REATLEGILE PHIRI
Contact
Address:
Midrand, Gauteng, ZA.
***************@*****.***
Driver’s License: Code 10
Languages
English – Excellent
Sotho- Excellent
Tswana-Excellent
Afrikaans- Basic
Zulu-Basic
French-Basic
Contactable
References
Joannie Duvenhage- Credit Manager at
Associated Industries
*******@*******.**.**.
Evelyn Mallo- Senior Programme
Officer at Dataville Research LLC.
***********@**************.***
Khatu Rammela- Media Analyst Trainer
at Media Tenor SA
*********@****.***
Summary
Reatlegile is a detail-oriented and critical thinker with over three years of corporate experience in Media, Research, Finance and Client Services. She also has over two years of volunteering experience in the non-profit sector working in Project Co-ordination, Coaching, Mentoring, Campaigning and Advocacy.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics specializing in International Studies and is currently doing her final year in her LLB degree, part-time. Her passion includes commercial law and leadership, and this is demonstrated through her training in the Young African Leaders Initiative, Regional Leadership Center (YALI-RLC) in 2019.
Skill Highlights
Legal Writing.
Computer literacy
(Microsoft
Office,SPSS,AS400,
NETERM, WordPress)
Customer Relations.
Research & Critical
Analysis.
Presentation.
Accounts Reconciliation
Electronic files
management.
Document Formatting &
Editing.
Experience
Credit Controller – June 2016 to November 2019, Associated Industries, Johannesburg, ZA.
Assessed creditworthiness through ITC checks.
Responsible for debt collection and managed over 50 debtors.
Created account statements and closed off month-end run.
Used electronic filing and organized clients’ records and data.
Reviewed debtor’s age analysis reports.
Compiled invoices for clients.
Managed clients’ accounts, queries and complaints.
Typed letters and correspondences to clients.
Drafted legal demands, default judgments and summonses
(DebtPack Enterprise).
Captured Sheriff’s fees and updated return of services.
Assisted Senior Management in account management and client queries.
Managed office switchboard on a weekly basis.
Occasionally ran court errands at the JHB Magistrate Court.
Verified sales representatives’ monthly reports. Remote International Development Intern- January 2019 to March 2019, Dataville Research LLC, Headquarter in Abuja, Nigeria
Analyzed and explored different methods of data collection
Compiled individual budget proposals for a project in Western Africa.
Developed a skill in using statistical software to generate data. Core
Competencies:
Good communication skills.
Experience in accounts
receivables, contracts, legal
writing and customer
service.
IT fluency i.e. search engine
optimisation, operation of
back office management
software and electronic
information resource.
Good organizational skills.
Knowledge of filing systems.
Detail-oriented and
analytical.
Able to work under pressure.
Education:
University of South
Africa-Bachelor of Laws-
2015 to present.
Majors: International
Law, Legal Philosophy,
Professional Ethics,
Company Law.
University of Pretoria-
Bachelor of Political
Science-2012 to 2014.
Majors: Research
Science, Sociology,
Political Science and
International Politics.
Midrand High School-
Matric 2009.
Investigated different career options in International Development.
Participated in monitoring and evaluation projects in West Africa. Media Analyst Trainee-October 2014 to April 2015, Media Tenor SA, Pretoria. ZA.
Interpreted and analysed different media news coverage and transferred data onto a coding application.
Worked according to a set of weekly and monthly targets.
Assisted Researchers in compiling reports and presentations.
Developed the ability to read and comprehend information quickly.
Created an organized work system to help meet targets. Volunteering Experience
Volunteer/Fundraiser- February 2018 to present, Lawyers Against Abuse, Diepsloot, ZA.
Fundraising through creating individual campaigns.
Use creative marketing tools and methods.
Securing donors and support for the organization.
Working together with Exec. Director to coordinate events. Volunteer Teacher- January 2013 to July 2014, Mamelodi Initiative, Pretoria, ZA.
Taught junior underprivileged High School students Life Skills and English
Mentored a class of 20 students.
Hosted talks on pressing social issues for grades 8-10. Certificates-Skills Training
Short Course on Voices of Youth: Youth Advocacy for GCED issued by APCEIU
Short course on Fundamentals of Project Management issued by Philanthropy University.
Short curse on Lean Data Approaches to Measure Social Impact issued by PlusAcumen.
Achievements
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Public Management Track– Southern Africa program, July 2019.
Contributed my work in a published toolkit in the Global Citizenship Foundation advocacy toolkit, April 2019. Title: Global Citizenship Education Ambassadors’ National/Regional Advocacy Toolkit. Link: https://www.globalcitizenshipfoundation.org/free-resources