Public Relations Team Member

EDWIN KIPTERER

CHEBET

Cell Phone: +254-*********

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

RESUME

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To Improve, Transform the Socio Economic status and wellbeing of the society, by imparting knowledge and equipping them with the right skills towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

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Strong analytical skills.

Strong level of self-drive and determination with ability to work in a dynamic, competitive and challenging environment and proven ability to work under highly demanding and challenging conditions and achieve results.

Strong networking, communication and negotiation skills.

Interpersonal and People Management Skills

Leadership Skills

CORE COMPTENCIES

Strong Analytical and organizational skills.

Fast learner and easily adapts to changes.

Able to work efficiently as an individual and as a team member.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Able to work independently and with accuracy under pressure and Minimal or Zero supervision. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

1. I was tasked with opening and successfully run the First New Platinum maziwa loan branch from scratch; Recruiting, training and motivating a team of 16 Loan officers and two team leaders and grew a loan book from Zero to the current 66 Million with a 7day PAR of below 3% and 30-day PAR of 3.5% (Oct 2023). This was a totally NEW product right from product development. 2. I have successfully grown talents in The Maziwa department i.e. grew and promoted 2 Branch managers who went to open new branches and 4 team leaders and 2 Branch administrators and have equipped the Loan officers with the right skills and mindsets to enhance their personal growth and development.

3. As a personal banker, I successfully grew KCB Garissa branch loan book from 300K to 1.1 Billion in two years I was posted there hence improving branch profitability. 4. Being the best sales person/Team leader in the region, I was among the Dream Team of three staff who Implemented strategies which saw KCB Njoro branch break even after over 20 years of making loses and surpassed its profits targets in the subsequent years and avoided closure. 5. Effecting/Implementing operational controls that enabled KCB Njoro branch to attain superb audit ratings, from 54% in 2009 to being the best in our region in the subsequent new risk based audit 80%.

6. Being the appointed Scholarship Champion, I Successfully spearheaded KCB scholarships interviews and further mentored the students through their academic journey within the KCB Great Rift Region.

7. Successful completion of Bank’s Credit, operations and E-learning courses:

Negotiation skills course

Customer relationship management course

Customer service excellence course

Governance, Risk and Compliance course

Communication skills course

Risk Analysis course

Credit Analysis course

Bank Branch Management course

Operational Risk Management course

Bank Branch Management - Risk Management course

CAREER PROGRESSION

Jan2022-Date Platinum Credit Ltd

Branch Manager-Agribusiness (Burnt Forest-Uasin Gishu county)

Responsible for the coordination and implementation of all the policies and guidelines at branch level

Collect and analyze market and industry information for the purpose of market planning and targeting.

Provide effective, innovative and strategic leadership and direction to the branch team.

Ensure that professional development activities, including performance appraisals, performance agreements, monitoring and needed training and mentoring activities are carried out successfully within the branch.

Ensure that the branch deliverables are achieved effectively and timely as per the work plan and meeting shareholders’ expectation and regularly review branch business status

Linkage of value chain actors to financial and other support services

Engaging the local administration, dairies, milk transporters and other persons in the value chain with an aim of reaching more farmers

Growth and maintenance of branch loan portfolio to sustainable level.

Recruitment and motivation of sales staff and team leaders

Recruiting and training dairy farmers on our various loan products

Training farmers on good animal husbandry, fodder preparation and conservation and funding the same projects

Offering field support to sales staff and Managing Administrative duties at the branch.

Linking with the dairy stake holders in the county i.e County government, local administration and dairy cooperatives.

Preparing a calendar of events for farmers’ activities in the region

Preparation and approval of work and route plans for the teams.

Monitoring of loans due dates, and Coordination of due cash collections not paid with the team.

July 2021 to Jan 2022

January 2019 to June

2021

Keilot Kenya limited

Regional Sales representative (Nakuru County)

Being the company’s ambassador in the region by marketing the brand, products and sales.

B2B sales generation and sales closure i.e. Agrovets, farmers’ cooperatives, and Dairies.

B2C sales generation and sales closure., training, sales and oversee installation of our clean energy products.

Training farmers and organizations on our clean energy solutions.

Organize for field days in liaison with Dairy board, farmers and dairy cooperatives with the purpose of training, show casing and selling our products.

Freelance Agronomist

Nakuru-

Organizing farmers’ meetings in liaison with the Dairy farmers’ cooperatives, county Agricultural department to enable me sell Biogas and milking machines while also advising them on where to get favorable finances to purchase the products.

Liasing with the Officers in charge of financing dairy products in Banks and saccos to assist farmers willing to buy Biogas and milking machines for smooth flow of loan process.

Attending dairy board trainings which gives me platform to sell more products to the farmers.

Working with farmers groups, county government, cooperatives, schools and other institutions to implement and provide workable clean energy solutions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Marketing and selling of clean energy solutions to the above groups and individuals i.e. Biogas, Nufiltration Machines, Milking machines and.

