Dr. Simangele Mkhize Email & Phone Number

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

The role of the Post Graduate Assistant is to assist undergraduates and post graduate students in the allocated faculty with managing their studies. This is done by holding weekly tutorials, consultations, preparations, workshops. The PGA is also required from time to time to attend classes with the lecture for the module/s allocated to. The PGA is required to designs and implement exercises and activities to facilitate student's academic improvement, prepare weekly lesson plans for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals, review class material with students by discussing the text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing assignments, and provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students. Additionally, they are required to attend and participate in an Honours workshop each month.

Durban

In this role as the Research Administrator, I was responsible for preparing various reports. I also assisted with procurement tasks, ensuring the timely acquisition of necessary supplies. Additionally, the Research Administrator will compile and maintain a list of accepted postgraduate students who will attend conferences and require funding assistance from the College. Attend postgraduate writing workshops to provide administrative support.

Durban

In this role I was aiding the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Student Housing Department with the allocations of room, and registrations of rooms to first year and returning students. In doing this I made sure that all students who are accepted get a room are allocated in their respective residences. This also took into consideration different students’ needs such as those that are disabled, or those in programmes that require them to be in residents close by. By doing this I made such that academic advantage is achieved as no student will be in isolation. In allocating and registering the students for their residents I achieve the university’s goal of making sure that students who require a place to stay are accommodate. This will be of great benefit to your organisation as I am able to accommodate individuals’ need and make sure that they are accommodate regardless of their circumstance, at the same time meeting the goals of your organisation. In this capacity I also acted as a contact person between the students and the Department of Student Housing. This would include addressing all queries that the students or parents may have pertaining to the admission, allocation, registration, move, or stay of students in the university residents. By doing this I eliminated all the confusion that students and parents, especially for first year entrants, have. The additional requirements included:• Relay correct information as per the instructions of DSRA staff• Redirect urgent matters to Residence administrators or Residence Life Coordinator.• Coordinate queues during residence registration and ensure all students, staff and visitors are assisted accordingly.• Provide assistance to Residence Administrators with admissions.This can assist your organisation as I have an experience in communicating well with fellow employees and customers of the organisation. I am skilled in solving problems that might arise in a particular task.

Durban

In this position, I was working with the Teaching & Learning Unit, which is responsible for academic and monitoring of students at the university. Underperforming students and students under the discipline that the ADO is allocated at are referred for academic counselling. The role is seen as not only related to helping students with acquiring academic concepts but also with encouraging good learning practices. The ADO role is inclusive with. An ADO provides ongoing support with academic and pastoral issues, and acting as points of referral and communication with the wider university community.

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

In this position I was working under the UKZN Writing Place which offers academic writing and literacy support to students. As a Student Assistant I provided individual, small groups, as well as larger group workshops to undergraduates, post-graduate diploma students, honours students and masters students to develop reading, thinking, and academic writing skills and competencies necessary for achieving and maintaining good academic performance in written assessments. The role further included developing content for facilitating workshops to promote students’ academic writing skills. These skills include critical reading, understanding, and breaking down topics; essay writing, structuring of arguments, researching, referencing, using Grammarly and Turnitin.

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

In this role I was reviewing submissions of journal articles, books, and book chapters of publishers in all the 5 UKZN campuses. This was done to make sure that all the documents submitted by the publishers for publication are complete and comply with the requirements required by the Department of Higher Education. As a Publications Assistance I would recommend authors to supply missing information or content. The submissions by the publishers were mad on the UKZN Research Information Gateway (RIG) system. This provided more knowledge and understanding in using and navigating the system.

Durban Area, South Africa

In this role I was aiding the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Student Housing Department with the allocations of room, and registrations of rooms to first year and returning students. In doing this I made sure that all students who are accepted get a room are allocated in their respective residences. This also took into consideration different students’ needs such as those that are disabled, or those in programmes that require them to be in residents close by. By doing this I made such that academic advantage is achieved as no student will be in isolation. In allocating and registering the students for their residents I achieve the university’s goal of making sure that students who require a place to stay are accommodate. This will be of great benefit to your organisation as I am able to accommodate individuals’ need and make sure that they are accommodate regardless of their circumstance, at the same time meeting the goals of your organisation. In this capacity I also acted as a contact person between the students and the Department of Student Housing. This would include addressing all queries that the students or parents may have pertaining to the admission, allocation, registration, move, or stay of students in the university residents. By doing this I eliminated all the confusion that students and parents, especially for first year entrants, have. The additional requirements included:• Relay correct information as per the instructions of DSRA staff• Redirect urgent matters to Residence administrators or Residence Life Coordinator.• Coordinate queues during residence registration and ensure all students, staff and visitors are assisted accordingly.• Provide assistance to Residence Administrators with admissions.This can assist your organisation as I have an experience in communicating well with fellow employees and customers of the organisation. I am skilled in solving problems that might arise in a particular task.

