Lerato Makoma Mokumo - Personal Assistant
PERSONAL DETAILS
•Address 228 Basden Avenue, Lyttleton.
Centurion, 0157
•Email **********@*****.***
•Cell 076*******
•Date of Birth 1987/06/01
•Nationality South African
•Gender Female
•Availability 30 days
•Driver’s License Yes (C1/ Code 10)
•Own Car Yes
PERSONAL SUMMARY
A highly motivated, confident, Assertive and Pro-Active individual. A problem solver who pays attention to detail. Flexible and able to work well under pressure. I am energetic and have a positive attitude. Well-spoken in verbal and written communication. Able to exhibit confidentiality, discretion, tact, diplomacy and professionalism when dealing with directors or senior managers. Ability to learn new software. Ability to work independently and with professional discretion. Currently seeking a suitable Personal Assistant position with a dynamic company.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Administration
Event Management
Secretarial Duties
Proficiency Word Processing skills
Document Management
Diary Management
Travel Arrangements
Query Resolution
People Management
CAREER HISTORY
Executive Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
Energy at Work (Pty) Ltd
1 October 2018 to Date
Duties
Minute taking of MANCO Meetings, weekly or as required
Maintain filing system
Acting as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients and other external partners
Managing information flow in a timely and accurate manner
Managing executives’ calendars and set up meetings
Oversee the performance of other clerical staff
Act as an office manager by keeping up with office supply inventory
Format information for internal and external communication – memos, emails, presentations, reports
Take minutes during meetings
Screen and direct phone calls and distribute correspondence
Organize and maintain the office filing system
Discretion
Support CEO on personal external commitments
Welcome CEO’s guests and make provision for meetings and catering
Managing of social media pages; Facebook, placing adverts and responding to queries
Directing and screening telephone calls to CEO
Personal Assistant to Chief Financial Officer
(TUMS) Total Utilities Management Services (Pty Ltd)
13 October 2013 to September 2018
Duties
Minute taking of general meetings and as required
Undertake research for Executives
Attend to travel arrangements of Executives
Set up and maintain filing systems (electronic and hard copy)
Attend to visitors of the executive’s office, both scheduled and ad hoc, redirecting their needs as appropriate.
Manage correspondence, emails to and from executives, drawing attention to matters where draft responses are applicable.
Plan, coordinate and organize projects
Track the distribution of documentation and correspondence to and from the Executives Office.
Coordinate meeting packs
General administration and maintaining a filing/storage system for the company and executives.
HR Files for employees below executive level
Sourcing and ordering of stationery and office equipment; Facilities management Providing administrative support to the CEO and COO’s Office
Reason for Leaving: New Offer and higher position
Administration/ Receptionist
Peu Group (Pty) Ltd
12 December 2011 to 12 October 2013
Duties
Facilities Management - ordering of stationery and maintenance
Research
Answering of telephone and directing calls to the relevant department
Operating the switchboard and routing telephone calls
Attend to visitors that walk into the office
Filing for senior managers and executives
Reason for Leaving: Promoted to Admin Assistant within same company
Spec Savers
Frontline Assistant
1 March 2011 to 30 November 2012
Duties
Liaising with Medical Aids for the confirmation of benefits
Maintaining a filing system
Receiving of parcels and packaging of parcels to be sent out
Generating of invoices and receipts
Opening files for new patients
Patient Enquiries
General cleanliness of the store
Invoicing of jobs and general administration
Assisting of customers with optical needs
Reason for Leaving: New offer as a receptionist, relocated from Polokwane to Johannesburg.
Bensure Management Services
Administrator
06 June 2010 to 28 February 2011
.
Duties
Updating of client database
Cold calling
Searching of new clients
Training of new sales agents
Administration; (filing, invoicing, new business)
Reason for Leaving: Company Closed
Truworths
Cash Desk Consultant
January 2008 to December 2009
Duties
Daily cash up
Assisting of customers in the store \
Front desk sales to customers
Cleanliness of the store
General Store administration; (filing, invoicing)
Reason for Leaving: To further Studies
ACADEMIC
Capricorn High School
2001-2005
Senior Certificate
English
Afrikaans
Accounting
Business Economics
Geography
Biology
COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES
•Ability to organize and prioritize
•Plan, coordinate and organize projects
•Arranging external off-site strategy sessions and meetings
•Various ad-hoc responsibilities within the division
•Sourcing and ordering of stationery and office equipment
•Minute taking and strong typing skills
•Preparation of presentations, typing and formatting of various documents
•Travel arrangements, both locally and internationally
•Screening of calls and directing calls to the appropriate person.
•Problem Resolution.
•Proficiency in Windows, including MS Word, EXCEL and PowerPoint
REFERENCES
Zelda Brown (Manager at Truworths) – 015-***-****
Fred Darker (Director of Sales) – 011-***-****/083-***-****
Ennie Tema (Optometrist) – 071-***-****