DINAH SAPPHIRE AMINU
Regina. Saskachewan
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PROFILE SUMMARY
Highly motivated certified customer service professional with years of cross-functional experience in customer service, sales and client relationship management.
I am skilled at effective customer service delivery, operational efficiency, effective client relationship management and office administration and strive to achieve customer satisfaction at every touch point at the workplace.
EXPERIENCE
Student Ambassador November 2022 till Sept 2023
Admissions, Recruitment and Marketing
University of East Anglia (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Networking and communicating the benefits of school to prospective students and parents.
Demonstrated leadership and professionalism in promoting the University to prospective students
Collaborated with the recruitment team in organising marketing events to attract new students
Facilitated campus tours to familiarize prospective students and families with the school environment
Interact effectively with prospective and current students, families and college counsellors to generate leads
Successfully respond to email queries and enquiries from prospects on course offerings
Executive Recruiter
Precisehire Associates, Lagos Nigeria March 2020 till October 2022
Conduct preliminary candidate screening based on job requirements, description, and client specification
Collaborate with Human Resources managers to fill existing staffing gaps
Identify required competencies and proficiency levels for jobs
Schedule interviews, send out invitations
Perform candidate search through existing candidate database
Source candidates from social media like LinkedIn and professional contacts to fill
Communicate relevant employer information to prospects during the screening process
Performing in-person and phone pre-interviews
Communicate the hiring decisions to candidates
Perform closeout negotiation between client and candidates
Track and follow up interview process from start to finish
Cultivate and manage relationships with passive candidates
Customer service/Admin Manager September 2012 – November 2017
Ecobank Nigeria Limited( Lekki, Lagos)
Assessed branch operations requirements and developed cost estimates
Ensured effective customer complaint management, and prompt resolution, and provided feedback.
Maintained a pleasing customer service lounge ambience
Respond to email, chat and face-to-face enquiries
Coordination of office activities
Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
Take accurate minutes of meetings
Planned and organised light refreshments for branch audit meetings
Create and maintain an efficient filling system of physical and files on the computer
Supervised store management and monitored reorder levels
Managed procurement of office supplies and ensured supplies are not depleted
Effective co-ordination of customer service delivery and customer service unit
Assessed all operations and staff advance collected and ensured that retirements were correct and updated
Provided direct customer support
Reconciled weekly operations costs and expenses with a budget provision
Defined requirements and user needs for banking systems
Coordinated the planning and implementation of branch budgets, procurement, and maintenance of branch assets and work tools.
Effective supervision of customer information by data entry staff
Customer service/ front desk officer August 2005 –August 2012
Ecobank Nigeria Limited(Lekki, Lagos)
Provided customer care services to high-end customers of the branch (banking protocols, services, and platforms)
Provided quality customer service, responding to all queries within 24 hours and providing a pro-active quality response daily walk-in customer service, communicating and working in partnership with all relevant departments with regards to all relevant enquiries received, etc.
Effectively handled customer complaints and provided feedback as required
Effectively managed large amounts of incoming phone calls
Familiarised and applied best practices about the organizational Service Charter
Accurately opened customer accounts and maintained records on the bank application
Updated all customer information update accurately in the banking software
EDUCATION
M.A Gender studies -University of East Anglia, Norwich. UK 2023
Certificate in Human Resource Management– Institute of Commercial Management, United Kingdom 2020
BA. Dramatic Arts- University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2003
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Highly skilled negotiator
Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite(excel,MS word, share point
Prioritization of multiple competing assignments
Effective management of deadlines
Empathy and proactive management of customer complaints
Excellent managerial and organizational skills
Effective communication and Relational Skills
Manage multiple priorities and effective time management
Effective customer feedback management
Highly developed problem-solving ability.
Efficient telephone and email management
Sales and support
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional in Human Resources International (PHRi) –Human Resource Certification Institute 2019
Empowering Human Capital Sustainability in DFIS 2021
Uncovering unconscious bias in Recruiting & interviewing 2020
Human resources compensation and benefits 2021
Certified customer services leader course 2015
Operational efficiency and productivity management 2013