JUNITH LAWSON
***1.
Cape Town -South Africa
Female
************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
I have 30+ years’ experience as a professional and accomplished Personal Assistant with an impressive range of Secretarial and Office Management skills applied across diverse sectors, including but not limited to the Legal, Electrical/ Building, Medical/Health and Private Household for both short term and long term periods.
A friendly, versatile and hardworking individual with strong working exposure to clerical and administrative positions;
Delivers effective communication and interpersonal skills and strong client relationship management; Adapts to different environments with ease;
Good reception capabilities and maintains an efficient first face of the company; Proactive, with good time management competencies and able to collaborate efficiently as part of a team; Strong knowledge base in MSWord, Windows XP, Excel, SAP and SAGE. If you require any further information, you are welcome to email me.
SKILLS:
Administration and clerical duties, a good level of written and spoken English and Afrikaans, a responsible attitude towards client privacy and ability to adapt and learn. Able to cope with difficult situations, Ability to organize work, ability to manage a large and demanding workload, Ability to stay calm when under pressure, Ability To Work AS Part Of A Team, above average emotional intelligence, Calm personality, can work on own initiative, Data Entry, Dealing with contractors, dealing with deliveries, Dependability/ reliability, Detail-oriented, Determination & Persistence, Familiar with Microsoft Office, General IT, Go-above-and-beyond attitude, Data Entry, Handled / processed confidential information, hard-working, caring, confident, emphatic, I am trustworthy and very hard working, Open minded person, PA duties, PA experience, readiness for new challenges, Respect for others and cultural diversities, Respecting client confidentiality and discretion, Sales & Marketing, UHNW experience, Word processing, Word, Excel and Outlook
EMPLOYMENT:
October 2021 - April 2022
Governess - HNW Private Family – International
Overseeing day and night nannies in looking after the child or children ; Making sure all nursery duties are completed Making sure that Healthy Meals for child / children are prepared Travelling with parents and child / children; Arranging the cleaning of child / children's room, play areas with the necessary household employees Focusing on the children's education and stimulating all areas of their development; Responsible for safety and hygiene of child / children at all times Organised the daily life of the children and keep them busy through various fun and educational activities; Arranging outdoor activities such as going swimming with baby swimmers and organised creative activities.
October 2013 - December 2019
O-Line Support Systems - Internal Sales Rep
Answering Telephone Calls; Taking Orders from or for Customers / Selling directly to public via telephone. Email, faxes and walk in customers; Processing of Orders on SAGE; Dealing with Customer Queries; Handling all aspects of the sales, compilation of quotes and or tenders / invoices / dispatching notes etc; Liaising with warehouse to dispatch goods. Computer programme knowledge within the company are: MS Word, Windows XP, Outlook, Sage, Excel and Embrace. Assisting with Annual Stock Take (Counting of Stock); Also other ad hoc duties as required.
June 2010 - June 2013
Aberdare Cables / Crabtree Electrical - Receptionist / Office Assistant / PA
Welcomes visitors; Handled and routed all incoming phone calls; Complex Diary Management Taking and delivering messages as required; Made calls as required and reports any switchboard faults for repair; Handled receiving and distributing courier services; Liaised with internal staff while maintaining appropriate standards within the reception area; Monitored and maintained records levels of staff calls, etc.; Updated and distributed new telephone / email lists as required; Handled boardroom bookings and other miscellaneous administrative tasks; Handled all invoicing through Aberdare / Crabtree and SAP administration including logging of PODs, provided tender and website administration.
January 2007 – May 2010
Fourie Attorneys - Receptionist /PA / Office Assistant
Delivered administrative support for the Office Manager and performing all receptionist and PA duties; Receiving of visitors to the office; Complex Diary Management; Handled and directed all telephone calls and taking and delivery of messages as required; Attended to Serving of Legal Notices to other Legal Companies and Court; Delivered administrative assistance across all office tasks to include typing; Updated and maintained confidential filing systems; Ordering of any stationery; Also other ad hoc tasks.
January 1998 - December 2006
DR RL Cheifitz - Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town Receptionist / Office Assistant / PA
Provided effective clerical and secretarial support and ensured the delivery of all general administrative duties; Maintained all correspondence incoming and outgoing; Complex Diary Management; Liaised with patients and scheduling of appointments; Assisted patients on arrival at the office and served refreshments as needed; Handled invoices and followed up on payment; Issuing of receipts and other documentation; Liaised with external partner requests pertaining to medical matters including file copies, reports, invoices and affidavits; Updating and maintaining existing files; Established new patients and files as required; Ensuring confidentiality of all documentation; Provided internal subject searches for Doctor; Managed the ordering of all stationery and other required consumables; Typing of Articles for publication in Medical Journals and News Papers.
EDUCATION:
High School 1989