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CURRICULUM VITAE

OKINDO JOSEPH ISINTA

Date of Birth: 01/01/1989

P.O Box 128**-***** Nairobi

Cell phone: +254-***-***-***

Email: ******.******@*****.***

CAREER AND PERSONAL OBJECTIVE

To constantly learn and upgrade my forensic audit, risk management, research and my networking skills. I am innovative, goal- driven, ambitious, pro-active, outgoing professional. I am seeking to work in a busy and challenging environment under minimum supervision and rise through the ranks to management level while exercising my abilities to the fullest extent as I support individuals and corporate growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2015-To Date: One Freelance Limited

Position: Copywriter/Editor

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for brainstorming, creating, and transforming ideas into words for articles, advertisements, publications, and pamphlets.

Research on primary and secondary sources and write words and texts for television commercials, radio, Internet content, jingles, websites, press releases, flyers, and direct mail literature

Familiarizing myself with their clients' products and services, the target audience and their competitors' activities before writing a script.

Editing, revising and reviewing work of my team members before submitting it to the client especially in response to feedback

Responding to customer’s mails and calls whenever they need any assistance.

Nov 2014- May 2015: Nobeah Foundation

Position: Renewable Energy Programme Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

Identify the current and future energy needs/requirements for the renewable energy/alternative technology/cost reduction projects.

Assisting in identifying methods to implement the above projects, training needs and methods to ensure the long term upkeep and maintenance of any installed technology and

Help establish budget required in order to implement projects (including technical staffing, material resources and training requirements)

Network and forge links with other stakeholders and organizations (including local government, donors, companies, universities and other supporters) to ensure continued support for existing and new initiative

Jan 2014 –Sep 2014: United Bank for Africa (UBA Bank)

Position: Forensic Auditor –Investigations

Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct prompt investigation of breach of policy and procedures, regulatory policies and code of conduct for appropriate disciplinary action relating to fraud and misconduct

Identify process inefficiencies and control weakness and proffer relevant mitigating recommendations for management review, consideration and subsequent implementation.

Implement the annual audit plan as approved and any special tasks or projects requested by Country Head of Audit through review of systems and operations to assess the extent to which organizational objectives are achieved, and the adequacy of controls in the bank.

Carry out any ad hoc inspections, investigations, examinations or reviews requested by the Country head of Audit

Oct 2013 – Dec 2013: National Bank of Kenya

Position: Customer Service Officer

Duties and responsibilities

Ensure that due procedure of Know Your Customer policy (KYC) has been complied before opening an account for the customer.

Liaise with the bank branches for information sharing points and ensuring customer’s account opening form has been duly been completed before being captured in the bank’s computing system.

Identify customer needs and refer customers to appropriate banking services and

Specialists

accept money or cheques deposited by customers, verify records and receipts, and credit

Customers' accounts

Open and close accounts for customers.

Aug 2012 – July 2013: Nermac Technologies

Position: Marketing Executive

Duties and responsibilities

Assist in the review and improvement of organization’s overall marketing strategy, to include online and social media components (websites, email marketing, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn);

liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organizations;

communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships

May 2011 - Aug 2011: Ministry of Trade

Position: Intern at Investigation and inspection Department

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in conducting inspection of weighing instruments used for doing business to determine their accuracy this included weighing machines at vendor shop to petroleum transit tankers.

enlightening and informing the public on matters relating to counterfeits;

Assist in combating counterfeiting trade and other dealings in counterfeit goods in Kenya

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Aug 2008 - Dec 2012: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Bachelors of Criminology (Forensic and Investigations option)

(Second Class Honors)

Jan 2003 - Nov 2006: Magena High School KCSE (Grade B+)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent leadership and management skills.

Strategic Planning, Business Planning and Development skills.

Excellent working knowledge of Risk Management and Investigations.

Excellent working knowledge of Laws of Kenya..

Excellent working knowledge of E-Commerce and Social Media.

Excellent editing, reporting and research methodologies and writing skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite: excellent knowledge of MS Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Databases, Spreadsheets and the Internet.

Analytical and time management skills.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Like sports( playing football and lawn tennis in fact I was the captain in this sports both in high school and college level)

Traveling : Travelled extensively and have visited places which include Uganda, and Tanzania

Reading magazines especially business and politics categories

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SALARY EXPECTATIONS

Negotiable

REFEREES

Eric Macharia

Internal Auditor

United Bank for Africa

Tel; 072*******

Email; ***************@*****.***

Nancy ondieki

Central Business Unit

National bank of Kenya

Tel; 072*******

Elizabeth Ng’eno

Renewable Energy Program manager

Nobeah Foundation

Tel; 072*******

Mr. Peter Ndichu

Chairman Department of Criminology

Masinde Muliro University

Tel 072*******

Email; **********@*****.***

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