samantha-jane samaai, Personal Assistant

samantha-jane samaai

Personal Assistant

البلد
جنوب أفريقيا
التعليم
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, none
الخبرات
12 years, 0 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :12 years, 0 أشهر

Personal Assistant
  • يوليو 2010 إلى أغسطس 2019

Provide comprehensive administrative and personal support to Marketing Director and 4 Marketing
Executives with scope of responsibility that includes dictation, correspondence, office management,
vendor relations, diary management, inbox management, appointment scheduling, travel coordination,
and event-planning functions.
* Forward planning to ensure Director is prepared for scheduled meetings and delivery
commitments.
* Taking action and using initiative during Director’s absence and completing tasks delegated to
me timeously.
* Ensure that agenda and any pre-reading material are obtained in advance.
* Planned all Departmental Strategy sessions for Management and stake holders as well as
yearend functions and departmental team buildings
* Secured cost-effective local and international travel and entertainment vendors reducing travel
expenditures by 15%.
* Created my own online filing system and presented it to the department for an easier workflow
* Office expenses recorded and controlled.
* Confidentiality maintained
* Leave applications updated and maintained
* Office expense records are up to date and accurate
* Leave applications for Marketing Department employees will be recorded, controlled and sent to
payroll office
* Ad-hoc admin and secretarial duties performed.
* Payments of accounts for marketing department (excl advertising accounts) will be processed.
* Timeous and correct payment of accounts
* Necessary documentation is completed, i.e. correct cost codes and authorization for payment.
* Managers will be reminded about the due dates of management reports.
* Typing assistance for management reports will be provided as needed
* Arrange research groups for Directors and Senior Management
* Reconciling of all credit card payments & department petty cash
* Coordinate all CSI departmental events

Executive Personal Assistant في PEPKOR
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • يوليو 2010 إلى أغسطس 2019

Personal Assistant to the Marketing Director, July 2010 - August 2019
Provide comprehensive administrative and personal support to Marketing Director and 4 Marketing Executives with scope of responsibility that includes dictation, correspondence, office management, vendor relations, diary management, inbox management, appointment scheduling, travel coordination, and event-planning functions.
• Forward planning to ensure Director is prepared for scheduled meetings and delivery commitments.
• Taking action and using initiative during Director’s absence and completing tasks delegated to me timeously.
• Ensure that agenda and any pre-reading material are obtained in advance.
• Planned all Departmental Strategy sessions for Management and stake holders as well as yearend functions and departmental team buildings
• Secured cost-effective local and international travel and entertainment vendors reducing travel expenditures by 15%.
• Created my own online filing system and presented it to the department for an easier workflow
• Office expenses recorded and controlled.
• Confidentiality maintained
• Leave applications updated and maintained
• Office expense records are up to date and accurate
• Leave applications for Marketing Department employees will be recorded, controlled and sent to payroll office
• Ad-hoc admin and secretarial duties performed.
• Payments of accounts for marketing department (excl advertising accounts) will be processed.
• Timeous and correct payment of accounts
• Necessary documentation is completed, i.e. correct cost codes and authorization for payment.
• Managers will be reminded about the due dates of management reports.
• Typing assistance for management reports will be provided as needed
• Arrange research groups for Directors and Senior Management
• Reconciling of all credit card payments & department petty cash
• Coordinate all CSI departmental events

Personal Assistant في OLD MUTUAL OMCS SELF SERVICE
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • سبتمبر 2007 إلى يونيو 2010

Provide comprehensive administrative and personal support to HOD and 2 Client Services Executives
with scope of responsibility that includes administration, diary management, inbox management,
appointment scheduling, travel coordination, and event-planning functions.
* Schedule and priorities meetings to ensure optimal use of manager’s times guided by operational
priorities
* Forward planning to ensure manager is prepared for scheduled meetings and delivery
commitments.
* Ensure that agenda and any pre-reading material are obtained in advance
* Making the necessary arrangements for external visitors
* Control the flow of information in and out of manager’s office
* Manage email inbox and calendars
* Answering and screening calls and handling queries.
* Taking action and using initiative during HOD’s absence and completing tasks delegated to me
timeously.
* Compose general correspondence for HOD’s signature where possible.
* Making arrangements for meetings, functions, conferences -coordinating logistics, ensuring a
suitable venue is booked and set up with the appropriate equipment, confirming attendee
availability, ensuring that any materials required for meetings are available and ready etc.
* Arrange and plan domestic and international travel arrangements, ensure cost and time
efficiency of travel include transfer to and from airport, car rental, accommodation etc.
* Maintaining confidentiality of information both from internal and external Sources.
* Maintaining personal records and assisting with staff-related matters
* Processing of payments for manager and department, as well as Vendor statements and invoices.
* Reconcile all Voyager and Exec club statements.
* Reconcile Cellphone accounts

الخلفية التعليمية

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, none
  • في none
  • يناير 1993

courses: Woodlands SSS – Matric

Specialties & Skills

Office Coordination
Travel Planning
Computer Skills
Confidentiality
Time Management
ADMINISTRATION
ADVERTISING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
DICTATION
DOCUMENTATION
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Reconcilling
Time Management Skills
Planning
Business Writing
Communication Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Diary Management
Organisational Skills
Local and International Travel

اللغات

الانجليزية
اللغة الأم
الأفركانية
متمرّس

التدريب و الشهادات

see certificates attached (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
In house

الهوايات

  • Cooking, shopping, entertaining, family