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Education
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Thelma  Haphane

Thelma Haphane

Travel And Admin Coordinator
Johannesburg

Summary

Adept at coordinating and administration, I have a proven track record of enhancing client satisfaction and streamlining administrative processes. My analytical thinking and exceptional interpersonal communication skills have been pivotal in fostering teamwork and collaboration. Achieved a significant increase in efficiency, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability across various roles.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Administration Assistant

Remmogo Guest Lodge
Klerksdorp
03.2020 - 01.2024
  • Coordinate and manage communication between guest and staff.
  • Welcoming guest
  • Manage the directors diary and calendar.
  • Monitor daily bookings
  • Ensure that the guest relations comply with the standards and operating procedures of the establishment
  • Analyze customer feedback
  • Order guest lodge consumables
  • Reconcile monthly expenses.
  • Process documents and file or save accordingly.
  • Constantly liaise with housekeeping to provide comfortable experience forthe guests.
  • Create service level agreement for our corporate guests.
  • Marketing the business in order to increase occupancy, social media and booking systems.
  • Oversee check-in and check - out procedures, including reservations and financial transactions
  • Book and setup conference facility
  • Negotiate with clients on rates and services offered. Increased customer satisfaction by providing timely and professional responses to inquiries via phone, email, or in-person visits.
  • Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
  • Reduced administrative workload for supervisors, managing calendar appointments and coordinating meeting logistics.
  • Recorded expenses and maintained accounting records.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Demonstrated exceptional adaptability when faced with shifting priorities or new assignments from management figures in real-time situations.
  • Manage travel arrangements for senior executives by securing flights and making hotel reservations.
  • Established administrative work procedures to track staff's daily tasks.

Travel and Admin Coordinator

BASF
Midrand
08.2015 - 01.2020
  • Travel , Accommodation and Venue Coordination for Company

• Arrange all aspects oftravel arrangements: Flight and Land arrangements, Visa

appointments and Applications, Travel Insurance, ordering forex

• Process bookings viaOnline Booking portals(TravelIT)

• Analyze quotations received from the TMC and do quality check on all quotes received.

• Organize Workshops, CSI Events and Conferences for different entities/Business Units

• PreparePowerPointslidesfortravel department

• Prepare and Coordinate inductions for new employees in the company

• Ensure TravelDepartment quality,standards and SLA’s aremaintained for alltravel

arrangements and correspondence.

• Liaise with suppliers

• Constantly guide and educate travelers on the company Travel policy and on latest travel

trends.

• Informthe travelers of the required travel documentation; ensure the correctness of the travel

documents.

• Provide general administration

• Download Airplus credit card statements for different entities

• Upload and reconcile CSV statements using Excel

• Submit reconciled statement to finance department for processing and advising on

queries.

• Always available on the afterhours emergency cell phone.

Travel and Catering Coordinator

Munich Reinsurance
Parktown
07.2013 - 09.2014
  • Providing Travel Managementfor the company (Board members,
  • Providing Travel Managementfor the company (Board members, Exco and all staff)
  • Arrange all aspects oftravel arrangements: Flight and Land arrangements, Visa appointments and Applications, Travel Insurance, ordering forex
  • Analyze quotations received from the TMC and do quality check on allquotesReceived.
  • Catering - Canteen and in-house dining facilities
  • Taking meeting monthly Indaba company meetings
  • Reconcile Travel expense credit card with Excel
  • Take minutes for the company indaba meetings.
  • Assisting Corporate serviceswithCSI events, marketing events andinternal Staff events
  • Assist other Business Units in organizing Team Buildings
  • Procurement pertaining to the above
  • Booking meeting rooms and organize catering for the members.
  • Reconciliation of travel expenses.
  • Prepare service Level Agreements, contracts with suppliers
  • Processes and policiesrelating tomain focus areas, like the travel policies and other policies related to travel with the company

Travel Cooridnator

Internet Solutions
Bryanston
09.2010 - 07.2013
  • Booking flights Domestic, Regional and international on Amadeus GDS system
  • Also using Amadeusforticketing- doing re-issues, booking accommodation and car hire.
  • Assisting with travel Documents – Passport Applications and Visas. Travel insurance
  • Creating purchase orders on oracle
  • Download CSV file reconcile statement – forward to accountsfor processing payment
  • Planning team building for different Business Units.

Travel Consultant

Global Choices
Rivonia
09.2007 - 08.2010
  • BookingDomestic, Regional onGDS system(Galileo) and Amadeus
  • Booking Point to Pointinternationalflights and ticketing on the GDS system
  • Travel Documents – Passport Applications and Visas, Travel insurance.
  • Book Travel packages with different tour operators
  • Order stationery
  • Do manual invoicing on Quick Trav (Invoicing System) for all reservations

• Provide general administration support.

Travel and Visa Consultant

XL Sandown Travel
Sandton City
07.2007 - 09.2007
  • General Admin work which includes operating the switchboard.
  • Organizing and Issuing Visas.
  • Attending to walk in customers, completing booking cards, filing and other administration and support duties

Education

Diploma In International Travel And Tourism - Tourism

Varsity College
Sandton
03.2007

Certification

Certification in customer care

Accreditation

COB- LONG TERM INSURANCE

Software

Amadeus

Galileo

Microsoft

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Xhosa
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Class of Business

06-2024

Administration Assistant

Remmogo Guest Lodge
03.2020 - 01.2024

Travel and Admin Coordinator

BASF
08.2015 - 01.2020

Travel and Catering Coordinator

Munich Reinsurance
07.2013 - 09.2014

Travel Cooridnator

Internet Solutions
09.2010 - 07.2013

Travel Consultant

Global Choices
09.2007 - 08.2010

Travel and Visa Consultant

XL Sandown Travel
07.2007 - 09.2007

Certification in customer care

06-2007

Diploma in Tourism

03-2007

Diploma In International Travel And Tourism - Tourism

Varsity College
Thelma HaphaneTravel And Admin Coordinator