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Freelance
- Site, Regional/Provincial Tourist Guide, Western Cape, RSA
2015 - maintenant
Registered with the National Department of Tourism. Regions covered: Western Cape, Site; Namaqualand; Port Elizabeth & Environs
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Freelance
- Translator/interpreter
2012 - 2012
Translation of tender documents, financial and technical offers
Interpreting during negotiations (4 days) and 2 week take over period (Bujumbura, Burundi)
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French language Centre
- TEACHER
2009 - 2014
Teaching French as a Foreign/Second language (groups and private tuitions)
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Freelance
- Translator
2006 - 2015
Simultaneous translations: (English into French/French into English) for the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR/Rugby Afrique) and the International Rugby Board (IRB/World Rugby) during annual workshops (Johannesburg/Cape Town)
Translation of admin documents, tournament manuals, etc...
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Handspring Puppet Company, Cape Town
- Translator
2003 - 2006
Handspring Puppet Company (Cape Town) & Sogolon (Bamako, Mali)
Translated simultaneously and consecutively during meetings in Cape Town to assist with the Tall Horse production (shown at the Baxter Theatre and Germany) to facilitate communication between Malian puppeteers, producers, sponsors, choreographer, etc...) from the start to the end of the project
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Alliance Francaise du Cap
- TEACHER
2001 - 2009
Teaching French as a Foreign/Second language (groups and private tuition)
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The French Centre, Fish Hoek, Le Cap
- Enseignante
2001 - 2015
Cours de Francais Langue etrangere - groupes et cours prives
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Freelance
- Traductrice
2001 - maintenant
Traductions pour sites internets, articles pour magazines de voyage, documents administratifs pour diverses entreprises/organisations.
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Simply Travel Chiswick UK
- Overseas representative
1998 - 1998
Simply Travel (Travel Agency/Tour operator), Chiswick, London (later bought by Thomsons)
Welcoming clients at airport, providing directions (own transport), visiting clients in 22 private properties and 2 hotels, supervising cleaning staff, handling payments, providing information on walks/region, dealing with queries and complaints, producing weekly reports and expense sheet to Area Manager in Ajaccio
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Flemings (Merchant Bank)
- Marketing and sales assistant
1995 - 1997
Marketing and sales assistant Global Derivatives, dealing floor
Compiling product brochures, charts, dealing with European clients, organising travel, general admin
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EBRD
- Team secretary
1991 - 1993
Team secretary, EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), London - General admin, production of reports, organising meetings, itineraries and visas, expenses forms
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Herongrove Ltd (Merchant Bank)
- Secretary
1990 - 1991
Secretary, Strategic finance department, Herongrove Ltd (Merchant Bank), London: compiling study reports (charts, spreadsheets), general admin, travel arrangements
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Merchant Banks
- Marketing Assistant
1988 - 1997
Wallace, Smith Group, London (1988 a 1991)
BERD (Banque Europeenne de Reconstruction et de Developpement), Londres - Juin 1991 a juin 1993/juillet 1994 a juin 1995)
Flemings, Londres, 1995/1997
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Herongrove Ltd (Merchant bank)
- Assistant to Chairman PA
1988 - 1989
Organising meetings with staff and clients, travel, general admin, assisting Chairman's PA
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Herongrove Ltd (Merchant bank)
- Personal Assistant to Chairman
1987 - 1989
General secretarial duites
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Riverside Health Authority, London
- Secretary to Personnel and Financial directors
1987 - 1988
Secretary to Personnel and Financial directors - Riverside Health Authority, Mental Health Unit (London): general secretarial duties, reconciling time-sheet and invoices of temporary staff for 5 hospital
