Tania Bekker

Highly organised and creative Personal Assistant, with a strong background in Marketing and Event Management, good with time management, attentive to detail, excellent in communication and able to take initiative.

EXPERIENCE

Office Administrator and Personal Assistant                                          Jul 2019 - Present
The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel (Part of The Liz McGrath Collection)

• Providing a support role to the General Manager, Deputy General Manager and Heads of Departments
• Drafting letters, emails, memos, invitations, presentations, posters and leaflets 
• Coordinating meetings and events cross-functionally across all departments
• Managing guests queries, requests and restaurant bookings in a professional and efficient manner
• Calendar management of the General Manager
• Ensuring meetings are accurately minuted and timeously circulated
• Initiating and maintaining organisational procedures and practices
• Managing Occupational Health and Safety - monitoring and evaluating document submissions and compliance, also providing guidance to Head of Departments 
• Sourcing and purchasing office supplies
• Sales Assistant in the Hotel’s Boutique, as and when required

Sales and Marketing Coordinator                                                         Jun 2018 – Jun 2019

The Liz McGrath Collection 

• Provided a support role to the Business Development Manager and Sales Team
• Calendar management of Business Development Manager and Sales Team
• Issued rates and special offers to clients
• Managed the Marketing Events Calendar and the Site Inspection Report for all three properties
• Proof-read Marketing collateral
• Created and maintained databases in the company's CRM system
• Maintained physical and digital filing systems and records
• Generated and compiled weekly and monthly reports for Senior Management
• Processed invoices and maintained Expense Reports for Senior Management
• Conducted inventory management and issued Marketing collateral

Office Administrator and Personal Assistant                                 May 2015 – May 2018

The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel (Part of The Liz McGrath Collection)

• See duties of present role

Event Coordinator                                                                                   Mar 2004 – Aug 2007
Omega Investment Research

• Organised, managed and marketed local and international conferences, workshops, tradeshows and and bilateral meetings
• Performed on the day event assistance 
• Supervised conference support staff
• Kept up to date databases on delegates, presenters, sponsors and venues
• Managed event budgets and ensured events were not only successful but also financially viable
• Managed printing and distribution of event programmes and brochures
• Obtained sponsorships and recruited delegates and presenters
• Conceptualised, designed and formulated marketing material
• Conducted market research for strategic planning 

OTHER 

• Between 2007 and 2015, I took time out from work, to focus on being a mother and homemaker.  My earlier career was within Sales and Customer Service.

• B Tech: Marketing Degree
  Cape Technikon  1996 – 1999
• Grade 12
  Zwaanswyk          1991 – 1995