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AletheaRobynWicht
(Paarl, Western Cape)
Mobile: 072 202 5958
E-mail: aletheawicht@gmail.com
Date of birth: 30 July 1976
Nationality: South African
Dependants: None
Self-Appraisal
Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills (English and Afrikaans)
High energy and the ability to work well under pressure
Effective telephone etiquette
Absolute attention to detail
Flexible and dynamic
Highest integrity
Team player
Well-groomed and professional appearance
Honest and reliable
Computer literate (Full MS Office Suite)
Education
Human Resource Management (Certificate)
Jan – Oct 2003, Rand Afrikaans University, Gauteng, SA
Received 4 Distinctions (for written assignments)
Matric - A-Levels (UK), Grade 12 (SA)
1993 – 1994, Abbotts College, Cape Town, SA
Grade 7 to Grade 11
1990 – 1993, Rustenberg Girls High School, Cape Town, SA
Courses and Training
Agile Boot Camp – September 2014
Project Management Fundamentals – April 2014
Lean Agile Fundamentals– February 2014
MS Projects 2010, 2011 – October 2012, January 2013
Project / Program Administration – July 2012
Practical Minute Taking & Time Management – January 2011
Communication Skills – November 2011
Event Management for PA’s – The Hedgehog Event July 2010
Trouble Free Travel Planning for PA’s – Biztech July 2010
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Professional Experience
1 December 2015 – Current. Unitec Spa. South African Fruit Technologies
Office Manager / Branch Manager
Point of contact between Unitec, Paarl and the Italian head office
Responsible for all administrative, accounting and financial activities of the subsidiary
Correspondence and business letters
IT and software related issues
Staff management and support function to the team
Keeping files and records well organised and maintained
Maintenance of office equipment including ordering office supplies and stationary
International and local travel arrangements
All meeting arrangements and staff reviews
Maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers
Cash flow and expense registers
Checking overdraft of delinquent customers and coordinating recovery actions
Financial forecasting, monthly budgeting and branch reports
All events and conferences
January 2015 – November 2015, Outsource Logistics Freight Forwarding & Clearing
Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Administration Manager
Executive Assistant to CEO
Office management
Minute taking
Correspondence and business letters
Ordering office supplies and stationary
IT and software related issues
Keeping files and records well organised and maintained
Maintenance of office equipment
Monthly reports
Support function to the team
Monthly financial recons of approximately 88 debtors
All meeting arrangements and staff reviews
February 2010 – December 2014, Investec Bank, Johannesburg
Program Administrator for Investec Private Bank, Strategic Projects (July 2012 – December 2014)
Minutes (Infosys Steercom, Zensar Steercom, Change Control Board, weekly and daily project meetings) -
distribution of minutes and other documentation to the relevant stakeholders
Scheduling and attending Scrum Retrospectives and Sprint Planning sessions – creation of Project Plans
from Scrum charts after these sessions
Create Scope documents that details the stories included in each Sprint per team
Produce Project Dashboards for communication to management and business stakeholders
Attend Project Status meetings with Infosys and Zensar and update the necessary documentation
Create weekly Status Report and upload to SharePoint
Managing the daily tracker (including 4 week planning view)
Updating the following logs: Risk, Actions, Decisions and Issues
Infosys and Zensar Steercoms - collecting reports, preparing board pack and distributing to all Steering
Committee members, minutes and any action points coming out of the meeting
Produce project dashboards for communication to management and the business stakeholders on a
weekly basis
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P.A. to Company Secretary, Investec Company Secretarial Division (July 2011 – July 2012)
Extensive P.A. duties (diary management, minutes, agendas, travel arrangements, filing, post, FedEx, etc.)
Creation and issuing of board packs and meeting packs
Typing and issuing of debenture resolutions and certificates
Typing and updating all Company Registers
Co-ordination of Company Secretarial meetings (including diary management, arranging meeting rooms,
catering, VC connections to Cape Town, Mauritius, UK, etc.)
Typing of all Annual Financial Statements and responsible for getting the relevant signatures (local and
international).
P.A. to Head of Marketing, Private Bank (June 2010 – July 2011)
Planning, co-ordinating and documenting meetings and events (incl. managing attendees, arranging
logistics, refreshments, venues, equipment etc.)
Pro-active diary management for six (6) Heads of Marketing
Making travel arrangements - both local and international (incl. arranging flights, booking accommodation
and rental cars, applying for forex allowances, assisting with visa applications, etc.)
Screening telephone calls, handling telephone enquiries, and taking accurate messages
Managing an efficient filing system, and dealing with faxes and post
Minute meetings efficiently when requested
Preparing PowerPoint presentations
Ordering and co-ordinating stationery and office equipment
Despatch of all marketing goods to regions.
P.A. to Company Secretary, Investec Company Secretarial Division (February 2010 – May 2010)
Extensive P.A. duties (diary management, minutes, agendas, travel arrangements, filing, post, FedEx, etc.)
Creation and issuing of board packs and meeting packs
Typing and issuing of debenture resolutions and certificates
Typing and updating all Company Registers
Co-ordination of Company Secretarial meetings (including diary management, arranging meeting rooms,
catering, VC connections to Cape Town, Mauritius, UK, etc.)
Typing of all Annual Financial Statements and responsible for getting the relevant signatures (local and
international).
June 2006 – January 2010, DURA SoletancheBachy
Personal Assistant / Executive Secretary
Personal Assistant to the Managing Director and 3 Executives
Accommodation and travel (International and local) for the whole South African group.
Press releases and editorials in various Construction and Civil Engineering magazines, marketing tools.
Winner of Construction Worlds ‘Best Projects’ 2nd place prize for Moma Jetty editorial.
Event planning and management. This included conceptualisation, planning and management of the
Beaujolais Nouveau function at the Gautrain Sandton Station Construction Site
Maintaining production records of all sites.
Sourcing required suppliers, designing corporate stationary, staff management and management of
Company website.
May 2004 – June 2006, GlenCarol (A Division of Ninian & Lester) SA
Retail Marketing Co-ordinator
Account Management for Woolworths, Ackerman’s, Clicks, Queenspark, Markham, Makro, Truworths,
Stuttafords,
Successfully attained new business – Woolworths Ladies, Makro Ladies and Leisure Knit and grew WW
Budget from R14 Million (2005) to R32 Million (2006)
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Sourcing of product abroad and design, to machine allocation, to packaging and distribution
Management of flow of information between sales and production department, including various reports
such as Post-Seasonal analysis, Monthly sales reports and Weekly Replenishment Reports
Buying, sourcing and design of all packaging
Presentations at Board level (WW Segmentation Strategy) and Management level (Post-Seasonal)
Managing all replenishment accounts (market analysis, style and colour detail)
April 2001 – Jan 2004, BP Lubricants, England
Customer Services Adviser
Support and co-ordinate the supply of commercial lubricants to Truck and Agricultural dealers of the
commercial sector of BP/Mobil/Castrol Lubricants
Aiding smooth processing of invoicing and payments
Resolving technical queries on specifications, applications, competitor alternative grades and health and
safety data
Ensuring correct and timely completion of all pricing updates.
Credit management of accounts
Successfully reached performance objectives: awarded £850 bonus
Promoted to Customer Management Systems Super-user after 6 months
References available