OfW Member CV

Summary

"I am a tenacious Financial Accounting graduate, with a lot of experience in providing good customer service and a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual and Queer or Questioning (LGBTIAQ+) digital activist. I believe that my analytical, research and administrative skills would best serve my prospective employer. I am passionate about Development as I have been assisting organizations without receiving a stipend, around the Township of Langa and other surrounding areas in the Western Cape province, South Africa. I have maintained an affordable level of continuing professional development (CPD) throughout my career. In the up-coming years I intend to register for a Postgraduate at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Graduate School of Business (GSB)."

 

Details

Age 33
Gender Female
Nationality South African
Address Cape Town

Languages English, isiXhosa

Education & Training

Branch Volunteer Staff Training

Certificate, Organising for Work
Langa, Cape Town, Jan 2019 to Jan 2019
Covered spreadsheets, word processing, calendars, running workshops, policy and advocacy around unemployment in South Africa.

Bachelor of Commerce

Accounting, University of Cape Town
Cape Town, Jan 2010 to Dec 2013

Matric

Accounting, Mathematics, Life Orientation, IsiXhosa Home Language, English First Additional Language, Business Studies and Economics, Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
Butterworth - Eastern Cape, Jan 2008 to Dec 2008

 

Employment

Volunteer Tutor

Beautiful Gate South Africa (BGSA)
73 Stock Road, Lower Crossroads, Philippi East 7785, Jul 2023 to ongoing
Beautiful Gate South Africa shows God’s love by: - protecting, supporting and developing children - strengthening and empowering families, and - enabling and activating our community to thrive. Thantaswa Qongqo assists the Education Programme within the organization.

Volunteer Tutor / Treasurer

Masifundeni Educare
Langa, Cape Town, Apr 2021 to ongoing
Masifundeni Educare is a Non-Profit organization that serves to assist school learners with homework and study skills including a sports and recreation day per week.

Volunteer Branch Staff / Branch manager

Organising for Work
Langa, Cape Town, Feb 2019 to ongoing
Organising for Work is an unemployed movement that started in Langa. The role includes assisting members signing up, creating good CVs, making job applications, running workshops, using spreadsheets, word processing, setting up meetings, branch admin and informing members about the values and philosophy of the movement and unemployment.

Cashier

Woolworths (Pty) Ltd
Pinelands, Cape Town, Dec 2018 to Dec 2018
Reason for leaving : End of contract

Bursary Administrator

HCI Foundation
Cape Town, Sep 2014 to Sep 2016
Job Responsibilities/Duties : • Assist with BBBEE and auditing related queries. • Assist in data capturing, bursary file management, and bursary application review. • Assist with the co-ordination of hardcopy application forms. • Be comfortable with the bursary database system and engage with the developer whenever there is a glitch. • Assist with the update of the bursary application forms, both hardcopy and electronic. • Assist the bursary department by responding to queries. • Assist in daily telephone calls to students. • Support the establishment of the HCI Foundation alumni programme. • Assist with fee account calculations. • Calculate and follow up on refunds by liaising with students and institutions. • Conduct bursary related research and data analysis. • Get to know key role players at Institutions. • Assist in scheduling and coordinating events, meetings and other similar activities. • Assist with interviews of first year students. Meetings and events: • Assist with Bursary Committee, MANCOM and Trustee meeting preparation. • Attend all Bursary related meetings. • Attend and participate in any other events of the Foundation should the need arise. General: • Any other duties as might be assigned by the Bursary Head, General Manager and CEO Reason for leaving : Resigned

 

Skills

Accounting Analysis Bookkeeping Budgeting Good computer literacy Spreadsheets Teaching / tutoring Writing reports

 

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