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Education
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Presley Mokobi

Student - Master Of Science Microbiology
Johannesburg

Summary

I am a versatile professional with over a year of retail experience and a strong background in operations, marketing, and human resources. My expertise includes recruitment and selection, training facilitation and coordination, general administration, payroll management, and exceptional customer service. I also have over 10 months of experience in sales and business development, where I developed strong skills in CRM systems, customer engagement, and preparing quotations using bid tools.

Additionally, I bring 6 months of recruitment consultancy experience specializing in sourcing Travel Nurses for the U.S. market, as well as 2 years of experience managing social media accounts, driving brand awareness and engagement.

Academically, I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biological Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Microbiology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Social Media Manager

House of NV
02.2024 - 07.2025
  • Develop and implement a social media content calendar aligned with the beauty shop’s brand and marketing goals.
  • Create engaging photo, video, and graphic content showcasing products, services, promotions, and client transformations.
  • Write compelling captions with relevant hashtags to maximize reach and engagement.
  • Manage day-to-day activity on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
  • Upload and schedule posts, reels, and stories consistently.
  • Ensure brand voice, aesthetics, and tone are consistent across all channels.
  • Respond promptly to comments, messages, and inquiries.
  • Engage with followers by liking, commenting, and sharing relevant content.
  • Build relationships with influencers, beauty bloggers, and loyal customers.
  • Plan and execute seasonal promotions, giveaways, and product launches.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to align social campaigns with in-store and online sales strategies.
  • Track and manage paid ad campaigns to boost reach and conversions.
  • Stay updated on beauty industry trends, viral social media content, and platform updates.
  • Experiment with new features like Reels, Stories, and interactive posts to increase engagement.

Recruitment Consultant

ICG Medical
06.2023 - 12.2023
  • Sourcing and recruit qualified travel nurses (RN) for various healthcare facilities and organizations throughout the United States.
  • Utilizing CRM systems to manage candidate and client interactions, track progress, maintain accurate records.
  • Manage the entire recruitment process, form screening and interviewing candidates to coordinating their placements.
  • Build and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals and clients, providing exceptional customer service.
  • Work closely with team of consultants to meet and exceed individual and team-based Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Keep up to date with the industry trends and market demands to effectively match candidates with suitable assignments.
  • Utilizing cutting-edge recruitment technology platforms to streamline processes and maximize efficiency.

Social Media Account Manager

CUThrive
05.2022 - 06.2023
  • Implemented hashtag strategies to increase post visibility on various platforms such as Instagram and Twitter.
  • Identified target audience segments and tailored messaging accordingly for optimal reach and engagement.
  • Managed multiple client accounts, ensuring consistent and timely content creation and posting.
  • Conducted competitor analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth in the market.
  • Managed sponsored posts and paid advertising campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter for increased exposure.
  • Increased brand visibility by developing and executing strategic social media campaigns.
  • Built strong relationships with clients through regular communication updates on project progress and results achieved.
  • Improved customer engagement by promptly responding to inquiries and comments on social media platforms.
  • Analyzed social media metrics to inform data-driven adjustments to campaign tactics.
  • Maintained knowledge of emerging trends in digital marketing/social media tools/platforms to provide insightful advice to clients and teammates alike.

Business Development Associate

Sermo
06.2022 - 04.2023
  • Setting up new quotations on the bid tool.
  • Updating CRM systems with client details and pipeline statuses.
  • Feasibility assessments based on internal capabilities and tools.
  • Contacting vendors for external capabilities assessment.
  • Pricing evaluation, value addition, and follow-up.

