Gugulethu Zikalala is a South African female born in 1986 with qualifications in business from Boston Business College and Computer Training Institute. She has over 6 years of work experience in compliance, administration and quality assurance roles at various banks. Her most recent role is as a Quality Assurer at First National Bank where she has been employed since 2014 and has been appointed second-in-charge to her team leader. She lists strong computer skills and enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with family in her spare time.
- Formulate brand strategies to grow brand equity while maximizing market opportunities
- Conduct branding activities such as merchandising display outdoor and indoor
- Lead Trade Marketing Strategy development to attain defined business objectives
- Achieve key performance indicators such as sales volume, market share and profit projections for assigned portfolio.
- Lead sale department to ensure to hit monthly sale target
- Develop and implement marketing activities to achieve effective communications to target market and increase market demand profitably within budgeted parameters
- Monitor market trends and consumer insights to ensure effectiveness of marketing activities
- Develop, supervise and improve procedures to link entire marketing activities with sales team activities
- Do market survey
- Provide marketing assistance to sales team through answering clients and product inquiries
- Check and control the promotion implemented is correct and the information passed
- Control Promotional Girls (PG)
- Evaluate promotion
- Analyze competitor promotion, activities and ATL and BTL
- Manage special event
Una pequeña introducción a lo que es la literatura salvadoreña, donde se pretende dar a conocer algunos de los autores con más renombre de El Salvador, así como algunos que quizá no fueron tan conocidos. Los autores presentados a continuación serán: Jacinta Escudos, Ulises Masís y Francisco Gavidia.
- Formulate brand strategies to grow brand equity while maximizing market opportunities
- Conduct branding activities such as merchandising display outdoor and indoor
- Lead Trade Marketing Strategy development to attain defined business objectives
- Achieve key performance indicators such as sales volume, market share and profit projections for assigned portfolio.
- Lead sale department to ensure to hit monthly sale target
- Develop and implement marketing activities to achieve effective communications to target market and increase market demand profitably within budgeted parameters
- Monitor market trends and consumer insights to ensure effectiveness of marketing activities
- Develop, supervise and improve procedures to link entire marketing activities with sales team activities
- Do market survey
- Provide marketing assistance to sales team through answering clients and product inquiries
- Check and control the promotion implemented is correct and the information passed
- Control Promotional Girls (PG)
- Evaluate promotion
- Analyze competitor promotion, activities and ATL and BTL
- Manage special event
Una pequeña introducción a lo que es la literatura salvadoreña, donde se pretende dar a conocer algunos de los autores con más renombre de El Salvador, así como algunos que quizá no fueron tan conocidos. Los autores presentados a continuación serán: Jacinta Escudos, Ulises Masís y Francisco Gavidia.
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Dear Madam/Sir
I have earned an associate Diploma in Information Technology, Certificate in ICT Pro and extensive knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Office, spread sheets, desktop publishing and word processing, Power-point, database and access to lectures secretarial diploma in the company. I gained experience performing general clerical work such as answering phones, greeting visitors and filing, business documentation, promoting, replying back emails from working contract with a local company.
I have experience organizing and scheduling conferences and it was my responsibility to inform all participants of the details, so they would be present and prepared for each meeting. I possess excellent research and writing skills needed to prepare reports and other promotional materials used in marketing campaigns. My experience also includes distributing flayers, newsletters and promotional items to potential clients to help increase sales.
I possess strong verbal and writing skills with the ability to work with and provide support to all departments and to work directly with clients to answer any questions or address any concerns they may have. I have the time management and organizational skills to work on multiple tasks with complete efficiency and I always maintain a positive and friendly attitude.
I have presentational, good communication, interpersonal and High I.T Technical Knowledge. I am an enthusiastic, well-organized and self-motivated individual with high level of professionalism. I have the ability to be creative and successful in whatever I do. I have developed and gained leadership skills through managing people at various levels and have acquired the skill and ability to lead people.
