THULISILE BUZANI

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WORK EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER (Project administration): Enterprise& Supplier Development: Localisation

Siyakha Consulting 2018 – Current

Key responsibilities:

Project administration

Research

Assist lead project manager in the organization and management of the daily activities of the Localization, ESD projects office and ensure efficient flow of information between stakeholders (Clients, internal team, and SMEs)

Develop implementation plans

Managing project calendars

Project communications with all the re

Prepare and provide documentation to internal teams and key stakeholders

Track expenses, and put together projections for each project

Monitor project progress and address potential issues

Coordinate quality controls to ensure deliverables meet requirements

Track, measure, and report on project performance

Act as the point of contact for all participants

Research of business development, including engage with potential external to create a pipeline for the funding of small businesses

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adq7xi@r.postjobfree.com

Marshalltown, Johannesburg

SKILLS

Project Management

Process Development & mapping

Communication (Stakeholder engagement & Management)

Administration

Technical writing

Adaptability

Technologically savvy

Strong Microsoft Office skills

MS PACKAGE

MS TEAM

MS PROJECT

SMART DRAW

SLACK

GANTT PRO

ASANA

VISIO

TECHNOLOGIES

PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

AWETHU PROJECT - SEPTEMBER 2016 – DECEMBER 2017 JOHANNESBURG

Key Responsibilities:

- Intern (6 Months): I provided administrative support and coaching support to the lead coach; within this position I performed the following functions:

Consolidated and analysed the weekly financials of 35 SMMEs to measure the financial performance of each SMME organization and determine the overall impact of the programme.

Coordinated internal projects, including the design and implementation of the SMME database utilizing MS Access and SMME training events.

Co-coached with assistive content the 35 SMME in our portfolio

- Public relations officer (3 months): In this position my main functions included:

Developed media and social media strategies with the social media manager, in line with the organization’s social media/ media policies.

Stakeholder engagement & management, including organizing visiting tours for funders interested in the project.

Reporting on the impact of the outcomes in the selected TVETS colleges

Stakeholder engagement and management

Coordinated and cofacilitated the implementation of the programme into various townships in Johannesburg including Soweto.

-Analyst (Senior Project Admin) (8 months):

Creating and implementation of a user testing process for the newly developed Awethu mobile platform

Provided administrative support to 3 associates.

Coordinated the expansion of the programmes to TVET colleges in 7 provinces of the country.

Initiating relations with various media houses to attract interest into the Awethu project and its initiatives.

EARLIER EMPLOYMENT

Administrative assistant

Virgin Active: January 2015 – August 2016

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES

Volunteer Project assistant: (As part of a youth exchange facilitated by the Southern Africa Trust) Lusaka, Zambia.

Panos Institute Southern Africa: June 2014 – December 2014

International Organization for Migration Delegate 2019

I was part of selected group of young people to embark on an educational trip to Ethiopia, this is in line with the International Organization for Migration’s mandate to enable the exchange of resources and knowledge in how all the Africa countries that have ratified to the African Union’s treaties and conventions have adopted policies that will ensure the successful integration of migrations into society.

ADDITIONAL INTERESTS

FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPMENT

HTML

CSS

JAVASCRIPT

BOOTSTRAP

User Center Design

REFERENCES

SENIOR CERTIFICATE – GRADE 12

Dec. 2009 Forest High School

EDUCATION

Available upon request

E D U C A T I O N

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: DIPLOMA

March 2021-Current Boston City Campus

SHORT COURSES

CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SkillUp 2022 - in Progress

JAVASCRIPT PROGRAMMING FOUNDATIONS

Udacity 2022 - in Progress

LEAN SIX SIGMA WHITE BELT

MF Treinmos 2022 Certified

EXCEL FUNDAMENTALS FOR DATA ANALYSIS

Coursera delivered by Macquarie University 2022 in Progress

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTICIFICATE

Coursera -Goggle course 2021 Completed

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