Standard Bank Group

-	Creating high quality and impactful presentations. Formatting, editing and copywriting word documents and preparing analysis and reports for the bank’s leadership to engage with internal and external stakeholders. Including materials that would be presented at investor and analyst roadshows, client events, conferences, engagement with regulators and employee events.
-	Data analysis:  Analysing statistics and other data, interpreting and evaluating results, and creating reports and presentations for use by Executive Officers.
-	Effective design: Understanding and applying the principles of design - alignment, balance, consistency, contrast, proximity, white space, typography, colour, graphics, arrangement of individual elements, logos and the overall design to ensure that the design supports the bank's DNA, corporate image and other guidelines.
-	Acquiring Information: Conducting desk research to identify the need for, source, interpret and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
-	Stakeholder Segmentation: Identifying the different client, employee and stakeholder segments and sub-segments to design appropriate, effective communication and marketing experiences that will reach, communicate and connect with the target markets in an impactful and relevant way.
-	Effective Business Communication: Communicating information and ideas in a clear and concise manner, appropriate for the audience in order to explain, persuade, convince and influence others to achieve the desired outcomes.

Document and Presentations Design Specialist

Deloitte

Documents Specialist

Standard Bank Africa Ltd.

Contract position 

•  Supporting the Director and team of 5 organising their 
   day-to-day needs, such as:
­   -  Full diary management
­­   -  Co-ordinating meetings
­­   -  Assisting clients with access and parking
­­   -  Travel arrangements (flight bookings, visa applications, 
      transfers, accommodation, rental cars etc).
­­   -  Itineraries (combination of travel company and country 
      assistance).
•  On-boarding new staff which inlcuded arranging for 
   Internet & intranet access, telephone, desk and laptop
•  Assist directors with HR processes:
­   -  On-boarding
­­   -  Performance reviews
­­   -  Scheduling training for staff development
•  General assistance included the following:
­­   -  Completion and submission of travel expenses
­­   -  Completion and submission of personal expenses
­­   -  Constant monitoring of Directors expenses and
      reconciliation of his bank account to ensure payments
      were made timeously
•  General documentation assistance which included
   typing, scanning, filing, fax/photocopying and binding of 
   presentations and documentation
•  Office administration duties, such as:
­   -  Ordering stationery
­­   -  Regular check on area maintenance
­­   -  Liaising with relevant support departments for 
      assistance to meet the needs of the team
•  Continuous relationship building with the following
   people:
­­   -  Relevant support departments
­­   -  Foreign/country support individuals
­­   -  Foreign and local vendors and service providers
­­   -  Relevant country agricultural heads
•  Screen, redirect and handle telephone calls
•  Respond to emails on behalf of the Director or team
   members on official level
•  Delivery of projects within budget and tight deadlines
   utilising available resources

Team Administrator

The Creative Counsel

–  Creating presentations to potential clients, marketing TCC to them using the company history, past and present client database, driving the use of brand ambassadors, marketing the Field Services aspect of TCC.  
–  Formatting of PowerPoint, Word and Excel documents
–  Creating and maintaining standardised client and department templates.
–  Assisting sales executives with their sales pitches in presentation form 
–  Assist departments, directors, as well as company CEOs with gathering information, developing presentations as per client requirements/demands, creating impactful visual presentations relevant to the information required.  
–  Consulting on any creative work, such as office events, 
client marketing campaigns.  
–  Developing training manuals per campaign for field marketing teams
–  Assisting the Retail department in ensuring correct placement of point of sale artwork, assisting with logistics to various regions of marketing material. 
–  Managing field marketing teams in various regions to get campaign and promotional artwork and material properly and punctually placed at pre-assigned locations.

Presentation Specialist

McKinsey and Company

–  Production/conversion of documents into high-quality, client-ready PowerPoint presentations, national and international client base.
–  Document editing and formatting, i.e., PowerPoint, Word and Excel documents, editing and formatting within strict 
McKinsey global document standards, global branding
standards and compliance to rules of South African English 
and McKinsey punctuation standards.
–  Managing deadlines for the consultant teams
–  Providing and receiving feedback to consultants with regards to communication and expectations in order to boost performance of the subordinate team as well as provide a more streamlined service to the consultant teams.
–  Building client relationships with the consultant teams in order to create a pleasant and more approachable environment for both parties, i.e., ensure a strong relationship with both parties in order to ensure flexibility and satisfaction from both parties. 
–  Problem-solving any client concerns that may occur, 
such as deadline extensions, quality issues, conflict resolution. 
–  Taking on any overflow production work that comes in and ensuring all deadlines are met, and with good quality.

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