Habiba Wasomi
Nairobi,Nairobi
Summary
Driven and resourceful executive Secretary with 8+ years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Provides comprehensive administrative support to upper level team. Adept at managing calendars, preparing reports and coordinating meetings. Demonstrates excellent customer service, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Detailed-oriented with superb people-skills and public relations experience with excellent decision-making skills. Well-organized precision and successfully manages high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Administrative Assistant
Eland Road Limited
Nairobi
03.2021 - Current
- Provide exceptional support to the executive and team which improve administrative processes and enhance efficiency by 30%.
- Screen high volume of incoming calls and emails and initiate actions to respond or direct messages for managers.
- Maintain an effective manual and computerized, consistent filling system. Introduced a shared-folder system.
- Attend high profile meetings and conferences, monthly meetings, taking minutes and recordings.
- Prioritize work, ensure office procedures are followed and deadlines met.
- Draft correspondence, reports, minutes, presentations and other documents and respond to emails to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Monthly training of team on customer centricity. Improved our customer survey in the last year by 55%.
- Periodic training of Administrative Officers. Improved efficiency to 9 out of a scale of 10.
- Handle scheduling for executive's calendar and prepared meeting agenda and materials.
- Coordinated and booked airfare, hotel and ground transportation and prepared itinerary to facilitate successful trips.
- Process travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
- Coordinated complex annual meeting involving multiple presenters, high number of global attendees, remote location arrangements and senior executive accommodations.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Requisition of office supplies, equipment and arrange for distribution together with appropriate inventory records. Reduced daily operating expenses by 65%.
Corporate Credit Analyst
Standard Chartered Bank (K) Ltd
Nairobi
01.2014 - 11.2020
- Assessed credit risk and analyzed financial statements.
- Analyzed customer data such as financial statements to determine level of risk involved for extending credit.
- Conducted financial review of customer lines of credit by assessing company financials and initiating credit application reviews.
- Gathered loan documentation for underwriting.
- Conducted industry research to understand economic conditions impacting borrower ability to repay loans.
- Worked in tandem with sales team and customers to negotiate payments and verify account reconciliations.
- Analyzed credit scores to determine borrowers' creditworthiness.
- Monitored credit accounts routinely to identify and mitigate issues and prevent losses.
Executive Administrative Assistant
Standard Chartered Bank (K) Ltd
Nairobi
01.2005 - 12.2013
- Monitor, review and prepare the daily exception reports (excesses).
- Provide administrative support to the senior management.
- Attend high profile meetings and day-to-day administrative duties.
- Compiling agendas and documents for meetings.
- Administer the movement of senior staff members, itineraries and high level and detailed leave plans.
- Maintain a systematic procurement system for the department and accountability.
- Requisition of office supplies, equipment and arrange for distribution.
- Assist in the administrative formalities in relation to travel arrangements, issuance and renewal of visas, work permits and accommodations.
- Draft specialized reports and correspondence of confidential nature.
- Maintain senior management calendar of appointments.
- Place and screen telephone calls and answer queries with discretion.
- Follow up on actions to ensure closure within the required turn-around-time.
- Train the administrative officer under my supervision and enhance teamwork.
Education
No Degree -
Githunguri Girls High
Thika, KenyaCertificate - International Management Award – Certificate Level
Strathmore University - NEBS Management
Nairobi, Kenya01.2002
Diploma - Administrative Management
Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya04.2001
High School Diploma -
Githunguri Girls High School
11.1996
Skills
- Strong organization and leadership skills
- Highly assertive and good listening
- Strong time management skills
- Meeting Support
- Event Coordination
- Travel Planning
- High attention to detail and report accurately and timely
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Problem solving
- Works Independent with no supervision
- Advanced Excel Spreadsheet, Office, Work, Outlook, Google Sheet and Power Point Functions
- Report analysis
- Conference planning
- Risk management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Executive Administrative Assistant
Eland Road Limited
03.2021 - Current
Corporate Credit Analyst
Standard Chartered Bank (K) Ltd
01.2014 - 11.2020
Executive Administrative Assistant
Standard Chartered Bank (K) Ltd
01.2005 - 12.2013
No Degree -
Githunguri Girls High
Certificate - International Management Award – Certificate Level
Strathmore University - NEBS Management
Diploma - Administrative Management
Strathmore University
High School Diploma -
Githunguri Girls High School
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