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Elizabeth  Haidula

Elizabeth Haidula

Project Coordinator & Retail Operations Administrator
Khomasdal, Windhoek,Khomas

Summary

Versatile Project Coordinator and Retail Operations Administrator known for successfully executing diverse project tasks to accomplish pending deadlines. Enthusiastic problem solver and talented performer with superior communication, planning and decision-making skills. Posseses over 4 years or working experience in professional work environments

Overview

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4
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
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6
years of professional experience

Work History

RETAIL OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

Tile Emporium
Windhoek, Khomas
03.2018 - Current
  • Develop and manage relationships with over 200 customers, over 10 vendors and stakeholders.
  • Support team by handling all administrative tasks and overseeing office inventory activities, including ordering and requisitions.
  • Support training of new recruits, providing product knowledge training and insight into operational policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate creation and deployment of videos, social media posts and other marketing collateral, and wrote and designed monthly newsletters for company

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Leading Edge Management Consultants CC
Windhoek, Khomas
03.2018 - Current
  • Plan and arranged meetings with external organisations and individuals, enabling all parties to meet and discuss project progress.
  • Keeping projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed.
  • Coordinating and executing all elements of stakeholder events including logistics, budgets, venue selection, activity planning, transportation and entertainment.
  • Communicating with 3 committee team members to keep project on schedule.

RPOJECT MANAGEMENT INTERN

Leading Edge Management Consultants CC
Windhoek, Khomas
03.2016 - 02.2017
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Developed team communications and information for multiple project meetings.
  • Performed general office duties, including answering telephone, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organisation and management.
  • Coordinated 4 domestic and international travel arrangements, including booking airfare, hotel and ground transportation.
  • Interacted with over 10 vendors and professional services personnel to receive quotations, and communicate instructions.

PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN

Ministry of labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation
Windhoek, Khomas
11.2015 - 11.2015
  • Provided administrative support to senior team members of international relations department.
  • Assisted CPRO with written communications, proofreading and editing communication materials to check and correct spelling, grammar and style.
  • Developed ministerial archive for newspaper content relating to ministry for easier future reference.
  • Helped plan and execute conferences, awareness events, and preparation for trade shows
  • Supported CPRO with strategic launch of awareness campaigns such as International Health and Safety Day, and acted as ministerial photographer for 2 internal and external events, and 1 trade show

PRESIDING OFFICER - Local Authority Elections

Electoral Commission of Namibia
Windhoek, Khomas
11.2014 - 11.2014
  • Managed and maintained smooth, efficient and compliance of election procedures.
  • Explained voting procedures and rules to voters.
  • Oversaw 6 polling personnel and and over 700 voters at polling station.
  • Reconciled ballots from 2 EVEM machines to prepare official reports of election results.

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS - MEDIA STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA
Pioneers Park, Windhoek, Namibia
02.2012 - 04.2017

Graphic Design And Web Development Certification - Center of External Development

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Windhoek
05.2020 - Current

Skills

Computer and technology proficiency

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Software

Pastel Accounting

Microsoft Office

Canva

Joomla CMS

Adobe Suits

References

  • Matthew Vudzijena

Business Development

Sales Manager - Tile Emporium

+264 85 5712814

  • Isaki Lungu

Systems Thinking Expert and Strategist

Founder and Managing Consultant - Greenfolk Management Consultancy

+264 81 2957664

  • Maria Hedimbi

Ministerial Public Relations

Chief Public Relations Officer - Ministry of Labour Industrial Relations and Employment Creations

+264 61 2066255

Projects Affiliations

1. Old Mutual Women's Summit formerly The Effective Female Leadership Masterclass

By: Leading Edge Management Consultants, Greenfolk Management Consultancy and Old Mutual Namibia

Role: Project Coordinator under Leading Edge | from 2017 to date

About: An annual program aimed at empowering emerging Namibian female leaders to confidently and effectively step up and stand out in their leadership roles. It is held in the month of June, and features 3 essential components which ultimately provide for an engaging and inspiring learning experience for all who participate.

My duties included:

Coordinating the junior team and making sure everyone knows their tasks and delivering on them; determining gaps and shortcomings in the planning process and forming working strategies; Liaising with all involved stakeholders; planning and coordinating the event series; ticket sales; handling administration functions of the project; procurement of different needs for the events; planning itineraries for guest speakers and booking accommodation and flights; attending the different events and monitoring the progress of the events.

2. Publication of the bi-annual book FOLLOW HER LEAD: Inspiring lessons from Namibian women at the leading edge

Leading Edge Management Consultants

Role: Project Coordinator, Interviewer and Writer | from 2018 to date

About: "Follow Her Lead" the book sets out lessons based on their experiences both as leaders, in general, and as female leaders in particular; and provides important insights for both men and women who are keen to create a Namibia whose diversity is clear in its leadership.

My duties included:

Liaising with all involved stakeholders; providing research support; interviewing and writing feature articles; coordinating photo shoots; planning and coordinating the launch; sales during the launch and after sales; handling all administration functions of the project.

3. Research on Social Protection for Women in Namibia for ACCORD International

Leading Edge Management consultants

Role: Research Assistant | 2017

About: Research conducted to determine the Social Protection measures taken by the Namibian government, that includes and cover women.

My Duties included:

Liaising with all involved stakeholders; providing research support; interviewing and transcribing interviews for written articles; coordinating meetings; handling all administration functions of the project.

Liaising with all involved stakeholders; providing research support; interviewing and writing feature articles; coordinating photo shoots; planning and coordinating the launch; sales during the launch and after sales; handling all administration functions of the project.

Quote

Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those changes that would make all the difference.
Mignon McLaughlin

Timeline

Graphic Design And Web Development Certification - Center of External Development

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05.2020 - Current

RETAIL OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

Tile Emporium
03.2018 - Current

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Leading Edge Management Consultants CC
03.2018 - Current

RPOJECT MANAGEMENT INTERN

Leading Edge Management Consultants CC
03.2016 - 02.2017

PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN

Ministry of labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation
11.2015 - 11.2015

PRESIDING OFFICER - Local Authority Elections

Electoral Commission of Namibia
11.2014 - 11.2014

BACHELOR OF ARTS - MEDIA STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA
02.2012 - 04.2017
Elizabeth HaidulaProject Coordinator & Retail Operations Administrator