TelkomPersonal Assistant | Learning & Development Consultant
Jun. 1998 - Mar. 2003Johannesburg Metropolitan Area■ Personal Assistant to Managing Executive (EXCO level
• Drafted correspondence, extracted data, researched and compiled board level (C-Suite) reports • Scheduled all meetings and diary ensuring no conflicts with full preparation for each meeting, list of attendees and agenda
• Arranged all travel plans – flights, accommodation, car hire with post travel collation and reconciliation of expenses
• Delegated business tasks to divisional secretaries/managers
• Took and distributed minutes from all meetings and triggered follow up where required
• Extensive engagement with top level government officials (national and international)
• Provided additional customer orientated support in line with companywide service excellent programme
• Anticipation and identified operational roadblocks and provided solution to smooth processes and workflows
• Set up and managed robust filing systems and office procedures, documentation presentation, specific formatting etc
• Planned and coordinated numerous internal and external events
• Maintained a high level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Supported with financial control – expenses, procurement, mileage etc, often drafting initial budgets ■ Learning & Development Consultant (Centre for Learning)
• Held numerous positions, initially Employee & External Relations Manager
• Designed and delivered training within the corporate learning service section
• Conceptualised, implemented company training objectives and business plan across the division
• Created procedures and workflows for training analysis, consultations, task analysis etc
• Wrote all training material, learner and facilitator guides and completed train the trainer for all modules
• Selected training delivery methodology and rolled out all training provision