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Curriculum Vitae

Melissa Campbell

Full Name: Melissa Campbell

Nationality: South African

Status: Married

Born: 1971

Permanent Residence: Johannesburg

Availability: One calendar month

Position Applied for: Manager: GRSP ZA

Professional Profile

· Melissa is currently with Sener, a global Engineering and Construction organisation, as an Office Manager. Her role involves the organisation and co-ordination of office operations and procedures, in order to ensure organisational effectiveness and efficiency, and collaborating with co-workers, management, direct reports and customers. Additionally, she is involved in the internal recruitment process for new hires on the projects and graduate programs, successfully building the South African Team.

· Previous to this, she was with Regus Group Management as a General Manager, a multinational corporation that provides global workplace, offering flexible solutions for everyone and every budget, anything from serviced offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms, and videoconferencing to clients across 3000 locations, 900 cities within 120 countries.

· Prior to this Melissa was a highly successful Recruitment Specialist with a proven track record in delivering on client and candidate requirements within the IT, Finance and Telecommunications industries. Melissa additionally gained exposure across the energy sector throughout Africa, whilst in a Senior Recruitment Consultant position with Spencer-Ogden Energy in between her roles with Neilson Young Consulting.

· In 2014, she re-joined NeilsonYoung Consulting as an Executive Search Consultant. In this role she provided some of South Africa’s top companies with specialist and rare resources, with successes that included:

- Head of Regulatory Affairs and Managing Executive Western Cape for one of South Africa’s leading Telecommunications firms

- Chief Finance Officer for international Telecommunications firm (based in Ghana),

- ERP Program Manager for international Telecommunications firm (based in South Africa)

- IT Portfolio Manager for one of South Africa’s leading financial institutions Additionally, she has placed various specialised Software Developers, Software Sales Specialists and Technology Architects.

· Melissa achieved 75% of target in the last quarter of 2014 after rejoining, and 133% in the 1st quarter of 2015. She started her Recruitment career with NeilsonYoung Consulting in 2011 and led the outsourced recruitment function for a number of clients in the IT, Finance and Telecommunications industries. She has consistently over-achieved on her targets for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

· Prior to joining Neilson Young Consulting, Melissa gained extensive international hospitality and customer service experience while working at elite golf clubs and resorts in America. Upon returning to South Africa, Melissa studied at a well-established, internationally recognised college, Face to Face. She completed her course in Make-Up Artistry and then carried on working at Face to Face as a Trainee, teaching short courses.

· She also worked as a Freelance Make-Up Artist doing weddings, portfolio shoots, and family shoots with some significant clients included assisting Gloria Gaynor during her tour of South Africa, music videos and cover shoots for South African R&B artist Jae, Cape Town trio 3 Tons of Fun, Bianca Le Grange, Sibongile Khumalo, Abigail Khubeka as well as the music sensation Lira. Prior to this, Melissa was in the USA, working on Golf Resorts and as an Au-Pair

Educational History

Last School Attended : Durban Girls High School

Level Attained : Matric 2001

Post School Education

Institute : Intec College: Distance Learning

Qualification : Higher Diploma: Commerce: Human Resources Management

Current (2017 – 2019)

Institute : Face to Face Make-Up School

Qualification : Professional Make-Up Artist Certificate 2009

Employment History

Company : Sener Engineering and Construction South Africa

Period : March 2016 - Current

Position : Office Manager

· Organise and co-ordinate office operations and procedures, in order to ensure organisational effectiveness and efficiency, and collaborating with co-workers, management, direct reports and customers.

· Building relationships with clients / suppliers

· Advertising vacancies appropriately by drafting and placing adverts specific to Sener hiring needs

· Identifying and approaching suitable candidates

· Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and short-listing candidates Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job in question

· Organising interviews for candidates and informing candidates about the results of their interviews

· Assisting in the financial administration (payroll, supplier payments, expense claim payments, petty cash)

· Office management (office supplies, event management, travel request management etc.)

Company : Regus Management Group

Period : August 2015 – January 2016

Position : General Manager

· Managing the entire sales cycle from lead/enquiry development, sales tours, marketing all product lines.

· Networking with local market brokerage firms/agents and existing clients to create relationships that develop new business leads and enhance revenue stream.

· Ensuring high client retention through constant communication and relationship building Responsible for P&L of the Business centre

· Developing staff by communicating business goals and objectives, establishing standards and communication centre performance on a regular basis.

Company : Neilson Young Consulting

Period : January 2011 – October 2013

September 2014 – July 2015

Position : Executive Research Consultant

· Using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking in order to attract business from client companies

· Building relationships with clients

· Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment

· Advertising vacancies appropriately by drafting and placing adverts

· Identifying and approaching suitable candidates

· Completing a search of the candidate database to find the right person for the employer’s vacancy

· Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and short-listing candidates

· Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job in question

· Preparing CV’s and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants

· Organising interviews for candidate as requested by the client

· Informing candidates about the results of their interviews

· Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between client and candidates

· Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression

· Training of junior consultants

Targets:

2011 – 175% (Achieved R1m revenue in target)

2012 – 101% (Achieved R1, 09m revenue in target)

2013 – 70% of annual target (January – September) with a pipeline for 4th quarter generated, which was closed off with one of the other consultants

2014 – 75% after rejoining

2015 – 133% in 1st quarter and closed on 88% in 2nd quarter with a large pipeline in line which was closed off with one of the other consultants

Company : Spencer Ogden Energy

Period : November 2013 - August 2014

Position : Senior Recruitment Consultant – Oil & Gas

· Specialise in providing professional and experienced personnel in the area of Exploration and Production across Sub-Sahara Africa i.e: Seismologists; Geologists; Geophysicists; Petrologists; Reservoir Engineers; Drilling Engineers and Petroleum Engineers

· Using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking in order to attract business from client companies in Africa