Allazei Phillips

I have a strong work ethic with an uncompromising judgment of quality and consider my writing and communication skills a valued strength.  Moreover, my attributes include a sound understanding of finance, mathematical and statistical analysis, with a wide-ranging knowledge of modern industry. 

2023 – present: Marketing Project Manager, Marketing department, Sygnia Asset Management, Green Point, Western Cape

Key Responsibilities:
• Support the Marketing Manager to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of all marketing projects. 
• Manage the full lifecycle of all marketing projects from initial brainstorming and research phase to production, debriefing and reporting. 
• Coordinate internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Create detailed schedules and set deadlines for each stage of the project. 
• Develop project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress.
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and support staff involved in projects.  
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

2021 – 2022: Marketing Coordinator, Marketing department, Sygnia Asset Management, Green Point, Western Cape

Key Responsibilities:
• Supporting the Marketing Executive and external department Executives
• Collating and checking all data needed for presentations and documentation
• Managing legal requirements according to the FSB, by liaising with the compliance department when checking documents
• Production of advertising and marketing brochures
• Plan and execute marketing events and internal staff events
• Coordinate web content updates and approval of certain updates
• Track purchase orders, invoices and maintain inventory of promotional materials
• Coordination of training, and other special projects as assigned
• Manage collateral projects as defined by Marketing Department: content collection, production and printing/distribution and inventory management
• Collation of information for Tenders and Proposals
• CSI Reporting
• Creating a distributing HTML mailers
• Social media monitoring
• Preparation and hosting of webinars

2018 – 2021: Programme Administrator of TVET and PGDE, Faculty of Education, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth

Key Responsibilities: 
• Maintaining and efficient and effective administrative environment
• Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders from the TVET sector, including Chambers of Business, Commerce and Industry
• Assisting students’ queries 
• Recording and monitoring updates to student database on the ITS system (marks and records).
• Contributing to project development through the various internet and media platforms
• Executing other specific TVET-related projects/duties as specified by the line manager
• Managing student bursaries (invoicing, payments and communication with funders)

2014 – 2018: Marketing Coordinator (Institutional sector), Marketing department, Sygnia Asset Management, Green Point, Western Cape

Key Responsibilities:
• Supporting the Institutional Marketing Executive and external department Executives
• Collating and checking all data needed for presentations and documentation
• Managing legal requirements according to the FSB, by liaising with the compliance department when checking documents
• Production of advertising and marketing brochures
• Plan and execute marketing events and internal staff events
• Coordinate web content updates and approval of certain updates
• Track purchase orders, invoices and maintain inventory of promotional materials
• Coordination of training, and other special projects as assigned
• Manage collateral projects as defined by Marketing Department: content collection, production and printing/distribution and inventory management

2013 – 2014: Consultant of Policies and procedures, Capitec Bank Head office, Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Key Responsibilities:
• Liaising with Operations, Business Support and Support services within the bank
• Co-ordinate the life cycle of all formal documents
• Providing efficient client service to internal policy writers and owners
• Contribute to the efficiency of the Policies and procedures department
• Contribute to the efficiency of the internal intranet
• Co-ordinate formal contract storage and review
 

2020 - 2023  

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Business School
• Research Project (Treatise): The influence of Corporate Citizenship (CC) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the business success of Wineries in the Cape winelands

2018 - 2019

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA), Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Business School
2018

GetSmarter Brand Management online short course, University of Cape Town (UCT)

2016

GetSmarter Digital Marketing online short course,  
University of Cape Town (UCT)

2015

Programme in Human Resources, University of South Africa (UNISA)

2003 - 2009

B. Com Law, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

1998 - 2002

Matriculated:  Hottentots-Holland High School (Western Cape)