Hardworking and focused Administrative professional offering excellent communication, planning and prioritization skills demonstrated 5 years of performance. Skilled at drafting reports and business correspondence, managing mail and updating tracking spreadsheets. Exceptional leadership skills with expertise in streamlining workflow to optimize personnel strengths.
- Oversee day-to-day office operations, including scheduling, file organization, and correspondence handling.
- Act as a liaison between executives and internal/external stakeholders.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and documents for executives.
- Draft meeting minutes for review by project leaders before distribution.
- Coordinate executives' travel arrangements and manage logistics.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations for a secure working environment.
- Organize and maintain the office filing system, covering databases and both electronic and hard copy documents.
- Process and track invoices, purchase orders, and financial documents.
- Manage office supplies and equipment inventory, ordering replacements as needed.
- Effectively engage and manage project stakeholders, fostering positive relationships, facilitating communication, and addressing concerns to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Assist in managing administrative tasks within the Department.
- Coordinate scheduling, including appointments, meetings, and events for department staff and faculty.
- Act as a point of contact for internal and external inquiries, directing them appropriately.
- Prepare documents, reports, presentations, and correspondence as required by department staff.
- Assist in maintaining departmental records, including student files, research data, and administrative documents.
- Support colleagues with course materials, including printing, copying, and distribution.
- Assist with organising departmental events, workshops, and conferences.
- Help manage departmental budgets, including tracking expenses and processing financial documents.
- Maintain office supplies inventory and coordinate procurement as needed.
- Collaborate with other administrative staff and departments within the university as necessary for efficient operations.
Proficient in report writing
Basic research skills
Strong communication abilities
Effective interpersonal relations
Excellent time management
Skillful in planning and organizing activities and workflow
Financial management proficiency
Administrative support capabilities
Analytical thinking skills
- Secured bursary funds to support students, ensuring financial assistance for their education.
- Successfully obtained a Luban Workshop lab through collaborative efforts with stakeholders, enhancing educational resources and opportunities for Durban University of Technology.