Data Entry and Executive Administrative Assistant

IME NADINE EFFANGA

COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT

Missouri City, TX, 77459, US • +1 832–888-3495

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Results-oriented professional with comprehensive experience in delivering administrative support and organizing business agendas for executives. Repeated success in planning company events, leading projects, participating in meetings, and building long-term business relationships with clients and staff. Proven multi-tasking expertise leveraged to maintain highest possible standards and deadline-driven operations. Skilled in conducting training/development programs for staff and leading cross-functional teams to achieve shared visions and goals. Possess excellent communication, leadership, and high-level organizational skills to improve business operations. Proficient in Microsoft Office.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Executive-Level Support

Schedule Management

Operational Excellence

Office Administration

Conflict Resolution

Staff Management

Team Training & Development

Reporting & Documentation

Stakeholder Engagement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

South Texas College of Law Houston – Texas, United States of America September 2022 – Present

Administrative Specialist

Provides high level project management and administrative assistance to the Vice President, Marketing and Communications and the Vice President, Advancement and Alumni Engagement who oversees the law school’s fundraising and alumni engagement activities. This position is responsible for independently facilitating a variety of routine tasks as well as special projects related to the general administration of the Offices of Marketing and Communications also, Advancement and Alumni Engagement. Duties such as donor correspondence, coordination of meetings and travel, record-keeping, data entry, financial reporting, and special events. Tracking dual departmental budgets and spending; create and produce monthly budget reports for Advancement leadership, Create and manage a system to submit, track, and process department POs, invoices, and vendor paperwork, helping to ensure prompt payment for vendors and proper budget management.

Assist members of the Marketing and Communications, as well as Advancement and Alumni Engagement teams with purchase cards, expenses and track bills to department sources, tracing advertising purchases and payments when needed, support the database team by processing simple cash, check or credit card donations to the law school when required. Maintain department(s) master calendar and collaborative department calendars related to projects, events, travel and attendance.

South Texas College of Law Houston – Texas, United States of America April 2022 – September 2022

Communication Assistant

Deliver substantial efforts in creating paperwork for POs (purchase orders), organizing credit card receipts, and tracking bills to department sources. Provide quick assistant with pop-up photos of campus events for social media. Coordinate upcoming meetings/documents for the centennial steering committee. Provided insightful direction and suggestion to improve filing system, storing, and archiving of documents/old magazines.

●Spearheaded project on researching and updating the institution's website with the current and approved Covid-19 community guidelines from the CDC.

●Delivered presentation aimed at highlighting current CDC community guidelines from outdated uploaded community guidelines on the institution's website.

●Singlehandedly reorganized the office space within one day; received recognition from top leadership.

●Maintained consistent collaboration with fellow colleagues, vendors, and managers in courteous, professional, and knowledgeable manner.

Career Note: Moved countries with my family, from Abuja in Nigeria to Houston Texas in America due to my husband's job transfer (12/2021 to 02/2022).

Community Partners for Development (CPD) – Abuja, Nigeria 08/2009 – 12/2021

Executive Assistant (03/2013 – 12/2021)

Led day-to-day office operations in accordance with organizations’ values. Administered the development of necessary methods and tools to ensure operational and service excellence. Provided insightful direction and guidance to management team and other staff members on the execution of organizations’ operational plans.

●Saved 30% company budget for advocacy program through efficiently negotiating with vendors.

●Served as main point of contact and represented executive director on various workshops and events.

Administrative Assistant (08/2009 – 02/2013)

Steered significant efforts in establishing viable micro-credit and micro-enterprise schemes for partner communities. Designed and spearheaded advocacy programs for HIV/AIDS, STDs, family planning, and adolescent reproductive health. Delivered communities with alternative conflict resolution mechanisms.

●Successfully organized training program with 200+ volunteer attendees in a violent rural community.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Support Staff (Procurement Unit), Ecowas Commission, Abuja, Nigeria

Technical Support Intern, Community Partners for Development (CPD) Uyo, Nigeria

Program Intern, Federation of Akwa Ibom Women Association, Uyo

KEY PROJECTS

2013 – 2021: Involved in a project to promote public awareness on the scourge of HIV/AIDS that reduced incidence of HIV/AIDS among in-school and out of school girls by 30%.

Achieved 45% reduction in number of girls living with HIV/AIDS and 50% reduction in number of child marriages / pregnancies due to awareness.

2019: Spearheaded Covid19 intervention program while coordinating with team to create awareness of sensitization and distribution of palliative in six targeted communities of the state.

Improved economic welfare of selected household beneficiaries by way of palliative distribution that reduced rate of criminal activities in the community by 33%.

2015: Collaborated with organization on a Vesicle Vaginal Fistula (VVF) project during African child day celebration. Created awareness on causes of VVF and reduced number of girls/women living with VVF by 30%.

Recorded 48% reduction in the number of girls /women living with VVF.

2009 – 2013: Coordinated with team on malaria in pregnancy project (MIP) an internationally funded project by Jhpiego and Exxon Mobil.

Recorded 68.6% performance improvement at selected 15 intervention health facilities.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – B.sc Political Science and Public Administration, University of Uyo, Nigeria

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