For arangements of interview you can contact me on 0790556619/0607974763
2. Personal Details:
Surname : Zikalala
First Name : Gugulethu
Date of Birth : 13 November 1986
Gender : Female
Identity Number : 861113 0939 08 1
Nationality : South African
Languages : Zulu and English
Marital Status : Single
Dependants : One (1)
Drivers Licence : Code C1
Health : Good
Residential Address : 198b Zone 5
Meadowlands
Sibeko Street
Soweto
1852
Contact Number : 0715105702
Email Address : gugu.zikalala@gmail.com
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3. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Schools Attended : Boston Business College
: Computer Training Institute (CTI)
: Holy Family College (Parktown)
Highest grade passed : Grade 12
Subjects passed : English (HG)
Zulu (second language) (HG)
Computer Studies (SG)
Business Economics (HG)
Biology (HG)
Maths (SG)
Year : 2001 – 2005
Qualifications:
International Diploma in Business January 2007
Public Examination:
January 2007 NCC Examination Board
Subjects:
Business Communication Pass
Economics Pass
Introduction to Financial Accounting Pass
Introduction to Managerial Accounting Pass
Marketing Distinction
Organisational and Business Structure Pass
Principles of Management Pass
Principles of Quantitative Methods Pass
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4. Interests and Hobbies:
I enjoy cooking and having the family around to enjoy my meals. I also
enjoy reading novels with Dan Brown and Jodi Picoult falling under my two
favourite authors. I am a very outgoing person and enjoy spending time in
the open with family and friends. Summer time is my most preferred
season of the year as it brings along beautiful summer rain. After a long
period with the family I also enjoy a little quiet time alone to reflect on
myself and my achievements.
Skills Development:
• Computer skills : MS Word
: Microsoft Office
: Excel
: Power Point
• Siebel, Fenix and Documentum
• Hogan
• Call Centre (Inbound & Outbound): Comminix System
Work experience:
Company: First National Bank
Job Title: Quality Assurer
Department: Risk and Compliance
Duties/Responsibility: My day to day responsibilities involve retrieving and
updating FICA documents that have been sent from branches and
Relationship Managers across the Country and uploading them onto the
main frame (Using Hogan, Fenix and Siebel). This ensures that all clients
of the Bank are up to date with their documentation and are Compliant.
Quality Assurer is the final step in ensuring that the customer is fully
Compliant.
Date: August 2014 – Currently (August 2016)
Current Manager: Dayalan Govender
Accomplishment: I have been appointed as 2IC (2nd
In Charge) for my
current Team Leader (Amanda Mbambo).
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5. Company: First National Bank
Job Title: Compliance Administrator
Department: Risk and Compliance
Duties/Responsibilities: Liaising with the customer ensuring that they are
FICA compliant. My responsibilities include contacting the client
telephonically and advising them of documents which are outstanding from
their entity profile. From there the entity is taken through a process of
Quality Assurance where all documents received are reviewed. The process
further involves contacting the customer again with feedback regarding
the entity. The entire process of KYC EDD requires careful observation and
attentiveness as failure to pay attention to detail could lead the Bank to
suffer from Money Laundering Schemes.
Date: December 2014 – March 2015
Company: Makhuzeni Liquor Store
Job title: Admin clerk/Secretary
Duties/responsibility: Updating of database, receiving and making calls,
placing orders, and attending to the day to day running of the business. As
well as attending to the administration of the business.
Date: January 2011 – July 2014
Company: FirstRand Bank
Job title: Office/Systems Administrator
Department: Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Audit
Duties/responsibility: Retrieval of information for research projects;
Data Capturing; Filing; Word Processing; Managing library
resources system; and other general office duties. Liaising with
different departments. Working on Open Pages. As well as dealing
with workflow issues. And subsequently writing out reports.
Date: June 2010 – December 2010
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6. References:
Academic
Name: Lianne Classens
Position: NCC Coordinator at CTI Randburg
Address: 320 York Ave (Crn. Hill Street), Randburg.
P.O. Box 920, Randburg, 2125
Telephone number: 011 789 – 3178
Character
Name: Sipho Zikalala
Position: Owner/manager of Makhuzeni Liquor Store
Address: 198b Sibeko Street Meadowlands Soweto
Telephone number: (w) 011 390-4413
(c) 082 951 9522
Work Experience
Name: Dharmitaben Mistry
Position: Business Analyst
Address: First Rand Bank
1 First Place. Bank City
Cnr Simmons and Pritchard Streets
Johannesburg
Telephone number: (w) 011 371-7623
(c) 082 925 1376
Name: Salomi Naidoo
Position: Head of Risk and Compliance
Address: First National Bank
3 First Place. Bank City
Cnr Simmons and Pritchard Street
Johannesburg
Telephone number: 0873112019
Name: Amanda Mbambo
Position: Quality Assurer Team Leader
Address: 33 Hoofd Street Braampark
Braamfontein
Johannesburg
Telephone number: (w) 087 343 0921
(c) 071 683 3515
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