Business development analyst
Resume:
KIYAGA KENNETH
E-mail: *.******@*****.***
Mobile Number: M: +256********* H: +256*********
PERSONAL PROFILE
A multidisciplinary analyst, with stakeholder relations management capabilities; communication and conversational skills; as well as research and analytical skills. Capable of handling high level interdepartmental cluster coordination as well as general management, with gained experience in research, budgeting, financial reporting, project management and coordination, giving insight on building mutual understanding between stakeholders; to understand mindsets; building trust through controlled transparency as well as setting realistic objectives for an organisation based on its core values.
SKILLS
1.Excellent communication skills
2.Financial analysis control and reporting
3.MS Office Suite
4.Revenue generation
5.Pricing, costing and cash flow analysis
6.Internal control management
7.Risk management and assessment
8.SPSS/STATA/SAS software proficient
9.Relationship building and rapport
10.Competitive and strategic planning
11.Business development
12.Exceptional attention to detail
13.Budget development and management
14.Adobe Illustrator
15.Marketing plan development
16.Analytical thinking
17.ROI analysis
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. ORGANISATION NAME
Noble Point
POSITION
Business Development Analyst
PERIOD
November 2017 to Date
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Adobe, CRM, scheduler, publisher, docker, quick books, twitter, face book, .
RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintaining and developing client relationships in the different fields of engagement.
Conducting research on market insights, business opportunities, industry trends, competing organizations, customer demographics, new technologies and more.
Interpreting data to determine whether or not findings could apply to the company, identifying the specific areas of the company that would be affected and predicting both the positive and negative results of any possible changes.
Propose recommended course of action to results attained out of data analyzed by drafting proposals for higher level staff to review
Track and record metrics, data and statistics on company performance, connections, client retention, customer retention and finances on a regular basis.
Act as a liaison between business development team, management team and customers for systematic and procedural implementation of new opportunities
Provide monthly reports on current and new business prospects and client activities to the management
Develop project business plans to identify, track, report and resolve the critical dependency issues.
Develop cost models to determine business risks and forecasts.
Develop business models to monitor and report competitive business initiatives and activities to the management on regular basis.
Participate in budget analysis, industrial events, trainings, meetings when needed.
2. ORGANISATION NAME
CUL Capital Uganda
POSITION
Floor Manager
PERIOD
February 2017 to November 2017
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, tally. Stata
RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitor market conditions and trends by keeping up to date with the current market news in the different world markets.
Created a team reward program ensuring that the team makes over 200 calls to different prospective clients around the world giving the team a higher chance of meeting the sales target.
Identifying gaps and periodic training need in different tele communications sales techniques by listening into the calls made by the team.
Answering client questions about the different products and services.
Maintaining records of client accounts.
Adjust sales scripts to better target the needs and interests of specific clients.
Develop content for sales presentations.
Schedule appointments for sales representatives to meet with prospective clients.
Created a working pre sales team bringing on board at least 12 new clients a month dealing in forex, stocks, commodities or cryptos.
3. ORGANISATION NAME
Human Rights Centre Uganda
POSITION
Communications Assistant
PERIOD
November 2015 to January 2017
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Adobe.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely with the program assistant Communication officer to ensure that relevant program materials such as Human Interest Stories, donor reports, proposals, factsheets, info graphs etc. are developed and disseminated to donors and target groups through relevant media and network channels.
Helping the program assistant communication officer Collaborate with the media by organizing project site visits facilitate photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web based and traditional media as appropriate.
Working closely with the program assistant communication to ensure the Human Rights Centre has audio Visio elements to project to prospective donors, partners and through its mandate circles.
Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials. Maintain a library of media coverage, clippings etc.
Assist in organizing and generating public support for special events and campaigns to promote strategic conservation goals. Support organization of workshops, seminars, campaigns, events and project review Meetings
Working hand in hand with the project assistant communication and project assistant advocacy to ensure website and social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) such as daily monitoring, posting and content development.
3. ORGANISATION NAME
Human Rights Centre Uganda
POSITION
Finance Assistant
PERIOD
November 2012 to January 2017
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Quicbooks. Stata
RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing Petty Cash ensuring availability of funds for daily running of the organisation.
Wealth creation of over forty million Ugandan shillings by studying daily forex and advising on when to change foreign currencies as part of fund creation.
Drafted different documentation to both Donors and third parties not only on financial matters but on a number of different administrational matters as well.
Ensured project funding by enforcing project compliance in both financial reporting and project development reporting
Reconciliation of bank and ledgers on a regular basis.
Drafting budgets for various up coming projects.
Providing project financial reports for over six different donors including USAID, capturing all their different requirements and have them reviewed.
Identifying and resolving diverse accounting and administrative transactional issues as they arose, often requiring interpretation of procedures and processes; independently determine appropriate application in consultation with the other finance team members ensuring the timely payment of service providers, monitor usage of office consumables/ supplies
Attained clean audits with negligible audit queries for the organisation by maintaining clan books and accountability statements of accounts.
Provide assistance in the processing of the posting of purchase orders, goods receipt, service entry sheets and maintenance of inventory.
Provide appropriate back up to colleagues and perform other tasks assigned.
