Michelle A. Gima is a 34-year-old Papua New Guinean woman who has worked in banking, project coordination, and administrative roles. She has a background in secretarial studies and over 15 years of work experience. Her most recent role is as a senior secretary to the Chief Internal Auditor at the National Capital District Commission since 2007. Previously she worked in banking, project coordination, and inventory roles. She has qualifications in problem solving, decision making, and professional secretarial skills.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Michelle A. Gima
Gender : Female
Date of Birth : 01st
May 1974
Age : 34 years
Marital Status : Single
Village : Hula
Province : Central
Nationality : Papua New Guinean
Religion : United Church
Phone : 725 30262 (Mobile - Digicel)
(a) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1) 1982 – 1987 - Grades 1 to 6
St. Peters Channel Community School – Erima
2) 1988 – 1991 - Grades 7 to 10
Gordons High School
3) 1992 - Basic Secretarial
Port Moresby Business College
(b) EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND:
1992 – 2000 : 28/12/92 – Employed by then Papua New Guinea
Banking Corporation (P.N.G.B.C.) as a
Development Bank Officer in the Overseas
Trade Department now known as International
Trade Department, Treasury/International
Division.
: Confirmed as Permanent Bank Officer in July
1993 after six months probation period.
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2. : Promoted to Grade 1 Officer in 1994
: After Performance Review Period (1996/1997)
moved up to Salary Level Grade 1 (Team
Coordinator – US Currency Accounts, Treasury
Settlements Support).
DUTIES COVER/PERFORMANED
- Typing of any import/export related documents etc., in Overseas Trade
Department now known as International Trade Department as well as
typing and processing Inward/Outward Telegraphic Documents.
- Executive Manager’s Typist/Administrative Officer for five (5) years,
typing any correspondences for Executive Manager, Treasury/International
Division and any other tasks as required by the boss, maintaining Staff
Attendance Registers (Chris Leave Update) processing Chris Salaries
Returns updates for all staff in preparation for fortnight salaries, procuring
department’s stationeries, maintaining and arranging office equipment
repairs etc., organizing business travel arrangements as well as staff leave
fares and travel arrangements.
- Maintain Business Returns of any overseas related transactions for all
PNGBC Branches/sub-branches/Departments and maintain/attend to any
Filemaker Pro application related problems within Overseas Trade and
International Payment Departments.
- Batching/Proofing of all overseas transaction entries from branches and
internal sections
- Inputting of Data
- Process & Balance Credit (Travellers Cheques – Sales/Debit mails (Travellers
Cheques – Purchases).
- Settle sales of American Express, Visa and Mastercard Travellers Cheques
- Balance Nostro (overseas bank account conducted here but held with our
overseas correspondent banks)/Vostro (Our Kina account conducted overseas
but held here) daily.
- Reconcile Nostro Accounts
- Correspondence via Swift/Fax messages with overseas correspondence banks.
- Process Inward Cash Letters & Dishonours
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3. 2) 2001 – Feb, Relieved NCDC Internal Chief Auditor’s Secretary for 3 weeks
May – Recalled by NCDC Human Resources to replace Internal Auditor’s
Secretary and whilst awaiting arrangements/confirmation, assisted at
Human Resources in anyway I could and also relieved Secretaries for
NCDC Health Division for a week and returned to Human Resources.
September
- Confirmed as Secretary to NCD Provincial Coordinator (NCD/ADB)
Joint Project Office, Employment Oriented Skills Development
Project (EOSDP).
- Whilst at the Joint Project Office, assisted in coordinating any project
related workshops through various components of the project within
NCD.
- Assisted in promoting and making awareness at various settlements,
NGO groups and churches within NCD.
- Organised and assisted in running short courses within NCD as well
as other project related workshops.
- Assisted Project Consultants in any way I could especially with
administrative support and logistics support services whenever
required
- Also relieved the Project receptionist whilst she was away on
Maternity Leave
3) 2003 - Employed by Eltech Engineering Services as Inventory/Purchasing to
2005 Officer till end of November 2005.
4) 2007 - Currently employed by NCDC – Internal Audits Division as the
Senior Secretary to the Chief Internal Auditor since 19th
January
2007.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
1) Core Competency Module (Problem Solving and Decision Making).
2) Professional Skills for the Executive Secretary and Administrative Officer
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
1987 - Leadership Award & Religious Prize
St. Peters Channel Community School
1991 - Citizenship Award
Gordons High School (now Gordons Secondary School)
HOBBIES:
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4. Singing and listening to gospel related songs, playing volleyball and cooking.
REFEREES:
St. Peters Channel Community School - Mrs. Wright - Ph: 325 7613
Teacher
Gordons High School - Mr. William Alu - Ph: 325 6402
Deputy Principal
PNGBC – POM (Head Office) - Mr. Timothy Komon - Ph: 322 9850
Manager, International Services
National Capital District Commission - Mr. Gaius Helix - Ph: 324 0783
NCD Provincial Coordinator
NCD/ADB Joint Project Office, Employment
Oriented Skills Dev. Project (EOSDP).
- Mr. Robin Yanopa - Ph: 323 3251
Director, Health Division
- Ms. Osila Teko - Ph: 324 0721
Manageress Human Resources
Eltech Engineering Services - Mr. Joshua Topuan - Ph: 323 1988
Human Resources Manager
- Mr. Lewis Kalinau - Ph: 323 1988
Manager, Inventory/Purchasing
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