Irine Matanga, Events Coordinator & Administrative Officer

Irine Matanga

Events Coordinator & Administrative Officer

Eden Leisure Group

Location
Zimbabwe
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business and Administration
Experience
22 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months

Events Coordinator & Administrative Officer at Eden Leisure Group
  • Zimbabwe
  • April 2011 to June 2014

Planned and executed tailor made events for individual and corporate clients.
Ensured availability of all material and man power is available for any events in progress.
Advised clients on setup options and provided clients with estimates on cost of events.
Maintained liaison with caterers and managers.
Booked talent, including musicians, bands, and disc jockeys. Scheduled speakers, vendors and participants.
Coordinated and monitored event timelines and ensured deadlines were met.
Edited and designed promotional materials, working with printers and designers to develop event invitations.
Coordinated event logistics, including registration and attendee tracking, presentation and materials support and pre- and post-event evaluations.

Projects Coordinator at Digi-Graphics P/L
  • Zimbabwe
  • January 2004 to November 2011

Planned and executed tailor made events for individual and corporate clients.
Ensured availability of all material and man power is available for any events in progress.
Advised clients on setup options.
Provided clients with estimates on cost of events.
Maintained liaison with caterers and managers.
Booked talent, including musicians, bands, and disc jockeys. Scheduled speakers, vendors and participants.
Coordinated and monitored event timelines and ensured deadlines were met.
Edited and designed promotional materials, working with printers and designers to develop event invitations.
Prepared presentations.
Coordinated event logistics, including registration and attendee tracking, presentation and materials support and pre- and post-event evaluations.

Personal Assistant to Director - Product Support at Barzem Enterprises
  • Zimbabwe
  • February 2000 to November 2003

Provided assistance to the Product Support Director (representing and reporting direct to the South African office) on all product support.
Organised leisure activities, visas and hotel accommodation bookings for top management within the country and regionally.
Screened phone calls, enquiries and requests and handled them when appropriate.
Organised and maintained diaries and set appointments, dealt with incoming letters, email, faxes and distribution of weekly reports on behalf of management.
Assisted coordination of company events including Golf Days, annual corporate parties, long-service awards, birthdays for senior members of staff.

Personal Assistant to Managing Director at Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe
  • February 1998 to January 2000

All supportive secretarial and administration work in the MD's office

Executive Assistant to Director - Research and Development at SAPES Trust
  • Zimbabwe
  • August 1994 to July 1998

Provided secretarial support to the Director of Research and development.
Job entailed lots ot typing research reports and journals.

Executive Assistant to Managing Director at Landmark Publishing
  • Zimbabwe
  • January 1998 to July 1998

Provided all secretarial and administrative office support to the Managing Director

Secretary in Registry Department at University of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe
  • August 1991 to July 1997

Provided support to Assistant Registrar.
Job entailed responsibility to liase with Faculties on registration, examination registration and results publishing.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business and Administration
  • at Team impact University (Celebration College)
  • December 2008

Specialties & Skills

Team Player
Customer Service
Marketing
Project Management
Technology
Organizational Ability
Planning
Technical Oversight
General Management of Business
Written Expression - Correspondence
Time Management
Problem Solving

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Time Management for Administrators (Training)
Training Institute:
Astra Group
Date Attended:
May 2003
Duration:
8 hours
Presentation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Alison - Online
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
2 hours
Entrepeneural Development (Training)
Training Institute:
EMPRETEC
Date Attended:
August 2002
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, jogging, salveging & refurbishing furniture, running family chat,
    I jog every morning for three km around our block. I read at least three books a month (usually buy used motivational books whenever l travel). Frunished our farm house with second hand furniture which l refurbished with my children. Often get used furniture to refurbish and sell. Have created a whats app family group chat with 35 family members who are all over the world.