Torrique Borges Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

- Quality Assurance- Accreditation- Lobbying- International Marketing- Local and International Association Representation- Membership Management

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom, Head Office – daily liaison and compilation of comprehensivemonthly reports• Compilation of annual budgets, expenditure control, cheque signatory• Assessment of monthly management accounts, investigating any variances• Management, motivation and training of an Academic Manager, an Operations Manager, an Office Manager, a Centre SalesManager, a Client Relations Manager and an Estate Manager (who in turn oversee 24 staff)• Arranging and overseeing staff training, setting salaries, recommending salary increases,• Controlling school upgrades/maintenance, IT upgrades, health and safety, staff contracting, security, student welfare• Overseeing service providers (CCTV, IT, telephony, security services, travel agencies, office equipment and furniture)• Attending quarterly EduSA meetings• Liaison with landlord regarding rental agreement and negotiating lease renewals• Responsibilities as listed in Point 5, plus :• Extensive focus on sales and income generation• Managing company’s presence in Africa• Giving local strategic input on social media campaign requirements for Africa, implementation of campaigns• Handling all operational aspects of launching a new school in El Gouna, Egypt - preliminary budgets, site inspection,program outline, liaison with local stakeholdersLeft role to relocate to Germany for family reasons as my young children have dual nationality and my wife and I wanted to explore living possibilities there before our children start school.

★ Turned company running at a loss into a profitable one within first year through improved cost control methods and a focus on local revenue assurance★ Youngest ever General Manager in an international corporate group of companies★ Member of delegation that took the Department of Home Affairs to court for not issuing study visas for English as a Foreign Language studies – settlement achieved whereby study visas were granted★ Restructured, simplified and altered pricing for Travelling Classroom (a week-long Garden Route excursion incorporating education by one Teacher for a maximum of eight students) into the flagship LAL product for marketing purposes★ Relationship building with Colegio Esperanca in Luanda, Angola resulted in annual groups of 40 school children aged 10 to12 attending our Young Learner Programme ∙ Reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom, Head Office – daily liaison and compilation of comprehensivemonthly reports• Compilation of annual budgets, expenditure control, cheque signatory• Assessment of monthly management accounts, investigating any variances• Management, motivation and training of an Academic Manager, an Operations Manager, an Office Manager, a Centre Sales Manager, a Client Relations Manager and an Estate Manager (who in turn oversee 24 staff)• Arranging and overseeing staff training, setting salaries, recommending salary increases,• Controlling school upgrades/maintenance, IT upgrades, health and safety, staff contracting, security, student welfare• Overseeing service providers (CCTV, IT, telephony, security services, travel agencies, office equipment and furniture)• Attending quarterly EduSA meetings• Liaison with landlord regarding rental agreement and negotiating lease renewals

★ Project managed R3 million building upgrade to school, which remained operational throughout★ Substantially reduced outstanding corporate agent debts ∙ Management, motivation and training of a Leisure Co-ordinator, Receptionist, a Maintenance Manager and a Groundsman ∙ Allocation of workloads, quality control on all work processed• Liaison with service providers including CCTV, telephony, security services, travel agencies, office equipment and furniture• Management of all aspects of Young Learner Program (± 150 students per year)• Compilation and control of excursion schedule• Supervision of Leisure Department• Arranging maintenance of student residence• Credit control, cashiering, allocation of incoming payments to relevant accounts, petty cash control• Calculating and recording tour travel commissions• Monitoring exchange rates, converting and trading of foreign currency• Preparation of salaries and wages for 10 Teachers, 5 Administration staff, 5 Cleaners and 2 Groundsmen• Data capture of student course and accommodation bookings• Overseeing all operations of Durban branch including accommodation for 8, monthly visits to ensure all standards were being upheld

Entire running of bar; stock take, accounts, event/function organisation, customer service and interaction and financial management.

Organisation and selling of tours and related travel activities.