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NAME: NAMAWA FRED

SEX: Male

NATIONALITY: Ugandan

TEL PHONE: +256-***-***-*** 070*******

EMAIL ADDRESS: acd8vg@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE.

Proactive individual with a logical approach to challenges, I perform effectively within a highly

pressurized working environment, resourceful and analytical on outstanding organizational tasks. I

work effectively both independently and as a team player with exceptional interpersonal and

communication skills, interacting productively with clients and individuals at all organizational levels.

Always willing to improve on my skills and experience.

OBJECTIVE.

To build my career with extensive experience in development field with keen interest to achieve further

professional development skills.

Education.

2009 Bachelor of Development Studies, Kyambogo University.

2010 Administrative Officer’s Law Certificate. Law Development Centre

2004 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, Mehta Secondary School-Lugazi

2002 Uganda Certificate of Education, Magale Parent’s Secondary School.

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Short courses attended.

2009 (APRIL): Certificate of Attendance in Human Rights-

The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and

Kyambogo University Human Rights Association.

2010 (DEC.) : Attended e-tax training by Uganda Revenue Authority at City Royal

Hotel Bugolobi

Working Experience and Functions.

1. MARKETING MANAGER: F & B Solutions Ltd P. O Box 7760, Ground floor, ESAMI

House, plot 52, Bombo Road to date

Key Responsibilities.

• Direct and supervise marketing staff on daily work in the company

• Monitor the staff on the progress of work designated to them.

• Direct, manage and provide administrative leadership to marketing executives.

• Plan for markets and set marketing strategies to be implemented by marketing

executives.

• Plan sales strategies to improve turnover and minimize competition from other players

in the market.

• Receive reports from marketers and Prepare marketing reports to management for

proper planning and way foreward.

• Coordinate with URA and clearing agents during importation of machinery among

others.

• Participate in recruitment exercise and train new staffs into the company.

• Spearhead market promotions of agro processing machinery in Uganda and entire East

Africa.

• Create marketing data base bank for following up and marketing.

• Coordinate technical staff on how to implement technical work.

• Ensure financial expenditure is contained as per company policy by marketing staffs

• Provide marketing support of the products and services in two sister companies.

• Perform other activities as may be assigned.

Achivements.

• Marketed heart hardly in NNADS Secretariat, DFID-BUDS programme under PSFU

and we managed to secure many business since they do focus more in agro processing,

• Monitoring daily expenditure saved huge sums of money which where earlier lost

during improper monitoring and management,

• Linking the company with customers in Rwanda, Burindi and South Sudan, Eastern

DRC especially in Goma,

• Training of new staffs into the company,

• Wrote business plan and financial projections for various clients for new projects,

• Handling URA and clearing agent during importation of machinery reduced on un

necessary cost incurred initially by agents,

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• Personal visits to up country and existing clients helped to set relevant marketing

strategy for instance we find out that emphasis on spares could make us penetrate for

machine deals,

• Through good negotiations and marketing skills, company increased cash flow levels,

• Designed reporting systems by marketing executives,

• Created data base bank for easy follow up, monitoring and evaluation,

• Company expansion was realized with additional employees, total turnover, opening

new branch in Nairobi by 2014,

• Improved financial monitoring through accountability to ensure transparency in the

company,

• Knowing many languages helped the company create confidence to clients especially

the illiterate customers that only understand local languages since the company

directors don’t know native languages and other clients from Kenya, South Sudan,

Rwanda, Burundi and DRC who know especially only Kiswahili other than English.

2. MANAGER-Administration: F & B Solutions Ltd P. O Box 37139 Bombo Road

Kawempe, Kampala-Uganda October 2010 to December 2011

Objective: Coordinate and Administer two sister business companies i.e. F & B Solutions Ltd

and Orbit Distributors.

Key Responsibilities.

• Develop business project proposals for clients who need new projects.

• Provide administrative leadership in both the two sister companies i.e. F & B solutions

ltd and orbit distributors.

• Coordinate orbit distributors i.e. Gulu, Mbarara and Hoima branches while based at

head office kampala.

• Plan sales strategies to improve turnover and minimize competition from other players

in the market.

• Prepare monthly business and financial reports entailing balance sheet, profit and loss

accounts, credit sales status, inventory analysis and cash inflow and outflows.

