Brandon Bester Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Wc, Za

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I'm responsible for the project planning and management thereof including the risk management as well as the internal and external stakeholder management for all projects. My responsibilities have been the following but not limited to:- Provide project management support to the client from initial briefing and scoping phase, through to planning, estimating and budgeting, resource scheduling, design and development and full implementation of the project plans. - Accurately scope out projects providing project plans with deliverables and requirements, structuringthe priorities and dependencies, identifying correct resources with associated costs/time efforts. - Deliver operational excellence with the ability to anticipate potential issues and dependencies, highlight project risks, and manage and change against any business and technical requirements by effectively suggesting solutions or contingency plans at the appropriate stage of projects. - Schedule, track and prioritize the work correctly against critical deadlines and milestones.- Be the custodian of the change management process. i.e. identifying scope creep and ensuring any changes/new requirements are documented, agreed and updated into the existing project plan.- Effectively communicate the project status to both internal and external stakeholders during meetings, working through project Gantt graphs and key stakeholder deliverables. - Optimizing and improving project management processes and the overall approach where necessary to find efficiency. - Collaborate with the Consultants and Account Manager on staff Forecasting - Forecasting the resources needed to staff a portfolio. Ensuring that the skill set, and experience matches requirement- Traffic Media

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

My main responsibility is to set up, give oversight, communicate internally and externally with stakeholders and manage the new course development process of short courses at 2U. This included but not limited to the following tasks:Problem Solving for the next best alternative- Manage detailed daily communication with internal and external project stakeholders at all levels.- Lead, manage and motivate our development teams as they work to create both local and international online education courses.- Design project plans and work breakdown structures.- Draft and update project documents including budgets, project charters, project plans, communications plans and resource reports.- Run Daily Stand-Up (DSU’s) and weekly status meetings with project teams in order to measure and track project progress.- Creative problem-solving, scenario planning and change management.Relationship Management- Manage deliverables and timelines with the subject matter expert and university convenors to ensure alignment with project timelines.- Work closely with university stakeholders to build & maintain strong, collaborative relationships that aid in solidifying our partnerships.Process Improvement and Collaboration- Contribute to the overall success and growth of the Project Management team through collaboration and knowledge sharing.- Collaborate with team members from multiple functions to refine and improve processes.- Proficient in Google Apps, G-suit, Smartsheets, Asana, Tableau and Acumatica

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

My role was to remodel an existing cafe space into a coffee shop that caters up to 100 people within 2 months by achieving the following:- Project Management and coordination- Setting up and sticking to project timelines- Renovations and cosmetic look - deciding on design, look and feel- Worked with food suppliers, wholesalers and contractors- Played role in finding and hiring the coffee shop manager - Develop and work along side our coffee shop manager- Understanding POS system: Ikentoo- Ongoing implementation of stakeholders direction

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

My role was to support, maximise and multiply my executive who leads Common Ground Church, sits on the board as the Common Good chairperson, sits on the board of leaders in a global movement called Advance and recently started his own business by achieving the following:- Forecasting and Planning- Organizing logistics- Initiate and improve on existing structures and processes- Calendar coordination- Email Correspondence- Relieve any administrative burdens- Resource creation- Create and manage budgets- Represent the executive and organisation in meetings - Counseling- Leadership development- Developing and coaching students and young adults

Cape Town

The Fuel Team is Common Ground’s gap year of your life program for young adults between the ages of 18-25. The year is for people who love God and want to serve Him through the local church.- Counselling- Leadership Training- Conflict resolution- Team management- Administration- Strategic planning- Community engagement with underprivileged schools and disadvantaged communities

Cape Town Area, South Africa

My role was to give oversight and leadership to the youth ministry at Common Ground church that involved overseeing multiple budgets, multiple events and projects, use of facilities, 25+ volunteers and 80+ highschoolers in attendance of the youth programs.Responsibilities included:- Project Management and coordination - Counselling students- Leadership development- Strategic management

Cape Town

In my role as a Youth Leader intern, the main responsibility were to assist administratively, coordinate event, project manage and counsel highschoolers.Responsibilities included:- Event manage youth camps between 150- 300+- Function as an operations coordinator for youth events - Operations oversight for our youth ministry on a weekly basis - Strategic planning- Collate a database of 200+ highschoolers- Role out a strategic information plan for our youth - Administratively assist the current youth pastor- Counsel highschoolers

Ba Of Health Sciences And Social Services, Psychology And Counselling

Distinctions in: - Abnormal Behaviour & Mental Health - Introduction to Social Work - HIV/AIDS Care & Counselling - Community Psychology.

Education record

Fuel Teamer

Education record

Attended Rondebosch from Grade 2-12

Education record

Attended Grade's 0 and 1