Cornell Prinsloo

The role is key client management and engagement.

Skills pertinent to the role include working autonomously, managing client expectations, and ensuring client needs are met within organisational expectations.

The role relied on managing high volumes of administrative tasks, including implementing strict privacy policies and systems.

I established rapport with clients through proactive communication, building trust and fostering long-lasting partnerships.

The role involved managing all back end administrative and marketing tasks and managing agent workloads. I supported three agents, including the top agent for the Nelson-Tasman area, in ensuring clients were taken care of and all processes in the sale and purchase of property were seamlessly executed.

I was responsible for creating marketing and listing properties, preparing legal documents, assessing the LIM reports, and scheduling viewings.

I was hired into the role of Student President for the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) for two years.

The role involved governance and strategic management skillsets. It also heavily relied on communicating student needs through to an academic board, and later while working on the Government's Te Pūkenga merger.

In this role I also negotiated SLA's and contracts, and ensured compliance with legislative frameworks and stakeholder needs.

As well as being Student President I sat on the NMIT board of directors until its disestablishment in the Te Pūkenga merger.

In this role I assisted in CAPEX reviews, strategic goal setting for the organisation, and executing general governance duties. We also held financial oversight and responsibility to ensure budgets were implemented accurately.

Key skills required were high level of attention to detail, strong stakeholder engagement and clear communication skills. Additionally it required a strong balance between serving the interests of students in one role, and the interests of the institute on the other.