Renee Diane Van Der Merwe

• Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of company documents and personnel records.
• Coordinated office events and meetings, ensuring timely execution and optimal scheduling for all participants.
• Facilitated smooth communication between departments, addressing concerns promptly to maintain harmonious work relationships.

• Taking & Compiling minutes of meetings.

• Formulating & sending out emails to the entire staff complement.

• Arranging of staff functions & team-building activities.

• Travel expense tracking.

• Updating organograms/building allocations Staff structure / Birthday lists / Asset registers

• Monthly grocery inventory & usage.

• Purchasing of office supplies/refreshments & stationery.

• Monthly credit card recons.

• Personal PA work for the Executives.

• Ensuring the smooth running of the office (50+ staff complement).

• Logging calls for IT issues.

• Arranging setup of laptops and access cards for new employees.

• Overseeing the cleaner.

• General office admin – scanning, coping, printing, making management packs etc

• Ensuring documents are signed off for branch stationary orders and following up

• Company Overview: Halfway House, recovery, self esteem development and burn out Facility
• Invoicing for both businesses
• Loading payments
• Reconciling books
• Banking
• Age Analysis and collecting outstanding money
• Typing up and drafting of company documents
• Managing expenses for both businesses
• Monthly shopping
• Attending to personal matters for the Director
• Booking of flights and accommodation
• Visa Application
• Function co ordinating
• Leasing with suppliers
• Ordering of stationery and supplies
• Ensuring all House maintenance & equipment is carried out
• Managing the flow of communication in the organization (Sending out of email and whats app correspondence)
• Updating the leads data base
• Handling the leave applications / personnel contracts and any HR admin
• PA support for other staff members and Facilitators
• Updating inventories
• Halfway House, recovery, self esteem development and burn out Facility

• Company Overview: Religious Institution (Synagogue)
• Answering of phones, typing up of letters and general administrative duties
• Pastoral responsibilities for the Rabbi's
• Sending out daily emails to Congregants (Deaths / upcoming events etc) and managing all forms of communication
• Managing the flow of communication in the organization
• Constant updating of the database
• Drafting the weekly newsletter
• Booking events and managing the events colander
• Assisting and working with the Project manager
• Standing in for events manager when necessary
• Managing a compliment of 6 working staff members and kitchen staff (Cleaning schedules, set up and breaking down of events kitchen duties and menu's)
• Formulating weekly menus and quoting for events
• Décor and logistics for events held at the synagogue
• Sourcing / Purchasing / ordering & collection of food supplies & décor for functions
• Formulating & gathering information for the yearly magazine publication
• PA duties to the Rabbi's & support staff
• Sourcing entertainment for events
• Working with Volunteers
• Ensure all maintenance of the building is attended to and repairs are followed out
• Religious Institution (Synagogue)
• Reason for leaving: retrenched due Covid as the position became redundant
• Reference: Stan Matthews - 082 372 1989, Rabbi Bokow - 071 363 4812

• Company Overview: Refrigeration
• Petty cash for 12 national branches
• Banking & balancing of debtors
• Booking of flights, Accommodation and vehicle hire for Executives, Management & Staff
• Answering of calls & and general secretarial & administrative functions
• Drafting Company newsletter
• PA work for the CEO and MD
• Managing of cleaning staff & gardener
• Managing 6 Call Centre employees, listening into calls and evaluating service levels and follow ups
• Purchasing office supplies & stationary
• Co coordinating company functions, year end functions and meetings - food, logistics and bookings
• Cold room assistant- quoting, invoicing job cards and booking staff accommodation, perdiems etc
• Ordering of all cold room equipment and components
• Arranging shipment of cold rooms to African countries
• Refrigeration
• Reason for leaving: retrenched due to company going into liquidation
• Reference: Wayne VD Merwe - 082 446 7108

• Company Overview: Auctioneers
• Typing up of letters
• Making appointments, airline & accommodation bookings
• Answering calls & assistance to clients
• Auction advertising (billboards, posters, newspaper adverts)
• Drafting valuations / inventory's
• Drafting Conditions of Sale
• Drafting Property information packs for auctions
• Power point presentations
• Recon of monthly bank statements
• Petty cash
• Banking
• Payment requisitions & Internet payments
• Updating the database
• Invoicing
• Function co ordination
• Arranging Corporate gifts for events
• General admin
• Auctioneers
• Reason for leaving: Limited room for growth and seeking greater opportunities
• Reference: Graham Renfrew - (011) 452-4191, 082 573 3184

• Company Overview: Accountants & Auditors
• Typing up of Financials
• Drafting letters
• Answering calls
• Making appointments
• Banking
• Filing & general admin work
• Invoicing / crediting
• Accountants & Auditors
• Reason for leaving: Retrenched due to company merger
• Reference: Denis Levin - (011) 483 - 2341

• Company Overview: Suppliers of fabric to shops and interior decorators
• General admin
• Corresponding with local & overseas suppliers
• Answering calls
• Banking
• Flight & hotel bookings
• Drafting letters
• Invoicing / crediting
• Sales
• Stock taking
• Debtors
• Personal work for the director
• Suppliers of fabric to shops and interior decorators
• Reason for leaving: Half day position and was looking for a full day position with more money
• Reference: Steven Williams / Magda Venter - (011) 455 - 5353

• Company Overview: Jewellery manufacturers and distributors
• Dealing with overseas & local suppliers
• Drafting letters
• Invoicing / credits
• Sales
• Answering calls
• Personal work for the director
• General admin work
• Stock takes
• Grv's and entering stock into the system
• Dealing with couriers
• Working at the Jewellex show
• Jewellery manufacturers and distributors
• Reason for leaving: Had my baby and spent sometime at home
• References: Jonathan Smith - 082 444 4837, Beverley Koekemoer - 082 444 4836

• Company Overview: Suppliers of corporate gifts
• Invoicing & credit notes
• General admin work
• Dealing with courier companies with in coming and outgoing goods
• Recons
• Answering calls
• Dealing with clients
• Working at the Markex and computer show
• Suppliers of corporate gifts
• Reason for leaving: Wanted to increase my salary and no room for growth within the Company