Durban Area, South Africa

1. Purchasing and Procurement of orders through Oracle• Receive CAR/CDR form(fully signed) together with quotation from requester• Load P.O. into the Oracle system, forward to C&P for approval• Send P.O. number to the requester• After approval send Purchase Order to requestor• File all associated documents• Follow up with supplier as the delivery of items ordered• Purchasing of stationery, PPE, and tools through iPocurement• Issuing of Material Pick up List2. Change Orders• Receives Change Orders from Fluor and logs in Master change Register• Captures specific change order information for Change Order Indicators• Route for SAPREF Signatures• Preparation of transmittal• Interface with Fluor for additional documentation as and when required• Arrange meetings with the relevant parties to discuss if required• Formally transmit approved Change Order to Fluor• Maintain filing system – Soft & Hard Copies• Produce MOM.3. BDP & BDEP Packages• Focal point to co-ordinate packages between Fluor & SAPREF• Maintain register• Track and facilitate sign-off• Send out reminders for outstanding signatures• Maintain filing system – Soft & Hardcopies4. Estimates & PIPS• Receives Estimates from Fluor and logs in Master Estimate Register• Update Estimating database with key estimate information• Issues to SAPREF team for review• Follow up on additional or missing supporting information• Co-ordinates and sets up estimate clarification meetings if required• Copying of estimate packages• Formally transmits approved estimates to Fluor• Maintain Filing System – Soft & hard Copies5. BOD’s/Studies• Receive documents from Optimisation group and log in Master Register• Make copies of documents and formally transmit to Fluor• Maintain Filing System – soft & Hard Copies6. Assists with updating PIP Status Reports on a weekly basis7. Sets up meetings as well as safety walks for Projects team8. General Admin support to Projects Team

Durban Area, South Africa

The responsibilities of the position included conducting tutorials for the undergraduate students for the module named Research Methodology: Statistical Methods and Analysis. This is a module conducted for the second-year students at the School of Management, IT & Governance. As a tutor for the module, I was responsible for conducting tutorial classes for a number of 26 undergraduate students enrolled for the module. In addition, the academic leader of the school would ask that I come in to assist the post graduate students (Honours) with exam preparation, and their academic research. The responsibilities also included performing administrative duties relating the college programmes, as well as assessment material for the students. Lastly, I assisted students in handling their academic matters. These would include having mentoring sessions, or one-on-one meetings on how they can better manage their studies. With the above activities I assisted the students in better understanding the contents of their modules, and as result improved their marks for assessments. This then improved the academic performance, attitude towards learning, and self-esteem of students. For the organisation this also increased their rating in the concerned modules. I will use the above skills in your organisation in making sure that I teach fellow employees who may need assistance in any task or skill of which I am familiar with or have knowledge of.

Durban Area, South Africa

The responsibilities for the job included tender management for the Transnet . As a Procurement Specials I was required to prepare tender documents, advertise, evaluate, and prepare recommendations for award. Once the contract has been awarded, I was required to manage it and coordinate with project teams so as ensure stakeholders understand their roles. This also included direct and effective management of the tendering and contract administration to ensure adherence to Transnet Procurement policy; thereby streamlining the Procurement Process. The purchasing of materials for the projects utilised SAP software as the tool. The position allowed me to further develop my management skills as the organisation gave me the tasks of overseeing the contracts. As I was in charge, I also had to decide on mechanisms to be used on contract variation. The organisation as a result obtained value for money as there was proper monitoring of the contracts which resulted in the fulfilment of contractual obligations. This in addition supported the objectives of the organisation. This will highly assist your organisation as I will monitor all the tasks that needs to take place and make sure that they are delivered adequately. This will similarly assist your organisation in obtaining value for money.As a Procurement Specialist I made sure I build a concrete relationship with suppliers, and as a result they were responsive and cooperative to what the needs of the organisation were. Not only did I build a good relationship with suppliers, but in the position, I was also responsible for working with other Project team members to ensure that TNPA or customer related actions or inactions which could result in constructive contract changes are identified and make recommendations on their resolution. This improved my people’s skills and made it easy to work with anyone. I take this skill with me in every organisation that I get involved with, any your organisation will be no different.

Durban Area, South Africa

In this position I was responsible for taking orders from the employees of stock which was short. I would search for suppliers, compare prices, and place orders with the supplier which was suitable. I also had to make sure that the stock which was ordered was delivered at the right location and on time. In the role as a stock buyer, I learnt communication and negotiating skills. This included obtaining best value from our suppliers and at the same time maintaining a good relationship. This is a skill which will be greatly utilized in your organisation. This will assist your organisation as it will be easy to communicate with parties involved in the tasks which I will be doing for your organisation. I will also utilize the negotiating skill in your company when dealing with stakeholders. The responsibility also involved setting up meeting and taking minutes of the meeting. An additional responsibility was to keep record of employees employed by the organisation and add new employees that comes to the organisation. With these tasks I improved on my planning and organizational skills, in using resources efficiently and effectively. This significantly assisted the organisation in being organized and up to date with the tasks that needed to be done. For your organisation I will utilize the similar skills in planning.

Honours, Industrial Relations

The aim of the programme is to develop knowledge and skills in aspects of Industrial/Employment Relations.

Bachelor'S Degree, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources Management And Public Admnistration Management

Commerce