Kerry Leigh Court
Virtual Assistant | Graphic Designer
Professional Assistant, Coordinator & Designer. I have spent the past 10 years in the Learning & Development industry becoming proficient in administration, training & event coordination, project management, digital literacy & online application training, social media management, graphic & web design. I possess excellent communication and organisation skills with a strong focus on attention to detail. I am an adaptive, reliable, trustworthy and driven individual who is a self-starter and I can collaborate effectively and harmoniously with business leaders and teams.
Experience
Virtual Assistant – Freelance: fts Global & The Henka Institute | April 2022 – Current
I have assisted this company with administration, operations, technical, marketing and creative support. I supported the team in making the shift to Microsoft teams to improve their internal communication and operations processes and assisted with a website re-design for 3 of their company websites.
- Training Administration
- Operations Support
- Graphic Design
- Website Design & Maintenance
- Social Media Management
Learning & Development Consultant / Programme Specialist: PPS Insurance Company | December 2020 – August 2022
In this role I provided value to employees, senior leaders and board members of the organization through digital literacy and behavioural training. I was additionally involved in the management and coordination of key strategic initiatives for the business as well as graphic design work for training communications and presentations.
- Training Facilitation
- Digital Literacy & Online Platform training
- Administration Support
- Development & Design
- Program Management
- Project Coordination
- Staff Bursary Administration
Academy Administrator: PPS Insurance Company | July 2018 – November 2020
This role gave me the opportunity to demonstrate my ability to take ownership, initiative and use my skills to create a lasting impact in the training departments overall coordination and administration processes resulting in first-class training experiences for employees.
- Digital Astuteness Training Facilitator
- Online Training Coordination
- Training administration / communication
- Training calendar coordination
- Training event coordination
- Staff bursary administration
- Data-analytics support
- Diary & room management
- General office support
Client Services & Marketing Manager: bizHQ – Business Coaching | April 2017 – June 2018
This position gave me the opportunity to manage the marketing strategy and demonstrate my design and organization skills.
- Office Management
- Client Services Management
- Diary & Time Management
- Travel Bookings & Co-ordination
- Graphic Design
- Website Management
- Social Media Management
- Email Marketing
- CRM Management
- Personal Assistant to CEO
Communications & Administration Manager and Personal Assistant to MD: 212 Business Consulting | March 2014 – March 2017
In this role, I grew personally and professionally in numerous ways. I provided valuable support in various areas within the business and demonstrated my ability to adapt, learn quickly, collaborate, and even lead and manage projects.
- Office & Administration Management
- Client Liaison
- Diary & Time Management
- Project Management
- Travel Co-ordination
- Website Management
- Social Media Management
- Email Marketing
- NQF Wealth Management Administration
- Database Management
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Acrobat
- Buffer
- Canva
- Diary & Time Management
- Digital Marketing
- email marketing
- Event planning & coordination
- Google suite
- Graphic Design & Web Design
- Indesign
- Mailchimp
- Microsoft Office 365
- MS Teams
- Office Management / Administration
- Project Management & Co-ordination
- Social Media & Website Management
- SurveyMonkey
- Training Coordination
- Travel Booking & coordination
- Virtual Assistance
- Zoom (Meetings & Back-end)
Education
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January 2004 - December 2008
Higher Grade Matric Certificate at Fourways High School
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March - June 2017
Certificate in Digital Marketing; Certificate in Life Coaching at Udemy
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Feb 2021 - Nov 2021
Certificate in Digital Skills: AI; Certificate in Digital Skills: Social Media; Certificate in Creating a Professional Online Presence at Future Learn