Emma Prout
Virtual Assistant
Born and raised in the bustling city of Johannesburg, I am used to a fast paced working environment.
I am capable of handling multiple tasks on a daily basis. I am dependable, adaptable, and have good time management skills. I am energetic and always eager to expand my skill set. I am hard working and like to get things done the quickest way I see fit.
I studied sound engineering, within my course work I did a marketing and social media course, as well as contractual law with regards to business. I have worked at Opal sports dealing with warehouse stock, my duties included receiving and dispatch, stock control, and invoicing.
I then worked at Kingsmead College in Rosebank as a sports teacher, Teaching; Physical education, Hockey, Diving, Squash and Athletics. I decided to coach sport to gain an income while I was a student and loved every moment of working with the different age groups. I then went on to work at a Nike Retail Store in the Mall of Africa. My duties included weekly stock take, daily banking, opening and closing of the store as well as customer service.
I moved to Pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal and applied for the Position of Store Manager at Bargain Books in Liberty Midlands Mall. where I was tasked with duties such as: banking, stock control and ordering, dealing with suppliers, assisting customers, opening and closing of the store, managing staff rosters and staff discipline.
In 2021, we decided to move to Botswana where I have been living for the past two years. I have been doing Admin, Accounting, and Marketing for a newly developed business in Botswana named Ninety 3rd Furniture studio. My duties include: Staff rosters and discipline, Staff contracts, Stock Control and ordering, Banking and payments, cross border logistics, capturing transactions onto Quickbooks, and assisting customers with quotations as well as invoicing.
In this time I have also started my own business in Botswana, where I manage Social Media Pages for Various clients as well as doing virtual personal assistance as admin work for multiple companies.
- Accounting
- Adaptability
- Administration
- marketing
- Microsoft Office
- organizational
- Protools V12
- QuickBooks
- social media
- Time management
Education
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1999-2010
Grade 8 at St Marys School Waverly
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1999-2010
St Marys School Waverly
Grade 000 – Grade 8 -
2011 - 2014
Matric at Kingsmead College, Rosebank
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2011 – 2014
Kingsmead College, Rosebank
Grade 9 – Grade 12 -
2015 - 2017
Diploma In Live Sound Engineering at The Academy of Sound Engineering, Auckland Park
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2015 – 2017
The Academy of Sound Engineering, Auckland Park
Diploma In Live Sound Engineering
Year 1 – Year 3 -
2018 - 2021
Sports Psychology at Trifocus Fitness Academy, Correspondance
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2018 – 2021
Trifocus Fitness Academy, Correspondance
Sport Psychology
Experience
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2015 - 2018
Assistant Warehouse Manager at Opal Sports Wear, Midrand
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I have worked at Opal sports dealing with warehouse stock, my duties included receiving and dispatch, stock control, and invoicing.
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2017 - 2018
Sports Teacher at Kingsmead College, Rosebank
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I then worked at Kingsmead College in Rosebank as a sports teacher, Teaching; Physical education, Hockey, Diving, Squash and Athletics. I decided to coach sport to gain an income while I was a student and loved every moment of working with the different age groups
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2018
Assistant Store Manager at Nike Retail Store, Mall of Africa
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I then went on to work at a Nike Retail Store in the Mall of Africa. My duties included weekly stock take, daily banking, opening and closing of the store as well as customer service.
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2019 - 2021
Store Manager at Bargain Books, Midlands Mall, Pietermaritzburg
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I moved to Pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal and applied for the Position of Store Manager at Bargain Books in Liberty Midlands Mall. where I was tasked with duties such as: banking, stock control and ordering, dealing with suppliers, assisting customers, opening and closing of the store, managing staff rosters and staff discipline.
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2021 - Present
Admin, Accounts, Marketing at Ninety 3rd Furniture studio, Gaborone, Botswana
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In 2021, we decided to move to Botswana where I have been living for the past two years. I have been doing Admin, Accounting, and Marketing for a newly developed business in Botswana named Ninety 3rd Furniture studio. My duties include: Staff rosters and discipline, Staff contracts, Stock Control and ordering, Banking and payments, cross border logistics, capturing transactions onto Quickbooks, and assisting customers with quotations as well as invoicing.
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2022 - Present
Marketing, Admin, Personal Assistance at Zebra Communications, Gaborone, Botswana
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I have also started my own business in Botswana, where I manage Social Media Pages for Various clients as well as doing virtual personal assistance as admin work for multiple companies.