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Perida Kiwuyo

Leesburg,VA

Summary

Motivated professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Mini MBA in Business Administration/Management. Skilled in project management and problem-solving, with several years of progressive administrative experience. Well-versed in all clerical needs of fast-paced offices and successful at adapting quickly to changing business demands.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Office Administrator

Uranex Tanzania Ltd
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
04.2017 - 01.2024
  • Provide administrative support for Tanzania and Congo Office, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the office.
  • Maintaining petty cash vouchers and related documentation.
  • Responds to incoming phone calls in a courteous manner and transfers calls as needed, or takes a message and communicates it in a timely manner.
  • Receiving visitors at the office and orienting them to the appropriate person.
  • File and retrieve project documents, records, and reports.
  • Collects and sorts incoming and outgoing correspondence.
  • Organization of meetings and events, both on and off site, as directed. This may include setting up rooms, arranging catering and refreshments, ensuring the necessary equipment is in place and functioning, taking minutes where necessary, and preparing papers for distribution.
  • Assist with project procurement of goods and services; administer maintenance agreements as directed.
  • Make travel and accommodation arrangements for project staff and visitors, as requested.
  • Manage and continuously update the contact list for Tanzania, Congo, and Australia requirements, arranging for necessary repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment.
  • Maintain stock records for stationery and supplies for the office, working with suppliers and verifying receipt of supplies, and requisitioning in line with office procedures.
  • Ensures all required records are kept up to date and in line with Uranex requirements.
  • Assist in collecting mail from the mailbox and prepare documents to be sent out by courier service.
  • Undertakes other activities and performs any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Administrative Assistant

East Africa Glassware Mart (T) Ltd
01.2014 - 07.2016
  • Receiving visitors at the office and orienting them to the appropriate person.
  • Coordinate and maintain records for staff, telephones.
  • Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements for managers or supervisors.
  • Maintaining and updating the office database.
  • Keeping diaries and arranging appointments.
  • Letter writing and typing drafts and various documents (such as memos, notes, and minutes of meeting etc)
  • Maintain all service contracts for various office operations, including service of electrical, office premises, utilities, and security.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Maintaining petty cash vouchers and related documentation.
  • Managing the office assistant to ensure adequate office cleanliness and organization.
  • Maintain the leave management system.
  • Administer employment agreements.
  • Perform other duties as required.
  • Assist in processing payments to staff members for their entitlements, including salaries.
  • Respond to queries from staff members and third parties.
  • Examine and record financial transactions of offices, and prepare remittances using HANSA.

Enumerator

Room To Read
  • Use a tablet to administer a reading skills assessment to early grade learners.
  • Represent Room to Read in a professional manner at partner schools.
  • Correct schools' background data.
  • Use random selection procedures to select learners to participate in assessment.
  • Daily participation and implementation of identified data collection quality improvement.
  • Daily uploading data collected from the field.

Customer Sales Executive

Insignia LTD
  • Calling credit customers, cash customers, and collecting orders.
  • Receiving claims from clients/providers.
  • Processing claims in the system, both members and providers.
  • Printing up all the reports for processed claims.
  • Double-checking the reports and correcting all the errors.
  • Doing refund and printing remittance report for providers.
  • To organize the dispatching of cheques to the clients.
  • Educating members on our products.
  • Prepare providers' monthly reports.
  • Responding member's complaints.
  • To maintain key suppliers, to ensure ongoing quality, reliability, and continuity of supplies.
  • Posting orders and making invoices using the SAP system.

Education

Mini MBA in Business Management -

International Business Management Institute

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration -

Collage of Business Education

Certificate of ICDL -

University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre

Certificate of Secondary School Examination (CSEE) -

Igowole Secondary School

Skills

  • Confident
  • Self-motivated
  • Dedicated
  • Ambitious
  • Hardworking
  • Flexible
  • Well-organized
  • Able to handle multiple assignments
  • Ability to work independently and in a team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Telephone reception
  • Project Management
  • Human Resources
  • Meeting Coordination
  • Word Processing
  • Report Preparation
  • Staff Management
  • Workforce Management
  • Payroll Administration
  • Administrative Support
  • Document Scanning
  • Business Administration
  • Office Supply Management
  • File Maintenance
  • Spreadsheet development
  • Database entry
  • Event Coordination
  • Bookkeeping
  • Operations Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • Mail handling
  • Scheduling
  • Travel Coordination
  • Expense Reporting
  • Supply Inventory
  • Document Management
  • Office Management
  • Travel Arrangements
  • Payroll
  • Office Administration
  • Verbal Communication
  • Mail Routing
  • Calendar Management
  • Scanning and copying
  • Schedule and calendar management
  • Time Management
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Budget support

Personalprofile

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Mini MBA in Business Administration/Management, Certificate of ICDL, Confident, Self-motivated, Dedicated, Ambitious, Hardworking, Flexible, Well-organized, Able to handle multiple assignments, Ability to work independently and in a team, Excellent communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Analytical skills

References

  • Ms Alma -Mater Rwelamira, Human Resource Officer, Uranex Tanzania Ltd, P.O.BOX 11085, Dar-es-salaam, +255 718 272 545
  • Ms.Sophia Vicent, Bank Officer, BancABC Bank, P.O.BOX, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 0754 758 989
  • Mr.Svarama Krishnan, Finance Manager, East Africa Glassware Mart(T)Ltd, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, 0783916082

Personalparticulars

Perida Benjamin Kiwuyo,

06/27/1986

Married

Timeline

Office Administrator

Uranex Tanzania Ltd
04.2017 - 01.2024

Administrative Assistant

East Africa Glassware Mart (T) Ltd
01.2014 - 07.2016

Enumerator

Room To Read

Customer Sales Executive

Insignia LTD

Mini MBA in Business Management -

International Business Management Institute

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration -

Collage of Business Education

Certificate of ICDL -

University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre

Certificate of Secondary School Examination (CSEE) -

Igowole Secondary School

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