• Ensure financial expenditure is contained as per company policy

• Provide marketing support of the products and services in two sister companies.

• Perform other activities as may be assigned.

Achivements.

• Cleared backlog of financial reports for seven months

• Increased sales of services and products to a tune of approximately two millions per

month

• Saved the company from loss of at least 120,000 per month which was incurred as a

result of poor accountability, leadership and record keeping.

• Developed East African market Strategy that improved marketing level thus increasing

selling rate. This was done through emailing and phone marketing strategy that covered

Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, DRC-Kinshasha, Zambia, and

Ethiopia.

• Improved financial monitoring through accountability to ensure transparency in the

companies.

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• Knowing many languages helped the company create confidence to clients especially

the illiterate customers that only understand local languages since the company

directors don’t know native languages

• Timely financial and business status reports where prepared and eased decision making.

• Ushered in the idea of route sales in orbit distributors that increased sales of biscuits in

Hoima and Gulu which also increased cash inflow

• Maintained proper inventory records using efficient mechanism of daily reporting by

branch staffs in order to curtail losses.

3. A VOLUNTEER: NOAH”S ARK CHILDREN”S MINISTRY UGANDA, P.O BOX 355

MUKONO from 5th June 2009– March 2010.

Purpose; To plan, develop, formulate, organize, report and maintain effective working relationships

and environmental standards with various operational departments for effective and efficient teamwork

and results.

Key Responsibilities.

• To develop proposals and Human Resource policy to support organizational goals and ensure

that the organization complies with legal requirements and best practices.

• Perform supportive function in various departments in order to fill the manpower gap for the

effective results in the organization.

• Make mid and annual reports to be submitted to various Government offices and donor partners

for effective funding and operations.

• Review, develop and propose optimal communication systems to ensure smooth flow of

information to the relevant destinations.

• Participate in organizing, planning and implementing organization programmes in order to

achieve its vision, mission and objectives.

• Develop Financial and Procurement policies for the organization to improve on financial

management and accountability.

• Formulate Strategic plan for the organization to work as three year development plan 2009-

2011 which will act as conceptual framework to direct the organization in institutional

development, Resourcing and programming in order to realize its vision, mission and objective.

• To take over any responsibility to be assigned.

Achievements.

• Participated actively in developing Human Resource Manual.

• Participated actively in developing financial management Manual.

• Participated actively in developing Procurement Manual.

• Developed Strategic plan as three year development plan for 2009-2011.

• Participated actively in compiling mid and annual reports.

• Developed organization profile for the registration of children’s home in the ministry of

Gender, Labour and Social Development.

• Designed various roles and responsibilities for various positions for easy execution of their

work for instance Welfare officer, Logistics and operation officer, Administrative secretary,

Driver, Book keeper, Store keeper, Maintenance officer and Security officers.

• Participated in formulation and compiling of master office annual work plan for four

departments i.e. water, hygiene and sanitation, Agriculture, Welfare and external and mother

child care departments.

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Skills Set.

Documentations e.g. writing Business plans, Work plans, Implementation plans, Proposals,

strategic plans, Organizational policies, Organization profile.

Programming, managing and Administrative skills

Analytical skills

Report writing skills

Interpersonal/people relations skills

Research skills

Computer skills especially Microsoft, Excel and Power point and Business soft ware e.g tally

system

Monitoring and Evaluation.

Community mobilization skills.

Membership.

o Kyambogo University Human Rights Association.

o Kyambogo University Convocation

Languages Spoken.

English (fluent), French (Fairly), Luganda (good), Kiswahili (good), Lumasaba (fluent)

Interests.

Reading and watch development literature and closely follow political climates, social and

Economic trends, playing and watching football and attending Religious functions and

activities.

I, NAMAWA FRED hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the

best of my knowledge.

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REFEREES.

Hon. Mulongo Simon

MP Bubulo East Constituency

Tel Phone +256-***-***-***

Email: acd8vg@r.postjobfree.com

acd8vg@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Kaggwa David

Programme Coordinator

Noah’s Ark Children’s Ministry Uganda

P.O BOX 355, Mukono.

Tel phone: +256-***-***-***

Email: acd8vg@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Okoboi Ignatius

District community officer

Pallisa District.

P.O BOX 14 Pallisa

Tel: 077*******

070*******.

Email: acd8vg@r.postjobfree.com.

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