Working with various farmers and women groups on best applicable farming practices which are sustainable.

Offering technical advice and service on best Agronomic practice to farmers.

Offering advice and hands on training on seed Nurseries and field farming.

Helping farmers in attaining the best Agribusiness potential while maintaining the best/recommended agronomic practices. Jan 2013 to Nov

2018:

July2011– Dec 2012

Oct2010– June 2011:

Manager, Personal Banking/Universal Banking

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd,

Garissa, Nakuru and Nyahururu Branches

Organizing dairy farmers’ trainings within my jurisdiction to teach farmers on our various dairy products and the entire value chain.

Build and maintain strong business relationship with the various dairy farmers cooperatives, Kenya Dairy Board, Milk collection centers/Bulkers and the entire dairy value chain including agrovets,value addition businesses etc.

Packaging and processing the various dairy loan products for the clients e.g. herd improvement loan, calf/heifer purchase loan, Assets loan, pasture loan etc.

Build strong business relationships with new clients and maintain the existing clients.

Develop and implement sales strategies

Appraisal of Credit facilities i.e. personal loans and credit cards and packaging the same in the credit quest system for Approval.

Growth and management of the branch’s Liabilities and Assets portfolio.

Define the best deliverables and the supervision of sales team and customer service clerks and provide guidance in all operations of the branch as per the delegating schedules and procedures for clerks and supervisors.

Management of Customer relationship in relation to the business.

Advances and credit clerk

KCB Ltd,

Njoro,

Processing and monitoring of loan portfolio of the branch.

Training and leading of the sales team to get new businesses. Teller (Cashier)

KCB Ltd

Njoro Branch,

Receiving and posting of customer’s cash, cheques, Rtgs’s and non-cash transfers and cross selling bank’s products as per the laid down KYC/AML guidelines.

Oct2009-Oct 2010:

August2009-October

2009:

March 2009-August

2009:

2008 July -2009

March :

2007 May-2008 July:

Customer service consultant

KCB Ltd,

Njoro Branch

Account opening for new and existing customers.

Closing the sales for the referred clients.

Account instruments order and custodian of the same.

Champion for the branch customer service communication

Act as a link between the customer and the Branch/bank

Processing of the fixed deposits requests from the customers. Back Office And Administration Clerk

KCB Ltd,

Njoro Branch

Posting of back office transactions

Relieving of the custodians

Relieving of the tellers

Cash collection from the cashiers, evacuation and safe keeping. Sales team leader

KCB ltd,

Nakuru, Njoro and Egerton branches

Leading the teams of Sales representatives to achieve and exceed the set targets.

Strategizing on how to enter the new markets and sell.

Collation of the sales reports for the whole team for the purpose of performance tracking.

Motivation of sales team in order to drive performance to the desired levels.

Acting as the link between the management and the sales team. Sales Representative

KCB ltd,

Njoro branch.

Selling of the bank’s products

Creating awareness and teaching the customers about the bank’s products. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)

Research Assistant.

Njoro/Marigat

Breeding and maintaining of new sweet potato breeds

Training of new staff on how to do cross pollinations and proper handling of the fragile plantlets.

Maintaining of the newly established breeding blocks

Analyzing and reports writing

Sample collection

Assisting the Masters and PhD students in their research work. ACADEMIC BACK

GROUND

April 2022

2009- 2010 June:

April2003– April

2007:

April2003– April

2007:

January-April 2006:

1998- 2001:

OTHER COURSES

Pennstate College of Agricultural Sciences

Certificate in Dairy Production and Management

Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) United Kingdom.

Diploma in Marketing, Advertising and Public relations Moi University,

Bachelor of Science (Horticulture)

Moi University

Certificate in Guidance and counselling

Certificate in Computer Proficiency

St. Joseph Seminary-Molo,

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (K.C.S.E) Trainings at KCB Leadership Centre:

Fundamentals of Credit.

Personal effectiveness.

Cashiering

Foundation Banking

Customer service excellence

Extra Leadership duties and at Kenya Commercial Bank

Service Focus Team (S.F.T) Chairman-KCB Garissa.

Research and Innovation Champion-KCB Njoro branch and KCB Garissa Branch

Community/Scholarship Champion-Nakuru branch(Nakuru county)

Wellness Champion-KCB Njoro

First Aider /Fire Marshall

REFEREES:

1. Sammy Yakwa-Country Business

Head-Kenya

Platinum Credit Maziwa

Mobile:071*******

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

2. Duncan Ng’etich –former Regional

Coordinator,

Platinum Credit Maziwa

Uasin Gishu.

Mobile:072*******

3. David Lelgut-Centre Director

Kenya Agricultural Research and Livestock Organization, P.o Private Bag,Karlo,Muguga

Mobile:072*******

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

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