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JOAN WAITHERA

JOAN WAITHERA

KERICHO

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in customer service and online academic support. Achieved significant improvements in customer satisfaction at KOKO Networks Limited through effective communication and conflict resolution strategies. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and online tutoring, with a proven ability to adapt methods to meet diverse needs and enhance outcomes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Online Academic Support Specialist

Self- Employed
Nairobi
06.2024 - Current

- Provide tailored academic assistance to high school and college students via Edgenuity's online learning.

- Guide students in understanding complex topics, troubleshooting technical issues, and improving study strategies.

- Maintain clear communication with learners to clarify instruction and foster independent problem-solving skills.

- Adapt support methods to individual learning styles, resulting in improved grades and course completion rates.

Customer Service Representative

KOKO Networks Limited
NAIROBI
08.2023 - 03.2024

- Engaging with customers to understand their needs and concerns.

- Offering solutions and incentives to retain customers.

- Identifying trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement.

- Handling customer retention campaigns and initiatives.

- Monitoring customer satisfaction and loyalty metrics.

- Assisting customers with billing inquiries and concerns.

- Processing payments and updating account information.

- Handling billing disputes and resolving overdue accounts.

- Providing explanations of charges and fees.

Call Center Agent

KOKO Networks Limited
NAIROBI
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Customer Service and Support.

- Assist customers with inquiries, complaints, product issues, and service requests.

- Follow up on the previous interaction.

Sales and revenue generation.

- Process orders, upsell, and cross-sell during service calls.

- Conduct telemarketing and promotional offers.

  • Technical and troubleshooting assistance.

- Help customers with technical problems, such as software, devices, and accounts.

  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of company policies and procedures.

- Proactively inform customers about updates, outages, or fixes.

  • Account and Payment Management.

- Update customers' details, process payments, and resolve billing disputes.

  • Lead Management.

- Capture leads from incoming inquiries.

- Generate leads via calling, surveys, or database research.

  • Retention and loyalty.

- Handle cancellation requests, and offer solutions to retain customers.

  • Appointment scheduling.

- Book or reschedule appointments.

- Confirm or cancel appointments, or remind customers.

  • Escalating handling.

- Transfer complex issues to supervisors.

- Follow up on escalated cases.

  • Identified customer needs by asking probing questions and actively listening to responses.

Customer Care Representative

GATEWAY GARDENS
NAIROBI
10.2021 - 05.2022

- Answering questions and services offered.

- Providing proactive customer outreach.

- Handling customer complaints.

- Responding to customer reviews.

-Resolving issues and troubleshooting technical problems.

-Collecting and analyzing customer feedback.

Sales Representative

EASY CAR SALES KE
NAIROBI
01.2020 - 01.2021

- Describe cars and explain the use, operation, and care of cars to meet customers' needs and desires.

Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain cars based on customers' desires.

- Compute sales prices, total purchases, receive, and process cash or credit payments.

- Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.

- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.

Internship Assistant Administrator

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KERICHOkeri
Kericho
09.2018 - 12.2018

- General office duties.

- Reconciling finance accounts and direct debits.

- Controlling credit.

- Working with spreadsheets, purchase ledgers, and journals.

- Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post, and answering any queries.

- Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts, and records are correct.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

KIRIRI WOMEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NAIROBI
01.2022

Diploma In Business Administration - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

KIRIRI WOMEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NAIROBI
01.2019

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (K.C.S.E) - O levels

Chepkoton Girls High School
KERICHO
01.2016

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION (K.C.P.E) -

Light And Life Primary
KERICHO
01.2012

Skills

  • Microsoft Office and Google Suite
  • Social media management
  • Email marketing
  • Online education delivery
  • Customer service
  • Communication skills
  • Conflict resolution

References

  • Joyce Kirumba, manager of KOKO Networks, +254 726-556-837
  • Tracy Waweru, manager, EasyCar Sales, +254-769-276-866
  • Mercy Tonui, KPMG East Africa, +254 714-782-065

Languages

English
First Language

Languages

English; listening C2, reading C2, spoken C2, writing C2

Kiswahili: Listening C2, Reading C2, Spoken C2, Writing C2

Timeline

Online Academic Support Specialist

Self- Employed
06.2024 - Current

Customer Service Representative

KOKO Networks Limited
08.2023 - 03.2024

Call Center Agent

KOKO Networks Limited
05.2023 - 08.2023

Customer Care Representative

GATEWAY GARDENS
10.2021 - 05.2022

Sales Representative

EASY CAR SALES KE
01.2020 - 01.2021

Internship Assistant Administrator

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KERICHOkeri
09.2018 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Business Administration - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

KIRIRI WOMEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Diploma In Business Administration - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

KIRIRI WOMEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (K.C.S.E) - O levels

Chepkoton Girls High School

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION (K.C.P.E) -

Light And Life Primary
JOAN WAITHERA