024)
Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation – Udemy (2024)
Advanced Techniques for Local Fundraising – Change the Game Academy (2024)
Applying Integrated Policy to Accelerate the 2030 Agenda –United Nations Systems Staff College (2024)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Volunteer Team Assistant
Thrive Projects
01.2025 - Current
Volunteer
African Child At Work
06.2024 - Current
Community Engagement Officer
EDS Projects - Kirinox (NPC)
07.2020 - 11.2023
Project Coordinator
Girls Camp Organization
11.2017 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Arts: Development Studies -
University of South Africa - South Africa
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Development Studies
University Of South Africa
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