My name is Simone Naidoo, I am passionate about young people and socio-economic justice. I am an efficient, pro-active and hard working professional who has been consistently praised for my planning, administrative and organizational skills by my co-workers and leaders. Over the course of my 10-year career, I have developed a wide skill set that has come to include Operations, Management, Administration, Teaching and People Development.Some of my career highlights include: working at Hillsong Africa Foundation as the Head Gauteng Co-ordinator, an EA to the Chief Activist of One South Africa Movement (OSA), a founding team member of the new political party Build One South Africa with Mmusi Maimane (BOSA) and most recently stepping into the role of Executive Business Partner at Global Talent Agency. I am currently pursuing my qualification as a Virtual Assistant through ALX.Working in these roles across such a vast range of industries has given me extensive experience in communications, administration, international relations, operations, leadership and stakeholder management. My skills and knowledge include grant and proposal writing, contract drafting and negotiations, project and people management, development of educational curriculums, internal development of policies and procedures, excellent verbal, written and organizational skills, and creating and managing Finance, CRM and HR systems to name but a few.My academic achievements include an LLB law degree from Wits, a TEFL qualification to teach English in a foreign language, Digital Marketing Certification and of recent a post graduate certification in Social Entrepreneurship from GIBS. Throughout my career I have led teams and projects to great success. I believe that given my extensive experience across the education, political and NPO sectors as well as my skills and competencies I can be a great asset to any organisation.Please feel free to contact me should you wish to connect.