Junior Manager

African Alliance
03.2021 - 04.2022
  • Human Resources
  • Recruitment and selection (talent acquisitioning).
  • Verifying candidate information.
  • Facilitating and coordinating training.
  • Responsible for IR related issues (disciplinary hearings).
  • Helping with content for employment contracts and renewing contracts.
  • Responsible for filling and other adhoc duties.
  • Responsible for setting up procedures to improve training.
  • Accurately compiling payroll schedules monthly.
  • Extracting data from ERS and compiling for reports for payroll.
  • Manually capturing data on excel to compile reports for payroll.
  • Marketing
  • Negotiating and liaising with Radio production team.
  • Coming up with concepts for radio adverts.
  • Overseeing marketing campaigns.
  • Increasing brand awareness and market share.
  • Analyzing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and reporting findings.
  • Operations
  • Ensuring that merchandising is up to standard at store level.
  • Placing orders & following up on outstanding orders.
  • Liaising with different suppliers.
  • Facilitating and performing cyclical and annual stock takes and compiling stock reports.
  • Responsible for cash audits.
  • Analyzing product and price variances to calculate ratio.
  • Weekly and monthly presentations on monthly sales performance of various stores.
  • Managing 5 store branches (North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Lesotho & Swaziland).
  • Assisting store managers in all branches.
  • Managing staff in all branches.
  • Managing and planning store budgets.
  • Improving performance at store level.

Fieldworker

Reach For a Dream
08.2019 - 01.2020
  • Assess and fulfill patient’s dreams.
  • Coordinating and arranging events.
  • Maintain up to date hospital.
  • Sourcing new clinics and hospitals.
  • Building relationships with doctors.
  • Ensuring all assessment forms are captured correctly.
  • Ensuring all reports are compiled on dreams.
  • Adhere to budget on dreams.
  • Provide dream feedback, photos and all invoices pertaining to dreams to the Brand Manager.
  • Ensuring all dreams are captured correctly on EVO.

Education

Matric -

Utsane High School

Master of Science - Microbiology

University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
04-2026

Postgraduate Diploma - Business Administration

Gordon Institute of Business Science
01.2020

Bachelor of Science Honours - Biological Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Biological Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
01.2017

Skills

Software: SPSS, EVO, ERS, React, Outlook, Trade Root

Social media management

Content creation

Photo and video editing

Teamwork and collaboration

Analytics and reporting

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Positive attitude

Interpersonal skills

Business development

Sales

References

Tebogo, Maenetja, Coach and Senior Manager, 083 200 6014, MTN

Training

  • August 2020 – October 2020 Experiential training student MTN
  • As part of the curriculum at GIBs I was job shadowing managers in the Human resource department at MTN to get the practical experience in a workspace. I compiled a report and presented to the school.
  • February 2018 – July 2018 Practical Demonstrator University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • I was responsible for conducting and supervising science practical experiments, collecting and analyzing data, as well as marking practical reports and giving feedback to student.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Highly motivated
  • Career driven
  • Positive Attitude
  • Reliable & Flexible
  • Responsible
  • Hardworking

Accomplishments

Publication: "Synthesis temperature and time effect size, distribution, and bioactivity of Tetradenia riparia-produced AgNPs"

Software

SPSS

EVO

ERS

Trade Root

Microsoft Office

Certification

Essential of Qualitative Market Research in Healthcare, BHBIA

Timeline

Social Media Manager

House of NV
02.2024 - 07.2025

Recruitment Consultant

ICG Medical
06.2023 - 12.2023

Essential of Qualitative Market Research in Healthcare, BHBIA

07-2022

Essential of Quantative Market Research in Healthcare, BHBIA

07-2022

Business Development Associate

Sermo
06.2022 - 04.2023

Social Media Account Manager

CUThrive
05.2022 - 06.2023

Junior Manager

African Alliance
03.2021 - 04.2022

Operations Management, Udemy

05-2020

Introduction to Financial Accounting, Havard Business School

03-2020

Fieldworker

Reach For a Dream
08.2019 - 01.2020

Postgraduate Diploma - Business Administration

Gordon Institute of Business Science

Bachelor of Science Honours - Biological Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Bachelor of Science - Biological Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Matric -

Utsane High School

Master of Science - Microbiology

University of KwaZulu-Natal
Presley MokobiStudent - Master Of Science Microbiology