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Executive Personal Assistant
One Economy FoundationExecutive Personal Assistant
Mar. 2025 - Feb. 2026Windhoek East, Khomas, Namibia
Senior Private Secretary
Office of the First Lady, Republic of NamibiaSenior Private Secretary
Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2025Windhoek
Administrator
River of Life Community ChurchAdministrator
Jul. 2015 - Aug. 2019NamibiaOFFICE ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION • Help manage the immediate office operations with respect to communications, meetings and work flow; • Prepare correspondence based on first-hand knowledge of work schedule or events, rough notes, or verbal instructions, for Junior and Senior Pastors. • Drafting and editing of legal documents, such as correspondence, contracts • Organizing church events such religious workshops, conferences, gospel shows etc. • Organizing Travel and Accommodation for incoming pastors • Keep record of Financial Information of the Church • Any other business
Founding Member
Self-employedFounding Member
Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2019NamibiaFreelance Consulting: • Events Management • Catering • Supply to companies / ministries depending on their needs • Commodity Trades
Fund Portfolio Assistant
The Global FundFund Portfolio Assistant
Mar. 2009 - Apr. 2014Geneva Area, Switzerland• Senior executive-level administrative support • Office coordination & management • Workplan, budget and finance administration including financial reporting • Grants management and performance rating • Operations and human resources support • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Minute taking and report writing • Diary management • Meeting coordination & planning • Travel planning & coordination • Office supply management • Information/record administration • Training and supervision of staff
Legal Assistant
The Global FundLegal Assistant
Jul. 2007 - Mar. 2009Geneva Area, Switzerland• Help manage the immediate office operations with respect to communications, meetings and work flow; Provide information and guidance to staff in the unit to ensure understanding of intent and deadlines. Monitor work progress and priorities of the section and team by following-up on deadlines, commitments, etc. and raise any concerns to the Legal Counsel. • Prepare moderately complex correspondence based on first-hand knowledge of work schedule or events, rough notes, or verbal instructions, for the Legal Counsel approval/signature. Assistance in drafting and editing of legal documents, such as correspondence, contracts and internal memoranda. • Responsible for the review, proofreading, quality check and editing of legal documentation. • Follow up on staff travel reports, correspondence, briefing notes and other documents as required; and review them for composition and style as well as grammatical accuracy, factual correctness, and adequacy of treatment as well as adherence to the organizations’ procedures. • Maintain and update section's calendar including monitoring and maintenance of staff attendance records. • Establishes and maintains a records management system containing reference materials and confidential records as required. • Ensure provision of office supplies and equipment as relevant - liaise with concerned units as necessary. • Provide support to professional staff within the team by taking follow-up actions on activities initiated by team members. • Assistance in preparation of Terms of Reference (TORs), request for proposals and budget for upcoming contracts. Ensure rapid clearance, follow-up and clearance; • Assist the Legal Counsel with preparation and monitoring of Budget and Work plan for the Legal Team; • Assist in the preparation of consultants contracts, Letters of Agreement, etc. • Prepare financial documents and submit them for payments.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
World Health OrganizationPERSONAL ASSISTANT/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Mar. 2000 - Jun. 2007Geneva Area, SwitzerlandI was the Personal Assistant to the Project Manager and the Administrative Officer for the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). GOARN is a worldwide technical partnership of +120 technical institutions and collaborating centers in international epidemic alert and response to such emergencies as SARS, Ebola, and Avian Influenza. • Lead administrative preparation for GOARN field mission, including arrangements for rapid team deployment, protocol for government clearance and letters of initiation, and UN security clearance. Initiate administrative arrangements for the recruitment of consultants and temporary advisers from GOARN institutions; • Assist in organizing outbreak response activities on own initiative and/or instruction of Project Manager, including preparing operational budgets, action memos, and collation of briefing materials (background documents and reports from multiple sources0 for international team members; • Maintaining critical contact lists and institutional profiles for GOARN institutions and key consultants. Maintain time sensitive information in the WHO Event Management System (EMS), and publish information related to operations on a secure access website; • Organize meetings of GOARN (Geneva, Atlanta) and of the Steering Committee (SCOM) (Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Johannesburg); • Carry out routine secretarial duties. Prepares contracts to high specification (Technical Services Agreements, Agreements for Performance of Work, HR contracts for consultants). • Arrange duty travel for Project manager and other team members; preparation of itineraries, costing, travel authorizations, requests for government clearance, hotel reservations, visa requests etc.

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