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Patience Mabuda

@patiencemabuda

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I am an HR-focused virtual assistant skilled in recruitment, onboarding, admin support, and volunteer coordination.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking an entry-level HR or virtual assistant role where I can support recruitment, onboarding, and administration while growing HR skills in a collaborative, learning-focused team.

I am a dedicated HR volunteer and virtual assistant pursuing a BSc in Business Administration, with hands-on experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, and training initiatives across nonprofit and education settings.

I have supported volunteer sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and progress tracking, and I created and implemented a personal fundraising campaign as part of an HR internship.

As a virtual administrative assistant I managed calendars, appointments, newsletters, procurement and expense tracking, and performed accurate data entry using Google Workspace and productivity tools like Trello and Asana.

I bring strong communication, customer-service orientation, and organizational discipline, and I aim to contribute reliably to teams that value collaboration, learning, and effective people operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Human Resources Volunteer

Learnhall Tutoring Company

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 (4 months)

Provided HR and administrative support for recruitment, onboarding and training, improving onboarding efficiency and maintaining compliance during a five-month engagement.

Recruitment Onboarding Administrative Support Training Development Compliance Google Workspace Communication Calendar Management

Human Resources Internship

The Borgen Project

May 2023 - Jun 2023 (1 month)

Managed job postings and outreach while dedicating 25 hours to a personal fundraising campaign and assisting mobilization efforts across the organization.

Job Posting Outreach Fundraising Communication Google Workspace Data Entry

Human Resources Volunteer

Five Elements Zone

Jan 2023 - Mar 2023 (2 months)

Led volunteer sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, progress tracking and offboarding to strengthen volunteer program operations.

Interviewing Onboarding Volunteer Management Offboarding Communication

Youth Secretary

Apostolic Faith Mission

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Coordinated youth events, managed subscriptions and leader calendars, and maintained records to support youth ministry operations and communications.

Event Coordination Calendar Management Receipting Google Drive Customer Service

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of the People

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

2021 - 2025

Grade: GPA: 2.52

Activities and societies: Courses completed: Principles of Management, Marketing, Basic Accounting, Business Communication, Personal Finance.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration candidate with coursework in Principles of Management, Marketing, Basic Accounting, Business Communication, and Personal Finance; cumulative GPA 2.52 (2021–2025).