PROFILE:
Armed with Business and Management degrees from reputable institutions, I have interacted with various teams and organizations by contributing my skills towards launching start-ups, executing projects and managing organizational processes. My experience in business development and support is both impressive and impactful as I have been involved with everything from drafting reports for management to being charged with designing and implementing ideas and processes for full organizational restructuring and even up to partnership deal sealing. I have a passion for fast-paced result-oriented organizations and teams because they give me the opportunity to put my skills to full use. I am full of revolutionary ideas and results are my motivation.
SKILLS:
Working with multiple teams has helped me to develop strong and excellent Administrative and Leadership skills, Interpersonal skills, Communication skills, Marketing skills and Team building skills.
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Mobile and PC Applications Support, Software and Hardware Troubleshooting, Website Management, Database Administration, HTML and CSS.
AREA OF INTEREST:
Administrative Support, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Monitoring and Evaluation, Client Liaison, Branding, Social Media Marketing Campaigns and Web Management.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
QUICKLAW LIMITED
Lagos, Nigeria
January 2019 - March 2019
Business Development Officer
As a Business Development Officer at QuickLaw, a technological Legal Service application that allows everyday individuals easy access to legal assistance via its website, I
- Implemented growth strategies for the achievement of revenue goals and formulated thorough sales plan.
- Performed market research to identify new market opportunities and established strategies to achieve them.
- Developed strong customer relationships.
- Determined cross selling opportunities.
- Created and improved proposal for existing and new clients
KILOMETRE51
Lagos, Nigeria
September 2017 – May 2018
Executive Assistant
As Executive Assistant at Kilometre 51, a youth focused project committed to developing local content through opportunities mapping and spotlighting using a network of cross border synergies, I stayed up day and night
- Developing strategic implementation documents and guidelines for the project
- Initiating and executing requests for International and Federal Government partnerships (secured for the government of Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia and initiated for the ECOWAS)
- Initiating and executing requests for multinational private sector partnerships (secured over 10 across 5 countries in West Africa)
- Initiating and executing requests for partnerships with Non-Governmental Organizations across West Africa (Notably Liberia, Nigeria)
- Designing and Planning for the projects townhall meetings with the offices and representatives of the Ministers for youth, culture/tourism, in Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and the Gambia.
- Preparing travel itinerary and schedules for key members of the Kilometre 51 team.
MIXNSHAKES NG
Lagos, Nigeria
June 2017 – September 2017
Digital Marketing Consultant/Manager
As Digital Marketing Consultant at Mix and Shakes, a Pan African beverage company in Nigeria, I
- Created strategies to increase online traffic to the organization’s social media platforms
- Planned and created strategies to outcompete competitors
- Handled everything from SEO and SEM to social media marketing
- Managed company’s social media platforms improved user experience on company’s social media platforms
CLIQIT NIGERIA LIMITED
Abuja, Nigeria
March 2012 – May 2017
Business Support Officer
As a member of the efficiency team (ET) of 5 at CLIQIT, an Information Technology Start up that co pioneered the e-commerce revolution in Nigeria, I was tasked with various administrative activities which included;
- Designing an Enterprise Resource Planning solution for organizational processes. An automation move that improved staff efficiency by up to 20%.
- I oversaw an evaluation exercise at CLIQIT that required the efficiency team to conduct a market/product fit survey to establish the viability of one of her products and two service offerings leading to a 120% increase in year on year sales for that range. This was particularly important because the company, at the time, was focused on building and testing its products and services so most of my work here was to contribute to giving structure for revenue generation.
- We were also tasked with proposing and designing a marketing campaign to drive year on year growth in customer acquisition and retention and I was specifically tasked with consumer niching and segmentation.
- We developed a client ranking system for our customers and partners and integrated it into our ERP system. This way, it was easy for anyone with a level 3 and 4 access to our system to understand priority levels for clients, frequency of contact for each client, thread of communication and projects marked as in progress or completed. I played lead in this task.
- I worked closely with the CEO to propose and pursue partnerships and sealed a few notable ones with the likes of DAAR communications PLC.
CALABAR INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR COMPANY
Calabar, Nigeria.
March 2016 – May 2017
Project lead
This was a CLIQIT project and my roles were similar. However, because an SPV was set up I executed a few more distinguishing tasks which included
- Designing business strategic plans and procedures for execution of the project.
- Drafting policies to promote and drive company culture and vision for the project.
- Recruiting ad hoc team(s) and ensuring that they arrive safely and are situated in Calabar by working closely with our agents on the ground.
- Managing relationships with partners locally and internationally by utilizing dedicated CLIQIT resources to effectively and efficiently disseminate information, share reports and resolve queries.
- Evaluating performance through benchmarking project progress against data contained in reports during strategy sessions and determining what to escalate and what alternative options to adopt.
FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION
Abuja Nigeria
November 2011 - November 2012
Information Technology Department (National Youth Service Corps)
As a Youth Service Corp working in capacity of user support in the I.T department of Federal Radio Corporation I
- Diagnosed and resolved system, hardware, software and related problems
- Managed Web which includes; Database Administration, Content Management (Uploading and updating website and organizational information)
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Abuja, Nigeria
March 2010 - August 2010
IT Department PPMC Technical Support Internship
As a Technical support Intern, I
- Performed system (PC) maintenance
- Implemented routine network and maintenance to ensure the network is fully working.
EDUCATION:
University of Nottingham, Nottingham
September 2013 - December 2014
Master of Science in International Business with Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Covenant University, Ogun State Nigeria
September 2007 - July 2011
Bachelor of Science Management Information Systems
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Oracle SQL Certified
HOBBIES
Travelling, Research
ASSOCIATIONS and VOLUNTEERING
- USAID powered Young Women Transform Prize – Enabling Youth led Economic Empowerment (Volunteer Judge) 2018
- Project One Million Souls - Orphanage Support Outreach (Volunteer) 2007 - 2011
- Women Trafficking and Child Labor (Volunteer) 2011 - 2012