Refilwe Nkgapele
Senior Programme Officer
Pretoria
Summary
Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Programme Officer
South African Institute of International Affairs
2 2021 - Current
- Manage the workplan and budget development.
- Build strong relations with vendors to optimise cost savings and ensure timely completion.
- Track costs and expenses for analysis against original budget, strengthening internal cost controls.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, ensuring timely completion of milestones and deliverables.
- Scheduling tasks, negotiating with suppliers and creating progress reports.
- Manage programme procurement and contracting.
- Communicate with suppliers to achieve profitable deals and mutual satisfaction
- Events planning and coordination.
- M&E and donor and internal reporting.
- Help define project scope, goals and deliverables.
- Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs.
- Evaluate and assess the project result
Procurement and Logistics Officer
Teichmann Structures
07.2018 - 01.2021
- Validated business needs, informing procurement planning and sourcing decisions.
- Evaluated supplier quotations and conducted comparisons to leverage and deliver on budgets.
- Forecasted budgets and planned procurement activity to meet wider organisational needs.
- Negotiated with suppliers and implemented contracts to secure value for money and maximise resources.
- Built strong relationships with suppliers to optimise performance and guarantee contract deliverables.
- Supervise orders and arrange stocking of materials and equipment to ensure they meet needs.
- Arrange and coordinate shipment process
- Create Bill of loading and certificate of origin.
SAP Trainee
SAP
02.2018 - 06.2018
- The SAP Young Professionals Programme, offered under the Skills for Africa initiative,offers a wide range of skills, including SAP software functional and technical knowledge, and certification with a focus on SAP’s latest tools.
Finance Administrator
Boagi Projects
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Support budget, trend and forecasting operations to support effective financial planning.
- Assist finance managers in the processing of payroll, dealing with matters such as overseeing timesheets and inputting data.
- Chase up missed payments, escalating as required to ensure unpaid funds are quickly received.
- Manage all data entry for incoming payments, working with meticulous precision for minimised error.
- Ensure incoming invoices are processed accurately against required payment deadlines, eliminating payment disruption.
- Closely monitor budgets, ensuring expenses are within budgets to avoid overspending.
- Handle project coordination and procurement tasks for the project manager and finance manager.
- Monitor inventory control systems.
Personal Financial Advisor
Old Mutual
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Promote business to increase customer base and grow revenue.
- Consult with clients to assess and meet short- and long-term financial goals.
- Develop and deepen relationships with new and existing clients.
- Address queries and provide advice regarding financial plans and strategies to educate and benefit customer needs.
- Interview clients to identify income, expenses and financial objectives, developing customized financial plans suitable for needs.
- Provide advice regarding risk management policies and prevention strategies to avoid losses and bad investments for clients.
- Brief prospective customers regarding current market conditions to exercise better decisions for clients, garnering profitable returns.
Education
B-tech - Cost and Management Accounting
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Financial Information System
Tshwane University of Technology
Matric -
Himalaya Secondary School
Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Timeline
Procurement and Logistics Officer
Teichmann Structures
07.2018 - 01.2021
SAP Trainee
SAP
02.2018 - 06.2018
Finance Administrator
Boagi Projects
01.2017 - 12.2017
Personal Financial Advisor
Old Mutual
01.2016 - 12.2016
Senior Programme Officer
South African Institute of International Affairs
2 2021 - Current
B-tech - Cost and Management Accounting
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Financial Information System
Tshwane University of Technology
Matric -
Himalaya Secondary School
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