Marketing and sales in various disciplines.

Shahab Sharfaei

Cell Phone # 009****-*******

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Date of Birth: September 12,1985

Place of current residency: Dubai

OBJECTIVE: .

Motivated business graduate seeking to develop a career in an organization where I can use my knowledge, skills

and competencies that will be mutually beneficial for the organization and me.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: .

Master of International Business- University of Wollongong in Dubai

Bachelor of Commerce Major (Management) and Minor (Marketing) University of Wollongong Dubai..

Secondary School Diploma (Science)-Tohid High School

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Organization: University of Wollongong in Dubai (November 2010 to March 2014)

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is one of the UAE's oldest and most prestigious universities. Established in

1993 by the University of Wollongong in Australia, UOWD is the first foreign University to be accredited by the Ministry of

Higher Education in the UAE, and has been operating since 1993. UOWD is now recognized as being an integral part of D ubai

with an enrolment of approximately 4,500 students representing more than 100 nationalities.

Position: Student Recruitment Officer (Marketing and Student Recruitment Department)

Responsibilities:

Responsible for locating and attracting prospective students.

Assisting in marketing for the university in specific target markets (mainly Middle East and Africa)

Handling current student’s inquiries.

Case-management of applications from the time of receipt through to enrolment, including conv ersion strategies using

(phone call and email follow ups) and updating the CRM (Client Relationship Management).

Represent and promote the University at external events (schools, exhibitions, road shows, interview programs)

{offshore and onshore}.

Build and maintain day-to-day relationships with external clients, including agents and sending institutions.

Plan missions and in conjunction with key stakeholders to develop student recruitment strategies.

Generate offer letters and apply for international student visas and residence.

Recommend and recruit agents for assigned markets.

Manage all applications from agents of the assigned markets.

Assisting international applicants with visa and accommodation process.

Identifying Scholarship students and assist in application process.

Ensure quality and accuracy of data entry in CRM and Admissions (SMP).

Achievements relative to the goals:

Exceeded the enrolment targets set by the management since the joining date.

Achieved the highest number of student enrolment in every intake from the date of joining. (35% of total enrolments).

Average of 85% conversion from application to enrolment.

Extensive use of SMP Admissions and CRM in daily routine.

Organization: DreamDays (May 2009- September2010)

DreamDays is primarily a gift experience organization that assists companies in achieving their goals weather it is to Optimi ze

their Employee performance through unique gifting, or to increase their promotional power.

Position: Business Development Executive

Responsibilities:

To introduce DreamDays to different Leading organizations in Dubai.

To increase the corporate client base of DreamDays.

To communicate the uniqueness and innovative ideas of DreamDays to large organizations as well as individuals.

To assist the market in better understanding the concept of DreamDays.

Organization: Tejari (October 2007-March 2009)

Position: Field Agent, Match Making Team. (Part-Time)

Responsibilities:

To promote the E-Volunteer program which is introducing Tejari as a B2B Organization

Activation Associate: “E-commerce, Telecommunication”. Contacting companies and activating them in the portals

according to the packages offered.

Maintaining records of the client

Attend clients call

Preparing monthly report.

RELEVANT INFORMATION .

Can get along with people very easily and strong analytical skill

Proactive, hardworking and cooperative

Have the leadership skills to influence positively the members in a group.

Possess effective presentation (multimedia, slide and oral) skills

Basic understanding of writing business letters, memos and proposals.

Good communication and interpersonal skill.

Able to work in a strong and demanding corporate environment .

Fast writing and typing skills.

LANGUAGE SKILL:

English (Good oral, reading and writing)

Arabic (Good oral, reading and writing)

Persian (Good Oral, reading and writing)

Hindi (Good Oral)

HOBBIES .

Running, swimming and reading.

REFFERENCES

Will be available upon request.

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