Mitigate both project line over expenditure and under expenditure by regular update and Providing budget variance reports to the different project leaders
Ensured timely salary payments for over 20 staff members with constantly up to date statutory deductions remitted in a timely manner for the last five years
4. ORGANISATION NAME
UNDP
POSITION
VOLUNTEER
PERIOD
JULY 2012 TO NOVEMBER 2012
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel (basic), STATA e-scheduler.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Effective coordination of the activities of the project.
Established effective communication system with appropriate documentation.
Ensured that minutes, invitations, reports, etc are dispatched in time.
Coordinated the implementation of the recommendations of the different stakeholders and the benefiting parties involved.
Wrote reports of the activities of my weekly work plan in time.
Coordinated activities of service providers and any staff members assisting in the implementation of the task team recommendations.
Acted as focal point in all statistically related initiatives and overall coordination in the various implementation of activities and research for the consultancy.
5. ORGANISATION NAME
World Organization of Students and Youth
POSITION
Coordinator Mysore chapter
PERIOD
2009 -2011
TECHNOLOGY USED
E-mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Worked in a team that provided high quality administrative and logistical support to the central council of World organization of students and youth
Managed a team that organized World Cultural day for over 50 different student cultures within Mysore city very year
Was part of the Core team that run and Managed Wosy international conferences every year within different parts of India bringing together over 5000 different students from over 60 different countries.
Compiled progress reports, attended Development Committee meetings and compiled agenda and minutes;
Attended Development Committee Task Team meetings in order to monitor progress and compile reports for ;
Responsible for liaising with key coordinating departments.
Monitored and reported on the implementation of Annual Action Plans by sub-committees of the Mysore chapter;
Organized high level focus group meetings and strategic planning workshop with project leaders/managers.
Provide appropriate back up to colleagues and perform other tasks assigned
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
COURSES
INSTITUTION
DURATION
YEAR
Bachelor of Commerce
Mysore university India
3 years
2008- 2012
SECONDARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
YEAR
KITANTE PRIMARY SCHOOL
1993 -1999
PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES
Fluent: English and Luganda.
Good: Swahili.
INTERESTS
Cooking
Reading (novels)
Playing and Watching Rugby
Playing and watching lawn tennis
Watching movies
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Within Public Service and Civil Society:-
Contributed to the translation and dissemination of the UN chatter of human rights to nine different Ugandan languages
Contributed to the creation of a chapter of the world organization of Students and Youth in Mysore, breaking it from the Banglore chapter in India.
Contributed to attaining of clean financial audits during my time at The Human Rights Centre Uganda
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION SKILLS
Provided end-to-end project management support to all units within the central executive committee of the World Organization of Students and Youth India
Ensured all activities, work requests and projects undertaken are completed and implemented on time;
Escalated project issues, risk and concerns as per the agreed project escalation procedure;
Monitored deadlines and also ensured that reporting requirements (frequency, capacity, etc.) for all running programme activities of the Human Rights Centre Uganda and the World Organization of Students and Youth that have been planned and agreed upon;
RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Developed research and analytical skills through working for the World Organization of Students and Youth. This involved evaluating of case studies, doing research on peace and security of international students in my chapter, planning and preparing meeting agendas and minutes,
Attended a lecture series on Research Methodology with Conflict and Governance Facility (CAGE) and AISA in India 2009.
COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Enhanced communication (verbal and written) skills from accurately writing minutes and summarizing complex debates of Human Rights Centre meetings which are attended by Directors of the centre;
Improved communication skills from issuing clear and concise instructions, dealing with people tactfully and diplomatically;
Developed negotiation and persuasion skills through working on team projects for the above organizations;
REPORT WRITING SKILLS
Developed ability to prepare and draft quality monitoring progress reports for submission to the central committee of the World Organization of Students and Youth;
Scrutinized and proof read reports to ensure that they comply with the reporting standards and requirements.;
worked on monthly financial reports to over six donors
COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Coordinate activities of the Mysore chapter and other projects within the World Organization of Students and Youth
Ensure that any proposed work is not duplicated in another work request
Enhanced organizational, coordination, time management and action planning skills through servicing (logistically and administratively) in the Human Rights Centre Uganda
Managed and coordinated different finances from different donors ensuring swift accountability with proper and swift reporting periods
Participated fully in the management and coordination mechanisms of the human rights centre and the world organization of students and youth to enable well-coordinated support to sub-committees, departments and provinces;
Created a positive team environment where team members are able to perform optimally, respond to challenges creatively and collaboratively;
REFERENCES
1. NAME
STELLA NALUKWAGO
POSITION
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
ORGANISATION
HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA
CELL & TEL NO
**********@*****.***
2. NAME
Francois Bosselut
POSITION
President
ORGANISATION
Energy and Security Group
CELL & TEL NO
*********@*****************.***
3. NAME
Dr RASHMI SINGH
POSITION
CHAIRPERSON
ORGANISATION
WORLD ORGANISATION OF STUDENTS AND YOUTH INDIA
CELL & TEL NO
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HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR
ST. M. KALEMBA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
2000 - 2003
MAKERERE COLLEGE SCHOOL
2004 - 2005
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