Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Other Achievements
Certification
Timeline
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Denise Brendaline Semoso

Port Moresby
Denise Brendaline Semoso

Summary

As a responsible and highly motivated person who thrives on challenge and opportunity, I seek a position with a respected company where quality, production and performance are of paramount importance. Acquisition of a role, which provides me with a potential to extend myself and develop a career path, based on hard work and ethics.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Ministry of Police

Executive Secretary
02.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Handled confidential information in professional manner.
  • Served as a liaison between executives, staff members, clients, and stakeholders to maintain effective communication channels.
  • Coordinated travel arrangements and bookings for executive staff.
  • Managed incoming communications by screening calls, emails, and mail to prioritize urgent matters for executive attention.
  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
  • Sorted, opened, and routed incoming correspondence and deliveries to help First Secretary respond quickly to business and customer requirements.
  • Maintained professional relationships with clients and vendors by acting as primary point-of-contact inquiries or concerns.
  • Maintained a well-organized executive workspace through effective document management, equipment upkeep, and supply inventory control.

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL SECURITY & OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MEMBER OF BOUGAINVILLE - HON. PETER LEMAY TSIAMALILI JNR, MP

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
01.2022 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • An Executive Secretary ensures all secretarial requirements for the Minister are attended to
  • Accountable to the Minister
  • Maintaining executive’s agenda and assist in planning appointments, board meetings, conferences etc.
  • Screen all appointments and consult with the First and Second Secretary
  • Handle confidential documents ensuring they remain secure
  • Manage a proper filing system
  • Creation and maintenance of personal files for all staff
  • Assist in the administration for National Identification Card / Certification, Passport, Visa applications, lodgments and renewals
  • Receive and screen phone calls and redirect them when appropriate
  • Handle and prioritize all outgoing or incoming correspondence (e-mail, letters, packages etc.)
  • Make travel arrangements for executives (Travel Allowances, Accommodation, Hire Car etc,.)
  • Prepare invoices or financial statements and provide assistance in bookkeeping
  • Arranges travel, maintains records, and assists in various administrative tasks..

VICE MINISTER OF BOUGAINVILLE AFFAIRS & OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MEMBER OF BOUGAINVILLE - HON. PETER LEMAY TSIAMALILI JNR, MP

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OFFICER
08.2021 - 09.2022

Job overview

  • Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
  • Screened calls and emails and initiated actions to respond or direct messages for Executive Manager
  • Coordinated events and worked on ad hoc projects.
  • Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
  • Managed office inventory, tracking supplies and placing orders to ensure smooth daily operations.
  • Improved office efficiency by implementing new filing systems and document management processes.

MARKHAM CULVERTS LIMITED (FORMALLY ARMCO LTD)

SALES & MARKETING TEAM LEADER FENCING
01.2017 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Company involved in marketing and sales, with a focus on fencing products
  • Responsible for overseeing planning and making long term strategies for the growth and progress marketing of the company
  • Service existing customers by providing quality quoting manually and using MYOB with technical back up of data
  • Generate sale as a team member growing knowledge to more new customers whilst serving existing ones
  • Extend market coverage and change from order takers to order winners
  • Develop strong linkages to all major contractors based in Lae, Highlands, Coastal and Islands including all existing and prospective mining and gas related companies
  • Regularly services out of town customer's major regional areas under direction of manager
  • Champion accurate complete data collection to aid marketing activities
  • Company involved in marketing and sales, with a focus on fencing products

PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES

OPERATIONS LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
05.2014 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Provide optimal customer services to all clients and maintain knowledge on all technical issues for brokers and collaborate with various departments for release of all goods from customs
  • Collaborate with inventory planning team and freight forwarders and administer appropriate movement of all goods and supervise all freight flow and ensure clearance and delivery of all import goods
  • Administer delivery of all cargo and process all custom releases and monitor all receivables and ensure work within required timeframe and resolving all transaction issues
  • Provide optimal shipping options and coordinate with vendors
  • Develop positive relationships with freight and external logistics companies
  • Oversea and maintain daily status report for all shipments out to clients (Import & Export)
  • Creating employees work schedules and assigning daily tasks
  • Lead weekly logistics status meetings

PARADISE BUSINESS CONSULTANT

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
01.2014 - 12.2014

Job overview

  • Assist in the administration for passport, visas and work permit applications, lodgments and renewals for expatriates' clients and consultants
  • Provide administrative support and oversee office accounts
  • Establish and maintain supplier accounts

PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES

OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
02.2014 - 05.2014

Job overview

  • Oversee and administer the day-to-day activities of the office to ensure productive and efficient office operation
  • Establish and maintain supplier accounts
  • Oversee and facilitate resources management and administration procedures and documentation
  • Serve as the primary point of administrative contact and liaison with other offices, individuals, and institutions on operational matters concerning the Office
  • Provide and/or oversee provision of staff support to the office, to include handling walk-up and phone interactions, maintaining calendars and travel arrangements, screening, analyzing, and responding to incoming correspondence, handling day-to-day problems and situations
  • Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by MD

SOUTH PACIFIC POST

ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE
01.2012 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Reporting to the Advertising Manager, my duties entailed servicing clients in the Marketing Industry and ensuring their satisfaction, cost effectiveness and that professional services are rendered and deadlines are met with regards to advertising and print related products, client liaison and also marketing of consumable products as well as ensuring that monthly sales targets are met
  • Participate in meetings, events, and activities for strategy and sales
  • Achieve individual sales goals, and document client contact and reviews
  • Develop and maintain contact with clients, promote products and services, and coordinating documentation and referrals

Education

Institute of Business Studies

DIPLOMA from BUSINESS
01.2012

University Overview

Kila Kila Secondary School

GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE
01.2010

University Overview

Marianville Secondary School

GRADE 10 CERTIFICATE
01.2008

University Overview

Skills

  • MYOB - Quotation, Purchase Order & Invoicing
  • Microsoft Applications
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Cyber - Freight Forwarding Application
  • Data Management
  • Office Organization
  • Filing Systems

Other Achievements

Other Achievements
  • Participated in Basic Training for Fundamentals of Sales with Institute of Information Technology in Port Moresby, 01/01/13
  • Participated in Personal Development Program on Self-Esteem and Leadership, 01/01/06
  • Manual handling in the Workforce Certificate, Aveling, 01/01/14

Certification

  • National Certificate 2 in Government - Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG)
  • Diploma in Business -Institute of Business Studies

Timeline

Executive Secretary
Ministry of Police
02.2023 - Current
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL SECURITY & OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MEMBER OF BOUGAINVILLE - HON. PETER LEMAY TSIAMALILI JNR, MP
01.2022 - 02.2023
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OFFICER
VICE MINISTER OF BOUGAINVILLE AFFAIRS & OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MEMBER OF BOUGAINVILLE - HON. PETER LEMAY TSIAMALILI JNR, MP
08.2021 - 09.2022
SALES & MARKETING TEAM LEADER FENCING
MARKHAM CULVERTS LIMITED (FORMALLY ARMCO LTD)
01.2017 - 01.2021
OPERATIONS LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES
05.2014 - 09.2017
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES
02.2014 - 05.2014
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PARADISE BUSINESS CONSULTANT
01.2014 - 12.2014
ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE
SOUTH PACIFIC POST
01.2012 - 01.2014
Kila Kila Secondary School
GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE
Marianville Secondary School
GRADE 10 CERTIFICATE
Institute of Business Studies
DIPLOMA from BUSINESS
Denise Brendaline Semoso