Professional Profile
OF
DAWN GAIL JANSEN
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
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3 Saint Irene Road
Klipspruit West
Extension 2
1811
Cell
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Email
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality
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South African (coloured)
Age
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42
Place of Birth
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Johannesburg
Marital status
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Single
Driver’s license
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Code 08
Languages
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English and Afrikaans
Interests
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Travelling, Singing, Swimming,Dancing and Cooking
QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Education
Klipspruit-West Senior Secondary
Matric - Grade 12 (2000)
Subjects:
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English(HG)
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Afrikaans (HG)
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Business Economics
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Accounting (HG)
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Mathematics
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Economics
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Training & Education Courses
Music Active (1998)
Certificate in Music and Drama
Endeavor Computer Academy (2002)
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MS Excel
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MS Word
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MS PowerPoint
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MS Access
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MS Windows
CollegeSA (2011)
Certificate in Tourism Management
Damelin (2013)
Certificate in Events Management
NewLink (2015 - 2016)
Higher Certificate in Project Management (NQL4)
Mancosa (2021 – 2023)
Diploma in Accounting (NQL5)
Mancosa (2024)
Certification completion in Virtual Internship Program
CAREER SUMMARY
NAME OF COMPANY
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POSITION HELD
REASON FOR LEAVING
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BBP Projects
July 2021 – September 2024
Office Manager
Contract Expired
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BBD Software
February 2021 - June 2021
Project Coordinator
Fixed term Contract
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Ovations
October 2013 - May 2020
Project Coordinator
Retrenched
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Collyer Lessick & Associates
May 2007 - May 2013
Event coordinator/Travel Coordinator/PA
Retrenched
NAME OF COMPANY
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Africa Stay
May 2005 - April 2007
Travel Agent
More challenging position offered
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Au Paired in the USA
March 2004 - March 2005
Au Pair
Contract expired
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Hallmark Travel
March 2003 - Feb 2004
PA
Opportunity to travel
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CLC Placements
December 2001 - February 2003
PA
Fixed Term Contract
DETAILED CAREER INFORMATION
1. BBP Projects
July 2021 – September 2024
Bookkeeper and Office Manager
Key responsibilities
• Debtors/Creditors
• Expense Report
• Remittance/Receipts
• Account recons and statements
• Debtors collection of outstanding invoices
• Cashbook
• All administration around accounts
• Monthly reporting to various heads
• Pastel
• Vaalplot94 Accommodation Management
• Property Management
• Tender Administration
• On Site Management of TLB Operations
• Office Management
2. BBD Software
February 2021 - June 2021
Project Finance Coordinator
Key responsibilities
• Updating billing recons
• Raising invoices
• Account recons and statements
• Debtors collection of outstanding invoices
• Ensuring receipt of remittances in line with payments received
• All administration around accounts
• Onsite client meetings when required.
• Weekly reporting to various heads
• Timesheet tracking and reporting on project performance
• Numbers / analytical – attention to detail
• Plan, prioritise and organise own work to meet deadlines
• Be a team player
• Formatting docs
• Pastel/Evolution
3. Ovations
October 2013 - May 2020
Project Coordinator
Key responsibilities
Project scope phase and Setting up phrase
• Facilitate project kick off meetings and provide meeting minutes
• Setup new projects in web (Jira) timesheet and allocate to relevant resources
• Close completed projects in web (Jira) timesheet
• Follow up on outstanding Purchase Orders
• Generate project plans based on development estimates with assistance from
Project Manager
• Engaging with Legal and HR team following through the process to get
Contracts, TD’s and Addendums drafted and approved etc, for payments
• Sourcing TD’s and Contracts for all Contractors
Development phase:
• Follow up on project tasks, overall status, risks, issues with guidance from PM
• Document project status reports with input from PM
• Generate weekly reports e.g. time billed vs. budgeted tim
• Attend project meetings if required by PM
• Review project documentation and provide corrections or input
• Facilitate integration project meetings and take meeting minutes when required
• HR checks and completion process till the Contractor Candidate is onboarded)
Close off phase:
• Follow up on unit test doc, testing progress, implementation sheets sign off
documentation
• Create Go-Live request for each release
• Review, approve/decline timesheets
• Assist with team build event planning and organising
• Recon leave reports ESS/Web timesheet
• Assist with any travel arrangements
• Timeous meeting confirmation and follow-ups
• Timeous and accurate booking of venues
General
• Timeous submitting of;
• Jira Timesheets
• Billings
• Invoices
• Collections
• Accuracy of information
• Assisting Sales team with Master files as and when needed
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Weekly Timesheet Monitoring sessions
Assisting with various adhoc tasks needed by the team members
4.
Collyer Lessick & Associates
May 2007 - May 2013
Event coordinator/ Travel coordinator/ PA
Key responsibilities
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All company travel arrangements
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Organising visas for international travel
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Provide support to all functional department areas
with respect to corporate travel and the application thereof.
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Drafting of Monthly Travel Reports
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Supervision of company drivers
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Assist with General office admin
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Allocating storage for deliveries and collections
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Courier Local & Abroad
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Directors diary management for joint CEO's
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Book meeting boardrooms
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Assisting with coordination of departmental events and functions
5.
Africa Stay
May 2005 - April 2007
Travel Agent/Telemarketing
Key responsibilities
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Responsible for travel bookings.
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Office management
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Data Capturing
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Quotations
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Customer service
6.
Au Paired in the USA
March 2004 - March 2005
Key responsibilities
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Cooking & caring for children
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Driving children to/from school and after school activities.
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Helping the children with their homework
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Playing with kids and teaching them my culture and language
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Hallmark Travel
March 2003 - Feb 2004
PA
Key responsibilities
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Answering busy switchboard
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Filing
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Responsible for issuing MPD's
Assisting Travel Consultant
CLC Placements
January 2001 - February 2003
PA
Key responsibilities
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Answering phones
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Formatting CV's
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Data Capturing
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Establish relationships with internal clients ensuring high service levels
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Manage relationships with the recruitment agency
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Diary Management
REFERENCES
BBP Projects:
Barry Buys
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BBD Software:
Tshepiso Modise
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Ovations:
Robert Gaduka
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CollyerLessick:
Caroline Laljith
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Africa Stay:
Diana Sandu
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Au Pair in America: Susan Segarra
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Hallmark Travel:
Fotini Domnakis
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CLC Placements:
Celeste Reyners
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