Tasneem Parker
Cape Town
Summary
I am a youthful, assertive, energetic and ambitious person who is not afraid of a challenge. I strive for excellence and to this end I confirm that my performance has always been commended. I have solid organisational skills and can work efficiently and effectively in a highly pressurised environment. I am detailed conscious and have developed the skills to multitask and complete all deliverables accurately and timeously. I am self-motivated, creative and a team player who gets along well with others. Due to my excellent interpersonal skills I have built good relationships with various internal and external stakeholders. I believe in honesty, respect and service excellence. My short term goal is to find employment that will create opportunity for me to learn and assist in developing my career. My long term goal is to further enhance my education by completing part time courses.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Officer
Faculty Of Arts And Humanities Dean's Office
01.2017 - Current
- Professional support to the Faculty Manager.
- Assist the Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching and the Deputy Dean of Research (coordinate travel, workshops, financial administration and budget control).
- Manage and control visitation and access in the Dean's Office.
- Act as representative between faculty administration and the Dean.
- Office Coordination (Maintain inventory, order groceries, IT equipment, booking out of equipment, onboarding of new staff members, media and marketing, updating of brochures, faculty and departments signage, pest control, deep cleaning of offices, onboarding of new staff members etc).
- Administer internal and external mail.
- Financial administration and budget control (Capex and Opex).
- Events Coordination (Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Annual Dean's Merit Awards, Orientation, Open Day, Wellness Day, etc).
- Venue Management (7 venues including the Dean's Boardroom and meeting room).
- Maintenance and special maintenance projects report faults and ensure work is carried out. Upgrading of offices and renovations. Coordinating the execution of work, including monitoring and tracking
progress against plan. All venues and labs in Old and New Arts Building.
Administrative Assistant
The School Of Public Health
04.2013 - 12.2016
- Reception duties
- Assisted the manager with HR and employment contracts.
- Events Coordination (assist with the Winter and Summer school programmes)
- Updating Winter School brochures
- Assisted UWC Applications Development with designing an online system for the Winter School Programme.
- Debt collecting of Winter School Fees
- Meeting Administration
- Venue management
- Financial Administration
- General administrative duties, postal services, booking out equipment, etc
Personal Assistant to the Managing Director
Globex Financial Services
09.2008 - 02.2013
- Personal Assistant to the Managing Director
- Diary management and scheduling appointments
- Manage and control visitation to the Director
- Prepare clients financial needs analysis
- Office coordination and supervision (groceries, inventory, onboarding new staff)
- Maintenance of all existing policies
- Admin support to financial advisors
- Keeping staff up to date with new business regulations and system changes
- Events coordination
- Financial administration (invoicing, budget control)
Personal Assistant
Liberty Life
09.2007 - 09.2008
- Personal Assistant to 2 Financial Advisors
- Diary Management
- Capturing all new business
- Manage existing client portfolios
- General administration
Personnel Manager
Balco Outsourcing Solutions
08.2004 - 08.2007
- Recruitment of hospitality industry staff
- Oversee and coordinate posts to be advertised in the Career Times and Cape Argus
- Handle advertisements response calls and shortlisting of candidates
- Interview shortlisted candidate and reference checking
- Contracts and placements
- Manage and update CV database
- Coordinate staff and client queries
- Assisted the payroll clerk with wages, payroll queries
- Drove customer loyalty and consistent sales through friendly service and knowledgeable assistance.
- General admin and secretarial duties
Receptionist
Liberty Life Franchise
08.2000 - 02.2002
- Answering and transferring calls.
- Manage the front office, welcoming clients.
- General admin duties, banking, postal services.
- Communicating client application status.
Filing and Invoice Verification Clerk
Merchant Factors
11.1999 - 07.2000
- Provided quality clerical support
- Maintained filing system and organised customer documents for easy retrieval of information.
Education
Diploma - Advanced Executive Secretarial Studies
PC Training And Business College
Athlone04.2001
Grade 12 -
Alexander Sinton Senior Secondary
Crawford12.1999
Skills
- Knowledge of UWC systems, MS Office and Google
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Problem solving
- Creative thinking
- Self management
- Time management
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Professional Etiquette
- Organised
- Multitask effectively
- Stress management
- Empathy
- Work efficiently under pressure
Certification
Personal Details:
Surname : Parker
First Names : Tasneem
ID Number : 820426 0175 088
Drivers License: Code 08 (own transport)
Marital Status: Married
R&R Awards
2020 - Positive Attitude Award (UWC)
2022 - Outstanding PA/Secretary (UWC)
References
University of The Western Cape - The Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Contact Person: Prof. Monwabisi Ralarala (Dean of Arts)
Contact email: moralarala@uwc.ac.za
Contact telephone number: (021) 959 2235 or 082 253 5126
University of the Western Cape - The Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Contact Person: Prof. Zannie Bock (Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching)
Contact email: zbock@uwc.ac.za
Contact telephone number: 082 781 4367
University of The Western Cape - The School of Public Health
Contact Person: Corinne Carolissen
Contact email: ccarolissen@uwc.ac.za
Contact telephone number: (021) 9592166
Globex Financial Services
Contact Person: Mr. Alwyn Niddrie (Managing Director)
Contact telephone number: (021) 670 5888 or 083 250 1077
Timeline
Administrative Officer
Faculty Of Arts And Humanities Dean's Office
01.2017 - Current
Administrative Assistant
The School Of Public Health
04.2013 - 12.2016
Personal Assistant to the Managing Director
Globex Financial Services
09.2008 - 02.2013
Personal Assistant
Liberty Life
09.2007 - 09.2008
Personnel Manager
Balco Outsourcing Solutions
08.2004 - 08.2007
Receptionist
Liberty Life Franchise
08.2000 - 02.2002
Filing and Invoice Verification Clerk
Merchant Factors
11.1999 - 07.2000
Diploma - Advanced Executive Secretarial Studies
PC Training And Business College
Grade 12 -
Alexander Sinton Senior Secondary
Personal Details:
Surname : Parker
First Names : Tasneem
ID Number : 820426 0175 088
Drivers License: Code 08 (own transport)
Marital Status: Married
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